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* The two Senate leaders held a rare joint press conference yesterday…

* The Question: Your caption?

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 11:53 am

Comments

1. “Senator Radogno …” “Senator Cullerton …”

   Comment by Dave Dahl Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 11:54 am

2. “Well I like my salad dressing ON the salad… and she likes… ”

   “On the side. I like my salad dressing on the side.”

   Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 11:57 am

3. Leaders have finally shown up in Illinois.

   Comment by Norseman Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 11:57 am

4. “Yeah, we invited the Speaker and the Governor to join us but they had to be home before the street lights turned on, so… “

   Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 11:58 am

5. “No, we’re the third of this government right now concerned with governing…”

   Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 11:59 am

6. ILCA says no one had presser to announce a bill “refilling” So this is first.

   Comment by Annonin' Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:00 pm

7. “Yes, we play footsie sometimes. What of it?”

   Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:01 pm

8. “No, it’s fun. We both found out neither of us are ‘boogie-people’ and that we both want what’s good for the state.”

   Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:01 pm

9. Hope

   Comment by Amalia Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:01 pm

10. The reason you can see us today is because we decided to stop cursing the darkness and instead lit a candle. No! No! That is NOT a birthday candle!!! Don’t blow it out!

    Comment by Earnest Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:02 pm

11. “We both can count to 30… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:03 pm

12. “Leader Durkin wanted to be here but he was afraid he’d be next on ‘BossMadigan.Com’ for some reason or another… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:05 pm

13. The worst Abbott and Costello impersonation

    Comment by Precinct Captain Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:06 pm

14. In the House Dem video game these are the two levels you have to beat before facing the big boss at the end.

    Comment by The Captain Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:07 pm

15. The password is “compromise”.

    Comment by Bogey Golfer Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:08 pm

16. Bob Eubanks: “No, I’m sorry, John, Christine said ‘the laundry room.’ The ‘laundry room’ was her answer, not the garage…..”

    Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:08 pm

17. Mr. Wonderful may have taken a pass, but we’re all in!

    Comment by lake county democrat Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:08 pm

18. “We’re much nicer than those old guys on the Muppets.”

    Comment by Mercer County Whig Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:14 pm

19. “No, we’re not trying to triangulate anyone. This is an ‘A-B’ working partnership, so ‘C’ yourself out of this… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:16 pm

20. We agreed that I’d be Kukla, and she’d be Fran.

    The one thing we couldn’t agree on was whether the Speaker or the Governor is Ollie the dragon.

    Comment by Keyrock Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:17 pm

21. “We don’t know, actually. She’s waiting to see how angry Bruce is and Mike hasn’t returned my calls, so ‘Who is angering their side more’ is still up for debate right now… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:19 pm

22. “She insists on driving even though I own the car”

    Comment by AlfondoGonz Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:19 pm

23. And to think that in some countries these dogs are eaten.

    Comment by 47th Ward Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:22 pm

24. “Well, the reason we didn’t do this before is… well… I don’t know. =turning to the other= Do you know?”

    Comment by LessAnon? Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:28 pm

25. That was actually easy than we thought, so we’re just going to take the rest of the year off. See you in 2018.

    Comment by CLJ Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:31 pm

26. Cullerton: No, I don’t know what was up with my hair earlier today. No, it wasn’t a Mohawk.

    Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:39 pm

27. “What’s that? No we haven’t heard from Lucky Pierre and Deft Wing but we’re pretty sure they’ll support us!!”

    Comment by don the legend Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:40 pm

28. “No, this is a governmental press conference. We’re hear to talk about governing… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:42 pm

29. Yes, in the right light, he’s a handsome man. The lighting is better here than in the chamber.

    Comment by A guy Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:43 pm

30. “I’m just glad I changed, this morning I had the same outfit on as Christine… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:44 pm

31. “Oh really? What did Lance tweet about what I haven’t said yet?”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:45 pm

32. “If we could ignore the House and the Governor, we would… but that pesky constitution, right Christine?”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:47 pm

33. “Welp, in the Senate, I’m going to nominate Christine for Senate President and Christine is going to nominate me for Senate President then I guess everyone will just vote by acclimation in the end. You’d have to ask the House Leaders… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:50 pm

34. Reunited, and it feels so good
    Reunited ’cause we understood . . .

    Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:50 pm

35. No matter what happens to the rest of you, we can afford to leave the state and retire in comfort on your dime.

    Comment by Cook County Commoner Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 12:57 pm

36. Politics make strange bed fel… Maybe best to say Politics make strange partners.

    Comment by Joe M Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 1:04 pm

37. The Kool-aid has been secretly replaced with laughing gas

    Comment by Rabid Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 1:05 pm

38. “Loops? Triangles? It’s simple arithmetic. Not geometry.”

    Comment by walker Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 1:06 pm

39. “And the Golden Globe for the most perfidious legislator goes to…”

    Comment by Jocko Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 1:06 pm

40. We are happy to announce we completed the ACT at the Governor’s suggestion. We are happy to announce we scored 20. Hmm, well yes, that’s combined.

    Comment by wondering Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 1:13 pm

41. SR: “We aren’t used to smiling, that’s why it looks fake”

    Comment by NeveroddoreveN Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 1:14 pm

42. Why not, it seems to work in Nebraska.

    Comment by Michelle Flaherty Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 1:15 pm

43. “Excuse me if this off the subject a little bit, but just take a guess at how much I can bench press. Come on, what do you think? Take a guess. 315 pounds, at the top of my game, maxing out at 500!”

    Comment by 47th Ward Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 1:17 pm

44. INCONCEIVABLE!

    Comment by liberal muse Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 1:59 pm

45. Cullerton: “Why yes, we did coordinate our outfits. Pretty cool, ay? We actually found fifty shades of gray we can agree upon!”

    “What? No, no, no. I said ‘gray’ with an ‘a’ not, you know, the other one. Jeez, you guys …”

    Comment by Springfieldish Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 2:01 pm

46. “When you talk Rauner, Durkin, and Madigan, we feel Iike the parents of 3 rambunctious grade school boys… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 2:04 pm

47. “When the Director called and offered us the roles in the remake of Kramer vs. Kramer, I mean, how can you possible refuse?” (said by either or both of them)

    Comment by Not quite a majority Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 2:20 pm

48. Meet your student council president and vice president.

    Comment by Cook street Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 2:20 pm

49. Reporter “So is this statesmen-esque effort to come together and give all sides some wins so that Illinois can finally move forward indicative of a similar movement behind the scenes between Speaker Madigan and Governor Rauner?”

    Comment by DownStateGrl Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 2:21 pm

50. From a famous Illinois politician whose name i have forgot, “this should change the trajectory of the state”.

    Comment by Blue dog dem Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 2:29 pm

51. We thought we would show Rauner and Madigan what bi-partisan looks like.

    Comment by Mama Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 2:32 pm

52. “Betcha this picture won’t end up on CapFax!”

    Comment by Nick Name Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 2:36 pm

53. Hopefully they are reminiscing about Sen. Sullivan on his last day in the chamber.

    Comment by Jake From Elwood Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 2:39 pm

54. The two consistent voters on the optimistic side of Cap Fax reader polls have been identified.

    Comment by Robert the Bruce Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 2:41 pm

55. liberal muse nailed it!!!

    Comment by weary Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 2:56 pm

56. Meet the new anchor team on NewsChannel 20.

    Comment by Old What's His Name Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 2:58 pm

57. Cohost Illinois state society inaugural heartland ball trajectory

    Comment by Rabid Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 2:59 pm

58. Our hands aren’t tied everything is above board

    Comment by Rabid Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 3:04 pm

59. What we worry?

    Comment by zatoichi Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 3:10 pm

60. When do you think the two year old govenor will walk on his own?

    Comment by Rabid Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 3:21 pm

61. If this don’t work I’ll high dive into a glass of water

    Comment by Rabid Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 3:57 pm

62. Punch and Judy.

    Comment by DuPage Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 4:22 pm

63. Is the release of information exchanged 2 years ago going to cause a competitive harm?

    FOIA is not a swift process, especially with this Administration.

    Comment by Henry Francis Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 4:53 pm

64. Guy - records created by a reporter are not FOIAble.

    Comment by Henry Francis Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 4:54 pm

65. Why yes, we did appear in the Princess Bride…why do you ask?

    Comment by Commonsense in Illinois Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 7:09 pm

66. Wow! You can barely hear Madigan and Rainer behind the curtain telling them what to say.

    Comment by Cook street Tuesday, Jan 10, 17 @ 7:28 pm

67. I can’t help it. Every time I hear reform I start laughing

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Jan 11, 17 @ 3:48 am

68. What makes you think there’s something under the table

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Jan 11, 17 @ 3:51 am

69. Do we look underhanded?

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Jan 11, 17 @ 3:54 am

70. It’s time to put your cards on the table a two year poker game

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Jan 11, 17 @ 3:58 am

71. I’ll take Illinois governor for $100. What is the govenor to balance yearly?

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Jan 11, 17 @ 4:03 am

72. Deal us in Goldie

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Jan 11, 17 @ 4:06 am

73. Superfiscal

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Jan 11, 17 @ 4:08 am

74. A show of hands for support

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Jan 11, 17 @ 4:12 am

75. It shall be known as a joint tax

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Jan 11, 17 @ 4:15 am

76. Haha I slipped in term limits for mike

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Jan 11, 17 @ 4:20 am

77. I don’t need this job

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Jan 11, 17 @ 4:21 am

78. Yes ken dunkin is part of my staff now, next question

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Jan 11, 17 @ 4:28 am

79. Next item up bid a remote controller from the comptroller office

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Jan 11, 17 @ 4:30 am

80. I think millionaires should be taxed at corporate rates

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Jan 11, 17 @ 4:42 am

81. I will be mark kirk’s campaign manager for govenor soon

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Jan 11, 17 @ 4:50 am

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