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Manar, warning of tough choices ahead: "If there was a magical unicorn running through the capital, somebody would have caught it by now."

— Lauren FitzPatrick (@bylaurenfitz) May 9, 2016

posted by Rich Miller
Monday, May 9, 16 @ 1:25 pm

Comments

In the mind of the governor, he is the magical unicorn 🦄.

Comment by Precinct Captain Monday, May 9, 16 @ 1:29 pm
Illinois spent decades ==balancing== our budgets with magical unicorns and heaping debt on our kids.

That gig is over, though some may remain in denial.

Comment by Formerly Known As... Monday, May 9, 16 @ 1:31 pm
Fantastic quote. And yes, Legislators have been putting the hard choices off for a long time and our problems come with compounding interest.

Comment by Ahoy! Monday, May 9, 16 @ 1:34 pm
Maybe… The pigeons in the Dome are protecting the Unicorn?

To the Post,

As all of this is comical farce, it’s not as simple as a “Schoolhouse Rock” cartoon.

Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, May 9, 16 @ 1:37 pm
Well… Andy, based on analysis or your bill you definitely didn’t catch one.

Comment by JS Mill Monday, May 9, 16 @ 1:41 pm
Well, since you can’t catch the unicorn, try to find all that waste, abuse and fraud. /s

Comment by RNUG Monday, May 9, 16 @ 1:54 pm
Not sure there is approp authority for the unicorn division.

Comment by Dirty Red Monday, May 9, 16 @ 1:56 pm
The unicorn is off eating the magic beans.

Comment by RNUG Monday, May 9, 16 @ 1:57 pm
Fake Governor Rauner: If only we could reverse those anti-fraud do-gooder Procurement Provisions Mounty Quinn put into place, I could magically pull $700 million out of my rear.

Comment by Beaner Monday, May 9, 16 @ 1:59 pm
Well, let’s be honest now, even if there were a magical unicorn and someone caught it, someone from the other party would call it “phony” or a “sham” or “animal detention (i.e. operating) in the extreme” so nothing would get done anyway.

Comment by Skeptic Monday, May 9, 16 @ 2:03 pm
I hear it’s possible to catch a unicorn through working together or executive management”.

Comment by AC Monday, May 9, 16 @ 2:13 pm
I thought the Magic Unicorn was called the “Turnaround Agenda.”

Comment by Norseman Monday, May 9, 16 @ 2:14 pm
== Well, since you can’t catch the unicorn, try to find all that waste, abuse and fraud. /s ==
Put Mautino on the case!

Comment by Qui Tam Monday, May 9, 16 @ 2:15 pm
Squeezy ate the unicorn….

Comment by Highland, IL Monday, May 9, 16 @ 2:16 pm
“Yeah, well… But what if it’s an invisible, magical unicorn? Huh? Hadn’t thought about that, did ya?”

– MrJM

Comment by @MisterJayEm Monday, May 9, 16 @ 2:21 pm
Republicans would blame Madigan for letting the unicorn loose. Dems would want to catch the unicorn if only some Republicans were allowed to vote on catching the unicorn. There would be no “catching” the unicorn.

Comment by Exit 59 Monday, May 9, 16 @ 2:23 pm
While a unicorn is unlikely to fund schools, Puff the Magic Dragon might help.

Comment by AC Monday, May 9, 16 @ 2:28 pm
I saw that magical unicorn. It ran through the Capitol as fast as it could and was last seen headed for the hills. It’s probably 2 or 3 states away by now.

Comment by Sir Reel Monday, May 9, 16 @ 2:46 pm
No unicorns. Only a leprechaun.

Comment by Double Nickel Monday, May 9, 16 @ 2:47 pm
Manar is only off by two orders of magnitude; a unicorn=$1B, decacorn=$10B, hectocorn=$100B. IL needs a whole herd of unicorns, but if they can find the magical hectocorn we’d be home free.

Comment by Angry Republican Monday, May 9, 16 @ 3:05 pm
Even if you could spot a dozen of them unicorns can only be caught by persons with a special quality that has historically been in short supply in the capitol.

Comment by Whatever Monday, May 9, 16 @ 3:16 pm
Has Rauner let a contract for a unicorn whisperer? Or was that supposed to be Donna Ardiun’s job?

Comment by RNUG Monday, May 9, 16 @ 3:50 pm
HINT: Unicorns do not exist…. just sayin’

Comment by Union Man Monday, May 9, 16 @ 3:50 pm
Didn’t Roland Burris capture the unicorn and traded it to Blago in exchange for the Senate seat?
It seems like just yesterday…

Comment by Jake From Elwood Monday, May 9, 16 @ 4:16 pm
The unicorn devoured by Squeezy quite some time ago.

Comment by Wensicia Monday, May 9, 16 @ 4:33 pm
I think Governor Rauner heard a rumor about a unicorn the other day. And he said he spoke to Mike Madigan on the phone about it.

Comment by Earnest Monday, May 9, 16 @ 4:36 pm
If there was a magical unicorn running through the capital, somebody would have caught it by now.

… and they’d have eaten it, along with the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Comment by titan Monday, May 9, 16 @ 4:39 pm

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