November 19, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Trump confirms plan to declare national emergency, use military for mass deportations
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-confirms-plan-declare-national-emergency-use-military-mass-deportations/15555785/
— Trump nominates Sean Duffy as transportation secretary
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/donald-trump-transition-live-updates/15555848/
— Illinois Democrats say “Trump plan to use military in mass deportations raising alarm in Illinois. Pritzker said it would be uncalled for, possibly unconstitutional.”  Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) reject Trump’s election and b) side with America’s enemies.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-mass-deportation-plan-president-elect-declare-national-emergency-use-military-deport-raising-alarm-il/15557264/

CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use reports of racist text messages to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/tracking-the-mystery-of-racist-text-messages/

FOX32
— Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) reject Trump’s election and b) side with America’s enemies.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1549952
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-military-deportations-illinois

WGN9
— Democrat leaders say “Trump’s vows for revenge take on new seriousness.”
https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/trumps-vows-for-revenge-take-on-new-seriousness/

WGN RADIO
— Cabinet chaos
https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/thechicagoway/chicago-way-w-john-kass-cabinet-chaos/
— What are the main reasons that those who took out student loans give for not paying those loans off?  If you do not have to work your way through college like I had to, you have far more time to study and to get better grades and therefore, to get better jobs.
https://wgnradio.com/news/how-will-the-trump-presidency-affect-student-loan-forgiveness/amp/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker has learned nothing from presidential election’s wake-up call (COMMENT: Pritzker ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against the 2,426,318 in Illinois who voted for Trump. How far will Pritzker go to drive them all out of Illinois and replace them with Pritzker loyalists?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/19/opinion-jb-pritzker-doubles-down-failures-presidential-election/
— Here are the people Donald Trump has picked for key positions so far
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/18/here-are-the-people-trump-has-picked-for-key-positions-so-far/
— Illinois Democrat and RINO leaders celebrate their success in promoting more hatred against Illinois Republicans, that is, liberals and moderates celebrate their success in promoting more hatred against conservatives, that is, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters celebrate their success in promoting more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/18/column-downstaters-want-to-secede-from-illinois/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more gambling.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/18/more-than-50000-people-came-to-southland-casino-in-first-week-officials-say/
— Crete considers solar farm project, one of at least 5 planned in Will County
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/16/crete-advances-solar-farm-project-one-of-at-least-5-planned-in-will-county/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump’s inroads in Chicago driven by staggering dropoff in votes for Democrats. Chicago posted its lowest voter turnout for a presidential election in nearly three decades as tens of thousands of Democrats stayed home.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2024/11/18/donald-trump-voter-turnout-chicago-democrats-dropoff
— Illinois Democrat leaders celebrate their success in promoting more abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/abortion/2024/11/18/planned-parenthood-hey-jane-illinois-surge-in-calls-trump-reelection
— Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/11/17/trans-community-republicans-steinberg

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Duckworth ever-increasingly demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Hegseth.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241118/nation-and-world/women-on-the-front-lines-trumps-defense-pick-reignites-debate-as-duckworth-and-others-point-to-the/

SOUTHERN
— Democrat leaders use reports of Nazi marches to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/11/18/white-house-condemns-sickening-nazi-march-in-ohio/

CHICAGO CRUSUADER
— Democrat leaders use reports of racist text messages to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicagocrusader.com/racist-election-aftermath/

WGEM
— Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wgem.com/2024/11/18/gov-pritzker-celebrates-launch-new-cannabis-research-institute/

WAND TV
— Illinois installing 2,000 electric vehicle fast charging ports over next 18 months  (COMMENT: What percent buy EVs because Democrat leaders want them to?)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois-installing-2-000-electric-vehicle-fast-charging-ports-over-next-18-months/article_ae580e76-a5ec-11ef-84e7-7b1aa170c542.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump says he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-says-he-is-naming-former-wisconsin-rep-sean-duffy-to-be-transportation-secretary/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “Republicans eager to implement Trump’s agenda face slim margins, shutdown deadline.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/republicans-eager-to-implement-president-elect-donald-trumps-agenda-face-slim-margins-shutdown-deadline-government-spending-immigration-tax-cuts-house-senate-congress-majority
— GOP senator calls for audit after finding 800+ IRS employees owe back taxes (COMMENT: Democrats run IRS. Virtually all IRS employees are Democrats. I should write a book about how Democrat IRS superiors waste the careers of and get rid of their Republican employees. I would use myself as an example. Because I was a Republican, my Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) never promoted me beyond GS-12. Because I was a Republican, they ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/gop-senator-calls-for-audit-after-finding-800-irs-employees-owe-back-taxes-joni-ernst-iowa-republican-internal-revenue-service-irs-audit-senate-congress-politics-washington-capitol-hill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Hawkeye State senator continues to advocate for her Audit the IRS Act, which would mandate stricter oversight of IRS employees and employment practices. “IRS agents who spend their days harassing hardworking folks under the threat of fines and prison time are refusing to pay their own taxes,” the senator wrote on social media. “By passing my bill to #AuditTheIRS, we can end the double standard and fire every bureaucrat refusing to live by their own rules.”)
— Trump picks for top energy officials poised to push fossil fuel agenda  (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they want to abolish gasoline-powered vehicles. I own eight gasoline-powered vehicles.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/trump-picks-for-top-energy-officials-poised-to-push-fossil-fuel-agenda-energy-costs-drilling-oil-natural-gas-coal-chris-wright-doug-burgum-lee-zeldin-politics

ADVANTAGE NEWS
— Trump’s homeschool tax credit faces some opposition (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who since 1953 have used against me the most my parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) grade schools. They use it to hint/imply/argue/shout a) that my parents were filthy rich and/or b) that MSLs are much too conservative. My parents had less money because they sent my brother and me to MSL grade schools. That contributed to my having to work my way through college.)
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/trumps-homeschool-tax-credit-faces-some-opposition/article_b65b1e68-a427-11ef-87d7-87b1a4af0b43.html

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— DeLuca Measure Would Shift Migrant Funding to Property Tax Relief Payments for South Suburb Homeowners
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/deluca-measure-would-shift-migrant-funding-to-property-tax-relief-payments-for-south-suburb-homeowners/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/11/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-410/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/11/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-202/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

ILLINOIS GOP
— 8th State Central Committee Vacancy and Application
https://illinois.gop/8th-state-central-committee-vacancy-and-application-2/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Glock: IL law underpinning Chicago’s gun violence lawsuit violates Second Amendment, is unconstitutional
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/665961754-glock-il-law-underpinning-chicago-s-gun-violence-lawsuit-violates-second-amendment-is-unconstitutional

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker: ‘National emergency’ for mass deportations seems ‘uncalled for, illegal’
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_88a6580e-a5ec-11ef-ad08-43fc5e790e12.amp.html
— The Illinois Conservative Union says Illinois counting mail-in ballots after election could be reined in
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_3c36f05e-a5f2-11ef-ac1e-a3ff2e4aae2b.html

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: Why do people take adverse actions against others? ANSWER: They have the power to do it. They want/need scapegoats. Their victims lack the power and/or the motivation to defend themselves. They disapprove of/despise/hate their victim’s beliefs and/or demographics. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on a) my Democrat superiors in the federal government, b) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, c) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, d) past leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition, e) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, f) conservative leaders and activists, g) religious leaders and activists, and h) those who I have sued. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— It all comes out in the wash. As time goes on, it becomes ever-increasingly obvious that my critics/opponents who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks, b) despise if not hate Trump and those like me who share Trump’s demographics, c) are woke if not Democrat Lite if not RINO if not anti-conservative if not anti-Republican if not Democrat, Libertarian, Green, or Independent plants, d) blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems, and e) destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Those who head federal agencies have tremendous powers. Charles Bowsher headed GAO 1981-1996. He used his powers to destroy GAO. GAO is less than a shell of what it once was. Bowsher used Affirmative Action, DEI, out-or-out, and budget cuts to get rid of virtually all of GAO’s employees who were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. I should write a book about that. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How has Duckworth been used against you? Roskam ran against Duckworth for congress in 2006. I should write about those around Roskam back then who feared that he would lose and set up me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters as the scapegoat. Andy McKenna ran against Jack Ryan in the U.S. Senate primary in 2004. I should write about those around McKenna who feared that he would lose and set up me and my newsletters as the scapegoat. Jim Ryan ran against Blagojevich for governor in 2002. I should write about those around Ryan back then who feared that he would lose and set up me and my newsletters as the scapegoat. In addition to my being the GOPUSA Illinois editor since 2000, I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, and an Illinois Center Right Coalition officer 2003-2007. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s minority voter gains echo Reagan’s working class appeal. He’s now more popular in Chicago than its liberal mayor.
https://highergroundtimes.com/higher-ground/2024/nov/18/trump-minority-voter-gains-echo-reagan-working-cla/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The international conspiracy to erase America’s borders
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3233219/international-conspiracy-erase-america-borders/
— Biden ‘wandering off’ into Amazon rainforest goes viral
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3234090/joe-biden-wandering-amazon-rainforest-viral/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump confirms plans to use military to deport migrants after declaring national emergency
https://nypost.com/2024/11/18/us-news/trump-confirms-plans-to-use-military-force-to-deport-migrants-after-declaring-national-emergency/
— Pete Hegseth will de-woke the Pentagon and restore the military’s mission
https://nypost.com/2024/11/18/opinion/pete-hegseth-will-de-woke-us-military-restore-its-mission/
— NYC ‘Chicken Littles’ are at it again despite getting Trump dead wrong
https://nypost.com/2024/11/18/opinion/nyc-chicken-littles-are-at-it-again-after-massive-trump-fail/
— More than 223K migrants have flooded NYC so far — double Albany’s population
https://nypost.com/2024/11/18/us-news/over-223k-migrants-have-come-to-nyc-so-far-double-albanys-population/
— Biden admin objects to merit-based military promotions (COMMENT: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, who had less education than I had, who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.)
https://nypost.com/2023/07/11/biden-admin-objects-to-merit-based-military-promotions-no-race-quotas/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Would Mexico’s president threaten to deport U.S. expats if Trump mass-deports Mexican illegals?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/11/would_mexico_s_president_threaten_to_deport_u_s_expats_if_trump_mass_deports_mexican_illegals.html
— Will Trump finally end the socialist scourge in America?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/11/will_trump_finally_end_the_socialist_scourge_in_america.html
— The benefits of universal school choice
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/11/the_benefits_of_universal_school_choice.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘Open door now being closed’: GOP speaker has stern message for illegal immigrants
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/11/18/open-door-now-being-closed-gop-speaker-has-stern-message-for-illegal-immigrants-1503685/
— DEI violates 14th Amendment
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/11/18/dei-violates-14th-amendment-1503485/

BLAZE
— Mar-a-Lago is now the center of the political world
https://www.theblaze.com/news/mar-a-lago-now-the-center-of-the-political-world
— Hegseth declares war on DEI madness in the Pentagon
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/pete-hegseth-declares-war-on-dei-madness-in-the-pentagon

BREITBART
— Biden-Harris Legacy: Sanctuary Cities Protect over 22,000 Criminal Illegal Aliens from Deportation
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/11/18/biden-harris-legacy-sanctuary-cities-protect-over-22k-criminal-illegal-aliens-from-deportation/
— MSNBC’s Morning Joe cohosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski announced on Monday they opened a line of communication with President-elect Donald Trump. The meeting undermines their previous claims that Trump is a threat to democracy, a fascist, and “going full-on Hitler.”
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2024/11/18/morning-joe-cohosts-who-likened-trump-hitler-open-dialogue-him-mar-a-lago/
— DNC Attacks Far-Left Democrats for Election Losses, Does Not Want to Be ‘Freak Show’ Party
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/11/18/dnc-attacks-far-left-democrats-election-losses-does-not-want-freak-show-party/

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Debunking the Left’s Deportation Hysteria
https://www.creators.com/read/victor-joecks/11/24/debunking-the-lefts-deportation-hysteria

DAILY CALLER
— ‘They Are Afraid’: Locals Say Haitians Are Hoofing It Out Of Springfield After Trump Election Win
https://dailycaller.com/2024/11/18/haitians-flee-springfield-trump-election/
— Corporate Media Carries Out Anti-Christian Smear Campaign Against Pete Hegseth
https://dailycaller.com/2024/11/18/rooke-corporate-media-anti-christian-smear-campaign-pete-hegseth/
— Corporate America Touts Funding Employee ‘Abortion Travel’ But Is Largely Silent On Child Care Benefits
https://dailycaller.com/2024/11/19/corporate-america-touts-funding-employee-abortion-travel-but-is-largely-silent-on-child-care-benefits-report-finds/

DAILY WIRE
— Christians Are ‘White Supremacists’? The AP calls a Christian motto “white supremacist,” Democrats call Tulsi a Russian asset.
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1619
— Illinois Governor Hopes To Strengthen State’s Transgender Protections After Trump Win. J.B. Pritzker has helped make Illinois one of the most far-Left states in terms of transgender policies. (COMMENT: How successful have Democrats been making the students in your school district sexually active LGBTQers?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/illinois-governor-hopes-to-strengthen-states-transgender-protections-after-trump-win
— Hegseth Could Bring An End To DEI In The Military As Defense Secretary.  Policies must be clear, bold, and simple … the new Pentagon must leave no room for doubt about policy actions.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/pete-hegseth-could-bring-an-end-to-dei-in-the-military-as-defense-sec-expert-says
— Trump’s Win Triggers Mass Firings For Collapsing Lib Media
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1620-trump-s-win-triggers-mass-firings-for-collapsing-lib-media

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Caravan Disperses, But Threat of Rush on the Border Remains
https://www.fairus.org/news/executive/caravan-disperses-threat-rush-border-remains

FOX NEWS
— Trump confirms support for major step in mass deportation push to ‘reverse the Biden invasion’  Trump declared a national emergency at the border in 2019.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-confirms-support-major-step-mass-deportation-push-reverse-biden-invasion
— The woke ridiculousness of the Democratic Party is being overwhelmingly rejected
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6364880584112

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Trump to Set Up General/Admiral Review Board to Purge DEI Dogma from U.S. Military
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/11/trump-to-set-up-general-admiral-review-board-to-purge-dei-dogma-from-u-s-military/
— NASA Wants DOGE Co-Chair Elon Musk to ‘Clean House’ after Fiscal Disaster of Biden’s DEI Agenda. NASA spent millions on DEI and ‘Environmental Justice’ grants while laying off real scientists doing actual research and innovation.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/11/nasa-wants-doge-co-chair-elon-musk-to-clean-house-after-fiscal-disaster-of-bidens-dei-agenda/

NEWSMAX
— Trump Confirms He’ll Use Military for Mass Deportation
https://www.newsmax.com/us/military-deportation-illegals/2024/11/18/id/1188454/
— Sanctuaries Kept 22K Criminal Illegals From ICE Under Biden
https://www.newsmax.com/us/sanctuaries-criminal-illegals/2024/11/18/id/1188571/
— Illegal aliens need to be sent back home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhBUYW1tw9A

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Boston Mayor Highlights City’s ‘Sanctuary’ Status, Says She Won’t Cooperate With Deportation Of Illegals
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/boston-mayor-highlights-citys-sanctuary-status-says-she-wont-cooperate-with-deportation-of-illegals/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Why Democrats Are Losing Tomorrow’s Elections Today
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/11/19/_why_democrats_are_losing_tomorrows_elections_today_151969.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Joe Walsh criticizes Gabbard as a ‘Putin cheerleader’ (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly blame Trump and blame those who have voted for him for everything that is bad including Putin.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4995218-joe-walsh-criticizes-gabbard-as-putin-cheerleader/

MSN
— Duckworth ever-increasingly demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Hegseth.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tammy-duckworth-has-1-blunt-question-for-trump-s-dangerous-defense-secretary-pick/ar-AA1u3vn1

ABC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reject Trump’s election.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/immigration-litigation-prepared-advocacy-groups-democratic-leaders/story?id=115915848

NBC NEWS
— Democrats say “What awaits the GOP’s narrow House majority.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/awaits-gops-narrow-house-majority-politics-desk-rcna180704
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use reports of “offensive texts” to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/fbi-investigating-offensive-texts-being-sent-to-latinos-and-high-schoolers-224743493658

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reject Trump’s election.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/us/politics/trump-military-mass-deportation.html
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000009778569/how-illegal-immigration-fuels-the-us-consumer-economy.html
— Democrats say “Trump Kicks Down the Guardrails.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-anne-applebaum.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use reports of neo-Nazi march in streets of Ohio’s capital to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/11/18/neo-nazi-march-columbus-ohio/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reject Trump’s election.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/18/there-arent-20-million-people-deport-trump-will-certainly-try/
— Trump receives intelligence briefings, continues to roll out Cabinet picks
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/19/trump-administration-transition/

FORBES
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/benjaminlaker/2024/11/18/the-hidden-costs-of-abandoning-diversity-initiatives/

BLOOMBERG LAW
— McDonald’s, JPMorgan Pressed to Rethink DEI-Linked Executive Pay (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government gave bigger pay increases, bonuses, and promotions to my supervisors who got rid of the most Republican employees.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/mcdonalds-jpmorgan-pressed-to-rethink-dei-linked-executive-pay

DAILY KOS
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Neo Nazis and White supremacists to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/11/18/2287053/-The-Post-Election-Deluge-of-Neo-Nazi-White-Supremacist-Hate

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.