May 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump to unveil new immigration plan in speech
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-to-unveil-new-immigration-plan-in-speech/5302000/
— Illinois infrastructure is costing you big money – Ravi Baichwal
https://abc7chicago.com/traffic/illinois-infrastructure-is-costing-you-big-money/5302170/

NBC5
— Gas Tax in Illinois Could More Than Double Under Proposed Bill The tax, unchanged since 1990, could rise from 19 cents to 44 cents per gallon
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-could-more-than-double-gas-tax-under-new-bill-509978361.html
— Trump to Launch New Immigration Overhaul Push The officials said more details would be released in the coming weeks – Jill Colvin and Alan Fram
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trump-Legal-Immigration-System-Overhaul-Push-509976691.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Legal pot concerns: Everything from impaired driving to erectile dysfunction? – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/legal-pot-concerns-recreational-marijuana-impaired-driving-erectile-dysfunction/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats are in a race to the bottom in drive to ‘get Trump’ – Jonah Goldberg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-trump-barr-contempt-dirty-politics-democrats-goldberg-20190515-story.html
— Lawyer for adult book store pushes back on DuPage efforts to regulate adult businesses – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-adult-business-pushback-st-0517-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The city budget shortfall is worse than you thought $740 million: That’s the 2020 spending gap facing Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot. And the worst of the news concerns pensions. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/city-budget-shortfall-worse-you-thought
— Trump Organization blames gun violence for revenue decline at Chicago hotel So, have other Chicago hotels experienced the same phenomenon? – BRIANNA KELLY (DIERSEN: Constructively, if not literally, Democrats have called for boycotts against everything that is Trump.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/trump-organization-blames-gun-violence-revenue-decline-chicago-hotel

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bad roads cause $18 billion in damage, waste in Illinois – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190515/bad-roads-cause-18-billion-in-damage-waste-in-illinois

SOUTHERN
— Changes likely coming to state’s cannabis legalization bill – JERRY NOWICKI
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/changes-likely-coming-to-state-s-cannabis-legalization-bill/article_edbcd34e-c046-5a77-861f-8718a77bad70.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rep. Durkin claims no fiscal need for tax hikes – Kyla Asbury 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512485124-rep-durkin-claims-no-fiscal-need-for-tax-hikes

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS LOOKS AT SPORTS BETTING AND MORE VIDEO GAMBLING
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/sports-gambling-measure-moves-forward.html
— THORNER: HONEST SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE DISCREDITS GLOBAL WARMING CULTISTS’ DOOM AND GLOOM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/thorner-honest-scientific-evidence-discredits-global-warming-cultists-doom-and-gloom.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Lots of people are seeing Rockford’s Facebook ads asking for a casino
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/15/lots-of-people-are-seeing-rockfords-facebook-ads-asking-for-a-casino/

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Kinzinger: China Targets Farmers to Go After Trump Base – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/adam-kinzinger-farmers-tariffs-trade-war/2019/05/15/id/916099/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump to unveil immigration plan Thursday calling for new merit-based points system – Steven Nelson (DIERSEN: Will points be given for job-related a) college degrees, b) professional certifications, c) professional licenses, and d) years of work experience?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/trump-to-unveil-immigration-plan-thursday-calling-for-new-merit-based-points-system
— Border Patrol’s busiest region hikes spending to $20M to care for asylum-seekers – Anna Giaritelli 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/border-patrols-busiest-region-hikes-spending-to-20m-to-care-for-asylum-seekers

GOPUSA
— Holocaust: Rashida Tlaib will talk like ‘fourth grader’ so ‘racist idiots’ understand
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69549
— Public not applauding ‘transgender rights’ in sports
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69545
— Feds bust massive marriage immigration fraud
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69555
— Colorado marijuana dispensaries set new record for monthly recreational sales: $114.3 million
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69558

FEDERALIST
— At Democrats’ Behest, Terrorist-Friendly Imam Gives Prayer In Congress – Erielle Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/15/democrats-behest-terrorist-friendly-imam-gives-prayer-congress/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TLAIB’S ANTI-SEMITIC HATE ELICITS STUNNING SUPPORT FROM DEMOCRATS The Left sets into Jew-hate overdrive. – Ari Lieberman
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273768/tlaibs-anti-semitic-hate-elicits-stunning-support-ari-lieberman

TOWNHALL
— DHS Issues Two New Waivers to Expedite Border Wall Construction – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/05/15/dhs-just-issued-a-bunch-of-waivers-to-build-the-wall-n2546373

FOX NEWS 
— Trump campaign keeping millionth MAGA hat under lock and key, for contest giveaway – Alex Pappas 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-keeping-millionth-maga-hat-under-lock-and-key-for-contest-give-away

AMERICAN THINKER
— Among Millennials, Trump soars — and Bernie Sanders craters – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/trump_soars__and_bernie_sanders_craters__among_youth.html

BREITBART
— WSJ: Tight Labor Market Giving U.S. Workers Leverage over Business – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/14/wsj-tight-labor-market-giving-u-s-workers-leverage-over-business/
— House Hearing on ‘Confronting White Supremacy’ – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/15/watch-live-house-hearing-on-confronting-white-supremacy/
— Customs and Border Patrol Chief: 50% of Border Patrol’s Time Not Spent on Border Security – SEAN MORAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/15/customs-and-border-patrol-chief-50-of-border-patrols-time-not-spent-on-border-security/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Poll finds most Americans don’t realize how bad the border crisis is. Here are the eye-popping numbers – Nate Madden 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/poll-finds-americans-dont-realize-bad-border-crisis-eye-popping-numbers/
— DOJ report: 43% of all offenders last year were non-citizens – Daniel Horowitz 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/doj-report-43-of-all-offenders-last-year-were-non-citizens/

DAILY CALLER
— MEDIA SUDDENLY SILENT ON IMPORTANCE OF FREE PRESS AS WARREN DECLARES WAR ON FOX NEWS – Rachel Stoltzfoos
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/15/media-silent-free-press-warren-fox-news-town-hall/

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP APPROVAL AT 51% Trusted more than Dems on economy
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/trump-approval-at-51/

THE HILL
— Rosy economic data belies a harsh reality for many Americans – EUGENE LUDWIG
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/443794-rosy-economic-data-obscures-the-harsh-reality-for-many-americans
— Hatch Act complaints jumped nearly 30 percent Trump’s first year in office: report – JESSICA CAMPISI (DIERSEN: In the federal government, Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, budget cuts, subjectivity in performance appraisal, etc. to not hire and to get rid of employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/443773-hatch-act-complaints-jumped-nearly-30-percent-trumps-first-year-in

REUTERS
— New Mexico city of Deming declares emergency over migrant releases – Andrew Hay (DIERSEN: Because Democrats and RINOs encourage illegal immigration, will Deming require its Democrat and RINO residents to house, to feed, to clothe, to provide healthcare, to provide education, to provide transportation, to etc. for the illegals?) 
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-emergency/new-mexico-city-of-deming-declares-emergency-over-migrant-releases-idUSKCN1SL2WZ

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Immigration Plan Emphasizes Immigrants’ Skills Over Family Ties – Michael D. Shear
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/us/politics/trump-immigration-kushner.html
— Trump Administration Balks at Global Pact to Crack Down on Online Extremism – Adam Satariano
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/technology/christchurch-call-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— White House escalates war against Facebook, Google and Twitter with a campaign asking users to share stories of censorship – Tony Romm (DIERSEN: Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a legitimate news website. I should write a book about individuals, about organizations, about companies, and about governments that continue to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a legitimate news website.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/05/15/white-house-escalates-war-against-facebook-google-twitter-with-campaign-asking-users-share-stories-censorship/

NEWSWEEK
— LACHLAN MURDOCH INSISTS FOX NEWS WON’T CHANGE ITS CONTENT AND SAYS AD BOYCOTTS ARE HAVING NO EFFECT – BENJAMIN FEARNOW (DIERSEN: Obviously, boycotts since 2000 have failed to make me change GOPUSA ILLINOIS email content. I should write a book about those individual, organizations, companies, and governments that have boycotted my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000.) 
https://www.newsweek.com/fox-news-ad-boycott-murdoch-1426324

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters oppose Ives.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/5/14/1857647/-Illinois-pol-who-almost-won-governor-primary-after-racist-and-transphobic-ad-mulls-House-bid

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/06/trump-racism-comments/588067/

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 708 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $699,900
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/708-S-Wheaton-Ave-Wheaton-IL-60189/2107069801_zpid/

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.