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January 30 Morning Edition

BREITBART
— Conservative Jeanne Ives Gets Massive Fundraising Boost in Illinois Governor’s Race – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/30/conservative-jeanne-ives-gets-massive-fundraising-boost-illinois-governors-race/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservative State Representative Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) received a massive donation on Monday from Lake Forest businessman Richard Uihlein, who formerly backed incumbent Republican Governor Bruce Rauner. Crain’s Chicago Business reports that Uihlein wrote Ives’s insurgent campaign a $500,000 check, giving it a boost even as Rauner attempts to look past the March 20 primary and towards likely Democratic nominee J.B. Pritzker. Uihlen’s defection from Rauner may also be a sign of things to come among conservative voters, who may be attracted to a strong alternative. Rauner won in 2014 on an agenda of reform, but has failed to deliver. He vetoed a tax increase by was overridden by the state’s Democrat-dominated legislature. Worse, from a conservative point of view, he broke a key pledge and signed a law expanding state funding of abortions. He also signed legislation making Illinois a “sanctuary state.” Ives is a solid conservative who graduated from West Point and served overseas in the U.S. Army. Her only political weakness is her lack of name recognition outside of her district in the western suburbs of Chicago. She trails Rauner by a wide margin in early polls. However, as Crain’s notes, having a sizable campaign war chest will help her advertise. Recently, Ives told Breitbart News: “Any time conservative voters know that there’s an opponent to Bruce Rauner, they’re motivated to come to the polls and work for me and vote for me. And that’s because my record is one of conservatism, and they are very upset at sanctuary policies, taxpayer funding of abortion, junk science on transgender issues, [and] bailing out Chicago schools with our school money.” Pritzker, like Rauner, is a billionaire with little prior formal political experience, although he has close ties to the state’s Democratic Party establishment.)

 

ABC7
— Republican gubernatorial candidates Rauner, Ives face off in debate – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/republican-gubernatorial-candidates-face-off-in-debate/3004190/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote those who boycott Trump. Who leads boycotts in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage, and in Illinois who have had the most success in leading boycotts against individuals, against organizations (including TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois), against companies, and against governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/list-of-illinois-democrats-boycotting-trumps-first-state-of-the-union-grows/3005051/

 

NBC5
— Rauner, Ives Get Heated in Sole Meeting Before the Republican Primary – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-tribune-endorsement-session-471701764.html

 

CBS2
— Lawmaker Ives Takes Shot At Gov. Rauner During Debate
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/category/spoken-word-wbbmtv/3800868-lawmaker-takes-shot-at-gov-rauner-during-debate/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ives crushes Rauner in Tribune governor debate – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-rauner-ives-kass-0130-story.html
— Ives vs. Rauner: It’s on. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-governor-rauner-ives-primary-20180129-story.html
— Stroger, Acevedo booted from ballot – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-russia-voter-data-20180130-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Durbin bringing Loyola Dreamer to State of the Union. Ever-increasingly, Democrats put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/durbin-attending-state-of-union-to-respect-presidency-bringing-loyola-dreamer/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote those who boycott Trump. Who leads boycotts in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage, and in Illinois who have had the most success in leading boycotts against individuals, against organizations (including TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois), against companies, and against governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trumps-state-of-the-union-guests-boycotters-tell-another-story/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF IVES AND RAUNER: How the suburbs could decide the Rauner, Ives primary – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: According to this article, DuPage County leaders who support Rauner over Ives said “I suspect there are some single-issue Republicans that will (endorse Ives) as well, but mainstream Republicans are behind Rauner all the way” and “the talk on the street is he’ll beat Jeanne and Jeanne will pick up that hard-core base.” Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform. In Illinois, if you state that you are Republican, but you fail/refuse to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, you are not a Republican, you are a RINO, a Democrat plant, a Libertarian plant, or a Green plant. You should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office in Illinois as a Republican. Those who can/will defend/advance the IRP platform endorse Ives. Those who state that they are Republican, but fail/refuse to defend/advance the IRP platform endorse Rauner. I served on the 2008 IRP Platform and Resolutions Committee. The IRP’s 2012 and 2016 platforms are little changed from IRP’s 2008 platform. Needless-to-say, I want to serve on IRP’s 2020 Platform and Resolutions Committee. If Rauner wins the primary election, to win the general election, he will have to stress the planks in the IRP platform that he rejects, that is, he will have to destroy the IRP. Most commonly, RINOs, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants reject the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks. Most commonly, they promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things. Most commonly, they are 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-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180130/how-the-suburbs-could-decide-the-rauner-ives-primary
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Jeanne Ives’ candidacy continues to roil Republicans as many in the GOP establishment embrace Gov. Bruce Rauner as their best hope in the general election, while conservatives dig in for the challenger in the March 20 primary. And if recent events are any indication, much of the battle will be fought in the suburbs. At a Rauner pep rally with DuPage County GOP leaders a week ago, some Republicans admitted to angst over how Ives, a social conservative from Wheaton, is splitting the party, although Rauner didn’t even mention her name. Instead, he said the real threat will come from Democrats in the November general election. “We can’t have Mike Madigan and J.B. Pritzker in total control,” Rauner said, referring to Illinois’ powerful House speaker and the Hyatt hotel heir who is one of six Democratic contenders for governor. Meanwhile, an undeterred Ives took the podium at Chicago’s Union League Club last week with her own posse of seven elected officials who back her candidacy. “It is unprecedented to have legislators in open revolt against the governor of their own party,” Ives said. The endorsement throwdown ramped up at Rauner’s event in Naperville, where DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin told party members in a private meeting “we’ve got to stick together” to re-elect the governor. “Nobody likes a primary,” Cronin said later. “We can ill afford to fight among ourselves.” Backing Rauner were 14 local mayors, countywide elected officials and four state senators and representatives. But not everyone’s on that bandwagon. While Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico hosted Rauner last week, two days later Naperville Township Assessor Warren Dixon was among those backing Ives. Likewise, state lawmakers Patti Bellock and (Peter) Breen represent neighboring districts in eastern DuPage County. She came out for Rauner and he for Ives. Said Chirico: “I suspect there are some single-issue Republicans that will (endorse Ives) as well, but mainstream Republicans are behind Rauner all the way. In my view, Gov. Rauner has the only realistic chance of winning as a Republican in the general election.” Breen, a Lombard state representative, said “our country was founded on a tradition of vigorous public debate. For these reasons, I’d respectfully contend that the greater good is best served by an open, robust contest for the Republican nomination for governor.” Ives has made some headway in Cook County with an endorsement by the Republicans of Wheeling Township organization. Rather than seeing Ives as a quixotic choice, Wheeling Township Committeeman Ruth O’Connell thinks Rauner “hasn’t accomplished anything” and Ives “has the better chance.” Ives’ opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage won’t sit well with the majority of Republicans in Cook and DuPage counties who are “strong fiscal conservatives and social moderates,” countered Aaron Del Mar, Cook County Republican Central Committee deputy chairman. Ives’ opposition to sanctuary cities also means Hispanic Republicans are with the incumbent, Northfield banker and Republican Joseph Gomez predicted. On the fiscal side, “there’s no doubt the Republican business community will be with Rauner,” Gomez said. The Cook County Central Committee votes on endorsements Feb. 5. “We’re the battleground,” Del Mar said. “I think (Ives will) do well in conservative areas and downstate. It will be uphill in Cook and DuPage.” Cook County lawmaker Tom Morrison of Palatine disagrees. “Consider the numbers of Republican congressmen and General Assembly members who are staying on the fence or actively speaking up for Rep. Ives,” he said. “By his own policy decisions, Bruce Rauner is a man without the base of support he needs to win in a general election.” Just-retired Addison Township Republican Chairman Pat Durante was shaken by Rauner’s signing a bill allowing for Medicaid to be used for abortions. But the veteran political observer said “the talk on the street is he’ll beat Jeanne and Jeanne will pick up that hard-core base.” Could Ives beat the odds? “Sure,” Durante said, “but she’ll need more money and the base needs to work for her.”)
— Ives’ campaign gets $500,000 from former Rauner supporter – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180130/ives-campaign-gets-500000-from-former-rauner-supporter

 

WTTW
— Rauner, Ives Get Heated in Only Primary Matchup – Amanda Vinicky
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/01/29/rauner-ives-get-heated-only-primary-matchup

 

WBEZ
— Activists: Gang Database Disproportionately Targets Young Men Of Color – Odette Yousef (DIERSEN: How many old White men do you know of who are members of street gangs in Chicago?)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/npr/activists-gang-database-disproportionately-targets-young-men-of-color/693f6b8b-4252-48b8-9812-5d461c99e86a

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Ives attacks Rauner on ‘trust’ over abortion, immigration – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180129/ives-attacks-rauner-on-trust-over-abortion-immigration
— Springfield’s City Water, Light and Power utility questions request to double level of chlorine concentration in water – Crystal Thomas
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180130/cwlp-questions-request-to-double-level-of-chlorine-concentration-in-water
— Springfield making effort to cut back on road salt use – Crystal Thomas
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180129/springfield-making-effort-to-cut-back-on-road-salt-use

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— In heavily Republican 15th District, consensus hard to find among Trump voters – Adalberto Toledo
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-01-30/heavily-republican-15th-district-consensus-hard-find-among-trump-voters.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois lawmakers seek feedback on legal marijuana – DEREK BEIGH (DIERSEN FEEDBACK: Marijuana is destruction.)
http://herald-review.com/news/local/state-and-regional/illinois-lawmakers-seek-feedback-on-legal-marijuana/article_ea0a17e2-1ade-54a1-98df-53874fd77c9f.html

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Ives attacks Rauner on ‘trust’ over abortion, immigration – AP
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/ives-attacks-rauner-on-trust-over-abortion-immigration/article_543a8062-81e5-5f59-aef8-53317790cbad.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Analyst Jak Tichenor Predicts Little Action from Lawmakers in an Election Year – JENNIFER FULLER
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/analyst-predicts-little-action-lawmakers-election-year#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— New TV talker Christie says Trump shouldn’t sit with Mueller
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/former-new-jersey-gov-chris-christie-hired-by-abc-news/945378961

 

CHICAGO READER
— Jeanne Ives says Bruce Rauner has ‘betrayed’ Republicans, and other Chicago news – Kate Shepherd
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/01/29/jeanne-ives-says-bruce-rauner-has-betrayed-republicans-and-other-chicago-news

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w State Rep. Skillicorn on the 2018 IL Gov Democratic and Republican Party Primaries
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/01/watch-berkowitz-w-state-rep-skillicorn-on-the-2018-il-gov-democratic-and-republican-party-primaries-cable-web/

 

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— Undocumented Loyola Medical Student to Join Durbin at State of the Union – Christopher Hacker (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.)
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2018/01/undocumented-loyola-medical-student-join-durbin-state-union/

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— 14 REFERENDUMS ON MARCH 20 PRIMARY BALLOTS IN KANE COUNTY
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2018/01/14-referendums-on-march-20-primary-ballots-in-kane-county/


— KANE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE HOSTS ‘PASSPORT DAY’ SATURDAY, FEB. 3 (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, I have no desire to visit any foreign countries. Anti-Trumps have been extremely successful getting foreign countries and their citizens to hate those who share my demographics. Anti-Trumps have had great success in convincing foreign countries and their citizens to view those who share my demographics as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2018/01/kane-county-clerks-office-hosts-passport-day-saturday-feb-3/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Riverdale, Park Forest, Harvey have highest effective property tax rates in Cook County (DIERSEN: What is the effective property tax rate for your home and for the homes in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? How much clout do you have to bring those rates down? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted me to pay more real estate tax.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511319424-analysis-riverdale-park-forest-harvey-have-highest-effective-property-tax-rates-in-cook-county

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Republican candidates for governor clash, struggle to answer who’d get things done – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/republican-candidates-for-governor-clash-struggle-to-answer-who-d/article_a209a81c-0523-11e8-9c74-db60681d92c2.html

— Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti: Name change could make Asian carp more appetizing – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? How successful have those who despise/hate those who share your demographics been in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning your demographics? Should those who share demonized, denigrated, and condemned demographics consider changing the names of their demographics? Members of Group A have had tremendous success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning members of Group B. Members of Group A are 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/outdoorsenvironment/lt-gov-name-change-could-make-asian-carp-more-appetizing/article_bdc441f0-0511-11e8-8577-3f35a39489d3.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— THANK YOU FOR SMOKING: ILLINOIS’ CIGARETTE TAXES FOURTH-HIGHEST IN THE MIDWEST – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/thank-you-for-smoking-illinois-cigarette-taxes-fourth-highest-in-the-midwest/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Thanks to the Tribune Editorial Board, we had at least one chance to see Ives and Rauner side by side. Rauner has not signed on to any other debates with Ives and when directly pressed on that issue, he would only repeat that he was debating her right then and there. – Natasha Korecki (DIERSEN: Who in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county is leading the effort to defeat Ives/Morthland and to elect Rauner/Sanguinetti in the March 20 Republican primary? What are their marching orders? How much money has Rauner, that is, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), paid them so far? Conversely, who in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county is leading the effort to defeat Rauner/Sanguinetti and to elect Ives/Morthland in the March 20 Republican primary? What are their marching orders? How much money have Ives supporters paid them so far? Because I support the IRP platform, I am presumed to be an Ives supporter. I should write a book about Ives supporters who do not want me to support Ives. They stress my demographic negatives, namely, that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (69), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, I was a union member for almost 12 years, I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, I have been a federal retiree for more than 20 years, etc. They stress that they cannot manipulate or dominate me. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because no one supports me, I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/01/30/ives-gop-primary-come-alive-sotu-boycott-expands-sun-times-probes-roeper-twitter-followers-241294

 

BGA
— HOW HANDS OFF HAS RAUNER BEEN WITH HIS INVESTMENTS? – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
https://www.bettergov.org/news/fact-check-how-hands-off-has-rauner-been-with-his-investments

 

GOPUSA
— ‘Dreamers’ arrested, charged with smuggling illegal immigrants
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38137
— Justice Ginsburg, 84, plans to work for years but will skip Trump’s speech
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38056

 

DAILY CALLER
— Everything Is Racist — DACA Deal Edition – Scott Greer (DIERSEN: Democrats only want immigrants who will vote for Democrats; overwhelmingly, minorities and women vote for Democrats. RINOs only want immigrants who will work or less money; overwhelmingly. minorities and women will work for less money.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/30/racist-nyt-daca-deal-douthat/

 

BLAZE
— Democrat Senator is outraged at Trump’s sexism – but changes tune when Bill Clinton is mentioned – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: Democrats always want everyone to hold Republicans to much higher standards.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/29/dem-senator-is-outraged-at-trumps-sexism-but-changes-tune-when-bill-clinton-is-mentioned

 

AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
— Time to Reshape the Federal Bureaucracy: A Call for Civil Service Reform (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://americansforprosperity.org/time-reshape-federal-bureaucracy-call-civil-service-reform/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Bruce Rauner Brings Educational Freedom to Illinois Families – Jeb Bush (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod. But my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, and especially those who are anti-Protestant and/or anti-German American, have always used that against me.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455879/school-choice-victory-illinois

 

THE HILL
— Dems boycotting Trump’s State of the Union – CRISTINA MARCOS (DIERSEN: Who leads boycotts in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage, and in Illinois who have had the most success in leading boycotts against individuals, against organizations (including TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois), against companies, and against governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/371312-whip-list-dems-boycotting-trumps-state-of-the-union
— Democrats block 20-week abortion ban – JESSIE HELLMANN
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/371269-dems-block-20-week-abortion-ban

 

CNN
— These Democrats plan to boycott Trump’s State of the Union address – Sophie Tatum (DIERSEN: Who leads boycotts in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage, and in Illinois who have had the most success in leading boycotts against individuals, against organizations (including TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois), against companies, and against governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/29/politics/state-of-the-union-congress-members-not-going/index.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Lawmakers sending their own messages during Trump’s speech – AP (DIERSEN: What message will your Republican Congressman send at the State of the Union?)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/Lawmakers-sending-their-own-messages-during-12535394.php

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Are Republicans Ready to Join a Third Party? Conservatives are willing to leave the G.O.P. They just need a candidate. – Juleanna Glover (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those “Republicans” in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have worked the hardest to drive conservatives out of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc.?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/29/opinion/republicans-third-party-.html
— The State of the Union Is … Misspelled – Maggie Astor
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/29/us/politics/state-union-ticket-typo.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/29/opinion/east-germany-immigration-usa.html
— In Age of Trump, Political Reporters Are in Demand and Under Attack – Michael M. Grynbaum
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/29/business/media/media-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— McConnell hits Pelosi for ‘racial invective’ on immigration – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to curry favor with anti-Whites, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-White.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress/mcconnell-slams-pelosi-for-racial-invective-on-immigration/2018/01/29/f419549a-0550-11e8-aa61-f3391373867e_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF MCCABE: FBI Deputy Chief Steps Down After Trump Criticism – Aruna Viswanatha and Del Quentin Wilber (DIERSEN: Who criticizes you and for what? Civil Service protections discouraged my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government from openly criticizing me because I am Republican, conservative, Protestant, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, etc. So instead, they criticized my job performance, my intelligence, my judgment, my motives, my accomplishments, my etc. They were especially furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fbi-deputy-director-andrew-mccabe-to-step-down-1517249397
— FRONT PAGE WITH TWO GRAPHICS: With Stocks Surging, Americans Are Saving at 12-Year Low Shift away from saving could leave consumers exposed if stocks or other assets take a sudden turn for the worse – Harriet Torry (DIERSEN: What stopped you from saving more money for your retirement? My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, c) did not promote me beyond GS-13, d) got rid of my mentor in 1987, e) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and f) forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors a) did not promote me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, c) got rid of my mentor in 1975, and d) disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors a) forced me resign in 1969 and b) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-consumer-spending-rises-in-december-as-incomes-improve-1517233281
— The War on Grades Deserves to Fail New assessments make it almost impossible to compare schools. – Jennifer C. Braceras (DIERSEN: What grades did you get? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that I got good enough grades to be in the top 20% of my high school class in 1966, to earn a bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970, to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-war-on-grades-deserves-to-fail-1517270391

 

USA TODAY
— State of the Union: The Democratic boycott list grows – Nicole Gaudiano (DIERSEN: Who leads boycotts in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage, and in Illinois who have had the most success in leading boycotts against individuals, against organizations (including TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois), against companies, and against governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/01/29/state-union-democratic-boycott-list-grows/1076134001/

 

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Young immigrants who can’t afford lawyer will have to go without, court says – Bob Egelko (DIERSEN: Have you ever filed a lawsuit? I should write a book about the lawsuits in which I represented myself. They include Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange. SEE: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1385001.html)
https://www.sfchronicle.com/nation/article/Young-immigrants-who-can-t-afford-lawyer-will-12534763.php

 

NPR
— Why The Federal Workforce Morale Is At An All-Time Low – BRIAN NAYLOR (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, morale was always low, especially for its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://kcur.org/post/why-federal-workforce-morale-all-time-low#stream/0

 

TIME
— These Democrats Are Bringing ‘Dreamers’ to President Trump’s State of the Union Address – KATIE REILLY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.)
http://time.com/5123287/state-union-daca-dreamers-democrat-guests/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps crow over their success in getting women to hate those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinron), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.newsweek.com/womens-march-donald-trump-2018-midterms-794559
— TRUMP’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS: THE DEMOCRAT LAWMAKERS BOYCOTTING SPEECH – CHANTAL DA SILVA (DIERSEN: Who leads boycotts in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage, and in Illinois who have had the most success in leading boycotts against individuals, against organizations (including TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois), against companies, and against governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.newsweek.com/trumps-state-union-address-democrat-lawmakers-boycott-794840

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trumps says “Trump Keeps Throwing Tantrums When He Remembers He Isn’t a Dictator.”
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/01/trump-keeps-getting-mad-when-he-realizes-he-isnt-a-dictator.html

 

VAULT
— 5 Ways to Tell If Your Job Is Hurting Your Health – Annamarie Houlis (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors made it clear to me that if I did not take their early retirement “offer,” they would kill me figuratively if not literally.)
http://www.vault.com/blog/workplace-issues/5-ways-to-tell-if-your-job-is-bad-for-your-health

 

TRUTHOUT
— When It Comes to Elections, There Are More Options Than Endorsing a Candidate – Page May and B. Loewe (DIERSEN: Are/were you an incumbent? I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. I should write a book about those who succeeded in getting rid of me, the strategies and tactics that they used, who came to my defense, and who failed/refused to come to my defense.)
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/43348-when-it-comes-to-elections-there-are-more-options-than-endorsing-a-candidate
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To beat these incumbents took a variety of tactics, and the victories are in no way ours alone to claim. In both races, multiple local efforts formed sometimes intersecting and sometimes divergent forces aimed at taking down the incumbents. In Chicago, some groups focused on traditional phone and door-knocking outreach tactics on behalf of Alvarez’s challenger Kim Foxx. In Arizona, an organization received funding to send mailers targeting Republican voters to convince them that challenger Paul Penzone would do a better job at keeping them safer than his opponent. In contrast, each of us put our energies into grassroots campaigns that did not endorse anyone in the race. Instead, the #ByeAnita and #BaztaArpaio campaigns framed the races as watermark moments and motivated voters to set an example by taking down the incumbents for their racist behaviors. In these times, voters — especially voters of color — are cynical. (More eligible voters sat out the 2016 election, despite the stakes, than cast a ballot.) We would attribute this low turnout not only to extensive voter suppression efforts by the GOP, but also to decades of promises from Democrats who either fail to fulfill those promises, or campaign with the assumption that voters of color are a captive base. It’s created a broad disenchantment that any challenger has a hard time overcoming. Some candidates address this by continuing to count out or ignore segments of voters who are seen as notoriously hard to mobilize. Instead, they focus their efforts to tilt the turnout needle in their direction, aiming their messaging strictly at “high efficacy” or “reliable” voters. (Ironically, these “reliable” constituents are narrowly defined as people who have a history of turning out to vote in presidential and midterm elections. It isn’t defined as the Black women who reliably vote for Democrats at a much higher margin than any other demographic.) Others set up town halls and forums to get to know the candidates, particularly when they are lesser known than the incumbents.)

January 29 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Rauner, Ives Tangle At Only Governor’s Debate
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/29/rauner-ives-governors-debate/
— Sen. Durbin To Bring ‘Dreamer’ To Trump’s State Of The Union Address (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/29/durbin-trump-state-of-the-union/
— Trump To Roll Out Immigration Plan
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/29/president-trump-immigration-plan/

 

NBC5
— How to Watch President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Live on TV and Online
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/watch-president-donald-trump-state-of-the-union-live-tv-online-471652784.html

 

ABC7
— Dreamers, sexual assault victims, San Juan mayor among Democrat guests for State of the Union
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/dreamers-metoo-leaders-among-state-of-the-union-guests/3003216/
— Viral petition asks for food stamps to pay for pet food – Alex Meier (DIERSEN HEADLINE: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that one reason why I can afford to spend 10+ hours each and every day and to spend thousands of dollars each year putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out is that I have never owned a pet. SEE: Owning a pet can cost you $42,000, or 7 times as much as you expect by Zack Guzman at https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/27/how-much-does-it-cost-to-own-a-dog-7-times-more-than-you-expect.html)
http://abc7chicago.com/pets-animals/should-food-stamps-cover-cost-of-pet-food-/3003900/
— Illinois, IRS begin accepting tax returns today, Monday
http://abc7chicago.com/finance/illinois-irs-begin-accepting-tax-returns-monday/3003472/
— Silverstein accuser says IG report sets up narrative of ‘victim blaming’ – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/silverstein-accuser-ig-report-sets-up-narrative-of-victim-blaming-/3004158/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner, Ives square off before March GOP governor primary – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/rauner-ives-square-off-before-march-gop-governor-primary-1

 

WLS AM
— Rauner, Ives debate strategy of attacking Mike Madigan – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/01/29/rauner-ives-debate-strategy-of-attacking-mike-madigan/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner challenger Ives goes on attack during only forum of Republican governor race – Rick Pearson and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-debate-20180129-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ives, who was on the attack for nearly the entire time, offered a blunt assessment of Rauner’s anti-Madigan strategy. “He’s never going to have a chance,” Ives said. “Republicans across the state don’t trust him. He’s betrayed everything that we stand for.” Rauner repeatedly sought to paint a larger picture for Illinois during a second term and to look past Ives, a three-term Republican state lawmaker from Wheaton. He vowed a “revolution” using term limits and opposition to Madigan would take “power back from the corrupt insiders and (give) it back to the people of Illinois.” Ives, who’s not well known statewide and lacks the personal wealth of Rauner, used the forum to repeatedly attack Rauner’s credibility among GOP conservatives. She said fellow Republican lawmakers can attest to a lack of trustworthiness with the governor. Ives contended Rauner’s signature on legislation that expanded taxpayer-subsidized abortions for women covered by Medicaid and state employee health insurance demonstrated that all the governor accomplished in his first term was a “progressive social agenda.” “He told us he would veto the bill,” she said. He lied to a cardinal,” she said, a reference to Cardinal Blase Cupich. Rauner would not say what he told Cupich about the abortion legislation, but called Ives’ allegations “outrageous.” “There are a lot of politics swirling around the bill,” said Rauner, who repeatedly added that “the simple fact is I support a woman’s right to decide.” The governor said his choice to sign the bill was either to “follow what I believe or do politics.” But Ives said the March 20 primary contest was a referendum on “character and courage” and that by signing the bill, Rauner was following the “agenda” of his wife, Democrat Diana Rauner. “This is more false vicious attacks,” Rauner replied. “Madigan loves everything that you’re saying, everything that you’re doing.” Ives interjected frequently while Rauner answered questions, seeking to make the most of their only scheduled forum. Rauner repeatedly asked Ives to allow him to finish and at one point used one of his favorite condemnations, “such baloney,” to describe one of her attacks. Ives contended Rauner was “responsible” for the state income tax increase that was enacted over his veto and that he now was making “unrealistic promises” by calling for it to be phased out. Rauner said he “sure as heck did” work to block Republicans from ultimately supporting the veto override and said he was “devastated” when it and a state budget were enacted. The governor maintained that he expected federal court victories that would grant him the power to weaken the influence of unions, which are traditionally aligned with Democrats. “I’m not going to wait for Speaker Madigan to do it with me. I’m going to do it unilaterally,” Rauner said of his union-weakening efforts. “You watch us boom when we get the rest of the changes made in the court system, even if Madigan is still in power.” Rauner said if the courts rule against him, “We keep working, we keep changing, we keep fighting.” Ives, who has backed Rauner’s agenda taking on unions in the past, said her answer to dealing with public employee unions has been to fire workers who don’t accept conditions. “If you can’t impose your final best offer because the courts have blocked it, you start laying off people,” Ives said.)
— Proposal for Wheaton drug treatment center fails to win planning board support – Bob Goldsborough
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/news/ct-met-wheaton-drug-treatment-proposal-20180124-story.html
— A savings plan for each generation – Jill Schlesinger (DIERSEN: What stopped you from saving more money for your retirement? My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, c) did not promote me beyond GS-13, d) got rid of my mentor in 1987, e) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and f) forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors a) did not promote me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, c) got rid of my mentor in 1975, and d) disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors a) forced me resign in 1969 and b) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/jillonmoney/tca-a-savings-plan-by-generation-20180122-story.html
— Sitting on sidelines shortchanges your retirement – Ryan Ermey (DIERSEN: My wife and I have always been conservative investors. Consequently, we have not benefited that much from stock market gains.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/kiplinger/tca-sitting-on-sidelines-shortchanges-your-retirement-20180119-story.html
— The last gasps of America’s outrage culture – Heather Wilhelm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-wilhelm-0129-story.html
— Chicago’s shoddy defense of police lawsuits – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-law-department-chicago-police-20180124-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An Trump says “Trump’s ‘Dreamers’ plan unfair deal for detestable wall.” Democrats make it very clear that if/when they get back into power, they will immediately tear down any wall that has been built and give immediate U.S. citizenship to ANYONE who promises to vote for Democrats.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-donald-trump-dahleen-glanton-20180126-story.html
— Reps. Bobby Rush, Danny Davis to skip Trump’s State of the Union address – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-state-of-the-union-20180129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-daca-group-st-0129-20180129-story.html
— Chicago State ends contract with Paul Vallas, accusing him of using college for political boost – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-paul-vallas-leaves-chicago-state-20180128-story.html
— Veteran of war in Afghanistan loses appeal, could be deported soon, attorney says – Gregory Pratt (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are not a veteran, and especially if you are a draft dodger, anti-Trumps use that against you.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-met-green-card-veteran-20180129-story.html
— Quincy Jones says Chicago was way worse when he was a kid – Tracy Swartz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chicagoinc/ct-ent-quincy-jones-chicago-childhood-20180129-story.html
— Study: White House plan slashes legal immigration rates by 44 percent – David Nakamura
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-white-house-legal-immigration-20180129-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— GOP mega donor Uihlein makes beeline to Rauner rival Ives
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gop-mega-donor-uihlein-makes-b-line-to-rauner-rival-ives/
— Rauner, Ives spar in only debate: She says he ‘betrayed’ GOP, he says ‘baloney’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-ives-spar-in-only-debate-she-says-he-betrayed-gop-he-says-baloney/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ives supported Rauner when he first ran for governor in 2014, but on Monday she portrayed him as a failure. “I understood very quickly that Gov. Rauner isn’t who he, who I thought he was. … I just saw him for what he was. He was ineffective, didn’t go and try to get things done that he could have gotten done … and then he doubled down on just ridiculing you if you were a social conservative.” “Oh, come on,” Rauner interrupted. “And financially hurting us,” Ives said. “Come on,” Rauner replied again.)
— Year after chaos of first travel ban, tumult still rules immigration landscape – Maudlyne Ihejirika
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/travel-ban-immigration-protests-chaos/
— OUTSTANDING: Fewer Chicago high-schoolers smoke, new health department report says – Julie Whitehair
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/teen-smoking-cigarettes-chicago-high-schoolers/
— North to freedom on Illinois’ Underground Railroad – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: All my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-200/north-to-freedom-on-illinois-underground-railroad/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite Illinois’ status as a free state, runaway slaves and free blacks did not find the state accommodating in its earliest days. Slave owners in southern Illinois were allowed to keep their slaves when Illinois joined the union in 1818. Then they were permitted to commit newer generations of freed black residents to indentured servitude for decades. Illinois’ early years are also littered with laws subverting black residents’ freedoms, the welcoming of slave catchers and on at least one occasion an attempt to change the state Constitution to allow slavery statewide.)
— Trump State of the Union speech: Who is boycotting from Illinois – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rep-bobby-rush-to-boycott-president-trumps-state-of-the-union-speech/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Sun-Times sidelines Richard Roeper while investigating Twitter account – Robert Feder
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180129/feder-sun-times-sidelines-richard-roeper-while-investigating-twitter-account
— Tollway should show credentials for connected executive – Editorial (DIERSEN: What credentials could your employers show for you? GAO could show that my ending salary in 1997 in today’s dollars was $125,325 and that I a) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, b) became a Forensic Accountant in 1997, c) became a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, d) became a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, e) became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, f) became a licensed CPA in 1981, g) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and h) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. IRS could show that my ending salary in 1980 in today’s dollars was $91,880 and that I a) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, and d) passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970. The Post Office could show that my ending salary in 1969 in today’s dollars was $16.91/hour and that I a) earned a diploma from Crete-Monee High School in 1966 and b) passed the Post Office’s employment examination in 1966.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180129/editorial-tollway-should-show-credentials-for-connected-executive
— Suburban opposition to cellular antenna bill growing – Bob Susnjara and Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180129/suburban-opposition-to-cellular-antenna-bill-growing

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Jeanne Ives gets $500,000 donation from Dick Uihlein – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180129/BLOGS02/180129885/ives-gets-500000-donation-from-dick-uihlein
— Latest magic pension plan has some problems – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180129/BLOGS02/180129887/latest-magic-pension-plan-has-some-problems

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— New Peoria Township supervisor shakes up his office a little – Chris Kaergard and Nick Vlahos
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180128/word-on-street-new-peoria-township-supervisor-shakes-up-his-office-little

 

SOUTHERN
— Rauner, Ives square off before March GOP governor primary – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rauner-ives-square-off-before-march-gop-governor-primary/article_296211b2-3bda-51e4-b085-5ed9186bdcc0.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Lawmakers are going back to work in Springfield. Here’s what they’ll be talking about. – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article197256894.html

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— “Madigan, Madigan, Madigan:” Ives Embarrasses Rauner In Chicago Tribune Editorial Board Interview Ives forcefully and effectively prosecuted the case against Bruce Rauner.
https://mailchi.mp/046a751651d9/madigan-madigan-madigan-ives-embarrasses-rauner-in-chicago-tribune-editorial-board-interview?e=985ad8c00b

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jeanne Ives Literature Piece – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/01/29/jeanne-ives-literature-piece/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AFTER “CRUSHING” RAUNER BEFORE TRIBUNE EDITORIAL BOARD, IVES DISCLOSES $500K DONATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/after-chicago-tribune-editorial-board-ives-discloses-500k-donation-.html
— CONSERVATIVE FAMILY GROUP ENDORSES IVES FOR GOVERNOR; MORE IN PRIMARY RACES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/conservative-family-group-endorses-ives-for-governor-others-in-primary-races.html
— DURBIN AND EXPECTANT DUCKWORTH LIKELY TO OPPOSE PROTECTING 20-WEEK-OLD PREBORN BABIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/durbin-and-expectant-duckworth-likely-to-oppose-protecting-20-week-old-preborn-babies.html

 

GOPUSA
— 2018 Grammys: #MeToo, Dreamers, Hillary Clinton pass for entertainment
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38079

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Trump Immigration Plan: Making America Into California – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/27287

 

BREITBART
— Dave Brat: White House Amnesty Plan ‘Does Not Represent Promises President Trump Made to the American People’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/29/brat-white-house-amnesty-plan-does-not-represent-promises-trump-made-american-people/
— More Than a Photo: Obama’s Close Associations With Notorious Anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan – AARON KLEIN
http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2018/01/29/photo-obamas-close-associations-notorious-anti-semite-louis-farrakhan/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— California’s Soft Secession Accelerates – David French
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455820/california-secession-good-done-soft-correctly

 

TRANSFORMING HEALTH
— Is smoking pot while pregnant safe for the baby? – Sarah Varney/Kaiser Heal
http://www.transforminghealth.org/stories/2018/01/is-smoking-pot-while-pregnant-safe-for-the-baby.php

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— How the Finance Industry Is Trying to Cash In on #MeToo – Matthew Goldstein and Jessica Silver-Greenberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with sexual harassment, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/28/business/metoo-finance-lawsuits-harassment.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Accusations of sexual harassment have felled dozens of executives, but in one quiet corner of the financial world, the #MeToo movement looks like a golden opportunity. Companies that offer money to plaintiffs in anticipation of future legal settlements are racing to capitalize on sexual harassment lawsuits. That is setting off alarms in some quarters because the industry, like payday lenders, has a history of providing cash at exorbitant interest rates to customers who need the money for living and sometimes medical expenses. The largely unregulated companies have operated with less public scrutiny than the rest of the litigation finance industry, which provides money to law firms to fund commercial lawsuits.)
— It’s Trump’s Economy Now – Stephen Moore
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/28/opinion/trump-economy-credit.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want America to surrender to Mexico and to the rest of the foreign countries.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/28/opinion/immigrations-border-enforcement-myth.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote abortion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/28/opinion/editorials/white-house-religious-freedom-doctors.html
— The Subway Is Next Door. Should New Yorkers Pay Extra for That? – James Barron (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that the assessed valuation of my home should be higher because it is in walking distance of the Wheaton train station.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/29/nyregion/subway-real-estate-nyc.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against females and b) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/28/us/indian-slaves-genizaros.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What About Social-Media Neutrality? Facebook’s algorithms have outsize power, both culturally and economically. – Daniel Gallant (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook employees want to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-about-social-media-neutrality-1517175805
— The Truth in Trump’s Vulgarity Migrants leave their homes for a reason—often fleeing chaos from poor governance. – Mary Anastasia O’Grady (DIERSEN: What if your ancestors had not immigrated to America? I would like to think that my ancestors would have opposed those who caused WWI and WWII. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-truth-in-trumps-vulgarity-1517175367

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Opioids are adding a dangerous wrinkle to violent cities – Aamer Madhani
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/01/25/murder-opioid-epidemic-violence-st-louis/1065533001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Asians were ‘refuse and dregs’ in the 1880s” and ask “Is that how Trump sees Haitians and Africans?”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/01/15/asians-were-refuse-dregs-1880-s-how-trump-sees-haitians-africans-now-gee-shen-column/1032758001/
— Why self-driving cars will likely be light-colored – Nathan Bomey (DIERSEN: Red was the color of my first new car in 1966 and red has been the color of all the new cars that I have bought since 1989.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/01/29/self-driving-cars-paint-detroit-auto-show/1032397001/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Expects Justice Department to Serve Him Instead of Justice.”
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/01/trump-expects-justice-department-to-serve-him-not-justice.html

 

FED SMITH
— SWAMP Act Would Require Agencies to Relocate Their Headquarters Outside of Washington – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board in headquartered in Chicago.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/01/29/swamp-act-require-agencies-relocate-headquarters-outside-washington/

January 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump wants Jay-Z to know black jobless rate at record low – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-wants-jay-z-to-know-black-jobless-rate-at-record-low/3000198/
— In State of Union, Trump to make case that America is back – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/what-to-expect-during-trumps-state-of-the-union/3000144/

 

NBC5
— #MeToo Movement Starting to Show Generational Divides Baby Boomer women “took it for granted they wouldn’t be heard” by men, especially in sexual situations – David Crary and Tamara Lush
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Me-Too-Movement-Starting-Generational-Divides-471543283.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump trades barbs with Jay-Z over remarks on African-American unemployment
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/trump-trades-barbs-with-jay-z-over-remarks-on-african-american-unemployment

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump expected to tout infrastructure plan this week, but funding remains murky – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/wisniewski/ct-met-trump-infrastructure-getting-around-20180124-story.html
— Trump says he rejects feminism because he is ‘for everyone’ – Eugene Scott (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion laws, regulations, rules, policies, procedures, etc. require everyone in America to give preference to those who are minority and/or female, that is, to discriminate against those who are White and/or male. Democrats use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of those who are Republican, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Of course, the aforesaid encourages minorities and females a) to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring other minorities and females to America illegally. What percent of those who are in America illegally are minority and/or female – 97%, 98%, 99%?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-feminism-20180128-story.html
— State Sen. Silverstein should stay on March ballot, election official says – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-ira-silverstein-ballot-20180128-story.html
— Two Republicans vie to represent Lake County’s 3rd District – Emily K. Coleman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-county-board-3rd-primary-st-0127-20180128-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Celebrity chef provides “no further details” on Ivanka Trump alleged party snub (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at everyone that if I include a link to an article in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email that you do not like, it is because I am snubbing you.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/celebrity-chef-jose-andres-ivanka-trump-afterparty/

 

WGN RADIO
— McSweeney: IL Needs To See A Detailed Budget
http://wgnradio.com/2018/01/28/il-needs-to-see-a-detailed-budget/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Delaying retirement can have remarkable benefits – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: My $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of my $125,325/year ending salary in today’s dollars a) because my Democrat GAO superiors had refused to promote me beyond GS-13, b) because they always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and c) because I succumbed to their efforts to force me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I would not again be eligible to retire until I was 55 years old in 2003. They had made it very clear to me that if did not take their early retirement “offer” that expired on September 30, 1997, they would kill me figuratively if not literally.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180128/analysis-delaying-retirement-can-have-remarkable-benefits
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You’re 49 years old, you make $113,000 a year and you’re starting to get worried about financing your retirement. You could take the drastic step of upping your retirement savings by 10 percent of your salary. Or you could achieve the same result by retiring two years and five months later than you had been planning to. This is one of a number of such comparisons in a remarkable new National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, “The Power of Working Longer,” that I imagine is going to become a staple of retirement advice in the coming years. . .The basic result is that delaying retirement by 3-6 months has the same impact on the retirement standard of living as saving an additional one-percentage point of labor earnings for 30 years. The working-longer effect is strongest for those with the lowest incomes.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Hundreds march in Springfield to share pro-life message – Jason Nevel
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180128/hundreds-march-in-springfield-to-share-pro-life-message

 

SOUTHERN
— All eyes on Gov. Rauner as Wednesday’s State of the State address quickly approaches – DEREK BEIGH
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/all-eyes-on-gov-rauner-as-wednesday-s-state-of/article_27310da0-77c3-54ff-9d69-4e498c41f740.html
— Illinois 200: Through many decades of challenges, newspapers remain strong voice for information, democracy- TARA MCCLELLAN MCANDREW (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to a) stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stop everyone from reading those emails.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/illinois-through-many-decades-of-challenges-newspapers-remain-strong-voice/article_26b890fe-6247-52f0-88a2-21f5b224582e.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Bruce Rauner, attorney general hopeful Erika Harold to appear at Stark County event – Gary L. Smith
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180128/bruce-rauner-attorney-general-hopeful-erika-harold-to-appear-at-stark-county-event

 

HERALD NEWS
— Despite regulations, video gambling provides benefits for some local businesses – ALEX ORTI (DIERSEN: If you promote video gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2018/01/28/6fc00521fe2c4581801d4049daae0161/index.xml

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries oppose the wall? ANSWER: Those that are 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://nprillinois.org/post/former-mexican-president-vicente-fox-trump-and-false-prophets#stream/0

 

DAILY CALLER
— Here’s Why Trump’s Offering Amnesty To 1.8 Million Illegal Immigrants – SAAGAR ENJETI
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/28/trump-offers-amnesty-1-8-million-illegal-immigrants/

 

THE HILL
— GOP goes on offense with 20-week abortion vote – JESSIE HELLMANN
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/370992-gop-goes-on-offense-with-20-week-abortion-vote?rnd=1517136487

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Dreamers reject White House immigration framework for restricting family-based migration.”
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dreamers-reject-white-house-immigration-framework-restricting-family/story?id=52652720

 

NBC NEWS
— Millions of ex-cons lost their right to vote. Now they might get it back. – JANE C. TIMM (DIERSEN: What percent of criminals vote for Democrats?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/felony-disenfranchisement-bars-millions-voting-might-be-about-change-n841566
— Poll: Americans want government to “do more” – DANTE CHINNI (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants government to do more? ANSWER: Those who promote class warfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and those who are 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 dodgers (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/poll-americans-want-government-do-more-n841731

January 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New Naperville Park District budget includes property tax, fee increases – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-park-district-budget-st-0128-20180126-story.html
— Socially responsible investing gets a Trump bump – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps invest in companies that are 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-socially-responsible-investing-20180125-story.html
— Bye, bye, boomers — banks are looking toward millennials – Terry Savage
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201801232133–tms–savagectnts-a20180123-20180123-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The Trump economy is no great success.” How does the Trump economy help retired people? Interest rates continue to be far below inflation. Retirement savings in fixed income accounts continue to lose purchasing power.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-economy-growth-jobs-128-20180126-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Vallas mayoral bid would shine light on his record. Potential challenger to Emanuel has liabilities as well as experience. — Bill Ruthhart, John Byrne and Patrick M. O’Connell (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that even though I have been an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman since 2000, those who continue to dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) have never asked me to be an MTRCC committee chairman let alone a MTRCC officer. They would stress that they rudely dumped me as MTRCC webmaster in 2004 and 2010. They would stress that I got only 13 votes when I ran for MTRCC Treasurer in 2004. They would stress their success a) in closing a nearby polling place that served my precinct and b) in gerrymandering my precinct. They would stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They would stress the activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who could/should have come to my defense, but failed/refused to do so. They would stress that they blame me for all the problems that MTRCC has had, is having, and will have. They would stress that they blame me for all the problems that they have, that you have, that I have, and that everyone has. They reject most, if not virtually all of the planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform. They reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-paul-vallas-rahm-emanuel-mayor-challenge-20180126-story.html
— Military service isn’t required for public office – Paul Bloustein, Cincinnati, Ohio (DIERSEN: What does Duckworth think of you and what does she think of those who share your demographics? From what I see, she wants to get rid of me and she wants to get rid of those who share my demographics.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-duckworth-trump-draft-military-20180126-story.html
(FROM THE LETTER: U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois recent labeled President Donald Trump a draft dodger and implied that not serving in the military renders one incapable of insight on budgetary matters related to the Defense Department. Yes, Trump was deferred from military service when we had a draft, as were erstwhile President Bill Clinton and Vice President Dick Cheney. Our immediate past president, also from the Land of Lincoln, chose not to serve. Does Duckworth believe then that we should amend the Constitution so that only presidents who have worn the uniform can bear the commander-in-chief title? Animus directed at the orange-maned man in the Oval Office has reached manic proportions when senators can make ad hominem statements in lieu of addressing the issue of the moment. Duckworth may curry favor with other sufferers of Trump Distemper with her intemperate and illogical insults, but she leaves this disabled military veteran who did not vote for Trump displeased.)
— ‘Saturday Night Live’: Will Ferrell reprises George W. Bush to skewer Trump – Debra Birnbaum
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-snl-will-ferrell-20180128-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Amid turmoil, Trump seeking a reset with State of the Union – AP (DIERSEN: How disrespectful do you anticipate that the anti-Trumps will be during the State of the Union?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/amid-turmoil-trump-seeking-a-reset-with-state-of-the-union/
— To get at reasons for street crime, we need to look at black youth unemployment – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: Did you get jobs and promotions that young Blacks should have gotten? Do you agree with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a young Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a young Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a young Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted young Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a young Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a young Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a young Black could have my job and my preferred corner office?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/to-get-at-reasons-for-street-crime-we-need-to-look-at-black-youth-unemployment/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Opioid antidote saves lives, but overdose survivors still need help. Dr. Dipul Patadia says naloxone might save overdose patients from dying, but it doesn’t cure their addiction. – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180127/opioid-antidote-saves-lives-but-overdose-survivors-still-need-help
— Kochs to spend $20 million to promote tax overhaul – AP (DIERSEN: What do the Kochs say to those undeservedly filthy rich retired people who pay more than $10,000 a year in real estate taxes and state income tax?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180127/business/301279858/
— Blue states’ tax workarounds could mean $154B lost to Treasury – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will those who promote the Republican tax bill demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who pay more than $10,000 a year in real estate and state income tax as being undeservedly filthy rich people who should pay more federal income tax?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180128/blue-states-tax-workarounds-could-mean-154b-lost-to-treasury

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Catholic bishops side with AFSCME in Supreme Court case – JACK JENKINS
http://www.sj-r.com/entertainmentlife/20180127/catholic-bishops-side-with-afscme-in-supreme-court-case
— Most governor candidates favor new tax system – AP (DIERSEN: “New tax system” is code for making everyone pay more taxes and especially those who have more income.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180127/most-governor-candidates-favor-new-tax-system
— Here’s hoping for a sense of decorum at this week’s speeches – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180127/our-view-heres-hoping-for-sense-of-decorum-at-this-weeks-speeches
— Renewed focus on bipartisanship from both sides necessary for country to move forward – Rodney Davis (DIERSEN: Bipartisanship always harms Republicans because Republican elected officials fail/refuse to defend/advance the Republican Party platform. That is why Trump got elected.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180127/rep-rodney-davis-renewed-focus-on-bipartisanship-from-both-sides-necessary-for-country-to-move-forward
— Daiber suggests taxing retirement income to help pay for pensions – Brenden Moore (DIERSEN: Since 1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been beyond furious that my Civil Service Retirement System pension, currently $51,864/year, is not subject to state income tax. Since 2010, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been beyond furious that my Social Security, currently $2,064/year, is not subject to state income tax.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180126/daiber-suggests-taxing-retirement-income-to-help-pay-for-pensions

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois among states on road to ruin – Editorial
http://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/illinois-among-states-on-road-to-ruin/article_73183291-e175-586f-a93b-ffba63786a39.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner faces hard year – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-rauner-faces-hard-year/article_ba792fda-acec-5f34-90f6-5c88c9553d60.html
— State of the State 2018: Governor or candidate? – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/state-of-the-state-governor-or-candidate/article_b531cd7b-068d-5d6d-837c-280d721f9c5b.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Mismanaged managed care – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-01-28/mismanaged-managed-care.html

 

MORTON TIMES NEWS
— Time for another State of the State. Try to remain calm – Doug Finke
http://www.mortontimesnews.com/news/20180127/statehouse-insider-time-for-another-state-of-state-try-to-remain-calm

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Women’s Heavy Disapproval Of Trump May Not Cut So Deep Against GOP In 2018 Midterms – DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN (DIERSEN: Ever increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/womens-heavy-disapproval-trump-may-not-cut-so-deep-against-gop-2018-midterms#stream/0
— State Of The Federal Workforce: Low – BRIAN NAYLOR (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, morale was always low, especially for its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/state-federal-workforce-low#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The past year has been a tough one for the federal workforce. There was a hiring freeze at many agencies. For three days earlier this month, there was a government shutdown, leaving many workers to wonder when their next paycheck would arrive. Now, as President Trump prepares his first State of the Union address, one issue he is expected to take up, if not there then in his soon-to-follow proposed budget for fiscal year 2019, is reorganizing the federal bureaucracy. It’s a prospect that many in the federal workforce are dreading. Already, the state of the federal workforce is described as low. Morale “is the lowest that I have ever seen it in my just shy of 40 years” being a federal employee and working with federal employees, said J.David Cox Sr., president of the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents some 700,000 federal workers. Agencies, he says, are already short-staffed, with vacancies unfilled, and Cox worries pay will be frozen. “We are concerned,” Cox says, “because reorganization means let’s figure out a way to cut or do more with less and do away with services that the American people want.”)

 

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— LaBarbera, Mefferd Assail Millennial Conservative Guy Benson’s ‘Prager U’ Video Claim to Be ‘Gay Christian’
https://americansfortruth.com/2018/01/26/radio-labarbera-mefferd-assail-millennial-conservative-guy-bensons-prager-u-video-claim-to-be-gay-christian/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Why Illinois Needs a Spending Cap Spending has consistently outpaced state tax revenues in Illinois for more than a decade. To avoid future tax hikes, Illinois must impose real fiscal discipline on state lawmakers. – Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill, Joe Tabor
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/why-illinois-needs-a-spending-cap/

 

BREITBART
— Ronald Reagan’s Biggest Regret Was Granting Amnesty and Trusting Congress on Border Security – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/01/27/kelli-ward-ronald-reagans-biggest-regret-was-granting-amnesty-and-trusting-congress-on-border-security/

 

BLAZE
— Pelosi again says Republican tax cuts offer ‘crumbs’ for middle class workers – Teri Webster (DIERSEN: Are/were you a worker? I was a worker 1964-1997. One could argue that I did not become a middle class worker until 1986 when I got promoted to GS-13, currently $96,403/year.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/27/pelosi-again-says-republican-tax-cuts-offer-crumbs-for-middle-class-workers

 

DAILY CALLER
— D.C. Protesters Shut Down Streets — Have No Clue What They’re Protesting – Julia Nista
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/27/d-c-protesters-shut-down-streets-have-no-clue-what-theyre-protesting/

 

HOT AIR
— How DREAMers Came To Dominate U.S. Politics (DIERSEN: Democrats count on Dreamers to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/01/dreamers-came-dominate-u-s-politics/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Pelosi Tries to Extend $137,000 Tax Break for Two of Her Multi-Million-Dollar Homes Congress’s wealthiest woman plays the tax game too: Pelosi rushed to pre-pay property taxes after decrying GOP tax overhaul as middle-class tax hike and corporate giveaway – Susan Crabtree (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the definition of being undeservedly filthy rich will paying more than $10,000 a year in combined real estate taxes and state income taxes?)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/pelosi-tries-extend-tax-break-two-multi-million-dollar-homes/
— CNN’s Jim Acosta Frustrated He Wasn’t Called on During White House Press Briefing – Haris Alic (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those a) who do not want me to know about their press conferences, b) who do not want me to attend their press conferences, c) who do not want me to ask questions at their press conferences, and d) who do not want me to report on their press conferences. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They are scapegoaters to be polite.)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/cnns-jim-acosta-frustrated-wasnt-called-press-briefing/
— Wasserman Schultz Slams $1,000 Bonuses Due to Tax Reform, Says They Won’t Go ‘Very Far’ – Cameron Cawthorne (DIERSEN: $1,000 would not go very far at all to cover my out-of-pocket expenses (nine home delivery and internet access newspaper subscriptions, Constant Contact, ISP expenses, etc.) to put together send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails every morning and every evening.)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/wasserman-schultz-slams-1000-bonuses-tax-reform-says-wont-go-far/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Male journalists love gender-based pay cut – Ed Straker
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/01/male_journalists_love_genderbased_pay_cut.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What is it that makes liberal journalists happy? Sexually harassing their coworkers? Creating fake news stories about Donald Trump? Pushing the liberal agenda day after day? Well, it turns out that what makes male journalists the happiest is a pay cut, at least at the BBC. The BBC said on Friday that it was reducing the salaries of several of its most prominent male journalists following Carrie Gracie’s decision this month to leave her position as the British broadcaster’s China editor to protest unequal pay between men and women at the organization. Among those receiving pay cuts are the presenters Jeremy Vine, Huw Edwards and John Humphrys. Mr. Vine described his decision to take a wage cut as a “no-brainer.”)

 

CBN NEWS
— How Much Do You Need To Retire? Learn how to Calculate your Retirement Income Needs (DIERSEN: My $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of ending salary of $125,325 in today’s dollars.)
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/finance/2018/january/how-much-do-you-need-to-retire-learn-how-to-calculate-your-retirement-income-needs
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The next step is to determine what net annual income will be necessary upon retirement. The easiest method I have seen is simply to review a current pay stub and use the “net income” on the pay stub as a good starting point to know how much money is needed in retirement to maintain your lifestyle. I recommend this because some expenses may go up in retirement and some may go down. Many clients might not want to change their lifestyle in retirement, i.e., they want to live off the same income pre- and post-retirement. It’s all part of the discovery process, but I err on the side of overestimating these needs initially.)

 

THE HILL
— Republicans hope for calm amid storm at State of the Union – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: How disrespectful do you anticipate that the anti-Trumps will be during the State of the Union?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/371000-the-memo-republicans-hope-for-calm-amid-storm-at-state-of-the-union

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want criminals to vote.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/felony-disenfranchisement-bars-millions-voting-might-be-about-change-n841566

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Is Hollywood So Liberal? – Neil Gross
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/27/opinion/sunday/hollywood-liberal.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/26/opinion/sunday/trump-davos-speech.html
— Are Corporate Tax Cuts Raising Pay? Yes, for Bosses – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/27/opinion/corporate-tax-cuts-salaries.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Fox News host’s hyperbolic take on the ‘war’ between Trump and the press – Margaret Sullivan (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who has been at war against GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000? ANSWER: Those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and those who are 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/fox-news-hosts-hyperbolic-take-on-the-war-between-trump-and-the-press/2018/01/25/264f8eba-0156-11e8-bb03-722769454f82_story.html
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE ARTICLE TITLE: Advocates petitioning to allow use of food stamps to feed pets – Caitlin Dewey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/01/23/the-surprising-argument-for-extending-food-stamps-to-pets/?utm_term=.8d47c5a5c3be

 

USA TODAY
— Too much in retirement savings? Not possible – Peter Dunn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/columnist/2018/01/27/pete-planner-too-much-retirement-savings-not-possible/1035009001/

 

NEWS & OBSERVER
— Is Trump in ‘love’ with Dreamers again? – Editorial
http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/editorials/article196876709.html

 

CPA JOURNAL
— FROM THE ARTICLE: The Conference Committee adopted the seven-bracket approach of the Senate bill and adopted rates ranging from 10% on taxable income not over $9,525 for individuals ($19,050 for married couples filing jointly (MFJ) to a maximum of 37% for taxable income over $500,000 for individuals ($600,000 for MFJ). The Conference Committee bill therefore imposes a marriage penalty on married couples filing jointly. (DIERSEN: My wife and I have been paying the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978.)
https://www.cpajournal.com/2018/01/22/tax-act-first-look-complex-new-world-qualified-business-deduction-rule/

January 27 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump legislators who invite anti-Trumps to attend Trump’s State of the Union Address.  Anti-Trumps promote class warfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps call Trump and his supporter White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.  Anti-Trumps are 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/state-of-the-union-guests-hope-presence-will-make-impact/2993472/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Judge dismisses lawsuit against Rauner, orders arbitration – AP (DIERSEN: What do you base your opinion of arbitration on? I have been an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority since 1998. I filed a lawsuit to get out of a bad arbitration clause in 1986. SEE: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1975935/diersen-v-joe-keim-builders-inc/  An arbitrator ruled in my favor in Diersen v. IRS in the 1970s. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866  An arbitrator ruled in my favor in Diersen v. United States Post Office in the 1960s.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-rauner-orders-arbitration-1

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic governor candidate Bob Daiber’s settlement in retaliation case cost taxpayers nearly $500,000 – Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bob-daiber-retaliation-lawsuit-settlement-20180126-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But records show that Madison County taxpayers paid nearly $500,000 to settle a 2010 lawsuit after a federal jury found Daiber retaliated against a woman by laying her off after she complained she wasn’t being paid as much as a male colleague. Daiber described the case as an “unfortunate situation,” but denied retaliating against the employee. Daiber said he tried to work with her to find a resolution, and added that he has built a reputation as a fair employer who has worked to help women achieve leadership roles in education and government. “People that know my character, (they) know that’s not my character,” said Daiber, the Madison County Regional Office of Education superintendent, in an interview Thursday. “I treat women as 100 percent equals.” As the only Democratic governor candidate from outside the Chicago area, Daiber frequently touts his government experience as something nearly all of his rivals lack. Daiber has raised just $104,000, a tiny fraction compared to what’s been spent by Gold Coast billionaire J.B. Pritzker, Kenilworth millionaire Chris Kennedy and Evanston state Sen. Daniel Biss. Daiber worked as a school teacher for more than a quarter century, and served on a village board, county board and as a township supervisor.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries demonize, denigrate, and condemn E-Verify? ANSWER: Those that are 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-tns-bc-everify-workers-20180123-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Prospects for immigration deal dim as Trump taunts Schumer over shutdown fight.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-schumer-immigration-fight-20180126-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Time to end gender pay disparities – Sen. Michael Connelly, Naperville (DIERSEN: If I had not be denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which women a) who had less job-related work experience than I had, b) who had less job-related education than I had, and/or c) who had fewer job-related professional certifications and/or licenses than I had were paid more by GAO than GAO paid me.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180127/time-to-end-gender-pay-disparities
— Holocaust refugee to speak on international day of remembrance (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, to turn my many Jewish superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates constantly reminded them a) that I am 100% German national origin, b) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and c) that I am conservative, Republican, and a draft avoider. In my defense, I stressed that all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180126/holocaust-refugee-to-speak-on-international-day-of-remembrance

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How UIC is defying the odds and actually growing – LYNNE MAREK (DIERSEN: I attended UIC 1966-1968.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180126/ISSUE01/180129903

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— New tax law could cause McHenry County home values to plummet
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/01/25/new-tax-law-could-cause-mchenry-county-home-values-to-plummet/aovxqt1/

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Rauner among the GOP leaders expected at Reagan-themed dinner (DIERSEN: Who has the chairmen of a) your Republican township/ward party, b) your Republican county party, and c) the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) invited to speak at upcoming party events? When, where, and who will speak at your next Republican township/ward event, your next Republican county party event, and the next IRP event?)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/01/26/rauner-among-the-gop-leaders-expected-at-reagan-themed-dinner/a7yal2b/

 

TIMES
— Voters lose when governor refuses to debate – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting debates for a) Rauner v. Ives, b) Sanguinetti v. Morthland, c) Harold v. Grasso, d) Diganvker v. Jhingan, e) Stella v. Vlakancic, f) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne, g) Kinzler v. Orozco, h) Zito v. Khouri, i) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, j) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Gavanes, k) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully, l) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, m) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, n) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, o) etc.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/statehouse-reeder-voters-lose-when-governor-refuses-to-debate/article_0773ad3a-c951-50de-97c4-7f78940ae4df.html

 

WAND
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to this article, “Congressman Rodney Davis, (R) Illinois, says he believes elected officials and others working for the federal government are going to be held to a much higher standard of transparency in the future.” I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Unlike  other employers, the federal government treats its Democrat employees who are female and/or minority not only like they are members of protected groups, the federal government uses Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to give them preference over its employees who are Republican, male, White, older, and/or non-veteran. The federal government’s top priorities are a) to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are female, minority, and/or young and b) to make way for them by getting rid of its employees who Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
http://www.wandtv.com/story/37360876/congress-battles-sexual-harassment-claims

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they hate America.
http://nprillinois.org/post/world-economic-forum-trump-tries-sell-america-first-message#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— First lady’s rep blasts ‘false’ reports about Melania Trump
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/first-ladys-rep-blasts-false-reports-about-melania-trump/941098689

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Despite claiming blind trust, Rauner held private business meetings at taxpayer expense
https://theillinoischronicle.com/despite-claiming-blind-trust-rauner-held-private-business-meetings-at-taxpayer-expense/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— What is the Conservatives Movement’s Answer to Google, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube’s ‘Viewpoint Discrimination’? – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/conservatives-movements-answer-google-facebook-twitter-youtubes-viewpoint-discrimination/
— It’s Time to Bring the Southern Poverty Law Center to Justice – Tom DeWeese
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/01/its-time-to-bring-the-southern-poverty-law-center-to-justice/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Before We Get High – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/01/spotlight-before-we-get-high/
— Rauner was For a State Income Tax Increase Before He was Against It – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/01/rauner-was-for-a-state-income-tax-increase-before-he-was-against-it/
— 2018 Primary Election Picks
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/01/2018-primary-election-picks/
(FROM THE ARTICLE:

 

Illinois Statewide Races:


Governor – Jeanne Ives

 

Illinois General Assembly Races:
State Senate Dist. 54 – Jason Plummer
State Rep. Dist. 42 – Amy Grant
State Rep. Dist. 46 – Jay Kinzler
State Rep. Dist. 49 – Tonia Khouri
State Rep. Dist. 62 – Ken Idstein
State Rep. Dist. 82 – Mickey Straub
State Rep. Dist. 89 – Andrew Chesney
State Rep. Dist. 93 – Joshua Griffith
State Rep. Dist. 100 – Jonas Petty
State Rep. Dist. 107 – Blaine Wilhour
State Rep. Dist. 108 – Don Moore
State Rep. Dist. 109 – Darren Bailey
State Rep. Dist. 110 – Chris Miller
State Rep. Dist. 111 – Mike Babcock
State Rep. Dist. 112 – Dwight Kay
State Rep. Dist. 115 – Paul Jacobs
State Rep. Dist. 118 – Samuel Stratemeyer

 

Federal Races:
U.S. House Dist. 16 – James Marter
U.S. House Dist. 18 – Darin LaHood

 

The following candidates fell short of earning an IFA-pac endorsement in this election cycle, however, the board of directors have decided to recommend them to voters in these districts:

State Rep. Dist. 38 – Max Solomon
State Rep. Dist. 56 – Jillian Rose Bernas
State Rep. Dist. 101 – Dan Caulkins

 

Additionally, the IFA board of directors have unanimously endorsed Craig Chinchilla for DuPage County Board.)

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Provokes Democrats Into Showing Their True Colors On Immigration – Scott Greer (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What do Democrats want concerning immigration? ANSWER: Democrats want the United States to give immediate citizenship to ANYONE who promises to vote for Democrats.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/26/democrats-refuse-to-compromise-on-daca/

 

BREITBART
— E-Verify Advocate Lamar Smith: White House Amnesty Plan ‘Not a Good Deal’ for American Workers – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers in America talk and act like they want to replace all their employees who are citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries, that is, with people a) who will work for less money and b) who they can more easily manipulate, dominate, and exploit.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/26/e-verify-advocate-lamar-smith-white-house-amnesty-plan-not-a-good-deal-for-american-workers/
— Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) Firmly Opposed to White House Immigration Reform Framework, Amnesty: ‘We’re Gonna Kill It’ – MICHELLE MOONS
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/26/fair-firmly-opposed-to-white-house-immigration-reform-framework-amnesty-were-gonna-kill-it/

 

BLAZE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats make it clear that they not only want amnesty, they want America to officially surrender to Mexico and to surrender the rest of the foreign counties. Ever-increasingly, the Democrats make it clear that if you hate America, you should vote for Democrats.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/26/trump-offered-democrats-amnesty-for-the-border-wall-heres-how-schumer-responded
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the Bushes talk and act like they have always been operatives or dupes for Mexico.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/26/jeb-bush-says-there-will-no-border-wall-and-mexico-will-not-pay-for-it

 

PJ MEDIA
— Trump Citizenship Plan for 1.8M DREAMers Draws Opponents on Both Sides – BRIDGET JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Deamers and everyone else who will never vote for Trump or for any other Republican are overjoyed that Trump would give Dreamers the right to vote. Is Trump aware that ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things? Is Trump caving into the anti-Trumps? Is Trump throwing his supporters under the bus to curry favor with the anti-Trumps who will never vote for him or any other Republican?
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/trump-citizenship-plan-1-8m-dreamers-draws-opponents-sides/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— OUTSTANDING: Senator Cruz Opposes Amnesty for Anyone Entering America Illegally – Steve Byas
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/28140-senator-cruz-opposes-amnesty-for-anyone-entering-america-illegally

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans and anti-Whites say “The White House Dreamer Deal Isn’t A Compromise. It’s A Racist Ransom Note.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-escalante-dreamer-deal_us_5a6b366de4b0ddb658c5b86c

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump turns the tables on immigration.” Dreamers and everyone else who will never vote for Trump or for any other Republican are overjoyed that Trump would give Dreamers the right to vote. Is Trump aware that ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things? Is Trump caving into the anti-Trumps? Is Trump throwing his supporters under the bus to curry favor with anti-Trumps who will never vote for him or any other Republican?
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trump-turns-tables-immigration-n841326

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— It’s Tax Time: What to Remember – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: Do you prepare and file your own income tax returns? I have since 1964. I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO on audits of IRS 1986-1988. I itemized 1972-1977 and my wife and I have itemized since 1978. I won a split decision in Tax Court when my Democrat IRS superiors and Money Magazine disallowed my education deductions in 1978. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I have used Quicken and Turbotax since they became available. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn my knowledge of IRS and of federal taxes. What do you say to people who do not even know if they take the standard deduction or if they itemize who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn my knowledge of IRS and of federal taxes?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/26/your-money/tax-return-filing.html
— You Are Shaped by the Genes You Inherit. And Maybe by Those You Don’t. – Carl Zimmer (DIERSEN: Were you considered to be college material? While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the top 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). Further, my father had fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. I am sure that many thought that I would soon come down with type 1 diabetes too.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/25/science/children-parents-genes-education.html
— Women Outnumber Men in Oxford’s Newest Class. It Only Took 1,000 Years. – Stephen Castle (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, men are falling behind women.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/26/world/europe/women-men-oxford.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Forget Senate negotiators — House conservatives could have the last word on immigration – Mike DeBonis (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote Dreamers are 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 longer than their ancestors or they are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/forget-senate-negotiators-house-conservatives-feel-no-pressure-to-deal-on-immigration/2018/01/26/1962bbbe-0255-11e8-bb03-722769454f82_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump like Jeb Bush does, anti-Trumps promote you.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/01/26/jeb-bush-warns-trumps-character-may-drag-down-gop-2018-elections/1067795001/
— Google employees say the company’s not doing enough to protect them from harassment, threats – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/01/26/google-diversity-culture-war/1071107001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The firing of Google engineer James Damore for claiming women are not biologically suited for technical roles has triggered a culture war inside the Internet giant, with some Google employees saying the company is not doing enough to protect them from a harassment campaign that has subjected them to hateful comments and violent threats. These employees, many of whom volunteer as diversity advocates, say they’ve been targeted by some of their own coworkers for fighting to bring greater diversity to Google’s 78,000-plus staff of mostly white and Asian men. Their personal information and comments expressed in internal company forums have been leaked to the public and published on far-right websites, leading to mistreatment by online vigilantes. What’s more, they say they’ve been subjected to doxing on websites like 4Chan and Kiwi Farms after screenshots were included in the 161-page lawsuit Damore filed in January alleging Google discriminates against whites, conservatives and men.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Thank You for Tax Reform Fourth quarter GDP shows the economy needed a growth boost. (DIERSEN: In what ways does a growing economy help retired people? Retired people want a) lower inflation, lower medical and dental expenses, lower taxes and especially lower real estate taxes, etc. and b) higher interest rates.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/thank-you-for-tax-reform-1517009242
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Chinese Shoppers Splurge Again – Matthew Dalton (DIERSEN: What discourages you from splurging? Since 1997 and for the rest of my life, it is knowing that my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of my 1997 salary in today’s dollars.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-shoppers-are-splurging-on-luxury-goods-again-1516962601
– My 10-Year Odyssey Through America’s Housing Crisis Misery over real estate hasn’t ended—2.5 million homes are still worth less than their mortgages. Here’s the story of one Wall Street Journal reporter’s upside-down American dream. – Ryan Dezember (DIERSEN: I have owned real estate since I was 24 years old in 1972. I should write a book about my real estate odyssey. Government should encourage homeownership.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-10-year-odyssey-through-americas-housing-crisis-1516981725
— At #MeToo U, the Faculty Loses Its Ideological Immunity A ‘down’ Marxist prof is accused of harassing ‘young women and gender nonconforming people.’ – Allen C. Guelzo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-metoo-u-the-faculty-loses-its-ideological-immunity-1517007716
— Congress Plans to Bolster Technical Training. But First: Safeguards As lawmakers push to bolster short-term training, some raise concerns about quality and unintended consequences – Michelle Hackman (DIERSEN: Were you considered to be college material? While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the top 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). Further, my father had fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. I am sure that many thought that I would soon come down with type 1 diabetes too.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/congress-plans-to-bolster-technical-training-but-first-safeguards-1516975200

 

BLOOMBERG
— Sorry, Blue States: You Can’t Fix the Tax Bill In the end, federal deductibility changes maybe simply force New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to cut their rates to compete with red states. – Megan McArdle (DIERSEN: Are you one of those undeservedly filthy rich homeowners who pays more than $10,000 a year in real estate taxes and state income taxes? Has the Republican tax bill motivated you to force the school districts on your real estate tax bill and other taxing bodies to lower their tax levies? How are you going to respond a) to your school districts, b) to other taxing bodies, and c) to others when they demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being undeservedly filthy rich because you pay more than $10,000 a year in real estate taxes and state income taxes?)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-26/sorry-blue-states-you-can-t-fix-the-tax-bill

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP Lawmakers Warm to White House Plan to Give Citizenship to 1.8M. Democrats and some conservatives criticized the proposal, but Republicans – including some immigration hawks – signaled openness to the plan.” Deamers and everyone else who will never vote for Trump or for any other Republican are overjoyed that Trump would give Dreamers the right to vote. Is Trump aware that ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things? Is Trump caving into the anti-Trumps? Is Trump throwing his supporters under the bus to curry favor with anti-Trumps who will never vote for him or any other Republican?
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-01-26/gop-lawmakers-warm-to-white-house-plan-to-give-citizenship-to-18m

 

THE DRIVE
— Casino Courier Crash Leaves Illinois Highway Covered in Thousands of Dollars in Cash Police say they’ve cleaned up all the money. We’re wondering if that’s true. – KYLE CHEROMCHA
http://www.thedrive.com/news/18004/casino-courier-crash-leaves-illinois-highway-covered-in-thousands-of-dollars-in-cash

 

FEDERAL NEW RADIO
— From janitor to Thrift Savings Plan millionaire – Mike Causey (DIERSEN: I put the maximum into the TSP from when it was first available in 1987 until my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997. In today’s dollars, between 1987 and 1997, my GAO salary increased from $96,403/year to $122,325/year.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2018/01/from-janitor-to-tsp-millionaire/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Thanks to the booming stock market, the miracle of compounding and a steady-as-she-goes investing plan, the number of federal workers and retirees with $1 million-plus Thrift Savings Plan accounts is rapidly expanding. Except for a relatively small number of political appointees (many successful lawyers named federal judges) most of the millionaires are rank-and-file civil servants who did it the old-fashioned way. They invested from day one, took advantage of the government’s generous 5 percent match and stuck with the C and S stock funds through good times and bad. They didn’t flinch during the Great Recession and kept on buying the C and S funds when they were on sale. One of the newest members of the Millionaires Club started out as a janitor at the Veterans Administration, spent 10 years in the Marine Corps and for the last 35-plus years has been a senior counsel at a federal agency. Here’s how he did it:)

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries promote Dreamers? ANSWER: Those that are 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/27/the-civil-rights-issue-of-our-time-how-dreamers-came-to-dominate-us-politics

 

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Dreamers slam Trump’s “White Supremacist Ransom Note” – MARK GRUENBERG (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use anti-Whites to get rid of Trump and to get rid of Trump’s supporters.)
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/dreamers-slam-trumps-white-supremacist-ransom-note/

January 26 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner, Ives should debate – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting debates for a) Rauner v. Ives, b) Sanguinetti v. Morthland, c) Harold v. Grasso, d) Diganvker v. Jhingan, e) Stella v. Vlakancic, f) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne, g) Kinzler v. Orozco, h) Zito v. Khouri, i) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, j) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Gavanes, k) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully, l) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, m) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, n) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, o) etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-sta-reeder-column-st-0128-20180126-story.html
— Rauner ignores questions about meeting on back porch of governor’s mansion – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-lawsuit-20180126-story.html
— Trump EPA pick for Chicago office wore false nose to help me beat driving test, daughter says – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-epa-cathy-stepp-0125-chicago-inc-20180125-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I failed my first driving test,” Hannah told Chicago Inc., repeating a story that she acknowledges she told the packed room of her mother’s staff Jan. 11. “My mom said, ‘You’re not going to fail it again!’ ” “She put on a disguise of a fake nose and sunglasses and went to the DMV and followed someone taking the driving portion of the test so that she could learn the route, and then we practiced it,” Hannah continued. “I didn’t fail the second time!” Stepp’s daughter said she took the test when she was 16, about seven years ago, which would place the time of the test to around the time Stepp was appointed to lead the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources by Gov. Scott Walker. Hannah said she did not know where her mother got the false nose but that she “always has it with her.” The speech went down well, Hannah thought. Not everyone in the room agreed. Though two EPA staffers Inc. spoke with both praised Hannah’s “poise” they were taken aback by the driving test story.)
— Debt payments, Icelandic adventures, car repairs: How area workers are spending their tax cut bonuses – Lauren Zumbach, Robert Channick and Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: Are you an “area worker?” I have not been an “area worker” since 1997.  Have you gotten a tax cut bonus? Of course, I have not.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-trump-tax-reform-bonuses-20180124-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner wins battle to have ex-business partner’s complaint sent to arbitration “Illinois policy strongly favors resolution of disputes by arbitration, particularly when prescribed broadly as it is here,” Judge David Atkins wrote. (DIERSEN: What do you base your opinion of arbitration on? I have been an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority since 1998. I filed a lawsuit to get out of an bad arbitration clause in 1986 SEE: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1975935/diersen-v-joe-keim-builders-inc/ An arbitrator ruled in my favor in Diersen v. IRS in the 1970s. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866 An arbitrator ruled in my favor in Diersen v. United States Post Office in the 1960s.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-wins-battle-to-have-ex-business-partners-complaint-sent-to-arbitration/
— Schakowsky will boycott Trump’s State of the Union speech Trump has “disrespected millions and millions of Americans and the presidency itself,” Rep. Jan Schakowsky D-Ill., told the Sun-Times.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/schakowsky-will-boycott-trumps-state-of-the-union-speech/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Roskam: Tax bill law modernizes rules, promotes growth – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: Government should encourage home ownership. According to this article, “Critics say the tax law discourages homeownership and could decrease charitable giving because the higher standard deduction will lead fewer filers to itemize. To both of these, Roskam says the answer is economic growth, which he says the tax law will provide. The more the economy grows, the more money people have, they more likely they are to buy houses, he says. And the more money that people make, the more that they have to give.” But what about those, including retired people like the Diersens, who do not benefit from “economic growth?” It seems that the tax law encourages lower interest rates because it reduces the incentive to borrow money to buy/build a home. Young people, who typically are borrowers, benefit from low interest rates, while older people, who typically are savers, suffer from low interest rates.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180126/roskam-tax-bill-law-modernizes-rules-promotes-growth
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One immediate effect of the tax law sparked a flurry of suburban residents prepaying property taxes, in hopes the payments can be deducted under old rules. New rules cap the amount of state and local taxes that can be deducted at $10,000, and many in the 6th District pay more than that in property taxes alone. “The new law was silent as to the ability to prepay property taxes,” Roskam said, but he said he is working closely with the Internal Revenue Service and the House Ways and Means Committee to try to ensure people will see the advantage of early payment. Still, he said analyzing the whole array of changes, including a standard deduction increased to $24,000 for couples and a child tax credit doubled to $2,000, the law will produce positive results. He said a sample family in the 6th District — with a median income of $135,000 a year for a husband, wife and two children — is predicted to receive a $4,000 tax cut. “When you evaluate all of these things,” Roskam said, “even if the deductions go down, the way the rates are structured, it offers tax relief.” Critics say the tax law discourages homeownership and could decrease charitable giving because the higher standard deduction will lead fewer filers to itemize. To both of these, Roskam says the answer is economic growth, which he says the tax law will provide. The more the economy grows, the more money people have, they more likely they are to buy houses, he says. And the more money people make, the more they have to give. “We’re a generous country,” he said. “We celebrate this. We want a big civil society because we, as a country, have made a cultural decision as Americans that we highly value the nonprofit sector.”)
— 10th District congressional candidates sound off on immigration policies – Russell Lissau (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. If you are not going to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold a government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180126/10th-district-congressional-candidates-sound-off-on-immigration-policies
— West Chicago High School teachers authorize strike – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180126/west-chicago-high-school-teachers-authorize-strike

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s crafty DACA offer deserves a serious look.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180126/BLOGS02/180129911/trumps-crafty-daca-offer-deserves-a-serious-look
— Illinois ponders pension-fund moonshot: a $107B bond sale – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180126/NEWS02/180129902/illinois-ponders-pension-fund-moonshot-a-107b-bond-sale
— Why are local employers so darn stingy? – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180126/ISSUE10/180129942
— Rauner and Emanuel, bury the hatchet and get to work for HQ2 – Editorial
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180126/ISSUE07/180129933/rauner-and-emanuel-bury-the-hatchet-and-get-to-work-for-hq2

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Ives says that Obama never linked fatherless homes with gun violence.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180126/fact-check-ives-says-she-shares-obamas-view-on-gun-violence

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— School conference costs McHenry County taxpayers $73,000, including parking
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/01/24/school-conference-costs-mchenry-county-taxpayers-73-000-including-parking/auou3nl/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Gov. Replacing Longtime DCFS Watchdog After Report Critizing Agency – TONY ARNOLD
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-gov-replacing-longtime-dcfs-watchdog-after-report-critizing-agency

 

WGLT
— Progressives Use Cardboard Cutout Stunt To Critique Davis, LaHood – STUDENT REPORTER DANIA DE LA HOYA
http://wglt.org/post/progressives-use-cardboard-cutout-stunt-critique-davis-lahood#stream/0

 

BRUCE RAUNER
— Pritzker, Biss Call Each Other Insiders: Both Are Right (DIERSEN: Are you an insider? I certainly am not. I have never been an officer of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, or Illinois Republican Party (IRP). I have never been an IRP State Central Committee member. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
https://www.brucerauner.com/news/pritzker-biss-call-each-other-insiders-both-are-right/

 

POLITIFACT ILLINOIS
— Illinois Rep. Jeanne Ives says she shares Obama’s view on gun violence – Brett Chase
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2018/jan/26/jeanne-ives/illinois-rep-says-she-shares-obamas-view-gun-viole/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Fortner in favor of bill allowing 5G wireless antennas in Illinois – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511322300-fortner-in-favor-of-bill-allowing-5g-wireless-antennas-in-illinois

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PROPOSED BILL WOULD PROHIBIT UNFUNDED MANDATES, REQUIRE REVENUE FOR ALL DISCRETIONARY SPENDING – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/proposed-bill-would-prohibit-unfunded-mandates-require-revenue-for-all-discretionary-spending/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— The audacity of broke – Austin Berg
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-the-audacity-of-broke/article_ce915100-01ea-11e8-b473-0fcb61109c28.html
— INN investigation: Some school districts prevented lavish spending at conference – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/inn-investigation-some-school-districts-prevented-lavish-spending-at-conference/article_4a37b438-021e-11e8-97ea-4f1f881bb3f9.html

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— More Republicans lining up behind Rauner’s primary opponent
https://theillinoischronicle.com/more-republicans-lining-up-behind-rauners-primary-opponent/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEMAN STAN BOND RESPONDS TO PARTY SPENDING ON SMEAR MAILERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/il-gop-committeeman-responds-to-party-spending-on-smear-mailers.html
— IVES GAINS ENDORSEMENT FROM GROWING NUMBER OF REPUBLICAN ELECTED OFFICIALS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/ives-gains-endorsement-from-growing-number-of-republican-elected-officials-.html
— IT’S A BAD THING TO BE OPPOSED TO ILLEGAL DRUGS? DEMOCRAT J.B. PRITZKER THINKS SO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/now-its-a-bad-thing-to-be-opposed-to-drugs-democrat-jb-pritzker-thinks-so.html
— PLANNED PARENTHOOD SHUTTERS 32 OFFICES NATIONWIDE; OPENS NEW FACILITY IN FLOSSMOOR, IL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/planned-parenthood-shutters-32-offices-nationwide-opens-new-facility-in-flossmoor-il.html
— MAINSTREAM MEDIA MISLEAD ON NEW STUDY OF ILLINOIS PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT LAW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/new-mainstream-media-mislead-on-new-study-of-illinois-parental-involvement-law.html
— ILLINOIS JUDGE REJECTS TRANSGENDER STUDENT’S DEMAND TO CHANGE IN GIRLS’ LOCKER ROOM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/illinois-judge-rejects-transgender-students-demand-to-change-in-girls-locker-room.html
— THORNER: TAKE STOCK IN AMERICA: TRUMP’S WAY OF GOVERNING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/thorner-take-stock-in-america-trumps-way-of-governing.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, in Chicago, in Cook County, and in Illinois, Democrats rely on illegals to stay in power.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/26/another-way-illinois-could-lose-two-congressional-districts/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Ives says that Obama never linked fatherless homes with gun violence.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/26/ives-claim-rated-false/
— Rauner vetoes booze license exemption bill
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/26/rauner-vetoes-booze-license-exemption-bill/

 

BREITBART
— WH Cancels Scheduled Rollout of Citizenship for Illegal Aliens Plan – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/26/wh-cancels-scheduled-rollout-of-citizenship-for-illegal-aliens-plan/
— Schumer Pockets White House Amnesty Giveaway, Demands More Concessions – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Who “represents” you and those who share your demographics? How much have they given away to those who disapprove of your demographics? Ever-increasingly, those who “represent” members of Group B give away much to members of Group A. Members of Group A are 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/economics/2018/01/26/sen-schumer-pockets-white-house-amnesty-plan-wants-more/
— Critics: WH Amnesty Plan Is the ‘Self-Impeachment Act of 2018’ – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: One could argue that the more that Trump does to dump his supporters, the less likely that anti-Trumps will impeach him.)
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/01/26/critics-wh-amnesty-plan-self-impeachment-act-2018/
— Senate Report: Americans Bought Nearly $800 Million in Chinese Fentanyl Opioid Online – EDWIN MORA
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/01/26/senate-report-americans-bought-nearly-800-million-chinese-fentanyl-opioid-online/

 

GOPUSA
— Half of U.S. voters see FBI as crooked
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37885
— Students quizzed on ‘Pyramid of White Supremacy’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37614

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— One-time Trump Allies to Fight Him on Amnesty For DACA ‘Dreamers’ Immigration hawks feel betrayed by the president’s negotiating offer for 1.8 million people in the U.S. illegally – Brendan Kirby
https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/onetime-trump-allies-to-fight-him-on-amnesty/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— GOP Lawmakers Split Over Trump’s Latest Immigration Plan – Rachel del Guidice
http://dailysignal.com/2018/01/26/gop-lawmakers-split-trumps-latest-immigration-plan/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Seven Quotes On Jews, Gays And White People From Louis Farrakhan, Tied To Obama – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/26/louis-farrakhan-barack-obama-nation-of-islam/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Trump Amnesty Disaster – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/27284

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— No, Rahm Emanuel, Trump isn’t bullying you — he’s just enforcing immigration law – Margot Cleveland
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/no-rahm-emanuel-trump-isnt-bullying-you-hes-just-enforcing-immigration-law/article/2647208

 

THE HILL
— Trump immigration plan hits wall of opposition – SCOTT WONG AND RAFAEL BERNAL
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/370920-trump-immigration-plan-hits-wall-of-opposition
— Former GOP rep Joe Walsh: If there is nothing to hide, why does Trump try to fire everyone? – JOHN BOWDEN
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/370850-joe-walsh-if-trump-did-nothing-wrong-why-does-he-try-to-fire

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Judge dismisses lawsuit against Rauner, orders arbitration (DIERSEN: What do you base your opinion of arbitration on? I have been an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority since 1998. I filed a lawsuit to get out of an bad arbitration clause in 1986 SEE: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1975935/diersen-v-joe-keim-builders-inc/ An arbitrator ruled in my favor in Diersen v. IRS in the 1970s. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866 An arbitrator ruled in my favor in Diersen v. United States Post Office in the 1960s.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-rauner-orders-arbitration/

 

REUTERS
— New York, New Jersey, Connecticut to sue over federal tax law – Stephanie Kelly (DIERSEN: What percent of the homeowners in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois pay more than $10,000 a year in SALT taxes? What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that if you pay more than $10,000 in SALT taxes a year, a) you are undeservedly filthy rich and b) you should pay more federal income tax?)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tax-states-coalition/new-york-new-jersey-connecticut-to-sue-over-federal-tax-law-idUSKBN1FF273?il=0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The governors said during a call with reporters that the bill unfairly affects their states with its repeal of state and local tax deductibility, the first federal double taxation in U.S. history. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said there were “very strong” arguments that the bill violates states’ rights as well as the Equal Protection clause in the U.S. Constitution. “The top 12 states that get hurt (by the bill) coincidentally all happen to be Democratic states,” Cuomo said, adding he had spoken with California Governor Jerry Brown about potential actions against the bill. The sweeping Republican tax bill signed into law by U.S. President Donald Trump introduced a $10,000 cap on deductions of state and local income and property taxes, known as SALT. The SALT provision will affect many taxpayers in states with high incomes, property values and taxes, including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and California.)

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump drags GOP to war on legal immigration.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-drags-gop-war-legal-immigration-n841026

 

CBS NEWS
— Retirement planning for middle-income workers – STEVE VERNON (DIERSEN: Are you retired? How much have you had to reduce your living expenses? My $51,864 Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of my $125,325 GAO salary in today’s dollars.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/retirement-planning-for-middle-income-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A recent study by the Stanford Center on Longevity (SCL), in collaboration with the Society of Actuaries (SOA), identifies the following retirement planning decisions as having the biggest financial impact on middle-income workers: . . . Managing and reducing living expenses, specifically housing, transportation and medical costs.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Immigration proposal contains bitter pills for both sides.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/immigration/immigration-proposal-contains-bitter-pills-for-both-sides/2018/01/26/5e66a47c-024c-11e8-9d31-d72cf78dbeee_story.html?utm_term=.63eb6578c75c
— How to work for a president who loathes the civil service – Nancy McEldowney (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/how-to-work-for-a-president-who-hates-the-civil-service/2018/01/26/34dbe95c-0204-11e8-bb03-722769454f82_story.html

 

PBS
— White House immigration plan sparks criticism from top Democrats, some conservatives – AP
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/white-house-immigration-plan-sparks-criticism-from-top-democrats-some-conservatives

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— GAO Will Probe ‘Fake Comments’ to Regulatory Agencies – Charles S. Clark
http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2018/01/gao-will-probe-fake-comments-regulatory-agencies/145481/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— The trait happy federal agencies have in common – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the agency’s employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran told them that they would be much happier if the agency got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2018/01/26/the-trait-happy-federal-agencies-have-in-common/

 

GM AUTHORITY
— National Corvette Museum Sees Increased Attendance For Third Year In A Row – FRANCISCO CRUZ
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2018/01/national-corvette-museum-sees-increased-attendance-for-third-year-in-a-row/

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Who Will Defeat Governor Rauner? – Terry Cosgrove, President and CEO, Personal PAC
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/VOIEWPOINT-Who-Will-Defeat-Governor-Rauner/61720.html

January 26 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrat news media gets the scoop that Durante has “stepped aside” as the Addison Township GOP chairman and that Kachiroubas is replacing him. I first dealt with Durante 29 years ago in 1989 when I sought Hyde’s help in dealing with the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office. Since 1989, Durante has done more than any other Republican Party leader to shape how people view me, view my intelligence, view my judgment, view my abilities, view my motives, view my accomplishments, view my knowledge of IRS, view how the Democrats who ran GAO, IRS, and the Post Office treated me, view my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, etc.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-raoul-kelly-trump-speech-20180126-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Longtime GOP leader steps aside: A longtime, storied Republican political operative from DuPage County stepped aside from his post as Addison Township GOP chairman on Wednesday night. “The reason for my departure are the stupid things going on in the Republican Party, some of the candidates running, and the fact that I will be 78 in March,” Pat Durante wrote in a note. “If I were 20 years younger I would enjoy taking the gloves off and going blow for blow, but I need a break.” Durante is a former top aide to the late U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde. He has long decried the decline of civility in politics. In the last election, he was a backer of Ohio Gov. John Kasich for president – and wasn’t thrilled with Trump’s victory. At the same time, he was known as a “gentleman street fighter” when he opposed you in an election, said DuPage County Circuit Court Clerk Chris Kachiroubas, who committeemen picked to replace Durante. “He would take you on — throw everything at you but the kitchen sink (sometimes the kitchen sink) — and if he lost he would be the first call you received to congratulate you.” Durante has led the Addison Township Republican Organization that served as Hyde’s base since 1974. Durante was known for running GOP campaigns and turning out the vote — while teaching other political operatives how it was done. He also explained how things worked to quite a few cub reporters. Durante said he plans to continue to play a role as a committeeman, if not head of the organization. “I will continue to run all the campaigns in Addison Township for all the candidates that are endorsed by the ATRO and will also act as an adviser,” he wrote.)
— TRAGIC: New Planned Parenthood increases abortion access in south suburbs – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-flossmoor-clinic-st-0126-20180125-story.html
— AG candidate Raoul gets Trump State of the Union invite – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-raoul-kelly-trump-speech-20180126-story.html
— Don’t reopen the earmark favor factory – Adam Andrzejewski and Stephen Moore
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-earmarks-pork-congress-budget-0126-0126-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups do not want the census to ask about citizenship status: 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-met-census-citizenship-question-20180117-story.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— GOP opponent: Rauner would be ‘Mark Kirk-ed’ in November – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/elections/gop-opponent-rauner-would-be-mark-kirk-ed-in-november/article_604c5d7f-4001-54f2-892c-a81e885695a3.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Duerson Act would ban preteen tackle football in Illinois – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180125/duerson-act-would-ban-preteen-tackle-football-in-illinois

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Room for compromise with Dreamers – Editorial (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that Trump is a) dumping those who voted for him and b) pandering to those who will never vote for him?)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/01/25/our-view-room-for-compromise-with-dreamers/alhobnl/

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Is Rauner afraid to debate? – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting debates for a) Rauner v. Ives, b) Sanguinetti v. Morthland, c) Harold v. Grasso, d) Diganvker v. Jhingan, e) Stella v. Vlakancic, f) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne, g) Kinzler v. Orozco, h) Zito v. Khouri, i) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, j) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Gavanes, k) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully, l) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, m) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, n) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, o) etc.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/scott-reeder-is-rauner-afraid-to-debate/article_03c58a83-f452-5135-bf79-9d2ffdd0e20c.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump turns again on immigration, allies bash ‘Amnesty Don’ – AP (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that Trump is a) dumping those who voted for him and b) pandering to those who will never vote for him?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-turns-again-on-immigration-allies-bash-amnesty-don/940037624

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Offers Apology For Retweeting Anti-Muslim Videos From British Far-Right Party – DOREEN MCCALLISTER (DIERSEN: What if my critics/opponents got together and a) reviewed each of the almost 292,600 articles that I have included links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2004, b) identified those articles that they do not like, c) identified my comments on those articles that they do not like, and d) presented me with their demand for my apology?)
http://nprillinois.org/post/trump-offers-apology-retweeting-anti-muslim-videos-british-far-right-party#stream/0

 

KMOV
— Duckworth: ‘So many of us professional women give up our fertility’ – CNN (DIERSEN: What does Duckworth say to those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my wife and I because we gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents?)
http://www.kmov.com/story/37352280/duckworth-so-many-of-us-professional-women-give-up-our-fertility

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— State of the City: Wheaton continues to attract new development
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/01/24/state-of-the-city-wheaton-continues-to-attract-new-development/dy1o2h0/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Northwest Side GOP Club backing Ives over Rauner – Glenn Minnis
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511321577-northwest-side-gop-club-backing-ives-over-rauner

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Rauner, other politicians, need to re-examine their ‘sanctuary’ views, Center of Immigration Studies fellow says – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs treasonously a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511320548-rauner-other-politicians-need-to-re-examine-their-sanctuary-views-center-of-immigration-studies-fellow-says

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— National study gives Rauner budget practices a scathing review
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-national-study-gives-rauner-budget-practices-a-scathing-review/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives claims Rauner is “afraid to debate a woman”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/26/ives-claims-rauner-is-afraid-to-debate-a-woman/
— Daiber, Biss open to some form of retirement income tax (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, since 1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that my Civil Service Retirement System pension is not subject to state income tax.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/26/daiber-biss-open-to-some-form-of-retirement-income-tax/

 

DAILY CALLER
— White House DACA Plan Includes Path To Citizenship For 1.8 Million ‘Dreamers’ – Will Racke (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that Trump is a) dumping those who voted for him and b) pandering to those who will never vote for him?)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/25/white-house-daca-plan-includes-path-to-citizenship-for-1-8-million-dreamers/

 

BLAZE
— Trump immigration plan gives path to citizenship for 1.8 million illegal aliens – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that Trump is a) dumping those who voted for him and b) pandering to those who will never vote for him?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/25/breaking-trump-immigration-plan-gives-path-to-citizenship-for-1-8-million-illegal-aliens

 

BREITBART
— Trump’s U.S. Citizenship for DACA Illegal Aliens Matches Other Failed Amnesties – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that Trump is a) dumping those who voted for him and b) pandering to those who will never vote for him?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/25/trumps-u-s-citizenship-for-daca-illegal-aliens-matches-other-failed-amnesties/
— Blue State Blues: The DACA ‘Kids’ Have Changed My Mind About Amnesty – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that Trump is a) dumping those who voted for him and b) pandering to those who will never vote for him?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/25/blue-state-blues-the-daca-kids-have-changed-my-mind/
— Immigration Expert Dale Wilcox: ‘E-Verify Is a Must’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that Trump is a) dumping those who voted for him and b) pandering to those who will never vote for him?)
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/01/25/immigration-expert-e-verify-must/
— Dale Wilcox on Trump Amnesty: Chain Migration ‘Not Ended Immediately’; Visa Lottery Numbers ‘Shifted’ to Other Categories – ROBERT KRAYCHIK (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that Trump is a) dumping those who voted for him and b) pandering to those who will never vote for him?)
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/01/25/dale-wilcox-trump-amnesty-devil-in-details/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Photo emerges of Obama and Farrakhan together from 2005 – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/01/photo_emerges_of_obama_and_farrakhan_together_from_2005_.html
— Mark Levin: Trump’s amnesty for 1.8 million ‘pathetic,’ worse than Obama – Ed Straker (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that Trump is a) dumping those who voted for him and b) pandering to those who will never vote for him?)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/01/mark_levin_trumps_amnesty_for_18_million_pathetic_worse_than_obama.html
— More Questions on the Congressional Harassment Slush Fund – Kenneth H. Ryesky
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/01/more_questions_on_the_congressional_harassment_slush_fund.html

 

REUTERS & U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Trump says Republicans will accept citizenship for Dreamers (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that Trump is dumping those who voted for him and b) pandering to those who will never vote for him?)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration/trump-says-republicans-will-accept-citizenship-for-dreamers-idUSKBN1FF1CR
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2018-01-26/trump-says-republicans-will-accept-citizenship-for-dreamers-cnbc-interview

 

MCCLATCHY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups argue against building the wall: 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article195841649.html

 

CBS NEWS
— DNC Chair Tom Perez: Democrats need to “fight like heck” for Dreamers after shutdown deal (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously use citizens of foreign countries to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dnc-chair-tom-perez-democrats-need-to-fight-like-heck-for-dreamers-after-shutdown-deal/

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump backs citizenship for Dreamers.” (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that Trump is dumping those who voted for him and b) pandering to those who will never vote for him?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-back-pathway-citizenship-1-8-million-dreamers-n841156

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/25/opinion/trump-citizenship-for-dreamers.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Treasury Skeptical About States Allowing Charitable Giving to Work Around New Cap A warning to lawmakers in New York, New Jersey and California who are considering encouraging such donations – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: The Republican tax bill gives tremendous ammunition to Democrats to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn as being undeservedly filthy rich those homeowners who pay more than more than $10,000 a year in real estate tax.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/treasury-is-skeptical-about-states-allowing-charitable-giving-to-work-around-new-cap-1516905524
— Struggling to Fill Jobs, U.S. Employers Look to Storm-Battered Puerto Rico Employment is low in U.S., much higher in Puerto Rico, and Puerto Ricans don’t need visas to come north to work – Arian Campo-Flores
https://www.wsj.com/articles/struggling-to-fill-jobs-u-s-employers-look-to-storm-battered-puerto-rico-1516962600
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps side with anti-Trumps.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-immigration-offer-1516926296
— The Andrew Cuomo Tax Campaign The New Yorker’s idea of reform is to raise taxes again on high earners. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-andrew-cuomo-tax-campaign-1516926085

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: As LGBTQ power to destroy individuals, to destroy organizations, to destroy companies, to destroy governments, and to destroy countries grows, Americans are “less accepting of LGBT people in 2017.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/01/25/tolerance-takes-hit-americans-less-accepting-lgbt-people-2017-survey-shows/1062188001/

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Sets High Price for Democrats in Concession on Immigration.” (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that Trump is a) dumping those who voted for him and b) pandering to those who will never vote for him?)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-25/trump-would-double-daca-to-1-8-million-give-path-to-citizenship

 

EXECUTIVE GOV
— GAO’s ‘High Risk List’ Now Includes Security Clearance Process for Federal Staff – Jane Edwards
http://www.executivegov.com/2018/01/gaos-high-risk-list-now-includes-security-clearance-process-for-federal-staff/

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s immigration framework leaks, and everyone hates it.” (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that Trump is a) dumping those who voted for him and b) pandering to those who will never vote for him?)
https://www.salon.com/2018/01/25/trumps-immigration-framework-leaks-and-everyone-hates-it/

January 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner stays out of public eye, avoids questions about mansion meeting (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who state that they are conservative and/or Republican, but who a) pander to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois, b) do not want me to know about their press conferences, c) do not want me to attend their press conferences, d) do not want me to ask them questions during their press conferences, and e) do not want me to report on their press conferences. To discredit me, they stress that I do not have a degree in journalism, that no one pays me for what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, that no one pays for GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions, that www.gopillinois.com and GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails do not contain any advertising, that the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc. do not promote www.gopillinois.com or promote GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-mansion-meeting-20180125-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For the third day in a row, Gov. Bruce Rauner doesn’t have any public events scheduled, so reporters won’t get a chance to ask him about a lawsuit that says he had a 2015 meeting about an investment on the back porch of the governor’s mansion.)
— It was to be a “rollout of major endorsements,” according to an advisory sent out by the campaign of Jeanne Ives, the three-term Wheaton lawmaker challenging Gov. Rauner in the Republican primary. But when a reporter arrived at the Union League Club of Chicago for the scheduled 1:30 p.m. event, a person at the front desk said the Ives news conference had already occurred — at 11:30 a.m. The Ives campaign apologized for the mistake and released video of the endorsers as well as the candidate. For the record, Ives picked up the backing of Republican state Reps. Peter Breen of Lombard, Allen Skillicorn of East Dundee, Tom Morrison of Palatine and Margo McDermed of Mokena. She already had the support of Reps. David McSweeney of Barrington Hills and Barb Wheeler of Crystal Lake, along with state Sens. Kyle McCarter of Lebanon and Tim Bivins of Dixon. – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-mansion-meeting-20180125-story.html
— Here’s a look at the world on a billionaire’s budget – Andrew D. Hwang (DIERSEN: What harms your budget the most? For me, it is my $51,864 Civil Service Retirement System pension being only 41% of my $125,325 GAO salary in today’s dollars. But nevertheless, I continue to have enough money that I can spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out without having to ask anyone to give me money. He who pays the piper calls the tunes. I ask the operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents, who calls their tunes? Are my critics/opponents paying the operatives and dupes at least $15 an hour? Do they report that income on their tax returns?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-billionaire-gates-bezos-spending-power-0125-20180124-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The world’s wealthiest are prospering. As of February 2017, there were about 2,000 billionaires in the world. This micro-elite controls over $7.6 trillion, an increase of 18 percent from 2016. A billionaire’s spending power is difficult to grasp, both because most people do not correctly intuit large numbers, and because a billion dollars far outstrips most people’s experience. What does a household budget look like to a billionaire? To find out, let’s scale down a billionaire’s income to $50,000, the median American income, adjusting budget items proportionally.)
— ‘Murphy Brown’ is returning to television again with Candice Bergen – Travis M. Andrews
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-murphy-brown-revival-20180125-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner’s lawyers accuse ex-business partner of ‘pattern of self-dealing’ The governor’s lawyers filed newly unsealed documents responding to the private lawsuit Harreld “Kip” Kirkpatrick III filed against Rauner.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauners-lawyers-accuse-ex-business-partner-of-pattern-of-self-dealing/
— New U.S. Atty has eye on violent crime; public corruption ‘always’ a priority
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-new-us-attorney-john-lausch-gun-violence-donald-trump/
— Chicago Teachers Union slams CPS’ effort to relax ethics code – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-teachers-union-slams-cps-relax-ethics-rule-janice-jackson/
— Has Melania been giving President Trump the cold shoulder? What’s really going on with The Donald and his missus, Melania, the nation’s first lady? – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/has-melania-been-giving-president-trump-the-cold-shoulder/
— Republicans under Trump have thrown away three core principles If Republicans no longer care about the federal debt, or state’s rights, or Russian aggression — what exactly do they care about? – Robert Reich
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/reich-republicans-under-trump-have-thrown-away-three-core-principles/

 

DAILY HERALD
— West Chicago High School teachers prepare for Friday strike vote – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180124/west-chicago-high-school-teachers-prepare-for-friday-strike-vote

 

WBEZ
— Retired Chicago Detective: Police Diversity Needed To Solve More Murders – Chip Mitchell (DIERSEN: By definition, to promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/retired-chicago-detective-police-diversity-needed-to-solve-more-murders/0443828a-d021-4078-b2a4-f0a9b5ef676c

 

AUTO EVOLUTION
— Illinois Highway Covered in Gambling Money Following Car Crash – Daniel Patrascu
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/illinois-highway-covered-in-gambling-money-following-car-crash-122945.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— War on gerrymandering raging ever louder – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton in 2015. It showed the tremendous religious, government, political, and financial clout that my nasty/troubled critics/opponents have in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-01-25/jim-dey-war-gerrymandering-raging-ever-louder.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Flatlanders of Illinois shouldn’t rush to get a Rocky Mountain high – Editorial (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article196449134.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: “We also support legalizing small amounts of marijuana, which could bring in a few billions of dollars,” Democratic candidate Tio Hardiman told the Sun-Times. He’s blowing smoke. Billions in taxes only come with bales of pot. Republicans see a problem. Incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner said Illinois should wait and see the impacts in Colorado and California, allowing them to experiment on their people, especially their youth, before we subject ours to recreational marijuana use. His March 20 primary opponent, state Rep. Jeanne Ives, said impacts are already evident — literally. She cited the 48 percent boost in Colorado’s marijuana-related traffic deaths and boost in youth use of the drug. Not to mention, until the U.S. Congress changes federal law on marijuana, no state should be in the business of making it legal. It is one thing to decide the priority we place and resources we use on crimes related to marijuana. It is another to be so irresponsible, undisciplined and unimaginative about your state’s fiscal salvation that the only path you can see is taxation and proliferation of weed, especially without knowing how many lives you will lose or ruin.)

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Gov. Rauner should have courage to debate – SCOTT REEDER
http://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/gov-rauner-should-have-courage-to-debate/article_e1ea159e-f0d0-5ba0-bd75-3d7dd9bf8f6b.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Fraidy-cat Rauner won’t debate Ives – Scott Reeder
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20180124/my-view-fraidy-cat-rauner-wont-debate-ives

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— State’s debt transparency a grim, ugly reality check – Editorial
http://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/116443/editorial-states-debt-transparency-a-grim-ugly-reality-check

 

CHICAGO REPORTER
— Opioid crisis ‘whitewashed’ to ignore rising black death rate – Kathie Kane-Willis and Stephanie Schmitz Bechteler
http://www.chicagoreporter.com/opioid-crisis-whitewashed-to-ignore-rising-black-death-rate/#new_tab

 

PRITZKER
— VIDEO CLIP: JB Pritzker: “In Charge”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-RM6b14yKQ&feature=youtu.be

 

CHICAGO MAROON
— Steve Bannon Accepts Invitation to Speak at the University of Chicago – Pete Grieve
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2018/1/24/steve-bannon-invited-university-of-chicago/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— ROSKAM: 4th quarter fundraising We have a first look at U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam’s fundraising numbers. The 6th district congressman raised $576,529 in the final three months of last year, his campaign tells POLITICO. Roskam raised $2.5 million this cycle and has $1.6 million cash on hand, with 82 percent of 4th quarter donations coming from Illinois donors, according to his campaign. Roskam is stockpiling as he is the target of a fierce anti-Trump movement that’s packed events in the Democratic primary with 800 people. The Democrat who raised the most money in the primary, Kelly Mazeski, had raised $680,000 to date, including nearly $300,000 of her own money. – Natasha Korecki
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/01/25/scoop-poll-shows-chuy-leading-59-to-8-scoop-roskam-raises-half-million-steve-bannon-to-speak-in-chicago-rahm-snubs-trump-240242
— BANNON TO SPEAK AT U OF C — “Steve Bannon Accepts Invitation to Speak at the University of Chicago,” by the Chicago Maroon’s Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi: “Steve Bannon has accepted an invitation from Booth professor Luigi Zingales to come speak at the University of Chicago, Zingales told The Maroon. The former White House chief strategist has not spoken at a public event since his departure from Breitbart. Zingales told The Maroon that Bannon could provide some insight into the current political and economic climate in the United States. “Whether you like his views or not, he seems to have understood something about America that I’m curious to learn more about,” he said. … The Provost affirmed the University’s policy that members of the University of Chicago can invite anyone they please to come speak.” The Story UofC Faculty have signed onto an open letter opposing the Bannon invite. – Natasha Korecki
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/01/25/scoop-poll-shows-chuy-leading-59-to-8-scoop-roskam-raises-half-million-steve-bannon-to-speak-in-chicago-rahm-snubs-trump-240242

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Labor analyst: Members-only unions would be answer in world without forced dues – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: I was a dues-paying union member while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980. GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee. Government unions help protect their members from political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, national origin discrimination, retaliation, etc.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/labor-analyst-members-only-unions-would-be-answer-in-world/article_739e9a6c-007f-11e8-920b-6b628825e829.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— U.S. DOJ Letters may prove problematic for numerous public officials across the Nation, Illinois included – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/01/us-doj-letters-may-prove-problematic-for-numerous-public-officials-across-the-nation-illinois-included/

 

FOX NEWS
— The importance of public safety and national security in the immigration debate – Hans von Spakovsky
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/01/25/importance-public-safety-and-national-security-in-immigration-debate.html

 

BREITBART
— ‘They Are Killing Our Dreams!’ Illegal Aliens Hold Mock Funeral in U.S. Senate – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/24/killing-dreams-illegal-aliens-hold-mock-funeral-u-s-senate/
— Trump Backs Pathway to Citizenship as Illegals Storm Capitol Hill
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/01/24/breitbart-news-tonight-trump-backs-pathway-to-citizenship-as-illegals-storm-capitol-hill/

 

TOWNHALL
— Laugh At The Democrats As They Die On Amnesty Hill – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2018/01/25/laugh-at-the-democrats-as-they-die-on-amnesty-hill-n2438244

 

DAILY WIRE
— EQUALITY! Oxford Extends Math And Science Exam Times To Diminish Gender Gap – AMANDA PRESTIGIACOMO (DIERSEN: I should write a book about promotion requirements that my Democrat superiors in the federal government imposed on their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran that they did not impose on their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted the careers of and got rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/26238/equality-oxford-gives-women-more-time-exams-amanda-prestigiacomo#

 

AOL NEWS
— Poll: Trump trails Biden, Sanders by wide margin in 2020
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/01/24/poll-trump-trails-biden-sanders-by-wide-margin-in-2020/23342644/

 

REUTERS
— Trump seeks $25 billion for border wall, offers ‘Dreamer’ citizenship – Roberta Rampton, Susan Cornwell
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-whitehouse/trump-seeks-25-billion-for-border-wall-offers-dreamer-citizenship-idUSKBN1FD2UU

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Says He Is Open to a Path to Citizenship for ‘Dreamers’ – Maggie Haberman, Katie Rogers and Michael D. Shear (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who is overjoyed about this? ANSWER: Those a) who will never vote for Trump or for any other Republican and b) those who are 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/24/us/politics/trump-immigration-daca-dreamers-path-to-citizenship.html
— Most Americans Want Legal Status for ‘Dreamers.’ These Are Not Among Them. – Miriam Jordan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/25/us/dreamers-opponents-daca-deal.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For Pav Sterry of Columbus, Ohio, legalizing any undocumented immigrants — even those who came as children without a choice in the matter — is just plain wrong. Huy Pham of St. Paul believes any concessions for the so-called Dreamers will unleash another tidal wave of illegal immigration. And Daniel Cotts of Phoenix regards “blanket amnesty” for them as unfair to foreigners who languish for years waiting to come here the legal way.)
— Salaried or Hourly? The Gaps in Family-Friendly Policies Begin to Close More large companies like Starbucks and Walmart are starting to see the value in paid leave and other benefits for parents, including hourly workers, though big disparities remain. – Claire Cain Miller (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my wife and I the most because we gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/24/upshot/parental-leave-company-policy-salaried-hourly-gap.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/24/technology/marijuana-start-ups-go-beyond-the-simple-joint.html
— The U.S. Can No Longer Hide From Its Deep Poverty Problem – Angus Deaton (DIERSEN: To fight poverty, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/24/opinion/poverty-united-states.html
— ‘Interrupters’ Peek at Social Media to Stop Street Violence – Jan Ransom
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/21/nyregion/facebook-violence-social-media-monitor.html
— ‘Me Too,’ Chinese Women Say. Not So Fast, Say the Censors. – Javier C. Hernández and Zoe Mou (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents want to censure? My critics/opponents want to censure a) everything that is said or written by their critics/opponents, b) everything that promotes the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform, c) everything that promotes the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, and d) everything that does NOT promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/world/asia/china-women-me-too-censorship.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump puts path to citizenship for some ‘dreamers’ on the table in immigration deal – David Nakamura
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2018/01/24/white-house-promises-new-immigration-framework-amid-stalled-negotiations-on-dreamers/
— The Trump appointee who lied on his résumé – Susan Nassaux, Bristow
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-trump-appointee-who-lied-on-his-resume/2018/01/24/593b87f8-0079-11e8-86b9-8908743c79dd_story.html

 

TEXAS TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue against doing anything to a) stop illegals and b) stop illegal drugs. Illegals and illegal drug dealers love anti-Trumps. Anti-Trumps are 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.texastribune.org/2018/01/25/texas-smugglers-say-trumps-border-wall-wouldnt-stop-immigrants-drugs-p/

 

KANSAS CITY STAR
— Trump teases conservatives with big wall, liberals with citizenship path – FRANCO ORDOÑEZ
http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article196529529.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— As More Employees Sign Arbitration Agreements, Sexual-Harassment Claims Fizzle Many in business community say arbitration is a cheaper, faster and simpler way to adjudicate claims; critics say it’s secretive and unfair to workers – Jacob Gershman (DIERSEN: What do you base your opinion of arbitration on? I have been an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority since 1998. I filed a lawsuit to get out of an bad arbitration clause in 1986 SEE: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1975935/diersen-v-joe-keim-builders-inc/  An arbitrator ruled in my favor in Diersen v. IRS in the 1970s. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866  An arbitrator ruled in my favor in Diersen v. United States Post Office in the 1960s.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-more-employees-sign-arbitration-agreements-sexual-harassment-claims-fizzle-1516876201
— When #MeToo Becomes Catch-22 Women executives who speak up about sexual misconduct often see their careers stall – Joann S. Lublin (DIERSEN: The federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old if I had not complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination notwithstanding the fact that I am Republican, White, male, and non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-metoo-becomes-catch-22-1516798800
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want Republicans to lose want Republicans to surrender to Democrats, to Libertarians, and to Greens on immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-and-dreamers-1516836281

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they want cheap labor.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-25/immigration-didn-t-have-to-tear-america-apart
— Trump Says He’s Weighing Path to Citizenship for ‘Dreamers’ – Jennifer Epstein and Laura Litvan (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who is overjoyed about this? ANSWER: Those a) who will never vote for Trump or for any other Republican and b) those who are 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-24/trump-weighs-path-to-citizenship-path-for-some-young-immigrants

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— White House Says ‘Dreamer’ Citizenship Under Discussion (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who is overjoyed about this? ANSWER: Those a) who will never vote for Trump or for any other Republican and b) those who are 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-01-24/the-latest-white-house-to-unveil-immigration-plan-monday

 

TIME
— Mayors Boycott Meeting with President Trump Over Sanctuary Cities Threats – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, mayors paint themselves as being 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 longer than their ancestors. How does the mayor of your municipality treat you and treat those who share your demographics?)
http://time.com/5117238/mayors-boycott-donald-trump-sanctuary-cities/

 

PBS
— Congress’ deal to end government shutdown added billions in tax cuts to deficit – AP
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/congress-deal-to-end-government-shutdown-added-billions-in-tax-cuts-to-deficit

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Congress wants reports. But Congress’s own budget challenges means they can’t get them. – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: GAO is just a shell of what it once was because during the 1980s and 1990s, Democrat and RINO politicians gutted the agency. I should write a book about Democrat and RINO U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives from Illinois who helped gut GAO. The Democrats who ran GAO during the 1980s and 1990s used the gutting to get rid of the agency’s employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2018/01/24/congress-wants-reports-but-congresss-own-budget-challenges-means-they-cant-get-them/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Congress’s use of repeated continuing resolutions rather than a full budget authorization to fund the government damages the Congressional Budget Office’s ability to effectively produce reports, director Keith Hall told members of the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday. “It does make things harder. We’ve actually put off some things that we weren’t intending to put off, some computer work and some things like that,” said Hall. “If we continue under a CR, right now we’ll have to curtail our hiring, we’ll have to move down a few slots, we’ll have to cancel some training and travel. So it does have a consequence for us. It does degrade our performance.” The stall in hiring is particularly damaging to CBO performance, as Hall testified that the current staff already struggles to meet the requests made by committees and congressmen.)

 

FEDERAL SOUP
— Federal cuts will lead to more The Merit Systems Protection Board appeals (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://federalsoup.com/articles/2018/01/24/federal-cuts-will-lead-to-more-mspb-appeals.aspx

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Organizing Resistance to Internet Censorship (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to censor me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They include past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants leaders who claim to be conservative and/or Republican. They include past and present Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois officials and employees who claim to be conservative and/or Republican. They include activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who claim to be conservative and/or Republican.)
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/01/25/webi-j25.html

January 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois Democrat AG candidates’ forum descends into shouting match The forum descended into a shouting match several times as accusations flew. – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-ag-candidates-forum-descends-into-shouting-match/2985041/

 

NBC5
— Biss Compares Kennedy, Pritzker to President Trump in New Ads The ads are the first negative advertisements to air in the Democratic primary (DIERSEN: How many demographics would anti-Trumps say that you share with Trump? Anti-Trumps would stress that I am Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (69), non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and that my ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/daniel-biss-goes-after-kennedy-pritzker-in-new-television-ad-470960813.html

 

CBS2
— New U.S. Attorney: National Security ‘Top Priority’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/24/john-lausch-national-security-priorities/
— Justice Dept. Threatens To Subpoena Records Of ‘Sanctuary Cities’ In Growing Immigration Rift – AP
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/24/justice-department-sanctuary-cities-subpoenas/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Mayors boycott Trump meeting after sanctuary cities threat
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/justice-dept-ramps-up-pressure-on-so-called-sanctuary-cities

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Under protest, City Hall will comply with feds’ request on immigration documents The DOJ wants documents with any orders on how law enforcement may communicate with the DOJ relating to immigration enforcement.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jeff-sessions-pressures-sanctuary-cities-subpoena-documents-chicago-cook-county/
— White House to unveil immigration plan Monday White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders won’t say whether that framework will include a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/immigration-plan-trump-cornyn-dreamers/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups use Dreamers as bargaining chips: 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/letters-sickened-by-gop-using-800000-dreamers-as-bargaining-chips/
— Change state constitution and make pensions less generous One line in the Constitution is driving debt in Illinois faster than probably everything else put together. – Larry Craig, Wilmette (DIERSEN: Since the beginning of time, government employees have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned. Needless-to-say, that discourages people from being government employees. To attract and retain employees, governments have had to make government pensions more generous.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/letters-change-state-constitution-and-make-pensions-less-generous/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New U.S. attorney declines to comment on Trump’s Chicago tweets, doesn’t expect interference – Jason Meisner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-us-attorney-john-lausch-interview-20180122-story.html
— Fewer listings slowing Chicago-area housing market’s growth
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-home-sales-supply-20180124-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump repeats the folly of protectionism.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-solar-washers-tariffs-0125-20180124-story.html
— Raoul takes heat over tobacco industry contributions in attorney general forum – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-attorney-general-democrats-20180124-story.html
— Trump says he’s open to path to citizenship for some ‘dreamers’ in immigration deal – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-white-house-congress-immigration-20180124-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups promote Dreamers: 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://graphics.chicagotribune.com/faces-of-daca-dreamers/
— Ald. Ed Burke blocks property tax appeals tied to his law firm, critics call conflict – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-ed-burke-assessment-appeal-conflict-of-interest-20180122-story.html
— Preckwinkle, Fioretti won’t rule out tax hikes, clash over Berrios – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-preckwinkle-fioretti-cook-president-debate-20180124-story.html
— Rauner’s calendar has mansion meeting mentioned in lawsuit by former business partner – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-calendar-business-meeting-20180124-story.html
— In D.C., Emanuel rips Trump on sanctuary cities, infrastructure plan – John Byrne and Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-sanctuary-city-letters-20180124-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage incumbents Jim Zay and Kevin Wiley discuss ways to raise money for the county – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180124/dupage-incumbents-discuss-ways-to-raise-money-for-the-county
— Wheaton League plans candidate events February 8 and 15 – Mary Pritchard
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180124/wheaton-league-plans-candidate-events
— Wheaton advisory panel votes against drug treatment center plan – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180124/wheaton-advisory-panel-votes-against-drug-treatment-center-plan
— Kane County: Four nonprofits to get record amount of funding to help homeless – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180124/four-nonprofits-to-get-record-amount-of-funding-to-help-homeless
— Starbucks gives workers raises, stock grants due to tax law – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180124/news/301249951/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield’s anti-hate resolution is enough – Rosanna Pulido
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180123/letter-springfields-anti-hate-resolution-is-enough
(THE LETTER: I was beyond shocked and appalled when I saw the letter to the editor in the Jan. 16 edition of the SJ-R from the pastor of the Abraham Lincoln UU Congregation in Springfield about Welcoming Cities. He has got to be kidding. I cannot believe in this day and age a pastor would tell the city of Springfield to adopt a Welcoming City resolution. Hasn’t he ever heard about separation of church and state? If he wants to welcome these people, then his congregation should pass the offering basket and open their homes to feed the illegal aliens and house the refugees. They should not expect taxpayers to foot the bill. We at Save Springfield, Illinois Facebook Group agree with what has been expressed already: The anti-hate resolution is in place and is enough. Let the aldermen get busy with the taxpayers’ concerns.)

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Trump lashes out at boycotting mayors over immigration – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article196395349.html

 

STATELINE
— Republican Legislators Including Rep. Tim Bivins Endorse Ives for Governor Endorsements expose divisions within party over Gov. Rauner’s leadership – Scott Picken
http://www.mystateline.com/news/republican-legislators-including-rep-tim-bivins-endorse-ives-for-governor/937543529

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— State Of Trump: Good For Business – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/state-trump-good-business#stream/0

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Republican State Legislators Announce Ives Is Their Choice for Governor
http://mailchi.mp/976b6c93da87/republican-state-legislators-announce-ives-is-their-choice-for-governor
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Yet this morning, State Representatives Tom Morrison (R-Palatine), Peter Breen (R-Lombard), Margo McDermed (R-Frankfort), and Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee), along with Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak, Naperville Township Commissioner Warren Dixon, and Wheatland Township Trustee Raquel Mitchell joined Ives in a press conference to announce their support for the GOP challenger. State Sens. Kyle McCarter (R-Vandalia) and Tim Bivins (R-Dixon), along with State Representatives David McSweeney (R-Cary) and Barb Wheeler (R-Crystal Lake) have additionally pledged their support for Ives. The endorsement comes as many party members are rallying behind State Representative, West Point Graduate and Army Veteran Jeanne Ives ahead of the March 20 primary. Ives adds the support of her legislative colleagues to a growing list, including Northwest Side GOP Club, Wheatland Township Republican Organization, Fremont Township Republican Organization, Republican Organization of Wheeling Township, Chicago GOP, Batavia Township Republican Organization, Wauconda Township Republican Organization, Republican Assembly of Lake County, and Tax Accountability (Taxpayers United of America).)

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives stands with property owners in debate over wireless antennas – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511320304-ives-stands-with-property-owners-in-debate-over-wireless-antennas

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Rauner opposed-law forces administration to reveal $2.5 billion in previously undisclosed debt
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-rauner-opposed-law-forces-administration-to-reveal-2-5-billion-in-previously-undisclosed-debt/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Rauner was For a State Income Tax Increase Before He was Against It – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/01/rauner-was-for-a-state-income-tax-increase-before-he-was-against-it/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER GRABS DUPAGE COUNTY SUPPORT, IVES DUBS IT “BACK SCRATCHING”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/rauner-gets-support-in-ives-dupage-county-backyard.html
— WEYERMULLER: RAUNER BACKS AWAY FROM DEBATE WITH CHALLENGER JEANNE IVES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/by-mark-weyermuller-monday-night-illinois-state-representative-tom-morrison-asked-governor-bruce-rauner-if-he-would-debate.html
— IL GOP FUNDS NASTY MAILER IN REPUBLICAN HOUSE PRIMARY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/il-gop-funds-nasty-mailer-in-republican-house-primary-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Biss claims Pritzker attacked him because he’s now the major threat
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/24/biss-claims-pritzker-attacked-him-because-hes-now-the-major-threat/
— Ives touts legislative endorsements
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/24/ives-touts-legislative-endorsements/
— Rauner’s “back porch” meeting confirmed
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/24/rauners-back-porch-meeting-confirmed/
— Pritzker campaign responds *** New Biss TV ad attacks Pritzker and Kennedy on property taxes, lumps them in with Trump and Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/24/new-biss-tv-ad-attacks-pritzker-and-kenney-on-property-taxes-lumps-them-in-with-trump-and-rauner/
— Rauner campaign to Pritzker: “Just because you weren’t accused of any wrongdoing doesn’t mean you didn’t do anything wrong”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/24/rauner-campaign-to-pritzker-just-because-you-werent-accused-of-any-wrongdoing-doesnt-mean-you-didnt-do-anything-wrong/

 

CNS NEWS
— Experts Say DREAM Act Would Legalize 2.2 Million – Mostly of Mexican Origin – Mark Browne (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups glorify and praise Mexico and its citizens: 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/mark-browne/experts-say-dream-act-would-legalize-22-million-mostly-mexican-origin

 

ROLL CALL
— Trump Signals He Might Extend DACA Deadline President outlines contours of administration plan set to be released soon – John Bennett
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/trump-signals-might-extend-daca-deadline

 

THE HILL
— Foster invites ‘Dreamer’ to Trump’s first State of the Union address – MELANIE ZANONA
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/370490-illinois-dem-invites-dreamer-to-trumps-first-state-of-the-union-address
— Ex-RNC chair Michael Steele rips Evangelical leaders standing by Trump: ‘Don’t ever preach to me’ again – JULIA MANCHESTER
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/370473-ex-rnc-chair-rips-evangelical-leaders-standing-by-trump-dont
— Trump says he’s open to citizenship path for DACA recipients – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at DACA recipients and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Given that, one would expect that if given the right to vote, DACA recipients would focus on getting rid of Republicans once and for all.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/370611-trump-open-to-path-to-citizenship-for-daca-recipients

 

REUTERS
— Trump to seek $25 billion for border wall, open to ‘Dreamer’ citizenship – Roberta Rampton, Susan Cornwell
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-whitehouse/trump-to-seek-25-billion-for-border-wall-open-to-dreamer-citizenship-idUSKBN1FD2UU
— Justice Department demands documents from ‘sanctuary cities’ – Sarah N. Lynch
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-sanctuary/justice-department-demands-documents-from-sanctuary-cities-idUSKBN1FD2GG

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— New U.S. Attorney in Chicago Says He’s Never Talked to Trump – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-01-24/new-us-attorney-in-chicago-says-hes-never-talked-to-trump
— More U.S. States Eye Donations to Evade Trump Tax Changes (DIERSEN: Why don’t state just cap real estate taxes at $10,000 per home or $2,500 per bedroom.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2018-01-24/explainer-more-us-states-eye-donations-to-evade-trump-tax-changes

 

PBS
— OUTRAGEOUS: Mayors boycott meeting with Trump after threat against sanctuary cities
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/mayors-boycott-meeting-with-trump-after-threat-against-sanctuary-cities

 

ATLANTIC
— How Democrats Stopped Worrying and Learned to Accept Trump’s Wall Senator Chuck Schumer’s offer to fund the border wall as part of a deal on DACA did not come out of the blue: It reflects a shift in Democratic priorities on immigration that has been months in the making. – RUSSELL BERMAN (DIERSEN: Of course, if/when the Democrats get back into power, they will immediately a) tear down any wall that has been built and b) invite illegals to flood the country.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/01/democrats-schumer-trump-border-wall-daca/551288/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Democrats Must Be More Ruthless — When They Actually Have Power – Eric Levitz
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/01/democrats-must-be-more-ruthless-when-they-have-power.html

 

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CATO acts as an agent for a) employers that want cheap labor and b) countries that hate America.
https://www.cato.org/blog/gop-bill-spends-more-border-patrol-5-years-it-has-spent-5-decades

January 24 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Suit Suggests No Firewall Between Gov. Rauner, His Fortune
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/3797571-suit-suggests-no-firewall-between-gov-rauner-his-fortune/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Is a fair immigration compromise possible out of failed Schumer shutdown? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-shutdown-immigration-kass-0124-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Dreamers are in limbo through no fault of their own, trapped between two cultures, with no place of their own to legally call home. Yet opinion polls show that much of the America public is sympathetic to their plight. So let the Dreamers stay. Those who are in criminal gangs or have violent criminal records have no right to be here. But the others, sure, why not? It would be quite easy to protect the Dreamers and their parents, except for the politics. Democrats want them as votes. Republicans are worried this could tip elections. So why not take the politics out of it? Here’s a possibility to consider: Let Dreamers stay — given permanent work and resident status — but not citizenship and voting rights. Conferring something as precious as citizenship upon people as a reward for their parents’ breaking the law isn’t the right way to go about this. If they want to become American citizens and vote, they’d be free to leave and attempt to re-enter the country as legal immigrants. If protecting Dreamers is the issue, then you’ll agree with me. But if weaponizing the Dreamers for the next election is your plan, then you won’t. And what about their parents, who crossed the border illegally and who worry about being deported? We can protect them, too, with some reasonable amnesty. Why not give them permanent work status, like green cards? But no welfare. Yes, you read that correctly.)
— Pritzker-Biss rivalry emerges at first televised Democratic governor debate – Rick Pearson and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governor-candidate-debate-20180123-story.html
— Shutdown deal paves way for Senate to take up immigration, but will House and Trump follow? – Mike Debonis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-shutdown-deal-immigration-vote-20180122-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Democrats caved on immigration, leaving progressives furious.” Ever-increasingly, Democrats, that is, progressives, count on immigrants to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-trump-immigration-gutierrez-dreamers-daca-shutdown-0124-20180123-story.html
— Republican governor candidate Jeanne Ives will announce endorsements at a Chicago news conference. (DIERSEN: Which candidates want your endorsement? Which candidates want you to work against them? I should write a book about candidates since 2000 who have stated that they were conservative and/or Republican, but have talked and acted like they want me to work against them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-attorney-general-democrats-20180124-story.html
— Joe Walsh — who promises to vote for Chuy Garcia if he’s proved wrong — is proved wrong – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-walsh-versus-chuy-0123-chicago-inc-20180123-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, will those who are anti-men paint Benjamin Biancofiori as being a typical man?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-sex-trafficking-me-too-trial-delay-20180123-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following Naperville groups to meet with Biss this evening: 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-indivisible-naperville-city-hall-st-0124-20180123-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote female anti-Trump marchers.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-marchers-st-0121-20180119-column.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville executive shuttle service to Chicago launches in February – Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: What do the anti-Trumps have to say about this? What do you say to those in the suburbs who hint/imply/argue/shout that those who work in the Loop are overpaid, undeservedly filthy rich, and even worse things?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-squire-executive-shuttle-st-0124-20180123-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov debate: Request to say something nice about Pritzker stumps Kennedy
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-debate-request-to-say-something-nice-about-pritzker-stumps-kennedy/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Condo building to be named for pioneering gay entrepreneur – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180123/CRED0701/180129964

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: U-46 charged with discriminating against Black students.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180123/u-46-leaders-discuss-racial-equity-student-discipline
— In today’s environment, even small mistakes devastating for journalism – Steven & Cokie Roberts
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180123/in-todays-environment-even-small-mistakes-devastating-for-journalism

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— LaHood optimistic about agreement on budget, DACA – Lenore Sobota (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, when “Republicans” agree to something with Democrats, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups suffer: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/government-and-politics/lahood-optimistic-about-agreement-on-budget-daca/article_5ba11419-5ad1-54f2-b821-4929840eec62.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Unacceptable waste of taxpayer money cannot happen again – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180123/our-view-unacceptable-waste-of-taxpayer-money-cannot-happen-again

 

FREEPORT JOURNAL STANDARD
— State’s financial picture clearer, but just as ugly – Editorial
http://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20180123/our-view-states-financial-picture-clearer-but-just-as-ugly

 

STAR COURIER
— Erika Harold, Republican candidate for Illinois attorney general, will be the featured guest speaker at the Stark County Lincoln Day luncheon Saturday, February 3 – Tammy Wilkinson
http://www.starcourier.com/news/20180123/harold-to-speak-at-lincoln-day

 

TIMES
— Consolidation not a 4-letter word – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, consolidation is used to get rid of employees who are Republican White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/column-consolidation-not-a–letter-word/article_c46cef93-2f61-55f0-92ee-8a1a1d9f26e7.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Lawmakers Explore Tax Workaround – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Why not just cap real estate taxes at $10,000 per home?)
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=258980#.WmhmRIzR-M8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rather than working to lower one of the nation’s highest property tax burdens, some Illinois lawmakers want to sidestep the federal tax reform bill by allowing for donations to government. One bill would create the Illinois Excellence Fund. It would allow taxpayers to donate and receive a tax credit for the exact amount. This shuffling of money back and forth would allow a taxpayer to deduct that amount on their federal taxes, effectively thwarting the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions put in place by the tax reform bill passed last month. The state treasurer can then use that money as he sees fit. “[The SALT deduction cap] sort of came out of nowhere,” said state Rep. Jonathan Carroll, D-Northbrook. “This is trying to offer a solution to give tax relief to the middle class.” The bill has a populist tone, appealing to the cries of high property taxes across the state. Nearly all of the current sponsors of the bill are likely to face a challenging re-election effort this November. Carroll said he expects the Internal Revenue Service would object to such a law. “They’re not likely to take it lying down,” he said. The IRS classifies a charitable donation as “voluntary and is made without getting, or expecting to get, anything of equal value.” Being a federal tax deduction as well, the state-bound donation would actually turn into a money maker. In addition to a 100 percent credit from the state, the donor would get up to 37 percent of that donation back in a federal write off. The bill would also allow a county to set up a similar charity, which could cause different issues. Local taxes are devised in reverse compared to state and federal taxes. A taxing district sets percentages based on a target revenue number and then properties are taxed at that percentage of the assessed value of their homes. State Rep. Steven Reick, R-Woodstock, said in an online post that the sponsors would tell counties that “they can set up a fund to accept donations to be used for undefined charitable purposes in exchange for a reduction or elimination of your property tax bill, which will either raise taxes on everybody else or destroy the budgets of every school district and taxing body in the County.”)

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton planners reject proposed drug treatment center – Eric Schelkopf
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/01/24/wheaton-planners-reject-proposed-drug-treatment-center/a1jijez/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blame Trump for all the problems that Illinois has had, is having, and will have.
http://nprillinois.org/programs/state-trump#stream/0

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— State Legislators Meet for Round Table in Naperville
https://www.nctv17.com/news/state-legislators-meet-for-round-table-in-naperville/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Infighting among candidates characterizes first Democratic gubernatorial forum – Ryan Wangman
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/01/23/city/infighting-among-candidates-characterizes-first-democratic-gubernatorial-forum/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Policy changes needed to ease tax burden, Kinzler says – Chandra Lye
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511319548-policy-changes-needed-to-ease-tax-burden-kinzler-says


— Kinzler warns of fewer taxpayers to shoulder state’s growing liabilities – Chandra Lye (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on driving out of Illinois a) those like me who fail/refuse to glorify and praise them, b) those like me who fail/refuse to pander to them, c) those like me who fail/refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and d) those like me who fail/refuse to give them money.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511319546-kinzler-warns-of-fewer-taxpayers-to-shoulder-state-s-growing-liabilities

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— “Trans”-ing the Little Ones – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/trans-ing-little-ones/

 

FOX NEWS
— DOJ Threatens Subpoenas for 23 Jurisdictions in Sanctuary City Crackdown
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/01/24/sanctuary-city-crackdown-doj-threatens-subpoenas-23-cities
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans love Vicente Fox and Bush.
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/01/23/vicente-fox-mexico-border-wall-i-worked-bush-trump-acts-offensive

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— WHY DO BLACK PEOPLE ALLOW THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA TO CHOOSE THEIR LEADERS? – Raynard Jackson
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/why-do-black-people-allow-the-mainstream-media-to-choose-their-leaders/

 

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Will Trump fall for those who argue that if Republicans give illegals citizenship, those illegals will eventually vote for Republicans? Ever-increasingly, illegals and their supporters talk and act like they are 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/01/24/rep-roger-marshall-on-daca-recipients-these-kids-are-the-american-dream/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pollak questioned Marshall’s prediction of future voting trends among Hispanics. Americans originally from Mexico and Central America do not typically transition toward support for conservatism or the Republican Party, he said. . .Pollak challenged narratives framing DACA recipients as wholly Americanized, noting DACA-amnesty movement’s expression of hostility toward America and alignment with Mexican nationalism. “I’m again asking, for people who want to do something for DACA beneficiaries, for people who say that they’re Americans, why can’t they find a public face to this movement who at least appeals to Republicans or conservatives?” asked Pollak. “I’ve got to tell you, I was open to the idea of this DACA thing until I started covering some of these demonstrations, and you see the Mexican flag, and you see the hostility toward Republicans, the hostility toward America; and you ask yourself, ‘We’re being told these are just like other Americans, but they’re so radical, or at least they’re being led by radicals, why would we want them as fellow citizens?’ They don’t seem to be want to be part of a broader American community. They want to change that community. I mean, I think it’s a serious problem for anybody who wants to legalize 700,000 or 800,000 DACA recipients. . .Asked to address the concerns of parents whose children has been killed or murdered by illegal aliens, Marshall broadly called for more effective deportation measures to remove illegal aliens who “commit crimes.”)
— Rep. Lamar Smith: ‘E-Verify Would Stop the Jobs Magnet’ for Illegal Immigration and ‘Put Americans First’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What kind of employers prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America? ANSWER: Employers that want cheap labor and are 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/01/24/rep-lamar-smith-e-verify-would-stop-the-jobs-magnet-for-illegal-immigration-and-put-americans-first/
— Illegal Aliens Block Disneyland to Protest for Immigration Deal – MICHELLE MOONS
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2018/01/23/illegal-alien-dreamers-block-disneyland-in-protest/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Why We Don’t Need Libel and Blackmail Laws – Walter E. Williams
http://dailysignal.com/2018/01/24/dont-need-libel-blackmail-laws/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
– The Donald Trump GOP Generation Gap Is Very Real – David French (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 69. I have always opposed age discrimination. I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton who claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but who have done the most to promote age discrimination.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/455706/donald-trump-gop-generation-gap-very-real
— Graham-Durbin, a DACA Amnesty for Millions – Rich Lowry
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455715/graham-durbin-daca-dreamers-good-intentions-bad-policy

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Blocking Disneyland, DACA protesters prove their arrogant idiocy – Tom Rogan
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/blocking-disneyland-daca-protesters-prove-their-arrogant-idiocy/article/2646773

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— You Can’t Be Both a Liberal AND an American at the Same Time – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2018/01/23/cant-liberal-american-time/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Liberals live in America, but they don’t love America. So, it’s not a surprise that they have an affinity for law breaking illegal aliens. After all, liberals don’t care about our laws or our sovereignty any more than transient illegals who come to the U.S. only to use it for its freebies and welfare, or to get a job to make a quick dollar to send back to their home country. These transient illegals don’t have any more interest in being an American than liberals do. So, when liberals fight for illegals, understand that they are doing so not out of love, but hate. Indeed, the modern Democrat Party is the biggest hate group in American history. Today’s liberals are all about hate. They hate democracy, they hate the Constitution, they hate white people, they hate capitalism, they hate democracy, they hate republican government, they hate religion, they hate the family structure, they hate guns, they hate history, they hate freedom of speech and liberty… in short they hate everything about the U.S.A. and you can’t love a place that you hate so thoroughly. In fact, the only thing they love about America is their assumption that they can “do whatever they want,” a concept they treat with licentiousness and wanton instead of the virtue and probity the founders hoped Americans would observe. It might seem a natural progression, this party now having drifted to its logical extremes. Born of a hate for the equality of negroes, the Democrat Party morphed into a party that hates America itself as the nation struggled with the post Civil War reconstruction era.)

 

THE HILL
— The difference between ‘DACA’ and ‘Dreamers’ – NOLAN RAPPAPORT
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/370367-the-difference-between-daca-and-dreamers-a-primer

 

POLITICO
— DACA’s political tribes: A user’s guide Most partisan disputes have two sides. This one has five. – TED HESSON (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, nothing should be done that encourages people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, or c) to bring others to America illegally. I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton who claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but who have done the most to encourage people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/24/daca-has-many-political-sides-users-guide-364622

 

CNN
— Black unemployment is at a record low. – Lydia DePillis
http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/23/news/economy/black-unemployment/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— One Year Later, a Look at Trump’s Pledges About the Presidency – LINDA QIU
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/us/politics/trump-campaign-pledges-first-year.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Apple Caves In to China The tech giant appears to be selling out to the Communist Party. – Chen Guangcheng (DIERSEN: What do you say to “American” individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that put their own interests ahead of America’s interests?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/opinion/apple-china-data.html%2Fopinion&action=click&contentCollection=opinion®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=7&pgtype=sectionfront
— French Companies Have Newfound Freedom … to Fire – Liz Alderman (DIERSEN: Democrat employers use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Because I have always been Republican, White, male, and non-veteran, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 when I was 18 years old or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/business/france-labor-jobs.html
— Under Fire for Harassment, Congressman Says Aide ‘Invited’ Behavior – Kenneth P. Vogel and Katie Rogers (DIERSEN: Should inviting behavior be illegal?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/us/politics/patrick-meehan-sexual-misconduct-complaint.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Google for the first time outspent every other company to influence Washington in 2017 – Hamza Shaban (DIERSEN: What does Google think of those who share your demographics? One could argue that Google has a very low opinion of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/01/23/google-outspent-every-other-company-on-federal-lobbying-in-2017/
— President Trump’s claim that ‘we’re way down’ in people crossing the border – Salvador Rizzo
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2018/01/24/president-trumps-claim-that-were-way-down-in-people-crossing-the-border/
— New cost controls sought in federal employee health-care program – Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that because I am a federal retiree, the federal government continues to subsidize my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/01/24/new-cost-controls-sought-in-federal-employee-health-care-program/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Almost all federal employees and retirees are eligible for coverage under the FEHBP, the largest employer-sponsored health-insurance program in the country. The program has about 4 million enrollees, approximately the same number of covered spouses and children up to age 26, and about 260 participating plans — a dozen available nationally and the rest only regionally. The government pays about 70 percent of a plan’s total premium cost on average. The enrollee share of premiums has increased about 6 to 7 percent annually in recent years, about in line with other large employer-sponsored health plans.)

 

USA TODAY
— Blame Mexico, not U.S. immigration policies – Dan Stein, President, Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) (DIERSEN: By its sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, by its keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and by its sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally, constructively, Mexico has declared war on America.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/01/23/blame-mexico-not-us-immigration-policies-editorials-debates/109746002/
— Facebook is addictive and should be regulated like a cigarette company: Salesforce CEO – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat/Libertarian/Green website.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2018/01/23/facebook-addictive-and-should-regulated-like-cigarette-company-salesforce-ceo/1059920001/
— Facebook, admitting it can be bad for democracy, tries to end voter meddling before midterms – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/01/22/facebook-tries-wipe-out-election-meddling-before-2018-midterms/1055710001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: An anti-Trump says “Trump tariffs on solar panels, washing machines could raise prices.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/01/24/trump-tariffs-solar-panels-washing-machines-could-raise-prices/1059542001/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/daca-and-deportation-1516755033
— Get Food Stamps Out of the Candy Store Maine wants a waiver to stop SNAP paying for sweets and soda. – Paul R. LePage (DIERSEN: Does/will SNAP pay for pot?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/get-food-stamps-out-of-the-candy-store-1516754921

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s Border Wall May Fade as Obstacle in Immigration Debate.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-24/trump-s-border-wall-may-fade-as-obstacle-in-immigration-debate

 

FED TIMES
— Employee groups slam playing politics with feds’ jobs – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, federal employees are Democrats.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/2018/01/23/employee-groups-slam-playing-politics-with-feds-jobs/

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 408 West Elm Street, Wheaton – $409,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447956_zpid/