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* The tallest statewide official and the shortest statewide official filed their nominating petitions today. I did not crop this photo, which was posted on Twitter this afternoon…

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* Politico Power List: Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza already scored a serious victory after beating Gov. Bruce Rauner’s hand-picked — and handsomely financed — incumbent opponent last year. But winning that election turned out to be the easy part. Mendoza left a position as Chicago’s City Clerk and stepped into a statewide office — and into the morass of one of the longest-running budget battles in the nation’s history.

posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 3:37 pm

Comments

That’s the long and short of it..

Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 3:39 pm
“Just stand on a box, crop the face out and we’ll pretend it’s Frerichs…”

Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 3:41 pm
But … uhm … ma’am …. his head is not even in the picture.

Take it now or I will whip on you worse than I do Rauner!

Comment by ImissBentohs Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 3:44 pm
Politics is truly a cutthroat business.

Comment by Ron Burgundy Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 3:49 pm
definitely mike’s best side

Comment by anon Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 3:49 pm
Many State politicians have been accused of having their heads elsewhere on their anatomy but…

Comment by Cubs in '16 Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 3:52 pm
Keep looking at the camera.
But a bird just splattered on that picture.
Keep looking at the camera.

Uhm, ma’am he keeps looking at the picture.
Just take the picture and cut his head out of it.

Comment by ImissBentohs Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 3:53 pm
Standing tall and not so tall for Mike Madigan.

Comment by Saputo's Back Room Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 3:54 pm
Comptroller Susana Mendoza pictured here with what is believed to be the first headless candidate for State office.

Comment by Cubs in '16 Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 3:54 pm
Here’s some news - someone filed against Mike Madigan for State Central Committeeman. Polish name which should play well in the Lipinski district:

http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/CandDetail.aspx?CandidateID=H%2fh0dheiEvuRQqQN6PUr%2fQ%3d%3d&ElectionID=%2fTgMZD808sE%3d

Comment by Grand Avenue Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 3:54 pm
Are you sure that’s a nominating petition? I thought it was the daily count of Rauner blaming Madigan.

Comment by How Ironic Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 3:57 pm
Now it’s ten years later
But he still keeps up the fight

Comment by Rich Miller Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 3:59 pm
Is the Lt. Gov not the shortest statewide official?

Comment by Anon Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 4:01 pm
Well played Rich.

Comment by 47th Ward Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 4:02 pm
From the listless repose of the place, this sequestered glen has long been known by the name of Springfield. Some say that the place was bewitched during the early days of the Thompson administration; others, that an old Irish chief, the wizard of his tribe, held his caucus there before the country was discovered by Master Rauner. Certain it is, the place still continues under the sway of some witching power that holds a spell over the minds of the descendants of the original legislators. They are given to all kinds of marvelous beliefs, are subject to trances and visions, and frequently hear music and voices in the air. The whole neighborhood abounds with local tales, haunted bars, and twilight superstitions.

The dominant spirit that haunts this enchanted region is the apparition of a figure on horseback without a head. It is said to be the ghost of a Treasurer, whose head had been carried away by a in some nameless battle during the during the budget wars, and who is ever seen by the human service contractors, hurrying along in the gloom of the night as if to deposit money.

Comment by Bigtwich Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 4:07 pm
Usually the comments for caption contests are “meh” at best.

The CapFax Commentariat is bringing serious heat today.

A+ work everyone.

Comment by Salonica's Backroom Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 4:13 pm
“We could’ve got everything in, but our photographer sneezed… “

Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 4:13 pm
Headless Horseman to run for Illinois Treasurer; platform that Ichabod Crane plolicies are bad for Illinois jobs, commerce.

Comment by The Crane Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 4:14 pm
Somewhere in Springfield they’re now hanging paintings at knee level.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 4:15 pm
Treasurer Mike Frerichs gets a laugh out of Comptroller Susana Mendoza by presenting her with an alphabetized list of Governor Rauner’s scapegoats.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 4:18 pm
Excuse me Susana, those aren’t the petitions, you’re supposed to stand on that stack of papers for the photo with Mike.

Comment by 47th Ward Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 4:21 pm
Comptroller Mendoza presents a printout of Trump lies to the Lincoln Presidential Museum mannikin of Honest Abe.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 4:22 pm
OW beat me to a classic Ichabod Crane reference…

Comment by Commonsense in Illinois Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 4:26 pm
Sorry…make that “The Crane”…

Comment by Commonsense in Illinois Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 4:27 pm
Throwback photo of Susana Mendoza posing with Shawn Bradley at his contract signing.

Comment by Cubs in '16 Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 4:27 pm
He is very good at getting Kittens out of trees…
investing Illinois funds…well… not so good.

Comment by CCrider Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 4:29 pm
“Out of my head over you”

Comment by Rich Miller Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 4:30 pm
This photo brought to you by my mom.

Comment by SAP Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 4:33 pm
“Follow the yellow brick road”

Comment by Ginhouse Tommy Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 4:36 pm
Petitions? These are todays unpaid bills!

Comment by blue dog dem Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 4:58 pm
The Comptroller and Treasurer holding a stack of paper together is yet another example of how their jobs could easily be done by 1 person instead of 2

Comment by Anonymous Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 5:00 pm
Hey, my eyes are up here

Comment by titan Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 5:00 pm
Take it NOW, we have to evacuate.

Comment by Arthur Andersen Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 5:05 pm
Mike Who? Oh I don’t really care about him, just show me more of the smart Anti Rauner lady.

Comment by BDF Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 5:43 pm
(For this one I need you to picture you’re opening a history textbook in 2085)

Pictured above is an anonymous constitutional officer who’s name has been lost to the depths of time and Former President Susana Mendoza while she was still Comptroller of Illinois

Comment by BDF Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 5:45 pm
Trust me, it’s better this way

Comment by Uptown Progressive Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 6:27 pm
Frerichs goes high, Mendoza goes low.

Comment by Norseman Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 6:38 pm
Comptroller hands over bruce’s contracts to a federal witness

Comment by Rabid Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 7:12 pm
madigan trades in his marionettes for humanoid robots

Comment by Rabid Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 7:14 pm
gooooal

Comment by Rabid Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 7:18 pm
Proxy lady

Comment by Rabid Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 7:21 pm
You know what, we’re in charge

Comment by Rabid Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 8:23 pm
Jennie’s army comes through

Comment by Rabid Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 8:26 pm
Introducing my body man

Comment by Rabid Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 8:44 pm
Hey bliss here’s JB’s tax returns

Comment by Rabid Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 8:50 pm
Diana here’s that wall paper you ordered

Comment by Rabid Monday, Dec 4, 17 @ 9:54 pm
giant machine and super machine

Comment by Rabid Tuesday, Dec 5, 17 @ 6:57 am
“You rang?”

/adamsfamily

– MrJM

– MrJM

Comment by @MisterJayEm Tuesday, Dec 5, 17 @ 7:01 am
The by-laws of the Madigan Minions Club. Also known as the Madigoons.

Comment by Arock Tuesday, Dec 5, 17 @ 9:24 am