January 28 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Impeachment trial: President Donald Trump’s lawyers raise defenses as pressure grows for witnesses – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/impeachment-trial-trump-lawyers-raise-defenses-as-pressure-grows-for-witnesses/5885012/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: In study of nation’s 75 largest cities, Chicago ranks next-to-last in fiscal health Based on 2018 audited financial statements, Truth in Accounting gives Chicago an “F” with a debt burden of $34.4 billion; that’s $37,100 per taxpayer. New York ranked last, with $186.7 billion, or $63,100 per taxpayer. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/28/21095089/chicago-budget-pension-debt-new-study-fiscal-health-ranking-taxes-bond-rating
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want everyone to be first and foremost loyal to the Democrat Party.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/27/21110885/illinois-loyalty-oath-communist-mccarthy-era

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Motivate governments to slim down?  It can be done—even in Illinois. A little investment in efficiency just might produce a lot of results and plenty of relieved taxpayers. Here’s how it’s working in other states. – MADELEINE DOUBEK
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/madeleine-doubek-government/motivate-governments-slim-down-it-can-be-done-even-illinois
— Geezer-gate: Why is the presidential field so, um, mature? In a nation otherwise fixated on youth, what explains the dominance of so many old folks in the presidential race? A few longtime operatives weigh in. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Hinz should write a book about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid in the federal government. The Democrats who run the federal government use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, subjectivity in their job assignment, performance expectation setting, performance appraisal systems, etc. to waste the careers of and to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they do not promote to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/geezer-gate-why-presidential-field-so-um-mature

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Over a thousand celebrations are underway in Illinois for school choice week (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/over-a-thousand-celebrations-are-underway-in-illinois-for-school-choice-week

CHICAGO MAROON
— Rep. Rush Takes on Challengers at First District Forum – Dimitriy Leksanov (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. I would not be surprised at all to learn that Bobby Rush directed my GAO superiors a) to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) to give my job and my preferred corner office to one of my subordinates who was one of his constituents, c) to give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, d) to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, e) to not assign me to audits of IRS, and f) to not promote me beyond GS-13.)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2020/1/28/rep-rush-takes-challengers-first-district-forum/

WIREPOINTS
— Dishonest progressive tax math: Pritzker, Harmon offer property tax relief they can’t deliver – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-pritzker-harmon-offer-property-tax-relief-they-cant-deliver/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood and John Katko Team Up Again on Homeland Security Legislation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/28/il-14-lauren-underwood-and-john-katko-team-up-again-on-homeland-security-legislation/ 
— Attorney General Says DCFS Denial of Request for Disciplinary Records for AJ Caseworkers Carlos Acosta and Andrew Polovi Worthy of “Further Action”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/28/attorney-general-says-dcfs-denial-of-request-for-disciplinary-records-for-aj-caseworkers-worthy-of-further-action/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Chicago’s low-income communities receiving a $20M investment – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/27/chicagos-low-income-communities-receiving-a-20m-in/

BREITBART
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Bloomberg Compares America to Nazi Germany on Holocaust Remembrance Day Address – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/01/27/bloomberg-compares-america-to-nazi-germany-on-holocaust-remembrance-day-address/

FEDERALIST
— Democrats’ ‘Equality’ Act Would Be A Big Nudge Towards A U.S. Social Credit System When you federalize thought policing, which is essentially what the Equality Act does, it appears to create a social credit system that nationalizes the punishment of wrong think. – Stella Morabito (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Trump-haters who run your municipality, your township/ward, your county, Illinois, America, and the world do everything that they can to make all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/01/28/democrats-equality-act-would-be-a-big-nudge-towards-a-u-s-social-credit-system/

TOWNHALL
— The Party of Hate? – Bill Murchison
https://townhall.com/columnists/billmurchison/2020/01/28/the-party-of-hate-n2560212

ONE NEWS NOW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Population-losing Illinois woos illegals with college education – Bob Kellogg 
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2020/01/28/population-losing-illinois-woos-illegals-with-college-ed

NOQ REPORT
— What to do to destroy a political party – Peter Tickten (DIERSEN: Those who want to destroy the Republican Party a) focus on destroying those who support the Republican Party platform and b) focus on driving out of the Republican Party those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://noqreport.com/2020/01/27/what-to-do-to-destroy-a-party/

THE HILL
— The DCCC’s ‘blacklist’ protects a white male political status quo – BRENDA CHORESI CARTER (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman? If so, which of your fellow Republican Precinct Committeemen have been blacklisted by those who dominate a) your Republican township/ward party organization, b) your Republican county party organization, and c) the Illinois Republican Party (IRP)? Since 2001, those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and IRP have viciously blacklisted me for supporting Pat O’Malley for governor in the primary instead of Jim Ryan. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/479487-the-dcccs-blacklist-protects-a-white-male-political-status-quo

POLITICO FLORIDA
— Florida GOP takes sides in E-Verify fight – GARY FINEOUT and MATT DIXON (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, every Republican activist, precinct committeeman/captain, candidate, elected official, party leader, major donor, political consultant, etc. in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality should be demanding E-Verify.) 
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/florida-playbook/2020/01/28/florida-gop-takes-sides-in-e-verify-fight-bondi-v-biden-bloomberg-backs-puerto-rico-statehood-488166

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why America’s Political Divisions Will Only Get Worse – Ezra Klein (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in defending Trump-supporters from Trump-haters a) in your precinct, b) in the municipalities in your township, c) in your county, d) in your congressional district, and e) in Illinois? It should be a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman, b) the leaders of your Republican township party organization, c) the leaders of your Republican county party organization, d) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, and e) the leaders of the IRP.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/books/review/why-were-polarized-ezra-klein.html
— Bloomberg Is Taunting Trump, and Trump Is Taking the Bait Once acquaintances as members of the wealthy Manhattan elite, Michael Bloomberg and President Trump have become bitter rivals. And a flurry of Bloomberg attack ads is angering the president. – Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-donald-trump.html
— A Primary From the Right? Not in Trump’s G.O.P. With Republicans now unified, it is difficult to find a district where a challenger can credibly claim that the incumbent has been insufficiently supportive of the president. – Elaina Plott (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman? If so, which of your fellow Republican Precinct Committeemen have been blacklisted by those who dominate a) your Republican township/ward party organization, b) your Republican county party organization, and c) the Illinois Republican Party (IRP)? Since 2001, those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and IRP have viciously blacklisted me for supporting Pat O’Malley for governor in the primary instead of Jim Ryan. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/us/politics/pennsylvania-republicans-trump.html

NEW YORK POST
— House passes $10M for Holocaust education amid rise in anti-Semitic attacks – Ebony Bowden (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage anti-Semites to come to America.)
https://nypost.com/2020/01/28/house-passes-10m-for-holocaust-education-amid-rise-in-anti-semitic-attacks/

WASHINGTON POST
— JANUARY 6, 2020 FLASHBACK: Want more bang for your vote? Move. – Charles Lane (DIERSEN: Who talks and/or acts like they want you to move out of your municipality, out of your township/ward, out of your county, and/or out of Illinois? I should write a book about those who talk and/or act like they want me to move out of my precinct, out of Wheaton’s West District, out Wheaton, out of Milton Township, out DuPage County, and/or out of Illinois. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/want-more-bang-for-your-vote-move/2020/01/06/bfa805ba-30a7-11ea-9313-6cba89b1b9fb_story.html

FOX PHILADELPHIA
— Supporters begin to line up for Tuesday Trump rally in Wildwood – Jennifer Joyce
https://www.fox29.com/news/supporters-begin-to-line-up-for-tuesday-trump-rally-in-wildwood

NATIONAL MEMO
— CBS Hires Priebus Without Disclosing Political, Corporate Ties – Eric Hananoki (DIERSEN: If ABC7, NBC5, CBS2, Fox News Chicago, WGN, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Crain’s Chicago Business, Capitol Fax, etc. were to hire me as a political analyst, I would insist that they disclose that a) I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman since 2000 and b) I was a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, and Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee member 1983-1996. I would insist that they disclose that I have attended all the Illinois Republican Party State Conventions since 2000 as a Delegate and that I served on the Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2008. I would insist that they disclose that a) I worked for GAO as an Analyst 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year and b) I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. I would insist that they disclose that I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 (NIU-Management) in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 (Loyola-MBA), 31 (DePaul-Accounting), and 48 (IIT-Finance), b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (CPA), 32 (Certified Internal Auditor), 41 (Certified Fraud Examiner), 45 (Certified Government Financial Manager), 47 (Certified Financial Services Auditor), and 48 (Forensic Accountant), and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32 (CPA).) 
https://www.nationalmemo.com/cbs-hires-priebus-without-disclosing-political-corporate-ties/

FORD AUTHORITY
— Mexican Police Get Ford Mustang Police Cars To Catch Drug Runners – Shane McGlaun
https://fordauthority.com/2020/01/mexican-police-get-ford-mustang-police-cars-to-catch-drug-runners/

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.