January 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Awkwardness as Republican leader rips Chicago violence with Emanuel watching – Rick Pearson, John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jim-durkin-rahm-emanuel-chicago-violence-story.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Jared Kushner’s White House job may be legal, but it’s a bad idea.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-jared-kushner-trump-nepotism-laws-20170111-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who voted Clinton put the interests of foreign countries and their citizens ahead of the interests of America and its citizens. That is why Clinton lost and Trump won.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-mexican-town-deportations-20170101-story.html
— You think Trump’s news conferences are rough? Go to Chicago’s City Hall – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-trump-news-conference-kass-0112-20170111-column.html

— Central Illinois man files lawsuit over flag burning arrest- AP (DIERSEN: What do flag burners think of you?  Flag burners despise me, if not hate me.  Flag burners, like all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, blame me for their problems, blame me for your problems, blame me for my problems, and blame me for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-flag-burning-arrest-lawsuit-20170112-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Police in Urbana used Illinois’ flag desecration law to arrest local resident Bryton Mellott on July 4 of last year. He said he carefully planned his demonstration to protest racial discrimination, poverty and other injustices, and then posted six photographs of his actions on Facebook. The posts, which generated hundreds of comments, led police officers to arrest Mellott while he worked at Wal-Mart and detain him for several hours. He was released without being charged. Mellott, who is being represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, was expected to discuss the lawsuit at a Thursday news conference in Champaign. The suit was filed late Wednesday. . .The Illinois case comes as the issue has been in the headlines. President-elect Donald Trump recently said that anyone who burns an American flag should face “consequences,” like jail or a loss of citizenship, despite the Supreme Court determinations.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump and the art of misdirection.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-donald-trump-and-the-art-if-misdirection/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “America sinks back to dark times.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/roger-simon-america-sinks-back-to-dark-times/
— Only club members vote in secret Illinois elections – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kadner-only-club-members-vote-in-secret-illinois-elections/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Politicians hold secret meetings to select replacements for state legislators who leave office. No outsiders supervise the proceedings. It is not open to the public. That’s the law in Illinois. I’ve known about that process for years, but the lack of oversight really hit home after state Rep. Monique Davis, D-Chicago, recently resigned. On Jan. 5, a meeting of Democratic committeemen from her legislative district, the 27th, was allegedly held to name a replacement. That would include committeemen from the 9th, 19th, 21st and 34th wards in Chicago and Calumet, Orland, Bremen and Worth townships in the suburbs, as far as I can tell.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Breen, Wheeler refund leadership stipends after report – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170112/news/170119695/
— FRONT PAGE: Wheaton Warrenville District 200 board agrees to $132.5 million referendum question – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170112/news/170119654/
— Ugly politics rears head in Rutland Township – Jim Darow, Huntley
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170112/discuss/170119877/

 

CBS2
— Some Urge Olivet Nazarene University Marching Band To Avoid Trump Inaugural Parade – Vince Gerasole  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who urges everyone to avoid GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?  ANSWER: Those who are “at odds” with the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and/or the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/11/some-urge-illinois-marching-band-to-avoid-trump-inaugural-parade/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Reaction hasn’t been completely harmonious. Some alums started an online petition for the school to pull out of the parade, saying Trump’s behavior is at odds with the Christian university’s teachings.)

 

WTTW
— Donald Trump’s press conference was a press confrontation – Dan Bush
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/donald-trumps-press-conference-press-confrontation/
— Madigan Wins Speaker’s Office, As Senate Sets Leadership Limits – Amanda Vinicky  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if they had succeeded in getting rid of me sooner, the following organizations would be much better off today: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/11/madigan-wins-speaker-s-office-senate-sets-leadership-limits

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Talk of cooperation, governing in Illinois Senate – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170111/bernard-schoenburg-talk-of-cooperation-governing-in-illinois-senate
— Districts getting more aggressive in recruiting substitute teachers – Jason Nevel (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170111/districts-getting-more-aggressive-in-recruiting-substitute-teachers

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Removing Red Tape for Illinois Teachers – Cole Lauterbach  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What did my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates consider to be “red tape?”  ANSWER: Laws, regulations, rules, and procedures that prohibit political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=233997#.WHeAyhsrKM8

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Local Organizers Ready for Women’s March  Nearly 200 people from the Bloomington-Normal area will head to Washington D.C. – Lindsey Harrison  (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at women that Republicans have caused all their problems, that they are causing all their problems, and that they will forever cause all their problems.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/local-organizers-ready-for-womens-march/639553610

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Village of Orland Park’s Karie Friling Eats Steak and Lobster on Public’s Dime – Kevin duJan
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/village-of-orland-parks-karie-friling-eats-steak-and-lobster-on-publics-dime/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS SENATE BUDGET PLAN INCLUDES $5 BILLION IN TAX HIKES, $7 BILLION IN BORROWING, CHICAGO CASINOS  The new budget plan coming out of the Illinois Senate does little to nothing to reform the state’s reckless spending and financial mismanagement, but does plenty to hurt state taxpayers. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-senate-budget-plan-includes-5-billion-in-tax-hikes-7-billion-in-borrowing-chicago-casinos/?linkId=33269942

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MARCHES FOR LIFE IN CHICAGO AND SPRINGFIELD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/marches-for-life-in-chicago-and-springfield-1.html
— 89 PERCENT OF AMERICANS SAY PROTECTING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IS IMPORTANT, NEW POLL SHOWS  (DIERSEN: Yes, but what about the fact that more and more and more religions are acting like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party?  The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-religious.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/89-percent-of-americans-say-protecting-religious-freedom-is-important-new-poll-shows.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner announces “learning tour”  (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs want Republicans to “learn” from Democrats and Democrat plants, from Libertarians and Libertarian plants, from Greens and Green plants, and from RINOs.)
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/12/rauner-announces-learning-tour/
— But who’s gonna hire him (Sandack)?
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/12/but-whos-gonna-hire-him/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The most powerful Democrat politician in the country, Michael Madigan, gets a 33rd year in office – Thomas Lifson
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/01/the_most_powerful_democrat_politician_in_the_country_gets_a_33rd_year_in_office.html

 

GOPUSA
— No more D.C. jobs for Obama, Clinton loyalists  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those involved in Republican politics in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who make it clear a) that their first loyalty is to whoever has the most clout in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party and b) that they care little or nothing about, or even reject, the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.  They focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19151
— Living Wage Is as Wrongheaded as the Minimum Wage
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19153

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— As Trump stands his ground, the press doubles down on failure – Matt Mackowiak
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/11/as-trump-stands-his-ground-the-press-doubles-down-/
— The unsung heroes of Illinois  Watchdogs John Kraft and Kirk Allen are raising a racket over local corruption – Johnny Kampis  (DIERSEN: When do you raise racket?  I raise racket when Republican elected officials and party leaders fail/refuse to defend/advance the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.  Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/11/the-unsung-heroes-of-illinois/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Perhaps the most long-lasting effect of the investigative work done by John Kraft and Kirk Allen with Edgar County Watchdogs isn’t the more than 200 officials they’ve chased out of office, but the viral impact they’ve had. Others in Illinois have formed their own groups in Illinois to combat waste, fraud and abuse by public officials, including a coalition in Morgan County that has managed to bust several bureaucrats there. “They’re replicating the model,” Mr. Allen said. “We’re excited to see them step up and have success.” Edgar County Watchdogs, now rebranded as Illinois Leaks, has also spurred state media to action. Mr. Allen said Chicago Tribune reporters have told him his and Mr. Kraft’s work has “forced them to do a better job and do it faster.” Messrs. Kraft and Allen came together in 2011, discussing each other’s bureaucratic woes at a candidate’s dinner. Mr. Kraft had asked to film a school graduation so he could sell the video and learned that someone else was hired for the job without public discussion. Mr. Allen, the volunteer fire chief in the town of Kansas, learned that a dispatcher didn’t instruct the parents of a baby having trouble breathing on CPR techniques. He investigated and learned the 911 call center hadn’t certified its dispatchers in CPR techniques in the past six years, as is required by law. Further investigation there determined that taxpayer money was used for everything from pizza parties to gambling. Messrs. Kraft and Allen created their website and started investigating, using Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to uncover a fount of bureaucratic blunders.)

 

DAILY CALLER
— HUD Spent Almost $1M To Cover Up Accusation Against Top Exec – Luke Rosiak  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government never made a racist remark to me, but my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in September of 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests. In 1997, in today’s dollars, GAO paid me $122,991. My pension is only $50,720. $122,991 minus $50,720 times 19 years and 4 months is $1,397.239.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/11/exclusive-hud-spent-1m-to-cover-up-accusation-against-top-exec/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Taxpayers wrote a $900,000 settlement check to a federal employee to compensate her for once being likened to a “Little Rascals” character by her boss, The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Investigative Group (TheDCNF)  has learned. The secret settlement appears to be one of the largest-ever discrimination settlement payouts to an individual federal employee. The payment came after an Equal Opportunity Employment office ruled that the remark was racist and accepted without challenge the claim that it caused nearly a million dollars worth of emotional harm. The offending boss was Mary K. Kinney, then-executive vice president of Ginnie Mae, which is part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).)

 

FOX NEWS
— Why the Buzzfeed debacle damaged journalism and handed Trump a gift – Howard Kurtz  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois who since 2000 have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I “damage journalism” with my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on destroying all those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/12/why-buzzfeed-debacle-damaged-journalism-and-handed-trump-gift.html
— HOW TO GET AWAY WITH FAKE NEWS SLIMING TRUMP – John Gibson  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I slime them by filling my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails with fake news.  They define fake news as being any kind of news that they do not like.)
https://radio.foxnews.com/2017/01/11/how-to-get-away-with-fake-news-sliming-trump/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Does Trump Know ‘Draining the Swamp’ Will Be Opposed by Republicans Right Along With Democrats? – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/01/11/trump-know-draining-swamp-will-opposed-republicans-right-along-democrats/
— Georgetown Professor Wants Each White Person to Start Bank Account to Pay Blacks Reparations – Warner Todd Huston  (DIERSEN: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at Blacks that Republicans have caused all their problems, that they are causing all their problems, and that they will forever cause all their problems, and especially Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/01/11/georgetown-professor-wants-white-person-start-bank-account-pay-blacks-reparations/

 

BREITBART
— Trump to CNN: ‘You Are Fake News’ – IAN HANCHETT
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/11/trump-to-cnn-you-are-fake-news/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Worst Excuse for BuzzFeed: ‘Eh, Trump Had It Coming to Him’ – JIM GERAGHTY  (DIERSEN: From what I see, when my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois attend church services, THEY PRAY THAT GOD WOULD SEND ME STRAIGHT TO HELL.  My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/443787/worst-excuse-buzzfeed-eh-trump-had-it-coming-him

 

AOL
— Trump accuses U.S. spy agencies of Nazi practices over ‘phony’ Russia dossier – Thomson Reuters
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/01/11/trump-accuses-u-s-spy-agencies-of-nazi-practices-over-phony-r/21653168/
— Laura Ingraham accuses President Obama of ‘crocodile tears’ in farewell speech
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/01/11/laura-ingraham-accuses-president-obama-of-crocodile-tears-in-farewell-speech/21652835/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Real Story About Fake News Is Partisanship – Amanda Taub  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that all news is fake, except for the news that they approve of. They only approve of news that a) makes them look good and/or b) makes everyone else look bad.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/upshot/the-real-story-about-fake-news-is-partisanship.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/upshot/the-real-story-about-fake-news-is-partisanship.html
— Donald Trump: A Modern Manchurian Candidate?  The onus is on the president-elect to prove he’s not Putin’s puppet. – MAX BOOT  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents talk and act like my critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/opinion/donald-trump-a-modern-manchurian-candidate.html
— Publishers Encounter Political Storms in Turn to Right – ALEXANDRA ALTER  (DIERSEN: Who blacklists you and why? Those who focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that they cannot manipulate/dominate blacklist me a) because they cannot manipulate/dominate me and b) because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/business/media/publishers-encounter-political-storms-in-turn-to-right.html
— Facebook, Nodding to Its Role in Media, Starts a Journalism Project – MIKE ISAAC (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes spend virtually all their time on the internet in Facebook.  They talk and act like they believe that Facebook is the internet.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/technology/facebook-journalism-project.html
— For Young Entrepreneurs, College Debts Can Snuff Out Start-Up Hopes – JOHN F. WASIK  (DIERSEN: I graduated from NIU in 1970 debt-free and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/business/smallbusiness/for-young-entrepreneurs-college-debts-can-snuff-out-start-up-hopes.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump “John Lewis Puts Race at Center of Jeff Sessions Hearing.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/us/politics/john-lewis-jeff-sessions-confirmation-hearing.html
— White and Black Police Officers Are Sharply Divided About Race, Pew Finds – JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH  (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at minorities that police are racists.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/us/police-officers-pew-poll.html
— Trump Under Fire for Invoking Nazis in Criticism of U.S. Intelligence – MARK LANDLER  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/us/donald-trump-nazi-comparison.html
— Donald Trump’s News Session Starts War With and Within Media – MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/business/media/donald-trump-buzzfeed-cnn.html
— Truth or Insult? Artwork Hung in Capital Spawns a Dispute – JENNIFER STEINHAUER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/us/politics/congress-painting-race.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— New feds could be fired for ‘no cause at all’ by Trump under planned legislation – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What did my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates consider to be red tape?  ANSWER: Laws, regulations, rules, and procedures that prohibit political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/12/new-feds-could-be-fired-for-no-cause-at-all-under-planned-legislation/

 

USA TODAY
— Trump invokes ‘fake news’ at press conference – Mike Snider
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/01/11/trump-tackles-fake-news-press-conference/96438764/
— Trump can punish ‘sanctuary cities’ that protect undocumented immigrants – Alan Gomez  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who voted Clinton put the interests of foreign countries and their citizens ahead of the interests of America and its citizens. That is why Clinton lost and Trump won.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/10/donald-trump-sanctuary-cities-immigration-undocumented-immigrants/96204876/
— New Facebook project aims to strengthen ties with media – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes spend virtually all their time on the internet in Facebook.  They talk and act like they believe that Facebook is the internet.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/01/11/facebook-friends-media-journalism-project/96428460/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Turnaround Project  After another defeat, state Democrats begin to talk tax cuts. – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Illinois Democrats continue to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-turnaround-project-1484180124
— So, You Got a Job at the White House . . . Advice for Trump’s new staff from a dozen former aides, reaching back to LBJ. – KARL ROVE  (DIERSEN: What advice did you fail/refuse to take?  I failed/refused advice a) to become a veteran, b) to become a Democrat, c) to help my Democrat superiors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, d) to NOT complain about political affiliation discrimination, e) to NOT complain about reverse discrimination, f) to NOT complain about age discrimination, and g) to NOT become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/so-you-got-a-job-at-the-white-house-1484179360

 

IN THESE TIMES
— How Hopelessness Helped Elect Donald Trump  The president-elect performed well in places with the highest rates of death from suicide and drug abuse. – THEO ANDERSON  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want members of the following groups to be hopeless: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoider, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://inthesetimes.com/article/19799/how-hopelessness-helped-to-elect-donald-trump

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— IRS Scolded: Be Nicer and More People Will Pay Their Taxes – Brad Tuttle  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years.)
http://time.com/money/4631531/irs-service-taxpayer-advocate-service-report-audits/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats discourage women from marrying men.
http://time.com/money/4630251/the-modern-marriage-trap-and-what-to-do-about-it/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— OPM has new tips for handling employee misconduct – Carten Cordell  (DIERSEN: Constructively, the federal government views the following as being misconduct: a) being conservative, b) being Republican, c) opposing political affiliation discrimination, d) opposing reverse discrimination, e) opposing age discrimination, and f) failing/refusing to help get rid of employees because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Because I did the aforesaid, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/opm-has-new-tips-for-handling-employee-misconduct

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.