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* From the twitters…

Almost limitless possibilities here.

* The Question: Caption?

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:13 pm

Comments

1. Anyone got a spare tie?

   Comment by MSIX Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:17 pm

2. “Mr. Speaker? You’re going to have to move in a little closer to the Governor or you won’t be in the frame.”

   Comment by Cubs in '16 Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:18 pm

3. Leader Radogno ensuring the Guv isn’t the only one not wearing a tie.

   Comment by Henry Francis Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:18 pm

4. “Look out Christine! Here comes another bus!!”

   Comment by Cubs in '16 Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:19 pm

5. Sold as-is.

   Comment by City Zen Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:19 pm

6. Unexpectedly, Speaker Madigan comes out of nowhere and begins to photobomb the gathering of the Elitist Five

   Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:20 pm

7. A rare glimpse inside Speaker Madigan’s wax figurine collection of the people he’s bested over his career.

   Comment by Michelle Flaherty Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:24 pm

8. Lee Daniels? Dan Cronin? And who’s the other guy?

   Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:24 pm

9. “Christine, you crossed me once, once is enough”

   Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:26 pm

10. Rauner looks like he just returned from a fox hunt.

    Comment by Casual observer Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:28 pm

11. Ok seriously I know Rauner has lost a lot of weight since taking office so maybe the jacket covers up the fact his pants are falling down, but hem the pants!!!they are 3 inches too long.

    Comment by Thinking Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:30 pm

12. Rauner, not wanting to make Leader Radogno feel self conscious, decided to not wear a tie.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:30 pm

13. The Tie-less Wonder strikes again. Able to crush whole communities with a single Stroke of his pen. It’s a billionaire, it’s a biker, it’s a farmer; no…it’s the GOVERNOR!

    Comment by (un)Happy Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:32 pm

14. “Leader Radogno, when Rauner decides to let you do your job, then I’ll worry about the Grand Bargain” - Speaker Madigan

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:33 pm

15. (Not pictured: President Cullerton, Leader Durkin, swapping second-banana stories about Madigan)

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:35 pm

16. Speaker Madigan — “Oh sorry! Can’t stay for the picture, my cellphone just went off! You know how it is…”

    Comment by Ron Burgundy Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:37 pm

17. Where are the Gov’s hands - watch your wallets! He’s trying to balance the budget!

    Comment by Dr Mark Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:39 pm

18. Madigan: “If I stand in front of the others I will appear taller, correct? That’s called…perspective.”

    Comment by Cubs in '16 Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:40 pm

19. “I’ll ONLY take a picture with you, Bruce, if you have 4 or more people in this picture… oh… and the Speaker has to be in it too.” - Leader Radogno

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:42 pm

20. Skinny khakis? Really? You’re 60.

    Comment by Ace Laredo Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:42 pm

21. “Man, with photoshop, you can have all kinds of people be anywhere.

    Let’s add Ken Dunkin and Scott Drury by Madigan…”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:49 pm

22. The Lincoln Presidential Library rolls out the new villain statues to replace the John Wilkes Booth figure.

    Comment by Norseman Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:53 pm

23. Rauner and his pals ask Madigan to join their Dick Cheney Memorial Fox Hunt out at the fair grounds.

    Comment by A Jack Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:55 pm

24. L-R…

    Col. Mustard, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mr. Boddy, Wadsworth…

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 12:57 pm

25. Check out the dude photobombing over Rauners left shoulder. Creepy

    Comment by Been There Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 1:04 pm

26. The Fleetwood Mac cover band “Landslide” plays the ALPLM…

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 1:07 pm

27. My mother would never have let me leave the house with pants fitting that badly.

    Comment by IllinoisBoi Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 1:12 pm

28. “Speaker Madigan takes his lecture series to the ALPLM…

    “When I Served With Lincoln; A Memoir”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 1:13 pm

29. 5 people who work in Springfield pose for a picture with a tourist.

    Comment by West Side the Best Side Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 1:17 pm

30. “Yes, my pants look like a shar pei, what’s your point?”

    Comment by Steve Rogers Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 1:19 pm

31. We couldn’t get Michael Frerichs in this photo so Rauner looked short?

    Comment by OneMan Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 1:19 pm

32. Leader Radogno to Guv: Who dresses you?

    Comment by GA Watcher Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 1:39 pm

33. It appears only one person in this picture has a tailor. His suit fits even in the frame after throwing out the first pitch.

    Mr. Speaker, hard to get you in focus when you’re leaving the shot.

    Comment by A guy Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 1:48 pm

34. Don’t worry Christine, I won’t stab you in the back this time.

    Comment by Earnest Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 1:52 pm

35. The Governor of Illinois is the one that looks unprofessional.

    Comment by justpeachy Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 1:57 pm

36. Is Dan Cronin lobbying for Conceal Carry? Sure looks like it.

    Comment by A guy Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 2:02 pm

37. == Almost limitless possibilities here.==

    I don’t believe I can improve upon Rich’s initial observation.

    Comment by Linus Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 2:05 pm

38. At a glance, “ALPLM” looks suspiciously like “NAPALM”

    Comment by Linus Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 2:08 pm

39. Moments before being enshrined in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the surviving members of the original Jefferson Airplane pose for a photo.

    Comment by 47th Ward Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 2:12 pm

40. For cryin’ out loud, Gov, you made over $180 mil last year. Buy some clothes that fit!!

    Comment by Big Joe Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 2:22 pm

41. Rauner: How’s the weather down there?

    Comment by V Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 2:26 pm

42. Maybe it’s me, but the casting for the remake of “The Usual Suspects” needs some work.

    Comment by Jocko Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 2:46 pm

43. Lee: “Pate, give the camera to Madigan so he won’t keep screwing up our ‘Make DuPage Great Again’ photo.”

    Cronin: “Did you bring the MDGA hats?”

    Comment by Freo Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 2:49 pm

44. Where are the third graders?

    Comment by Normal Guy Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 3:06 pm

45. Rauner: “Guys, I’m gonna name 10 bands I’ve seen live, but one of them is a lie. Identify the lie. Alice Cooper…”

    Comment by Linus Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 3:13 pm

46. There’s dressing for success, and Bruce dressing for distress.

    Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 3:18 pm

47. Auditions for replacement of the Booth figure!

    Comment by d.p.gumby Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 3:38 pm

48. “Clenched fists and mumbling mouths”

    Comment by Boone's is back Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 4:14 pm

49. No tie, no budget, no service(s).

    Comment by Blago's Hare Thursday, Apr 27, 17 @ 5:08 pm

50. Goldie send your realtors packing my house is not for sale

    Comment by Rabid Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 5:10 am

51. Remeber us we crashed the economy in 2008

    Comment by Rabid Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 5:32 am

52. Tax hike mike and the hypotheticals

    Comment by Rabid Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 5:35 am

53. Boss madigans minions

    Comment by Rabid Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 5:38 am

54. I used to be 6′8″ till mike cut me down to size

    Comment by Rabid Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 6:04 am

55. I have been pulling my hair out since my wingman lost the proxy war

    Comment by Rabid Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 6:07 am

56. The redfox stymies the govenor

    Comment by Rabid Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 6:39 am

57. Govenor grasping for reality from realtors

    Comment by Rabid Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 7:28 am

58. Somebody get over there and block madigan

    Comment by Rabid Friday, Apr 28, 17 @ 8:57 am

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