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* How about some t-shirt slogan and design ideas for our latest overtime session?

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:22 pm

Comments

“Fresh new faces; same old gridlock”

Comment by John Bambenek Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:26 pm
The Sisyphus Session. The graphic design: a large pork barrel being rolled up a hill.

Comment by If It Walks Like a Duck... Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:29 pm
The never ending story …

Comment by tired Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:33 pm
Arrow Pointing Strait Up:

Below that: “HOPELESS!”

Comment by Louis G. Atsaves Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:33 pm
Oops! “Straight”

Sorry about that!

Comment by Louis G. Atsaves Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:34 pm
The FY2010 Business as Usual Tour!

Comment by Kevin Highland Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:34 pm
“i’d rather be fishing”

Comment by bored now Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:35 pm
“Overtime? Beats eating bugs in the jungle.”

Comment by Concerned Observer Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:36 pm
Third time’s the charm?

Comment by TJ Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:37 pm
Who will emerge from the meetings with their body parts intact?

Comment by sleepless in chicago Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:39 pm
Atleast we aren’t Illinois. Oh wait nevermind.

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:40 pm
One day closer to a Republican majority!

Comment by anon Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:40 pm
Get me outa here…I’m a taxpayer!

Comment by Commonsense in Illinois Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:43 pm
I would rather be in the jungle with Patty
Is that Rod I hear laughing
Half a fiscal year is better than none
It’s like Deja Vu all over again
I don’t know nothing about no tax increase
So it wasn’t Rod and Emil’s fault after all?
I hear Foghat is playing the state fair

Comment by OneMan Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:43 pm
“I’m a Legislator… get me outta here!”

Comment by George Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:45 pm
sketches of Laurel and Hardy saying their stock phrase: “this is another fine mess that you have gotten us into”

but the faces being Quinn and Madigan

Comment by Capitol View Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:45 pm
ILLINOIS POLITICS

It’s not for sissies or anyone with a sense of duty and resposibility!

Comment by GPS Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:45 pm
“I’m Madigan as Hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!”

Comment by Scooby Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:47 pm
Summer in Springfield….bleeping golden

Comment by South Sider Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:47 pm
I Love Taxes

Comment by Boscobud Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:53 pm
Budget overtime 09:
Lather,
Rinse,
Repeat.

Comment by Gregor Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:56 pm
I think you’ve got to have several different branding campaigns:

For the Pro-Tax Increase Crowd:

Look at the bright side: If you lose your re-election for raising taxes, atleast you’ll have your summers back.

For the Just-Cut-A-Deal Crowd:

The road to Compromise is a two-way street.”

For the Anti-Tax Increase Crowd:

Nee! Nie! Non! Nein! كلا! !לֹא いいえ！不是! нет! δεν! không!

What part of “NO new taxes don’t you understand?”

Comment by Yellow Dog Democrat Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:59 pm
I voted for Rod and all I got for it was this lousy…..

Comment by dupage dan Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:01 pm
“Get a bigger bag, there’s too much manure!”

Comment by ahem Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:01 pm
===Nee! Nie! Non! Nein! كلا! !לֹא いいえ！不是! нет! δεν! không!===

As we used to say in Germany: Nix, nein, Frankenstein.

Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:04 pm
Landed in Special Session again! Can I take a Mulligan?

Comment by biographer Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:05 pm
HEY LOOK A KITTY!

Comment by SLICK NICK Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:05 pm
The Doors Morrison Hotel album cover as visual, featuring Madigan, Quinn, Cullerton, Cross and Radogno (yes, some license is being taken to get them all in).

Captions:

“Madigan Hotel”

“StateHouse Blues 2009″

The Future’s Uncertain and the End is Always Near.”

Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:06 pm
READ MY LIPS, No New,
No, Hold that thought!

Comment by SLICK NICK Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:07 pm
Pat Quinn as Carlo Rizzi…

“Please, don’t do this to me, Mike. Please, don’t.”

Madigan…

“No, you’re out of the family business, that’s your punishment. You’re finished. I’m putting you on a plane to Vegas.”

Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:08 pm
“Nothing is over until we decide it is.”

Comment by Scooby Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:11 pm
Fear and Loathing the ‘09 edition…

Comment by Anonymous45 Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:13 pm
Madigan as Moe Greene to Pat Collins…

“Do you know who I am? I’m Michael J Madigan! I made my bones when you were going out with cheerleaders!”

Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:14 pm
Picture of capitol building.
slogan: Illinois Government - Nothing is done here

Picture: An exterminator
slogan: New fumigation plan “Anyone who does not do their job.” Vacancies - House 118 - Senate 59

Comment by Irish Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:14 pm
Front of Shirt-
Picture of Quinn and Madigan smiling

Back of Shirt-
“Buddy, can you spare $12 Million?”

Comment by Jake from Mell-y-wood Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:17 pm
Um. . .Billion

Comment by Jake from Mell-y-wood Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:18 pm
Overtime 2009: Year of the Common Denominator-Michael J Madigan.

Comment by Easy Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:19 pm
slogan
Want a reason for recall?
Illinois budget 2003 - 2010

Comment by Irish Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:20 pm
Things could be worse.

Rod could still be Governor.

Comment by Yellow Dog Democrat Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:23 pm
NO TAX HIKES! *

* Except for booze, candy, iced tea, dandruff shampoo and driver services fee increases.

NO GAMBLING EXPANSION! *

* Except for legalized video poker in every tavern, truck stop and VFW club in the state.

Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:23 pm
“No, we can’t!”

Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:25 pm
The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board Players present Summer Stock 2009

Comment by Big West Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:27 pm
Picture of a crowd of South Park-style lawmakers with their hands out, state capitol in the background.

Slogan: “CHANGE!”

Comment by David Starrett Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:29 pm
picture of the lady in the middle of the capital with her hands out. caption- YEAH. Were going to need a little more this year.

Comment by anon 58 Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:30 pm
The Madigan Fiasco

or

“Budget, We don’t need no stinking budget”

Comment by ahoy Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:32 pm
It’s too easy, but The Who’s “meet the new boss, same as the old boss” lyric with Quinn’s face should be part of the shirt….with a line “smile and grin at the change all around.”
But The Doors are always a good choice….I was listening to Morrison Hotel on the way into work this morning….

Comment by Vote Quimby! Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:32 pm
oh oh, whoever wrote “Summer in Springfield….bleeping golden”… I like that one.

Comment by ahoy Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:34 pm
No recess until the Budget mess is less.

Comment by Third Generation Chicago Native Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:37 pm
Group picture of the Governor and four tops.

Caption: “You’re probably wondering why we called you all here…”

Comment by David Starrett Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:37 pm
Oh when I look back now
That summer seemed to last forever
And if I had the choice
Yeah - I’d (always crossed out)never wanna be there
Those were the (best crossed out) worst days of my life

Back in Summer of (’69 crossed out) ‘09

Comment by bob the builder Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:37 pm
“Third quarter revenues at the Globe expected to beat last year’s mark.”

Comment by Obamarama Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:38 pm
A picture of Quinn with the caption

“It’s Mike Madigan’s world, I just live in it.

Comment by ahoy Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:41 pm
“Rod Was Right…Its A Tax Hike Conspiracy!”

Comment by Vote Quimby! Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:42 pm
It’s not overtime…it’s sudden death.

Comment by anonymous1 Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:49 pm
Is that Rich Miller I hear saying Cha-Ching?
If we taxed suits more the lobbyists could cover the whole deficit
I am a legislator, get me out of voting for this

Comment by OneMan Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:53 pm
“Illinois Government Is Proof That God Has A Sense of Humor”

Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:56 pm
“Illinois Government” is an oxymoron

Comment by Just Sayin' Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:59 pm
Hey how about Video Poker at Starbucks?

Play Video Poker so they don’t raise my taxes?

Good thing they can’t tax being awesome because I would be broke

Hey lets save money by turning off the A/C at the Capitol that will get us a budget!

Comment by OneMan Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:59 pm
“Paralyzed Goverment Is So Overtaxing”

Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:03 pm
“Illinois Government” is an oxymoron
Barack left just in time
Ethics is in the eye of the beholder
Madigan, grinning with gavel, looking at Quinn with 42 votes on the board: “Have all voted who wish?”

Comment by Just Sayin' Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:04 pm
“Hey Barack, How About Bailing This Out?”

Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:05 pm
Budget deficit…$12 billion
Pork projects for legislators…$1.5 billion
Money for many social services…$0
Yet another summer in Springfield…Priceless

Comment by Bluefish Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:09 pm
Take Some Advice from Costanza

“I always have tuna on toast. Nothing’s ever worked out for me with tuna on toast. I want the complete opposite of on toast. Chicken salad, on rye, untoasted … and a cup of tea.”

Whatever You’ve Been Doing, Do the Opposite.

Comment by Yellow Dog Democrat Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:11 pm
===Madigan as Moe Greene to Pat Collins…
“Do you know who I am? I’m Michael J Madigan! I made my bones when you were going out with cheerleaders!” ====

Don’t forget what happened to Moe. I think just the opposite will happen and my money is on Mike (or his family) being around the statehouse longer than Collins.

Comment by Been There Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:13 pm
TAXES! It’s a state of mind.

Comment by zatoichi Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:14 pm
Madigan as Peter Clemenza:
Leave the budget, take the capital plan

Quinn as Sollozzo:
Bene. Don [Madigan]. I need a man who has powerful friends. I need [12 billion] dollars in cash. I need Don [Madigan] and all of those politicians that you carry around in your pocket like so many nickels and dimes.

Comment by Ghost Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:19 pm
“Pray For Me: Not Only Do I Pay Illinois Taxes - I Also Own GM Stock”

Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:19 pm
To parapharse Koko Taylor
Wang, Dang, Doodle all session long.

Comment by Been There Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:19 pm
The Celtics vs. Bulls have nothing on us.

Comment by Wumpus Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:27 pm
The Celtics vs. Bulls have nothing on us. VMan, we all own GM stock now!

Comment by Wumpus Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:28 pm
Overtime in heaven? 2009 Edition!

Comment by Levois Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:28 pm
“Is Quinn Corrupt Enough To Win In Illinois?”

Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:32 pm
ILLINOIS - BANKRUPTCY
2009 - ?
“Its’ not just for the little guy!”

Comment by SLICK NICK Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:34 pm
Overtime 2009: We have not yet begun to work.

Comment by South Side Mike Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:34 pm
TII
we have our own Cross to bare

picture of the state being weighed down by Tom Cross.

Comment by Ghost Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:38 pm
Balanced Budget!
We don’t need no stinking
Balanced Budget!

Comment by SLICK NICK Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:38 pm
What this sport needs is sudden-death overtime.

Comment by Curious Observer Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:42 pm
71 + 36 = 12,000,000,000

Comment by 47th Ward Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:46 pm
Summer Session 09…Its not just for psuedo intelliectual, narcissitic elvis obessed chief executives anymore

Comment by prairiestatedem Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:48 pm
“Don’t Think Of It As Overtime - Think Of It As A Extra Little Scoop of Corruption For Your Tax Dollars!”

Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:51 pm
My vote goes to Wordslinger!

Comment by Old Shepherd Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:51 pm
“This Overtime Session Is Proof That Impeachment Doesn’t Fix Everything”

Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:05 pm
I’m with Wordslinger too. And the sketch can be an ostrich with its head in the ground, maybe in front of the capitol.

Comment by been there Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:05 pm
My State Rep and State Senator left a 12 Billion dollar deficit and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.

Comment by OneMan Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:05 pm
Illinois budget plan, 2019…

“Now we have the unions, we have the gambling; and they’re the best things to have. But narcotics is a thing of the future. And if we don’t get a piece of that action, we risk everything we have. I mean not now, but, ah, ten years from now.”

Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:06 pm
As for a design

How about only half of the capitol dome…

or

Just Rod’s hair like it was a wig

Comment by OneMan Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:08 pm
SSDD
(Same S***, Different Dems)

Comment by what the? Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:09 pm
“It’s All Blago’s The GOP’s Illinois Voter’s Fault!”

Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:10 pm
That wordslinger thing could work. How about “No, We Can’t” accompanied by “headline” type phrases such as: “Record deficit” “Phony reform” “Another Overtime Session” ?

Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:10 pm
You can fool some of the people all of the time
And all of the people some of the time
But you can’t get the General Assembly
To do much of anything at anytime

Comment by Das Man Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:15 pm
One door saying “Tax Increase” one door saying “Meltdown”

Caption: “Where There’s No Will, There’s No Way”

Comment by L.S. Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:17 pm
Increased Taxes!?!?
Taxes is already the biggest state
Huh?
Nevermind….

Comment by LisleMike Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:18 pm
With Rich channelling the Corleone Family today, I can’t believe we missed:

“Just when I thought I was out… they pull me back in.”

Maybe because it’s from III.

Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:18 pm
Corleone reference again
Madigan to Quinn:
“Don’t ever ask me about my business!”
as he closes the door to his office

Comment by LisleMike Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:21 pm
Same Old Blue.

Comment by Steve Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:23 pm
Black Bull squating with dung heap underneath his rearend encompassed with the BIG RED CIRCLE and SLASH….slogan…NO MORE!

Comment by SouthernIL Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:25 pm
Illinois, I think you need protection. About $12 Billion worth.

Comment by the ole preceinct captain Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:29 pm
The Meeks will inherit the School System

=== That wordslinger thing could work. How about “No, We Can’t” accompanied by “headline” type phrases such as: “Record deficit” “Phony reform” “Another Overtime Session” ? ====

No, We Can’t
TII!
Record Deficit
Phony Reform

Comment by Ghost Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:29 pm
–“Now we have the unions, we have the gambling; and they’re the best things to have. But narcotics is a thing of the future. And if we don’t get a piece of that action, we risk everything we have. I mean not now, but, ah, ten years from now.”–

So we legalize medical MJ, eliminate addiction treatment…HEY, WE HAVE A PIECE OF THAT ACTION!!

Comment by Erickson Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:30 pm
How about a picture of the Old State Capitol with “Yes We Can!” and a picture of the new (current) Capitol building with “No, we can’t!”

Comment by Old Shepherd Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:34 pm
…props to wordslinger, of course.

Comment by Old Shepherd Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:36 pm
No contest — Old Shep and Word win.

Comment by Secret Square Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:41 pm
Ilinois Politicians
It is a painful thing to look at your own trouble and know that you yourself and no one else has made it.

Comment by D Wareham --- Taylorville Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:49 pm
I voted a straight D ticket and all I got was this lousy t-shirt and they want it back!

Comment by Larry Mullholland Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:56 pm
Meet the new boss…same as the old boss.

Comment by Courser Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:58 pm
The Illinois General Assembly, now we know why they passed medical MJ

Comment by OneMan Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:02 pm
Second verse, same as the first

Comment by BatMan Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:07 pm
Wordslinger has it. How about ‘No We Can’t (make a hard decision, please don’t make us!!!) with a graphic of a dominatrix dungeon. You fill in the faces of the ‘clients’ with assorted politicians faces with velcro on the back….

Comment by Belle Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:07 pm
Overtime in Springfield…A Tradition Since 2007

Comment by Bluefish Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:10 pm
“Don’t stare down here, the boobs are in session”.

Comment by Jechislo Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:24 pm
“Change You Have To Deal With”

Comment by Vote Quimby! Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:27 pm
Illinois Government–Puts the Summer Fun in DysFUNctional!

Comment by Abe's Ghost Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:29 pm
I am King of Illinois - Michael J. Madigan (Steve Brown)

Comment by lady Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:29 pm
Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

Comment by OneMan Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:29 pm
“A billion here, a billion there… sooner or later that adds up to some real money.” - Everett Dirksen

Comment by ahem Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:32 pm
mike madigan as a principal exclaiming to Quinn and the other legislative leaders (as kids) “no recess for you!”

Comment by joker fte Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:35 pm
Patrick Henry railed against taxation without representation. He should see it with representation.

Comment by D Wareham --- Taylorville Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:38 pm
Asking Illinois to fix the economy is like asking Blago to tell the truth.

Comment by Boscobud Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:40 pm
AA agrees that word has the winner. Rich, please don’t forget “Fumigation” (or even “Yesterday’s Tomatoes”) for your headline list.

Comment by Arthur Andersen Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:40 pm
Illinois - can you say disfunctional?

Comment by One of the 35 Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:42 pm
We are staying until the Illinois State Fair

Comment by Third Generation Chicago Native Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:46 pm
Quinn as Slim Pickens in Blazing Saddles ” What in the wide, wide, world of sports is goin’ on here?”

Comment by Leave a light on George Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 5:00 pm
“What we have here is a failure to communicate!”

Comment by Lefty Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 5:27 pm
A large, cartoon of Speaker Madigan holding a pie and sticking his tongue out like a child,
“na na!”, with the Representatives who voted NO on any tax increase, like Tom Cross, all Republicans, and many Democrats, behind him.

All these figures standing over a large crowd of people holding them up on their backs (and they’re falling over and being crushed and dying), hoping for crumbs to fall from the pie: state employees, disabled people, seniors, children, homeless, sick patients, poor.

Comment by state employee Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 5:34 pm
…the Representatives who voted NO, behind him, also smiling, and drooling.

Comment by state employee Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 5:36 pm
Dark depiction, isn’t it? This is how it is for millions of people in Illinois.

Comment by state employee Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 5:50 pm
Oops - we’re doing it again!

Comment by walkinmyshoes Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 6:04 pm
Don’t print this on a t-shirt: it needs to go on a Moebius strip:

“…Nonewtaxesbutwecan’tcutanthingsolet’sraisetaxesbut…”

Comment by Gregor Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 6:52 pm
t-shirt

Would the last state employee turn out the lights and remove all shoe boxes

Comment by B. Gone Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 7:38 pm
I Survived “Change” and “Reform”

Comment by DundeeDad Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 7:53 pm
Don’t get MADigan…

(picture of Alfred E. Neumann at a video poker machine)

Just Get Even!

Comment by Six Degrees of Separation Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 9:00 pm
“This is the song that never ends . . . ”

But, after seeing Ghost on the tube tonight, I think BatMan hit it on the head.

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 9:08 pm
Elvis has left the Building…who’s to blame now

Comment by Crazy Capital Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 10:11 pm
Oneman

please dont call me shirley

Comment by Ghost Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 10:40 pm