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Speaker Madigan and Chicago Mayor Lightfoot go to House Democratic caucus meeting pic.twitter.com/Ep5WIF90Cu
— Bernie Schoenburg (@bschoenburg) November 12, 2019
posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 12:56 pm
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“Mayor, I hope you can count to 60”
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 12:58 pm
“The 13 that aren’t with you Mayor would like to talk first…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 12:59 pm
Don’t pay attention to my current image,Mayor…I’m overexposed.
Comment by Dotnonymous Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:03 pm
“I dunno if I’d open with that electoral mandate thing, it’s not changing minds.”
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:04 pm
“Leader Durkin wanted me to tell you that he’s still you’re friend, but you’re on your own”
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:05 pm
Let me show you how to play kick the can Lori
I have been playing it since the 70’s and it never gets old
Comment by Lucky Pierre Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:06 pm
“It’s best you start with the House, Mayor. It’s the Senate Dems’ ‘Sauna Time’… “
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:06 pm
“Brace yourself, Lori. We’re going in”
Comment by Bored Person Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:07 pm
“The governor wanted me to tell you he wishes you good luck, and if you threaten about the progressive tax again, 60 or not, expect a veto”
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:08 pm
I suspect her real estate transfer tax desires are DOA. Her other big fundraising initiative, tax rates that would make a casino attractive enough for an operator to invest in, might still be possible. Though I suppose holistically, none of it really matters. Chicago and Illinois both face nearly insurmountable problems on the other side of the ledger. Their problem is not revenue. It’s debt/liability.
Comment by Robby Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:09 pm
OK Mayor, they call them mushrooms for a reason, you are about to see why.
Comment by Give Me A Break Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:10 pm
===Though I suppose holistically, none of it really matters===
lol
That’s your caption?
Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:11 pm
MJM: “No, my face always glows like this when I come down from the mountain.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:18 pm
Chicago Mayor gets a chilly reception today at State Capital. Record breaking temperatures blamed on Mayor’s unclear policy objectives.
Comment by A Jack Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:18 pm
“Mayor can you put in a good word for me with your friends on the 5th floor… at 219?”
Comment by Steve Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:20 pm
She told me to walk this way.
Comment by Dotnonymous Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:24 pm
Madigan and the camera exposure settings he controls…
Comment by phenom_Anon Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:26 pm
Don’t worry mayor, my plans for your bills are as clear as the details of my face
Comment by phenom_Anon Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:27 pm
Height before beauty sir.
Comment by A guy Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:28 pm
Mayor, the firing squad… I mean lawmakers, are this way
Comment by phenom_Anon Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:28 pm
Big Littles.
Comment by Because I Said So.... Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:31 pm
“I need to start eating apples. I can’t keep up. This guys is a blur.”
Comment by R A T Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:32 pm
(MADIGAN and LIGHTFOOT continue walking thru the corridor. Each is silent and looking forward, but the sense is they don’t want to make contact with each other. REPORTERS start to crowd them, shouting questions, as MADIGAN and LIGHTFOOT ignore them, continue walking. MADIGAN stops at the doorway, allowing LIGHTFOOT to enter first. MADIGAN turns to LIGHTFOOT before she enters. A pause)
MADIGAN
You’ll be fine.
(Fade out)
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:33 pm
===Though I suppose holistically, none of it really matters===
Its growing on me.
Very zen.
Comment by Ebenezer Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:35 pm
“Is the room tilting forward? Am I tilting backward? Oh this place makes me dizzy and confused. I hope I get to meet the mad-hatter.”
Comment by R A T Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:35 pm
Today for lunch–apples.
Tonight for dinner–Saputo’s.
Comment by Leatherneck Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:37 pm
Wow. Look at Bernie protesting the lack of a photo staff at the SJR
Comment by Michelle Flaherty Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:45 pm
Chicago mayors: making Mike Madigan look taller since 1989.
Comment by 47th Ward Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:48 pm
MJM: “It’s an optical illusion, Lori. Pull your pants up under your armpits and it makes your legs look really long.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:52 pm
Lightfoot thinking to herself: “Why am I here to beg to these guys? I am the mayor of Chicago. We should be our own state!”
Comment by Billy Shears Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:53 pm
Oh, one last thing Mayor, do you like apples?
Comment by 47th Ward Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:54 pm
And no Mayor Lightfoot, you will not get to meet Homer Simpson in this version of the Springfield House of Horrors. That is just a cartoon.
Comment by levivotedforjudy Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:56 pm
Lightfoot: Why am I here to beg to these guys? I am the mayor of Chicago. We should be our own state
Madigan: I’ll introduce you to Skillicorn later, right now you need to move 13 off the dime to help, or at least 5 or so…
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:57 pm
The last Mayor wanted to dance with me.
Comment by A guy Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 1:58 pm
Mayor Lightfoot starts off her charm offensive in Springfield by making sure she wears flats to her meeting with the Speaker.
Comment by Henry Francis Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 2:02 pm
Thank you for coming today Mayor. It will be nice to not be the shortest person in the room.
Comment by The Real Captain Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 2:09 pm
Mayor Lightfoot to herself: And I thought it was cold outside …
Comment by Dan Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 2:10 pm
This way, Mayor Raun. . . er, Lightfoot.
Comment by JoanP Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 2:22 pm
Today’s Illinois trivia: given their respective tenures as elected officials, which of these two politicians has had to walk back more statements?
Comment by Earnest Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 2:35 pm
Mayor to the Speaker: “I thought you ran the House with an iron fist?”
Speaker: “I do. But not with your issues.”
Comment by Billy Sunday Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 3:28 pm
“The Mayor goes into a secret, closed-door, session of the Illinois House.”
It is unconscionable that the legislature can meet in these secret meetings and make all the big decisions away from the prying eyes of the public.
But who cares about us taxpayers? We should just shut up and empty our wallets and pay the corruption tax.
Comment by Just Me 2 Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 3:44 pm
If Steve Brown were in the picture I would write, “Mayor walks into back-room with lobbyist who also is an employee of the legislature.”
Comment by Just Me 2 Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 3:46 pm
“Madame Mayor, have you ever heard the story of Daniel and the lions den?”
Comment by Boone's is Back Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 3:59 pm
“Madam Mayor, let me show you some of the people you should have already talked with…”
Comment by revvedup Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 4:25 pm
To quote Randy Newman: “Short People got no reason….”
Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Nov 12, 19 @ 5:29 pm