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* On the left, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ameya Pawar’s new running mate. On the right, incumbent Republican Congressman Mike Bost…

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* The Question: Caption?

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:47 pm

Comments

Oops.

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:49 pm
Vetting ain’t what it use to be

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:51 pm
“Meh, it won’t matter” - Fake Kirk Dillard.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:52 pm
Meaningless.

Comment by Slender Stu from Cass Co. Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:53 pm
“Mike Bost, let my Lt. Governor go”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:54 pm
And he was *this close* to winning, too.

Comment by Montrose Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:55 pm
“TRIGGER WARNING for all 47th Ward Progressives!”

Comment by RIP Bernie Epton Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:55 pm
Hopefully Mr. Coleman is at least as staunch a Democrat as Diana Rauner. /s

Comment by Gruntled University Employee Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:56 pm
“You could say, my endorsing of Bost, Bost thinks it’s worth me endorsing him, so we are really endorsing each other and…”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:58 pm
“Oh, you wanted me to vett Tyrone Coleman. Well, yeah, I didn’t do that… “

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:59 pm
“He endorsed Bost? I thought he endorsed The Boss. Springfield is awesome.”

Comment by Montrose Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:00 pm
“Well, maybe we can say of all the Dem Lt. Govs running, Bost supports him… or something… “

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:00 pm
“Take that, Scott Lee Cohen”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:01 pm
Coleman - “If this doesn’t get me on the ticket of the gubernatorial candidate that wants to be the next FDR, nothing will.”

Comment by Montrose Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:02 pm
“I can get Shimkus too if we need him… “

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:03 pm
The lengths we will go to for a vote

Comment by SOIL M Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:04 pm
When Sheila Simon will not return your calls.

Comment by OneMan Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:04 pm
Cairo is on the verge of recover and the mayor was trying to convince the congressman to help get funding for a barge port to bring jobs to Cairo.

How can a town with two major river ways, two major rail lines and a major interstate highway not be a major transportation hub for goods

Comment by Publius Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:05 pm
“Bost is fine, but can you get Jason Plummer… “

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:05 pm
Repeat after me–”Dick who?”

Comment by SOIL M Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:05 pm
“I feel like somebody trying to be released from Little Egypt. Let my fingers go.”

Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:05 pm
I’ll work with anyone who can get the city money for revitalization. This is an example of how I’ll be able to work across the aisle when I’m LG.

Comment by RNUG Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:17 pm
Pawar is so confident of winning the primary that he chose a running mate to help him draw Republican votes away from his opponent in the general election.

Comment by Earnest Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:30 pm
“How can a town with two major river ways, two major rail lines and a major interstate highway not be a major transportation hub for goods?”

Good question. Gotta be a reason though - probably several.

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:32 pm
Mayor: “Now this means you’re gonna endorse me back when I run for Lt. Governor, right Mike?”

Rep. Bost: “Good one, Tyrone…”

Comment by Ron Burgundy Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 2:20 pm
I was for him before I was against him.

Flippy, Floppy, Floopy

Comment by BIG R. Ph Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 2:29 pm
Tyrone Coleman got 567 votes when he was elected mayor of Cairo in 2011.

Pretty sure I received more votes when I was elected student council president.

Comment by Reality Check Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 2:33 pm
I am telling you Mike, if Bruce can make people believe he is not a Progressive, then so can I

Comment by SOIL M Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 2:51 pm
Bost endorsed for animal control officer.

Comment by walker Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 3:37 pm
Things are done a little different down here in Cairo.

Comment by A guy Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 4:35 pm
If there’s one thing Cairo needs, it’s Federaf help. A pragmatic endorsement. Goofy, but pragmatic.

Comment by Arthur Andersen Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 4:41 pm
Southern Illinois Confusion Ahead of Eclipse

Comment by Amalia Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 5:41 pm
What’s wrong with my campaign team? I said we needed to find a way to use coal, man.

Comment by 47th Ward Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 9:13 pm

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