February 26, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrats decry that “Florida bill would ban gender studies and give Gov. Ron DeSantis more power over state universities.”
https://abc7chicago.com/ron-desantis-gender-studies-florida-higher-education-bill/12878373/
— Democrats dump Dilbert.
https://abc7chicago.com/dilbert-cartoon-scott-adams-racism-comments/12879682/

WGN9
— Democrats ever-increasingly use religious leaders to promote illegal immigration.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/soy-amigo-de-dios-bilingual-church-service-aims-to-help-asylum-seekers/

WBEZ
— Democrats say “Chicago groups scramble to find housing for newly arrived immigrants 6 months after busing began. Community groups and volunteers are stepping up to assist — and sometimes take into their homes — new immigrants seeking refuge around the Chicago area as shelters fill up.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote illegal immigration.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-groups-scramble-for-housing-for-immigrants/cdc9c341-296d-4041-8f9e-d528ea269b05

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-donald-trump-east-palestine-j-d-vance-page-20230225-vxegegdmprhzfinpaynl4vgxeq-story.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote criminals and crime.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-chicago-affordable-housing-formerly-incarcerated-20230224-6p4oc7rhyra2piknsz5fdpm5ce-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats dump Dilbert.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/2/26/23615510/dilbert-comic-strip-scott-adams-black-racist-hate-group-newspapers-chicago-tribune-real-coffee

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP FOLD WITH PRITZKER PHOTO: Democrats ask “Where did billionaire Gov. Pritzker send campaign cash before Election Day?”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230225/where-did-billionaire-gov-pritzker-send-campaign-cash-before-election-day
— Democrats say that “Moeller legislation would promote fairer campaigns, better-informed voters.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20230225/daily-herald-opinion-moeller-legislation-would-promote-fairer-campaigns-better-informed-voters

— FRONT PAGE: Democrats dump Dilbert.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230225/daily-herald-will-drop-the-dilbert-comic-strip-after-sunday-after-creators-racist-rant

WTTW
— Anti-Vallas Chicago Democrats poll Chicago Latino and Black voter.
https://news.wttw.com/2023/02/25/new-poll-explores-key-issues-latino-black-voters-chicago-mayoral-election
— Anti-Vallas Chicago Democrats say “Top Issues for Black Voters in Chicago Include Crime, Police Accountability.”
https://news.wttw.com/2023/02/25/poll-top-issues-black-voters-chicago-include-crime-police-accountability

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Charlie Kirk event in Crystal Lake sparks protest, shouting match. Both those in favor and against the event Saturday said children and schools are the priority. – James T. Norman
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2023/02/25/charlie-kirk-event-in-crystal-lake-sparks-protest-shouting-match/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kirk’s address was organized by the McHenry County GOPac, a local conservative political action committee. The event was titled “EXPOSING Radicals’ War on Kids” and was advertised as a summit aimed at “rescuing children from government-run schools that are ruining America’s future. Karen Tirio, the committee’s chair, said earlier in the week that school districts play a key role both in and out of the classroom and are “failing us.” She said she didn’t feel the event was partisan and hoped those attending walk away with tools to help them engage with the system. Tirio also sits on the elected McHenry County Regional Board of School Trustees. Among a list of speakers, its biggest draw was Kirk, who grew up in Prospect Heights and founded the conservative organization Turning Point USA, which seeks to engage young conservatives on college campuses.)

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker’s proposed budget is financial catfishing – SHEILA A. WEINBERG
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/guest-commentary-pritzkers-proposed-budget-is-financial-catfishing/article_a10c2eb1-acf6-56ca-9d77-6eeb2dacc3dd.html

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Democrats ever-increasingly push pot in Evanston.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2023/02/25/city-council-to-debate-cannabis-lounges-monday/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— Crime poses an existential threat to the city of Chicago. “That’s the issue facing voters Feb. 28.” – Steve Huntley
https://johnkassnews.com/crime-poses-an-existential-threat-to-the-city-of-chicago/

PEORIA STANDARD
— I’m jealous we don’t have Ron DeSantis in Illinois and his policies – Darin LaHood
https://peoriastandard.com/stories/639875368-lahood-i-m-jealous-we-don-t-have-ron-desantis-in-illinois-and-his-policies

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— School and Library Boards are of particular importance because of their outsized influence on our children – Don Tracy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/639875281-tracy-school-and-library-boards-are-of-particular-importance-because-of-their-outsized-influence-on-our-children

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Illinois’ Assault Weapons ban: From temporary restraining orders to multiple cases – we break it down – Kerry Lester Kasper
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-from-temporary-restraining-orders-to-multiple-cases-we-break-it-down

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Biden is using the ATF to shut down gun stores – U.S. Rep Mary E. Miller
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/639878087-illinois-u-s-rep-mary-e-miller-biden-is-using-the-atf-to-shut-down-gun-stores-even-if-the-inspection-found-no-violations-in-a-blatant

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— America’s safest flank at Canadian border is now being penetrated – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/feb/25/editorial-americas-safest-flank-at-canadian-border/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DeSantis forum in Trump’s backyard attracts former president’s top allies – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/desantis-forum-trump-backyard-attracts-former-presidents-allies
— Haley keeps fundraising numbers close to chest as donors await Tim Scott decision – Cami Mondeaux
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/nikki-haley-fundraising-numbers-quiet-as-donors-await-tim-scott

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— In AI Tech, the Left Replicates Itself. Just when you thought cancel culture couldn’t get any worse, the Left appears to seek to perfect humanity, or supersede it altogether, with immortal AI machines. – Thaddeus G. McCotter
https://amgreatness.com/2023/02/25/in-ai-tech-the-left-replicates-itself/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Campos-Duffy accuses Biden admin of ‘systemic racism and classism’ in derailment response – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/02/25/campos-duffy-accuses-biden-admin-of-systemic-racism-and-classism-in-derailment-response-1335853/

BREITBART
— Jeb Bush Heaps Praise on Prospect of DeSantis 2024: ‘I Think It Is’ His Opportunity to Seek Higher Office – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/02/25/jeb-bush-heaps-praise-on-prospect-of-desantis-2024-i-think-it-is-his-opportunity-to-seek-higher-office/
— Democrat State Attorneys General Sue FDA Over Abortion Pill Restrictions – KATHERINE HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/02/24/democrat-state-attorneys-general-sue-fda-over-abortion-pill-restrictions/

CLARION COUNTY GOP
— COMMITMENT TO AMERICA (COMMENT: What are the following doing to help elect Republican candidates on April 4, 2023: a) Illinois Republican Party, b) your Republican county party organization, and c) your Republican township/ward party organization?)
https://www.clarioncountygop.org/

DAILY CALLER
— America Doesn’t Need ‘Immigration Reform’ — It Needs To Enforce The Laws We Already Have – TODD BENSMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2023/02/25/opinion-america-doesnt-need-immigration-reform-it-needs-to-enforce-the-laws-we-already-have-todd-bensman/

DAILY TIMES
— Biden turns the American government into Wokeness, Inc. – Ben Shapiro
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-from-temporary-restraining-orders-to-multiple-cases-we-break-it-down

DAILY WIRE
— DeSantis Commends Trump In New Book Despite Trump’s Repeated Attacks – Ryan Saavedra (COMMENT: I should write a book about Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who I have done the most to help elect and reelect, but who have blamed me the most for their defeats.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-commends-trump-in-new-book-despite-trumps-repeated-attacks

FOX NEWS
— University of North Carolina moves to ban ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ statements in anti-woke backlash. UNC voted to ban DEI statements and compelled speech from admission, hiring, promotion and tenure. – Kendall Tietz (COMMENT: Democrats use DEI to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/university-north-carolina-moves-ban-diversity-equity-inclusion-statements-anti-woke-backlash
— America’s border is ‘spiraling’ toward record numbers – Douglas Nicholls, Mayor, Yuma, AZ
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6321227533112
— Medical schools accused of discriminating against White, Asian and male students. (COMMENT: How soon will everyone in healthcare in America be minority, female, and/or younger?)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6321251051112
— Haley pledges to cut billions in foreign aid to China, other US adversaries – Chris Pandolfo
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-presidential-candidate-nikki-haley-pledges-cut-billions-foreign-aid-china-other-us-adversaries
— Biden’s age of 82 at re-election would exceed average male life expectancy. (COMMENT: How old are you? I am 74 years old. What is your life expectancy? According to Social Security, my life expectancy is only 12 years, that is, when I am 86 years old, that is, in 2035. By then, I will have been a federal retiree for 38 years. I should write a book those who hint/imply/argue/shout that my Democrat GAO superiors were justified when they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old and when they took all the other adverse actions against me that they did. I would focus on those who have known the most about me and my federal career for the longest time. They would include a) Republican U.S. Senators in Illinois, b) Republican U.S. Representatives in northeast Illinois, c) their staff members, d) their campaign managers, and e) candidates for the aforesaid offices. I would focus on those who have blamed me the most and have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for Roskam’s defeat in 2018. Putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out every morning reduces my life expectancy a) because it motivates my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes to take adverse actions against me, b) because it causes me lots of stress, c) because it reduces the sleep that I get, and d) because it reduces the exercise that I get.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6321239021112
— Newspapers drop office cartoon ‘Dilbert’ over creator’s racial remarks. Cartoonist Scott Adams told White people to ‘get the hell away’ from Black Americans – Peter Aitken
https://www.foxnews.com/us/laid-off-newspapers-drop-office-cartoon-dilbert-over-creators-racial-remarks
— DeSantis recounts the political culture shock of attending Ivy League schools as someone from a working-class, blue-collar background – Charles Creitz (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout a) that my parents were filthy rich and b) that degrees from non-Ivy League schools are worthless.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/desantis-recounts-rebelling-other-way-against-liberal-ivy-league-doctrine

GOPUSA
— Biden’s Completely Incompetent Team Praises Itself On Diversity – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/bidens-completely-incompetent-team-praises-itself-on-diversity/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Stanford’s Class of 2026 Doesn’t ‘Look Like America’ – NATE HOCHMAN (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, expect that ever-increasingly, fewer and fewer and fewer college students will be White.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/stanfords-class-of-2026-doesnt-look-like-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The demographic profile of Stanford University’s class of 2026 is out, with 1,736 matriculated students in the freshman class of one of the world’s most prestigious universities. But as some perceptive critics were quick to notice, one key demographic is disproportionately underrepresented: While whites make up more than 50 percent of the nation’s adolescent population, per 2019 Office of Population Affairs numbers, they were only 22 percent of Stanford’s class of 2026.)

NEW AMERICAN
— Equity Over Safety: Did an Affirmative-action Pilot Crash a Plane? – Selwyn Duke
https://thenewamerican.com/equity-over-safety-did-an-affirmative-action-pilot-crash-a-plane/
— DeSantis Pulls Out All the Stops in Hardline Immigration Plan – Luis Miguel
https://thenewamerican.com/desantis-pulls-out-all-the-stops-in-hardline-immigration-plan/

NEWSMAX
— DirecTV deplatforming Newsmax and the censorship of conservative voices will be a major topic of discussion at CPAC. If/when hate-filled conservative-hating Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and/or RINOs succeed in stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, who will come to my defense? It does not look good for me because of those who could have and should have come to my defense, but did not come to my defense when the aforesaid conservative-haters ended my service as a) the Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks Republican fundraiser 2005-2019, b) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, c) a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, d) the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, e) an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and f) an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004 and when the aforesaid conservative-haters a) ended my bid to be appointed to fill the Wheaton City West District vacancy in 2019, b) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, c) almost got ICRC to censure me in 2006 for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and d) ended my bid to serve as the MTRO Treasurer in 2004. Nevertheless, I hope that the following would come to my defense: a) those Republicans who I have done the most to help elect and to help reelect to offices in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois since 2000; b) the MTRO, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leaders, and especially my representative on the IRP State Central Committee; c) conservative activists, conservative leaders, and conservative religious leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois; and d) those who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/directv-newsmax-donald-trump/2023/02/25/id/1110154/

POLITICAL WIRE
— Longtime Trump Backers Flock to DeSantis Event – Taegan Goddard
https://politicalwire.com/2023/02/25/longtime-trump-backers-flock-to-desantis-event/
— Biden Says His Age Is a Legitimate Issue – Taegan Goddard (COMMENT: Starting in 2000 when I was 51 years old and had better health, more energy, and more motivation, for every primary election, I would gather 30 signatures in my precinct on nominating petitions for all of the Republican candidates. But sadly, not any more. Yes, my health is not as good now, I have less energy, and I have less motivation, but more than that, ever-increasingly, Republican candidates who lose primary elections and/or who lose general elections and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for candidate defeats. I should write a book about that. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me to punish me for candidate defeats. They do everything that they can to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. Recently, they did everything that they could to stop me from reporting on the February 20, 2023 DeSantis event in Elmhurst.)
https://politicalwire.com/2023/02/25/biden-says-his-age-is-a-legitimate-issue/
— Crime Is Top Issue in Chicago Mayoral Race – Taegan Goddard
https://politicalwire.com/2023/02/25/crime-is-top-issue-in-chicago-mayoral-race/

TOWNHALL
— Some Basic Questions Democrats Can’t (Or Won’t) Answer – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2023/02/26/some-basic-questions-democrats-cant-or-wont-answer-n2619966

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats decry that Haley vows to strip US aid for countries ‘that hate us’ if elected.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3874053-haley-vows-to-strip-us-aid-for-countries-that-hate-us-if-elected/

CNN
— Democrats say that “Buttigieg fires back at Trump’s claims during East Palestine visit.”
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2023/02/26/trump-buttigieg-east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-comments-ip-phillip-vpx.cnn

NBC NEWS
— Democrats say that with Trump running, nearly all Republican senators say no to a presidential bid. I have never run against an incumbent Republican. If I had, my Republican critics/opponents, their Republican operatives, and Republican their dupes would have destroyed me. I should write a book about what they did to me when I ran for the open Milton Township Republican Organization Treasurer position in 2004.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-running-nearly-republican-senators-say-no-presidential-bid-rcna71976

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF WITH BIG PICTURES: Democrat employers and RINO employers hire illegals and exploit them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/25/us/unaccompanied-migrant-child-workers-exploitation.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly encourage harmful drug use.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/22/opinion/harm-reduction-public-health.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/24/nyregion/new-york-city-marijuana-law-enforcement.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Who promotes wokeism the most in your county, in your township, and in your municipality, that is, who promotes hatred against Republicans the most? I should write a book about that in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/25/defending-wokeism/
— Democrats teach Black history to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/02/13/black-history-red-states-blue-states-teaching-lessons/

USA TODAY
— If you criticize Buttigieg, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will call you a homophobe.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/26/pete-buttigieg-gop-political-target/11331079002/

WEST CENTRAL TRIBUNE
— Democrats blast Marjorie Taylor Greene.
https://www.wctrib.com/opinion/columns/susan-estrich-a-national-divorce

BANGOR DAILY NEWS
— Democrats and RINOs say that allowing asylum seekers to work more quickly is reasonable and overdue. Democrats want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats and because illegals are easier to exploit. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor and because illegals are easier to exploit.
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/02/25/opinion/editorials/allowing-asylum-seekers-to-work-more-quickly-is-reasonable-and-overdue/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DeSantis opponents say his education policies leave Florida teachers feeling unsure. His supporters say the laws strip away inappropriate material, restrict indoctrination,
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ron-desantiss-education-policies-leave-florida-teachers-feeling-unsure-3a81a236

FORBES
— Democrats say that 2/3 of Republican voters support legalizing marijuana. Hate-filled conservative-hating Libertarian plants have had great success in infiltrating, in infesting, in taking over, and in destroying the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. Previously, they helped destroy TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ajherrington/2023/02/24/new-poll-shows-23-of-republican-voters-support-legalizing-marijuana/
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly push illegal immigration.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2023/02/23/immigrants-make-economies-more-dynamic-increase-employment-growth/
— Democrats say “4 Ways Managers Can Ensure Workers Feel Seen For Greater Mental Health. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, to make my Black CPA subordinate feel seen, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” and gave him my job and my preferred corner office.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tracybrower/2023/02/23/4-ways-managers-can-ensure-workers-feel-seen-for-greater-mental-health/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DeSantis admits getting married to Casey DeSantis at Disney World ended up being kind of ironic. Where did you and your wife get married? My wife and I got married in her Catholic church in Chicago in 1978.
https://www.businessinsider.com/desantises-reveal-how-they-decided-on-ironic-disney-world-wedding-2023-2

POLITICO
— Democrats say that DeSantis encroaches further on Trump’s turf.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2023/02/25/desantis-encroaches-further-on-trumps-turf-00084446

ANNUITY EXPERT ADVICE
— Life Expectancy Calculator (COMMENT: How old are you? I am 74 years old. What is your life expectancy? According to this, my life expectancy is only 8 years, that is, when I am 82 years old, that is, in 2031. Putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out every morning reduces my life expectancy a) because it motivates my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes to take adverse actions against me, b) because it causes me lots of stress, c) because it reduces the sleep that I get, and d) because it reduces the exercise that I get.)
https://www.annuityexpertadvice.com/calculator/life-expectancy-calculator/

MEMORIAL PLANNING
— Choosing How You Want to Be Remembered (COMMENT: I am 74 years old. My aunt and my brother died suddenly last year. What do you want to be remembered for? I want to be remembered as having been married to my outstanding wife Karen since 1978. I want to be remembered for my promoting the Republican Party platform, and especially its equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank. I want to be remembered for my fighting against political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I want to be remembered for my service as a) the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, b) a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, c) the Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks Republican fundraiser 2005-2019, d) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, e) a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, f) the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, g) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and f) an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. I want to be remembered as having been a GAO employee 1980-1997, IRS employee 1971-1980, Firestone Stores employee 1970-1972, and Post Office employee 1966-1969. I want to be remembered for my service as a Member of the Association of Government Accountants Executive Committee 1983-1996. I want to be remembered for my a) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, and my earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, MBA from Loyola in 1976, master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997. I want to be remembered for my owning my 1972 Corvette since 1971.)
https://www.memorialplanning.com/blog/choosing-how-you-want-to-be-remembered

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.