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* Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as _____ is to _____ ?

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:01 pm

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Uh-Oh is to What the ….

Comment by WhoKnew Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:04 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as Barzini is to Tattaglia.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:05 pm
Sheriff of Knottingham to Robin Hood

Comment by DuPage Saint Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:07 pm
As Sodslinger is to Oswego Milly.

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:09 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as the Emperor is to Darth Vader

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:10 pm
0.1% is to 1%

Comment by Six Degrees of Separation Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:10 pm
Ham is to Boloney

Comment by Spliff Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:12 pm
As Frick is to Frack

Comment by Concerned Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:12 pm
Tweedledum is to Tweedledee.

Comment by Wensicia Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:13 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as Scut Farkus is to Grover Dill.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:14 pm
Jose Mourinho is to Arsene Wenger.

Comment by Gooner Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:16 pm
Wile E. Coyote is to Road Runner.

Comment by TheGoodLieutenant Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:16 pm
Jerry Reinsdorf is to Kenny Williams.

Comment by 35/Shields Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:18 pm
“If I could bottle the sexual tension between [One Day at a Time’s feuding] Bonnie Franklin and Shnyder, I could solve the energy crisis.”
-Ethan Hawke, Reality Bites

Comment by crazybleedingheart Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:20 pm
Sir Lawrence Wildman is to Gordon Gekko.

Comment by Robert the Bruce Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:22 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as peas is to carrots.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:24 pm
Mortimor Duke is to Lois Winthorpe III

Comment by frisbee Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:24 pm
Now I know Rich has a no profanity policy;however, do two uses of profanity in a sentence negate one another and is that an exception?

Just asking.

Comment by IrishPirate Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:25 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as Teller is to Oppenheimer. They’re just working on a different bomb, but devastating nonetheless.

Comment by Stuff Happens Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:25 pm
Scylla to Charybdis.

OW @3:14–perfect analogy!

Comment by Crispy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:26 pm
as Johnny Ola is to Heiman Roth, his bag boy.

Comment by michael Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:27 pm
the pot to the kettle

Comment by Earnest Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:28 pm
BR is to RE as clueless as to his predicament is to fully aware as to his predicament.

Comment by Dance Band on the Titanic Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:30 pm
- michael -

You might be more Fredo than Michael.

Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as Gordon Gecko is to Bud Fox. (h/t - Robert The Bruce -!)

Thanks - Crispy -

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:31 pm
World Wildlife Fund is to World Wrestling Federation.

Comment by John A Logan Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:32 pm
As Spain is to Cuba.

Comment by Iron Lady Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:33 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as his hostages are to his middle finger.

Comment by AC Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:33 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel Mercedes is to BMW.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:35 pm
Rust is to Fire

Comment by IrishPirate Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:37 pm
As grass is to bowls

Comment by Henry Francis Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:38 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as Dr. Seuss’ “Thing 1″ is to Dr. Seuss’ “Thing 2″

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:39 pm
As Brutus is to Caesar.

Comment by The Eastern Bloc Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:40 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as Opera is to Ballet.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:40 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as Yoko Ono is to the Beatles

Comment by AC Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:41 pm
horse hockey to cow pies

Comment by downstate commissioner Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:41 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as Palpatine is to Skywalker.

Comment by Precinct Captain Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:41 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as “Co-Signer” is to “Signer”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:41 pm
“A hungry wolf is to a wounded duck.”

Comment by Let'sMovetoNorthDakota Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:43 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as Jimmy Conway is to Henry Hill.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:44 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as Ed Norton is to Ralph Kramden

Comment by AC Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:45 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as Indiana is to Lake Michigan

Comment by AC Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:47 pm
As Snake is to Rat

Comment by Just saying... Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:48 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as The Joker is to The Riddler

Comment by The Old Professor Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:49 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as unmentionable anatomy is to grass bowl.

Comment by AC Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:50 pm
Rauner is to Rahm as Mercedes is to Lexus.

h/t to OW for getting to Conway/Hill first!

Comment by Arthur Andersen Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:50 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as Rolex is to “Rolecks”.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:50 pm
As Carhartt is to Under Armour.

Comment by Iron Lady Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:51 pm
Darn OW you beat me on the cars too lol.
How about this?

Rauner is to Rahm as Arthur Andersen is to Arthur Andersen.

Comment by Arthur Andersen Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:53 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as Carhartt is to V-Neck Sweater.

(h/t - Iron Lady -)

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:53 pm
As Superman is to Lex Luthor.

Comment by Elementary Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:54 pm
- AA -, sorry bud, lol.

Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as French Crepes is to Denny’s “Thin Pancakes”.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:56 pm
As Jason Gonzalez is to Joe Barboza.

Comment by Arthur Andersen Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:56 pm
* Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as owning a piece of the Chicago Bulls is to owning a Chicago Bulls bobble head.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:58 pm
Rauner is deflecting arrows as Rahm is taking arrows.

Ironic.

Comment by Casual observer Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:59 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as using heavy clout is to being used by heavy clout.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 3:59 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as owning mass media is to being “owned” by mass media.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:01 pm
Rauner is to Rahm as the Hope Diamond is to “I got it at Jared.”

Comment by Arthur Andersen Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:01 pm
Rauner is to Rahm as Winnetka is to Ravenswood.

Comment by Arthur Andersen Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:03 pm
Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Agreed to have a battle;
For Tweedledum said Tweedledee
Had spoiled his nice new rattle.

Just then flew down a monstrous crow,
As black as a tar-barrel;
Which frightened both the heroes so,
They quite forgot their quarrel.

– MrJM

Comment by @MisterJayEm Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:04 pm
OW @4:01 nailed it.

Comment by Casual observer Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:05 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as before is to after.

Comment by 47th Ward Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:06 pm
47th for the lead!

Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:07 pm
As Chernobyl is to Three Mile Island

Comment by Product of the '60's Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:09 pm
- 47th Ward -, yikes that’s good

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:10 pm
As wine is to beer.

Comment by Rufus Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:11 pm
47, I bow to your awesomeness!

Comment by Arthur Andersen Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:11 pm
As Dartmouth is to Sarah Lawrence? (No. That doesn’t work.)

Bruce Rauner is to Rahm as Winnetka is to Wilmette.

Comment by Keyrock Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:12 pm
One more but it can’t compete with 47-

Rauner is to Rahm as an OODA Loop is to a Fruit Loop.

Comment by Arthur Andersen Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:14 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as Last Call is to Closing Time.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:15 pm
As Spain is to Cuba.

Comment by Keyrock Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:18 pm
VW as to Mack truck

Comment by Huh? Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:20 pm
Middle finger as to half a middle finger

Comment by Stones Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:27 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as six-of-one is to half dozen of the other.

Comment by Sue Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:31 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as push the envelope is to make three envelopes.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:33 pm
* Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as Mike Madigan is to Ken Dunkin.

Comment by A guy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:38 pm
A guy starts his year off strong!

Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:40 pm
Rauner is to Rahm as Bluto is to Popeye.

Comment by walker Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:47 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as Donald Trump is to Mel Gibson.

Comment by Chicago 20 Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:51 pm
Rauner is to Emanuel as dirt is to mud. One is sticking, the other, not so much.

Comment by cdog Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:56 pm
until it rains.

Comment by cdog Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 4:58 pm
Bruce Rauner is to RAHM Emanuel as Ernest is to Julio

Comment by Blue dog dem Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 5:01 pm
Donald Trump is to Vladimir Putin.

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 5:15 pm
Sacco is to Vanzetti.

They’re both on the same ultimate path.

Comment by IrishPirate Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 5:17 pm
Dean Martin is to Jerry Lewis

Comment by Tommydanger Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 5:21 pm
Walter Matthau is to George Burns in the Sunshine Boys! Enter . . .

Comment by MrGrassroots Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 5:22 pm
Governor is to the mayor as leverage is to a crises

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 5:32 pm
… As marmalade is to fish sauce

Comment by Mcleaniac Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 5:48 pm
Rauner is to Rahm as an ostrich is to sand

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 5:51 pm
Rauner is to Rahm as “Don’t Know” is to “Don’t Care”

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 5:57 pm
Rauner is to Rahm as the cubs are to disappointment

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 6:04 pm
as Michael Jordan is to Craig Ehlo.

Comment by Don Draper Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 6:26 pm
Rauner is to Rahm as transparency is to clearly corrupt

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 6:28 pm
as Nolan Ryan is to Robin Ventura.

Comment by Don Draper Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 6:32 pm
Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as comically bad is to tragically sad

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 6:33 pm
* Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as blissfully unaware is to willfully ignorant.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 6:34 pm
* Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as Payton Prep is to Arne Duncan.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 6:35 pm
* Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as “phony” is to “$&@#%”.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 6:36 pm
* Bruce Rauner is to Rahm Emanuel as holding hostages is to crisis leveraging.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 6:39 pm
Bruce is to Rahm as Howard Baker was to Richard Nixon….

Comment by DuPage Don Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 6:59 pm
…..”what did the president know and when did he know it?”

Comment by DuPage Don Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 7:03 pm
Rauner is to Rahm as Rauner is to Illinois

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 7:50 pm
As frying pan is to fire.

Comment by Dome Gnome Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 7:53 pm
Rauner is to Rahm as a task force is to a budget

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 8:07 pm
Bruce is to Rahm as Jerry Jones is to Johnny Manzel

Comment by Carhatt Representative Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 8:10 pm
Rauner is to Rahm as the dark continent is to Europe

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 8:18 pm
Rauner is to Rahm as the spider is to the fly.

Comment by Enviro Tuesday, Jan 5, 16 @ 8:22 pm
Rauner is to Rahm as the pig is to the rat.

Comment by Steve Wednesday, Jan 6, 16 @ 5:57 am
Rauner is to Rahm as Sam and the shams are to camel racing

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Jan 6, 16 @ 6:25 am
Rauner is to Rahm as structural reform is to structural collapse

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Jan 6, 16 @ 7:19 am
Rauner is to Rahm as tax refunds are to election day

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Jan 6, 16 @ 8:04 am
Rauner is to Rahm as a sandbag is to the Sahara

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Jan 6, 16 @ 8:12 am

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