DISQUS

Yellow Dog Democrat · 3 years ago

Senator Hendon -- God is a woman, and she is pissed.

Anon · 3 years ago

I thought the Governor showed up yesterday!

Fouts · 3 years ago

Emil Jones says that the Cook County Board Presidency is looking pretty good now.

Jaded · 3 years ago

Looks like Senator/Reverend Meeks called for the closer!

Mongo · 3 years ago

The Governor's Office just issued a press release claiming responsibility for the lightning and noting that this bolt was a part of the Governor's "Opportunity Returns" initiatives.

ThePiper · 3 years ago

BREAKING NEWS... CHAOS downstate…The General Assembly has turned into and episode of Jerry Springer featuring “When Senators ATTACK!” and “My Speaker is a fouled mouth party leader...on METH!!”. Special DVD bonus footage includes actual lighting bolt striking the Capitol after arrival of all five leaders.

Randall Sherman · 3 years ago

Everyone knows that mere lightning can't stop the mouth of Senator Rickey Hendon (nor can anything else we can think of)!

Anon · 3 years ago

Governor tries to save costs by powering statehouse with lighting to appease Madigan.

Anon · 3 years ago

Guv tells truth

illinifan86 · 3 years ago

Maybe Ron Stephens wasn't too far off with his Armagedden comments yesterday!

sine die · 3 years ago

Speaker Madigan turns to John Filan and says, "If I were you, I'd keep negotiating...I don't think the hard stuff has started to come down yet."

Yellow Dog Democrat · 3 years ago

Maybe Randall, but God has apparently turned off the microphones. :-)

lightning Rod · 3 years ago

So, I turned to Bradley and said, "You know, let's just scrap the whole Vice Presidential thing. I really just want to govern the state of illinois."

F BOMB · 3 years ago

That will teach Rich for printing the "F-Bomb" in the fax today!!!

Chicago Jason · 3 years ago

Uh oh, Dr. Frankenoberweis must be making an attempt to reanimate the Illinois GOP by attempting to stitch together various pieces of candidates discarded by the voters, such as himself and Alan "Crazy Times Call for a Crazy Senator" Keyes.

Chicago Jason · 3 years ago

Oops, one too many "attempts" in there. I got carried away. :-D

leigh · 3 years ago

Before I comment I need to know whether they are ice skating in Hades today as well....... Was there honest governing going on?

Big Hair · 3 years ago

Rod must have told the truth for a change

capitol view · 3 years ago

two of the State House elevators are out of commission, the Senate sound system is out, the House video kept bouncing around its titles -- there is a long history of a ghost in the Governor's Office. Perhaps it is a poltergeist who only acts up when the current governor is in the building!

Budget Watcher · 3 years ago

"I'm confident the ongoing investigations into the actions of my administration will prove we do things right, or may lightning strike!"

phocion · 3 years ago

Lightning Rod?

respectful · 3 years ago

God to the Senate: "If you don't censure Hendon, then I will!"

one of the 35 · 3 years ago

Headline .....Drunken Sailors finally punished

Tom Bowen · 3 years ago

Springfield, you've been, Thunderstruck

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ISU REP · 3 years ago

Are you sure it was GROD in the Capitol and not Elvis? We have a much better chance of seeing him in Springfield before Roddy. Then again after November we never have to worry about that again...

Amy · 3 years ago

It was a dark and stormy night...

Amy · 3 years ago

It was a dark and stormy night...

Louis G. Atsaves · 3 years ago

OK, now who swore on a stack of Bibles that a balanced budget would be proposed?

Louis G. Atsaves

Norseman · 3 years ago

Rod said may God strike me dead if my budget's not balanced.

dumb o'l country boy · 3 years ago

God screamed to St.Peter.."Oops I missed....the gov's plane again, who flying that thing anyway!!"

Tom Skilling · 3 years ago

I predicted that would happen.

anon · 3 years ago

...It was a dark stormy night around old Springfield & the old capitol looked especially stark and haunted. Only a small night light in the executive office cast a glow. The faint howling of a lobbyist in the distance could heard & all at once a big bolt of lightning struck, lit up the sky & the faint form could be seen making its way toward the door ....MY God ...could it be , why, it's the governor !!!!

Anonymous · 3 years ago

"What are you doing here?" a female voice screamed.

"I work here," came the reply. "At least I think, it doesn't look that familiar with the lights off."

"Come one step closer and I'll call the cops! Better yet, Congresswoman McKinney's new abs of steel bodyguard."

"Look lady, this is my office!" the male voice croaked as he made his way through the smoke-filled room.

Suddenly, with power restored lights flicker back into illumination casting away dispersions as well as shadows.

"Judy! You haven't won yet."

"Shut up Rod. Go fly a kite!"

Lovie's Leather · 3 years ago

Newsflash! Lightning strikes Capitol. The governor reports, "The Capitol? Is that somewhere near that big, empty house?

Zatoichi · 3 years ago

IT'S ALIVE! IT'S ALIVE!

Minion · 3 years ago

Blago decides to govern with advisors from Illinois and fire the overpayed East Coast hacks.

Bye Bye Bradley!

Anon · 3 years ago

I am loosing my patience with you pompous politicians! Consider this to be a warning shot. Stop Serving Yourselves and Start Serving My People. - God

Papa Legba · 3 years ago

Tornadoes now lightning hitting the Statehouse. Is someone trying to send a message to the Statehouse gang?

James T Kirk · 3 years ago

Scotty, fire photon torpedo and beam me up !

Anon · 3 years ago

The Governor kept his word.

JohnR · 3 years ago

All the legislative staffers on this site realize that nobody knows what the heck they are talking about.

Illinois' out there guys... take a look sometime.

AJ · 3 years ago

Chicago we got a problem down here.....

Jechislo · 3 years ago

It was the static electricity from Rod's hair that drew the lightening.

Anon · 3 years ago

A City of Chicago lawyer was testifying against the eminent domain bill in Judiciary committee at the time of the lightning bolt. It was so loud that it caused a nervous pause before he continued "I didn't know the Mayor was in town today."