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* Things are a little slow in comments today. So, here’s a pic of Rahm Emanuel, Jesse White, Pat Quinn and Michael J. Madigan that ought to stir things up a bit…
posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:01 pm
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MJM: “I tried to tell Cullerton, stay away from the trapeze after a night on the town. But would he listen? Noooo.”
Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:03 pm
“Hello Democrats!
My Name is Bruce Rauner …”
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:03 pm
There can be only one “KINGMAKER”.
Comment by Pete Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:04 pm
We’d like to solve the puzzle…
Comment by DFD Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:05 pm
Illinois Democrats look on as Sheila Simon forgets the music to “Illinois”
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:05 pm
Barak Obama: I would like to thank California, and my Birth State of Hawaii, and New York, and our host state North Carolina … I think I am missing one …
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:07 pm
Four Chicago Democrats walked into a bar…
Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:08 pm
Illinois Democrats look on, confused, as Clint Eastwood enters from Stage Left with a high bar stool…
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:11 pm
Waiting to hear if their foursome will win casting in “Last Vegas”.
Comment by Bogart Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:13 pm
The Illinois Delegation looks on as Sheila Simon intorduces her “close friend” Lisa Madigan, the convention’s next speaker.
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:13 pm
So, I guess they need face models for the new Mt. Rushmore.
Comment by SAP Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:13 pm
Is Hilary really up there saying she is going to be the next president from Illinois?
Comment by 3rd Generation Chicago Native Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:13 pm
4 confused American citizens trying to navigate the process to apply for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
Comment by AFSCME Steward Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:14 pm
“What if Derek Smith wins re-election?”
Comment by A guy... Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:15 pm
Posing for Chicago’s version of Mt. Rushmore.
Comment by Anon-Partisan Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:15 pm
Danny Ocean explains to his band of misfits how they are going to knock off 5 Vegas Casinos…
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:16 pm
Surrender… D…o…r…o…
Comment by Newsclown Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:16 pm
MJM; “Better make sure there’s only one parachute on the flight back”.
Comment by A guy... Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:16 pm
Emanuel: That should be me up there.
White: My tumblers are more entertaining than this.
Quinn: That could be me up there.
Madigan: Why would you want to be up there? And yes, I can read their minds..and yours. I’m so awesome.
Comment by Veil of Ignorance Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:17 pm
“These are the guys Jimmy put together for what turned out to be the biggest heist in American history. The Lufthansa heist…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:18 pm
Madigan and the others looked upon the only entity they were afraid of, the kingmaker himself…
Andy Shaw.
Comment by OneMan Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:20 pm
Is that Andy Shaw up in the balconey?
Comment by anon sequitor Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:20 pm
Well…we’re not in Springfield anymore.
Comment by the unknown poster Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:23 pm
That bird is headed right at us….
Comment by downstate commissioner Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:23 pm
Wondering what “Klaatu barada nikto!” means.
Comment by Norseman Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:24 pm
MJM: I hope Rich Miller doesn’t use this for one of his caption contests.
Comment by the unknown poster Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:25 pm
MJM: “Hey, that guy didn’t circulate my petitions, so how’d he get up there?”
Comment by Former Titan Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:25 pm
Madigan, to Emanuel, (whisper): Don’t worry, we have about 300 delegate absentee votes just in case …
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:26 pm
Look…it’s a bird….it’s a plane….it’s….oh….it’s Dan Rutherford.
Comment by the unknown poster Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:26 pm
Illinois’ Gang of FOur
Comment by just demoralized Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:26 pm
Sort of a bad version of Mt. Rushmore
Comment by Stones Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:29 pm
Obama: While I have very deep roots in my home state of Illinois, I want to thank the ONE person, who happens to be in the Illinois delegation, who is my absolute favorite Illinois Democrat …
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:30 pm
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Comment by the unknown poster Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:32 pm
Rahm Emanuel, Jesse White, Pat Quinn and Michael J. Madigan look on as then Mayor Richard M. Daley spoke… with subtitles streaming on the big screen behind him.
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:32 pm
The 4 Illinois powerbrokers are listening intently as all the Berrios’ on public payrolls are introduced.
Comment by Taxestoohigh Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:33 pm
The winner of the “Most Powerful Illinois Democrat” is … John Cullerton!
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:41 pm
Player, Operator, Pretender, Grandmaster
Comment by Judgment Day (Road Trip) Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:41 pm
Duck…Duck…Duck…GOOSE
Comment by Jeff Trigg Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:41 pm
We’re four of the three musketeers.
We’ve been together for years.
Eenie, meenie, minee, (horn),
Four of the three musketeers.
We live by the sword, by the sea, by the way,
And we fight day and night,
And we sleep night and day,
My country ’tis of thee,
Land of the light wines and beers.
We’re cheered from Cologne to Algiers.
Each time our motto appears,
It’s one for all and two for five.
We’re four of the three musketeers.
Comment by Chavez-respecting Obamist Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:42 pm
Moe, Curley, Larry and Shemp …
Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:42 pm
Illinois democrats listen to Barack Obama say, “If you like your healthcare plan you can keep it, period. You can also keep your doctor, period.” They all say in unison, “oops”….,
Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:45 pm
Madigan (thinking): Who’s touching me? One of those guys is touching me. They know the rules, no one touches me!
Comment by Pot calling kettle Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:46 pm
Rahm Emanuel, Jesse White, Pat Quinn and Michael J. Madigan look on as a Black Helicopter with “Oberweis” on the side is seen on the big screen flying over the convention building.
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:47 pm
Madigan: Alright guys. The money is in the bank. But I can’t believe the big bosses want to give this guy another term.
Comment by Cook County Commoner Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:53 pm
“Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyy youuuuuuuuuuuuuu guyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyys.” -Mike Carbonargi, rear
Comment by Empty Chair Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:53 pm
And now, next on stage, the Pat Quinn protesters!
Comment by Res Melius Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:53 pm
So that is the wilderness South of I-80. Maybe we can make a park! Do people really live there?
Comment by Southern IL Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:55 pm
Need less hair (who would have thought?)
Need more hair.
Hmmm…I guess I’ll need a mustache.
That guy needs to start parting his hair to the other side and get rid of the facial hair.
Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:58 pm
Emanuel: “I don’t know what part of Jesse’s body is touching me, but I find it……strangely comforting.”
Comment by Grandson of Man Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 12:59 pm
“As God is my witness — I thought turkeys could fly.”
– MrJM
Comment by MrJM Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 1:00 pm
When is that Oscar the dog video coming on?
Comment by Bobbysox Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 1:03 pm
Jesse White, whispers to Rahm: It’s a sled…
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 1:06 pm
“And we’re the four best friends that anyone can have. That’s right, the four best friends that anyone can have. I said the four best friends that anyone can have and we’ll never, ever, ever leave each other.”
Comment by Woodchuck Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 1:06 pm
Speaker Madigan battles a bit of stage fright, Jesse White provides a needed boost for the Mayor and Governor Quinn hopes he can hold it for just a few more minutes until it’s his turn.
Comment by 47th Ward Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 1:13 pm
Four villages are missing them.
Comment by Rob Roy Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 1:15 pm
Emanuel: I don’t know…$989,992.32 for the original.
Jesse: 400 workers.
Quinn: $14.4 million adjusted in 2009.
Madigan: 84% paid for by the government.
In unison: Charles Mound it is.
Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 1:21 pm
You mean the state plane to Springfield is cancelled since there are only four passengers? Now what?
Comment by Joe from Joliet Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 1:30 pm
Rahm: Quiet guys! Pat Quinn is about to announce who he is picking for his running mate !
Jesse: Tumbling mate? Are you making fun of me?
Madigan: Bright lights, bright lights!
PQ: Shhh! Quiet, I want to hear who he picks!
Comment by Siriusly Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 1:31 pm
Rahm: This is MY president
Jesse: This man brings hope to the generations to come
MJM: Stay on script…stay on script
PQ: Now let’s see, where’s that pretzel stand…I know I saw it on the mezzanine…
Comment by Commonsense in Illinois Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 1:34 pm
professional pick pockets at work …look at those “game faces”
Comment by railrat Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 1:34 pm
Gov to MJM: I told you we should have done the Abbey Road pose,not Rubber Sole
Comment by PoolGuy Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 1:47 pm
Emanuel: “I am winning the ‘who can raise their nose the highest’ contest!”
Comment by chitown3 Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 1:49 pm
Somebody get that darn Cullerton off the stage and shut him up. First his legal officer writes a piece on the (il)legality of reneging on pensions. Then he negotiates a pension bill with the unions. And now he is saying the pension issue is not the type of crisis we have been promoting it to be.
Comment by Joe M Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 1:49 pm
Collectively Thinking: “Great, so if we like our health plan, we can keep our health plan”
Comment by Anon1 Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 1:50 pm
The First One Succeeded Daley
The Second One Succeeded Ryan
The Third One Succeeded Blagojevich
The Fourth One Succeeded
Comment by Jake From Elwood Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 1:51 pm
Look in the sky! A bird! No, it’s a plane! No! It’s the amount we borrowed from the pensions!
Comment by DuPage Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 1:55 pm
=Emanuel: “I am winning the ‘who can raise their nose the highest’ contest!”
Ohhhh…so they’re looking at the results (lines are blurred) of the “Dancing with the Pols” elimination round.
Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 1:56 pm
Oh my and Quinn with glasses LOL!
Comment by Levois Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 1:57 pm
MJM: “Quiet, guys. Steve Brown is about to make a statement on my behalf.”
Comment by The End Is Near Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 1:59 pm
Hey we wanted Mt Rushmore, not Mt Trashmore!
Comment by dupage dan Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 2:02 pm
Rahm: “That’s ‘cuz of me.”
White: “That could’ve been me.”
Quinn: “That could’ve been me.”
MJM: “That’s ‘cuz of me, Rahm! Right?” (see look of panicked introspection)
Comment by Reformed Public Servant Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 2:04 pm
Together: “I thought I was the man behind the curtain.”
Comment by Anon. Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 2:05 pm
“If I only had a brain . . .”
“. . . a heart . . . ”
“. . . a home . . . ”
“. . . da noive.”
Comment by Anon. Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 2:08 pm
Lt. Gov. Simon demonstrates the basis for her proposed “pole tax” to top lawmakers.
Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 2:12 pm
“Watching the ‘floor action’ at the Iowa Statehouse is about as exciting as watching paint dry.” -All
Comment by Arthur Andersen Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 2:12 pm
Rahm, Jesse & PQ: Really? I didn’t know that.
MJM: I didn’t tell him he could say that!
Comment by BehindTheScenes Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 2:14 pm
“Life comes at you pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
Comment by Bigtwich Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 2:25 pm
Illinois’ Mount Rushmore
Comment by Name Withheld Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 2:27 pm
Gah - Anon Partisan beat me. Ah well
Comment by Name Withheld Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 2:30 pm
Illinois’ Democratic leaders line up in order of power and influence.
Comment by Simon Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 2:30 pm
Dang, Barack’s disapproval rating IS through the roof!
Comment by logchain Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 2:35 pm
The Grand Bears of Illinois Politics on learning they have just been “poked” on facebook.
Comment by dupage dan Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 2:43 pm
Satan never sleeps!
Comment by Anon Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 2:58 pm
Best. Caption. Contest. Ever.
Comment by the unknown poster Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 3:24 pm
Eeny, Meeny, Miney Mo.
Comment by the unknown poster Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 3:24 pm
Gutzon Borglum’s legacy is safe.
Comment by been there Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 3:27 pm
Is that the wrath of Andy Shaw? Where is it going to come down?
Comment by Quizzical Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 3:30 pm
Hey look, a kitty!
Comment by 47th Ward Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 3:31 pm
Oswego Willy got it right with his first post about them looking at Rauner. Quinn and Madigan are frowning with concern while Rahm is looking confident and ready to grin.
Comment by Sage Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 3:32 pm
We now know where the power is in the Illinois Democratic Party, its right up front.
Comment by Hit or Miss Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 3:52 pm
At Treasurer, from Yale, standing six-foot-nine, Miiiiiiiike Frerichs!
Comment by Ed Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 3:52 pm
Four jackasses of the apocalypse !
Comment by Kakistocracy Kid Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 4:25 pm
Emanuel: The drones are here. It makes me proud.
Jesse: We’re hit. We took a hit!
Quinn: We’re not hit! We’re not hit! Stop side-seat driving!
Madigan: Left! Left! Tunnel! Tunnel! Exit! Exit! Left! (Darn how many times do you have to tell them?!!!)
(apologies to Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich)
Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 4:52 pm
Wordslinger wins…again.
Comment by Jake From Elwood Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 5:05 pm
“___________________ forgot to wear her undies on stage…”
Comment by Mr. Wonderful Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 5:48 pm
The Rat Pack
Comment by nobody Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 5:58 pm
They’re all thinking “I wish I had the number to his Swiss Bank Account” right after Daley get a federal subpoena and stands on the roof of The State of Illinois building. All the city employees in the back are yelling jump now!
Comment by Rollo Tomasi Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 6:09 pm
“Motley Crew Reunion Tour kicks-off at 2012 Democratic Party Convention!” And new member “Irish Mikie” Madigan wears Pastel Purple tie begrudgingly, but in honor of, new band Leader “Patster the Mighty” Quinn. Other new band members include “Rahmbo” Emanuel and Jesse “aka Seal” White…!”
Comment by Just The Way It Is One Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 7:21 pm
“My God … Blago’s hair really does look like that!”
Comment by Some Guy Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 8:19 pm
MJM: I wonder, “Are they still following my every command? Do I turn around to see? Ah, I bet they are. Oh geesh, I hope Miller doesn’t get a photo of this.”
Comment by They Are Working Family Turncoats Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 9:19 pm
Is that really Jim Oberweis?
Comment by Regnad Kcin Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 9:20 pm
RE: Who’s that guy whispering to Miller on the rail?
JW: Oh, that’s Oswego Willy. He was a tumbler for me in 1982.
PQ: Oswego Who? Cross? What?
MJM: Brown, go check that out. No. More. Columns. Brown.
Comment by Arthur Andersen Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 9:34 pm
The only Four pensions the state can afford, Rahm not taking one, the rest refuse to retire and collect anything.
Comment by Superanon Tuesday, Nov 5, 13 @ 9:50 pm
Dictionary picture of pension fraud/ arrogance and public corruption.
Comment by fake county chairman Wednesday, Nov 6, 13 @ 12:56 am
“Wow. What an amazing movie.”
“So moving… So powerful… And Uncle Ben’s death so tragic…”
“Yeah. And his words, ‘With great power comes great responsibility.’”
“I heard those words and thought… Sure as hell not going there! Gentlemen, let’s get a drink.”
Comment by aunt_petunia Wednesday, Nov 6, 13 @ 7:22 am
“You want to get rid of OUR own personal COLAs? Are you kidding???
Comment by Earl Shumaker Wednesday, Nov 6, 13 @ 7:46 am
The Four Horsemen of Chicago-style politics???
Comment by ERS Wednesday, Nov 6, 13 @ 7:49 am