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* As we discussed earlier, the governor set a record yesterday with his purchase of a grand champion steer…

* The Question: Caption?

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 11:51 am

Comments

1. One is a lot of bull, the other is full of it.

   Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 11:52 am

2. Governor Rauner prepares to slaughter an Illinois sacred cow.

   Comment by Chicago Cynic Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 11:52 am

3. “Where’s your Moses nowwww!”

   Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 11:53 am

4. Ranuer: What do mean he has no Rocky Mt. Oysters. I want my money back.

   Comment by Give Me A Break Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 11:54 am

5. Rich man buys another large castrated bull

   Comment by Moo Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 11:58 am

6. My superstars will feed him tips for increasing his production until it rivals our administration.

   Comment by crazybleedingheart Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 11:58 am

7. ” I bought this because it matches my Carhartt jacket.”

   Comment by sparky791 Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 11:59 am

8. THIS is how you run government like a business.

   Step 1: Overpay someone in the private sector.
   Step 2: The state hacks it up and sells off the pieces.
   Step 3: ???
   Step 4: Profit.

   Comment by crazybleedingheart Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:00 pm

9. Bruce Rauner stands with the new symbol for the Illinois Republican Party

   Comment by AC Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:00 pm

10. Rauner bought it with pocket change.

    Comment by DuPage Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:03 pm

11. If I could only buy a certain legislative leader and slaughter him.

    Comment by bluegrass boy Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:06 pm

12. Admittedly, it’s not the first thing Rauner bought, only to have it chopped up into small pieces, and it probably won’t be the last.

    Comment by AC Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:06 pm

13. This will show them. Let’s see tem say I’m all hat no cattle.

    Comment by Mason born Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:07 pm

14. Wait till you see what the elephant looks like after I’m done with it

    Comment by AC Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:08 pm

15. A proud Illinois farmer is recognized by the governor of Illinois for a job well done. Good on them.

    Comment by Wordslinger Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:09 pm

16. “This poor animal was neutered, and will soon be slaughtered, because of Madigan and the politicians he controls.”

    Comment by AC Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:09 pm

17. I bought this because I can, just like I bought the election.

    Comment by Flynn's Mom Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:15 pm

18. What do you mean I can’t milk it?

    Comment by Juan MacLean Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:17 pm

19. One of the few entities able to jar any funding loose from the Rauner administration participates in a photo op with the governor route to the slaughterhouse.

    Comment by PJ Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:18 pm

20. “Well now I got me a steer to slaughter along with the labor unions! Whoopee”!

    Comment by bluecollargal Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:22 pm

21. This steer represents what I plan to do with the unions in Illinois
    Castrate them, slaughter them, and then me and my rich friends will drink my expensive wine while we feast over the remains.

    Comment by frustrated GOP Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:25 pm

22. I think I’ll name him AFSCME

    Comment by AC Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:27 pm

23. “I mean what I say…No Bull!”

    Comment by Wensicia Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:29 pm

24. BR: “Who’s all hat now, Capitol Fax commenters?”

    Comment by Downstate Weed Chewing Hick Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:29 pm

25. Some props are larger and more expensive than others…(?)

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:30 pm

26. “What do you think Madigan meant when he said a steer was an appropriate choice?”

    Comment by Mason born Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:31 pm

27. Steering Illinois into the Turnaround agenda.

    Comment by SAP Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:33 pm

28. SAP: That has to be the comment of the day. Well done.

    Comment by Give Me A Break Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:39 pm

29. If you think this is a lot of money, ask him how much he pays for a bottle of wine.

    Comment by illinoised Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:40 pm

30. Send the meat to the University of Illinois, but deliver the head to this address in Chicago. It’s near Midway.

    Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:41 pm

31. That’s a lot of bull. I’m just sayin’

    Comment by Tommydanger Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:52 pm

32. The General Assembly knows I will pass a budget when the cows come home

    Comment by Das Man Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:56 pm

33. Tommy, actually, that’s no bull at all, if you know what I mean.

    Being a steer ain’t the greatest job in the world.

    Comment by Wordslinger Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:57 pm

34. Rauner standing with the next head of Child Care, and a couple of kids too.

    Comment by Rufus Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 12:57 pm

35. “This thing is amazing! You just put corn in one end and then Turnaround Agenda comes out the other!”

    – MrJM

    Comment by @MisterJayEm Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 1:00 pm

36. “Rauner Gothic”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 1:02 pm

37. Same thing comes out of us, just at opposite ends.

    Comment by LBJ Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 1:04 pm

38. Governor now actively trolling capfax

    Comment by Oneman Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 1:06 pm

39. A bum steer buy a champion steer.

    Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 1:07 pm

40. Can we blow this joint before I soil my Johnston & Murphy’s any further?

    Comment by Stones Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 1:07 pm

41. Baron Von Cattle

    Comment by Pete Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 1:13 pm

42. Testicular virility is lacking with Rauner, and his new steer.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 1:15 pm

43. The Gov having a cow, as usual.

    Comment by jls Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 1:15 pm

44. What’s the difference between a cowboy’s boots and Bruce Rauner’s boots?

    – MrJM

    Comment by @MisterJayEm Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 1:19 pm

45. The Steer’s name is “Republican Party”.

    Comment by DuPage Centrist Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 1:38 pm

46. Rauner: Say Cheese
    McCreery: Stern said just smile through this stuff. OK…
    Girl Owner: $61,000?!!!!!
    Steer: What’s gonna happen?
    Guy in Suit: I thought this a second floor meeting?

    Comment by zatoichi Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 1:43 pm

47. Good job Taylor!

    Comment by walker Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 1:48 pm

48. “As out of place as a Presbyterian in hell.”
    Mark Twain

    “Belongs like a pearl onion on a banana split.”
    Raymond Chandler

    Comment by Joe from Joliet Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 1:48 pm

49. The governor announces that he will be restoring funding to Bovine University.

    Comment by Supernintendo chalmers Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 1:53 pm

50. “The bull has a better chance than me of passing something in the GA”
    - or -
    “You mess with the Bruce…you get the horns.”

    Comment by Jocko Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 1:55 pm

51. “I bet even Russian Czars never paid that kind of dough for a single horse. But I’m not going to race him, I’m going to put him out to stud.”

    Comment by Anon. Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 2:08 pm

52. The republican carcass

    Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 2:16 pm

53. All cow and no hat

    Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 2:32 pm

54. In a surprising turn of events, the champion steer Scotty has escaped Rauner’s grasp. Plans to change his name to Deez Nuts and run against Rauner as an independent in 2018 have not been confirmed.

    Comment by Jeff Trigg Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 2:35 pm

55. Superstar of the heard

    Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 2:37 pm

56. This cows bleeping golden

    Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 2:40 pm

57. Saddle bags for me tripe for evelyn

    Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 2:51 pm

58. Going with the obvious here, “Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?”

    Comment by Dale Cooper Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 2:57 pm

59. After you by 67 Owls, what’s another steer going to hurt?

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 2:58 pm

60. The steer, like the voters, never understood that Rauner only buys for one reason: To sell off the parts.

    Comment by West Sider Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 3:01 pm

61. My superstars and I put out more bull crap than this steer.

    Comment by Zoe Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 3:17 pm

62. Brucie introduces the latest superstar member of his staff who is overpaid.

    Comment by D.P.Gumby Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 3:28 pm

63. Willy @ 11:53 am—-I love the Edward G. Robinson line from The Ten Commandments…..literally laughed out loud!!!

    To the post- grand champion steer recognition “in the extreme” don’t you think?

    Comment by DuPage Don Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 3:35 pm

64. A lot of bull in the arena!!!

    Comment by Union Man Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 4:23 pm

65. “Son, if you wanna get paid for your singin’, stand right next to the big cow and smile real big!”

    Comment by Arthur Andersen Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 5:07 pm

66. McCreery? Are you related to Statehousechick?

    Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 5:36 pm

67. “I promised Evelyn I would let her tip it over once before we send it to the U of I.”

    Comment by Nick Name Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 9:48 pm

68. Don’t put a bridle on a bull…

    Music
    “Bridle On A Bull” by Chris Knight

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dOddpjj4Oc

    Comment by lost in the weeds Wednesday, Aug 19, 15 @ 11:30 pm

69. I’m riding Vito over to the packing house

    Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Aug 20, 15 @ 8:12 am

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