Tag: democrat

January 8 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lame-duck lawmakers return to Springfield with obstacles in way of budget deal – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-lame-duck-legislature-rauner-madigan-met-20170107-story.html
— Should Illinois hospitals have to pay property taxes? Court will weigh question – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-hospital-tax-exemptions-0108-biz-20170106-story.html
— President Obama: I didn’t underestimate the threats from Vladimir Putin – David Nakamura
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-president-obama-vladimir-putin-20170108-story.html
— Navy, Donald Trump planning biggest fleet expansion since Cold War
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-navy-expansion-20170108-story.html
— Free tickets to Obama farewell speech listed for as much as $5K online – Tony Briscoe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-obama-speech-tickets-resale-met-20170108-story.html
— Martin Shkreli is suspended from Twitter for ‘targeted harassment’ of a journalist – Abby Ohlheiser
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-martin-shkreli-twitter-suspended-20170108-story.html
— Protesters stage ‘celebration’ outside closed Dairy Queen – Yadira Sanchez Olson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-dairy-queen-racial-slur-protest-st-0109-20170108-story.html
— Obama in the White House: Successes, misguided aims and frustrated ambitions – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-obama-farewell-president-chicago-edit-0108-md-20170106-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Obama sends CTA $1.1 billion for Red Line improvements – Mitch Dudek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/obama-sends-cta-1-1-billion-for-red-line-improvements/amp/
— Legislative session winding down; budget mess looms large – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/legislative-session-winding-down-budget-mess-looms-large/
— Congressional Black Caucus to be more aggressive under Trump – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/congressional-black-caucus-to-be-more-aggressive-under-trump/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— CTA lands $1.1 billion goodbye grant from Obama – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170108/BLOGS02/170109892/cta-lands-1-1-billion-goodbye-grant-from-obama
— So how good a president was Obama? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170107/ISSUE05/301079992/so-how-good-a-president-was-obama

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
–Legislative session winding down; budget mess looms large – AP
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/legislative-session-winding-down-budget-mess-looms-large/article_ce569b8e-f703-5385-a4e8-859bf1743ac9.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Donald Trump has taken few steps to disentangle from private empire – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/08/donald-trump-has-taken-few-steps-to-disentangle-from-private-empire/a761qyf/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Another billion in the hole  The state’s descent to the bottom is picking up speed. – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-01-08/another-billion-hole.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trump’s deportation vow spurs Calif. farmers into action – AP  (DIERSEN: Are you employed?  Does your employer encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and/or to bring others to America illegally?)
http://www.pantagraph.com/business/trump-s-deportation-vow-spurs-calif-farmers-into-action/article_e188ae08-87fb-51aa-9cb7-aeb8c27cc6b3.html

 

WSIL TV
— Even with increased airport security vulnerabilities remain – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34209196/even-with-increased-airport-security-vulnerabilities-remain

 

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Rauner’s Constant Campaign Could Eventually Backfire – Rich Miller
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/constant-campaign-could-backfire

 

INDIANA GAZETTE
— What employers want – BOB LANKARD  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  Those Democrats want employees a) who are Democrats, b) who will defend and advance the Democrat Party platform, c) who are minorities, d) who are females, and e) who are young.)
https://www.indianagazette.com/news/columns/what-employers-want,25565372/

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— The aging workforce – Chris Gelbach  (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40, b) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and c) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/jobs-and-employment/the-aging-workforce/article_dafd5ad1-ded8-533b-9d56-5f1c0b0ff7a1.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— New state Republican leader Peter Breen ready to unite with GOP, push reform agenda – Karen Kidd
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511070197-new-state-republican-leader-ready-to-unite-with-gop-push-reform-agenda
— College of DuPage board candidates challenged – Ruth de Jauregui
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511069525-college-of-dupage-board-candidates-challenged
— In the last 4 primaries, 1 AFSCME member in Precinct 0090137 in DuPage County cast a Democratic vote
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511016840-in-the-last-4-primaries-1-afscme-member-in-precinct-0090137-in-dupage-county-cast-a-democratic-vote

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Lisle CUSD 202 trying to play “Government Censor” – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/video-lisle-cusd-202-trying-to-play-government-censor/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Income Inequality: The Role of Markets & Government  (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to fight income inequality?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/income-inequality-role-markets-government/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Sharpton Promises ‘Season of Civil Disobedience’ in Response to Sessions Nomination – NICHOLAS BALLASY
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/2017/01/07/sharpton-promises-season-of-civil-disobedience-in-response-to-sessions-nomination/

 

BLAZE
— Arizona lawmaker introduces bill to ban taxpayer funds for social justice classes – Sarah Lee  (DIERSEN: “Social justice” is code for getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/08/arizona-lawmaker-introduces-bill-to-ban-taxpayer-funds-for-social-justice-classes/

 

DAILY CALLER
— University of Chicago Offers Reward To Downplay Chicago Violence – David Krayden
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/07/university-offers-reward-to-downplay-chicago-violence/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Matronly Michael Moore Matriarch of the “Big Women’s March” on Washington – Judi McLeod
http://canadafreepress.com/article/matronly-michael-moore-matriarch-of-the-big-womens-march-on-washington

 

ABC NEWS
— Barack Obama tells Donald Trump US presidency is not a family business, urges greater focus on policy
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-09/obama-tells-trump-presidency-is-not-a-family-business/8169096

 

USA TODAY
— Out of work for six months or more? Here’s why you can’t find a job. – Paul Davidson  (DIERSEN: I have been out of work since September 30, 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/01/08/out-work-six-months-more-heres-why-you-cant-find-job/96224280/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Carl Van Horn, director of the Heidrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, rattles off the roadblocks faced by the long-term unemployed including having to explain large gaps on a resume and age discrimination. In 2015, about 36% of the long-term unemployed were 55 or older, Labor Department figures show. And some have seen their skills atrophy or have succumbed to depression, alcoholism or drug abuse, Van Horn says. Such issues historically have plagued long-idled workers. A big difference nowadays, he says, is that some of the nearly 9 million workers who lost jobs in the recession have yet to find work, or retire, and continue to drift in and out of the labor force, searching for jobs sporadically. About 5.5 million Americans are not in the labor force – and so not counted among the unemployed – but still want a job now, up from 4.3 million before the recession, the Labor Department says.  Simply put, Van Horn says, the occasional job searches by those laid off in the downturn creates more competition for jobs among the long-term unemployed.)

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Congress considers fund source for wall
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2017/01/congress_considers_fund_source_for_wall

 

BLOOMBERG
— Fiat Chrysler Announces Plans to Invest $1 Billion in the U.S. – Jamie Butters and Tommaso Ebhardt
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-08/fiat-chrysler-commits-1-billion-to-u-s-plants-for-jeeps-rams
— Carmakers Stumped by Trump at Detroit Auto Show – Jamie Butters and David Welch
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-08/frozen-in-detroit-trump-stumps-builders-of-cars-in-age-of-suvs

 

CHICAGO PRIDE & INSTINCT MAGAZINE
— IBM Introduces New Rainbow Logo In Support Of LGBT  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will IBM get rid of its employees who do not promote LGBT activity?)
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/80982036
http://instinctmagazine.com/post/ibm-introduces-new-rainbow-logo-support-lgbt

 

LGBTQ NATION
— LGBTQ activists reflect on Barack Obama’s legacy of support – AP  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity have worked very had to destroy those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries THAT DO NOT PROMOTE LGBTQ ACTIVITY.)
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/01/lgbtq-activists-reflect-barack-obamas-legacy-support/

January 8 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Obama Says He and Trump ‘Are Sort of Opposites’ – ABC News
https://abc7chicago.com/news/obama-says-he-and-trump-are-sort-of-opposites/1692335/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Get lost, voters: Once again an Illinois lawmaker steps down, and party insiders pick the successor – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-lawmakers-resign-appointments-edit-0108-20170106-story.html
— Bucktown mansion once owned by Rep. Luis Gutierrez sells for $1.18 million – Bob Goldsborough
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/elitestreet/ct-elite-street-bucktown-luis-gutierrez-0108-biz-20170105-story.html
— Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin hesitant on some Donald Trump Cabinet nominees – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-dick-durbin-donald-trump-cabinet-nominees-20170108-story.html
— Facebook Live wants to give people a voice, but it’s mostly noticed for violence -Abby Ohlheiser
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/ct-facebook-live-violence-wp-bsi-20170108-story.html
— Republican Lindsey Graham urges Trump to defend democracy with Russia sanctions
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-russia-hacking-donald-trump-20170108-story.html

— President Obama and the discipline of optimism – Mary Schmich  (DIERSEN: What have you been erroneously optimistic about?  I was erroneously optimistic that my Democrat GAO superiors a) would let me work at least until my normal retirement age of 55 in 2003, but they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) would promote me beyond GS-13, but they never did, c) would always assign me to audits of IRS, but they kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and d) would offer me a promotion to GS-13 if I would transfer to GAO from IRS in 1980, but they forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer.  I was erroneously optimistic that my Democrat IRS superiors a) would promote me beyond GS-12, but they never did, b) would not disallow my education deductions, but they did, and c) would not disallow my partial day per diem claims, but they did.  I was erroneously optimistic that my Democrat Post Office superiors a) would let me continue to work, but they forced me resign in 1969 and b) would not disallow my sick leave requests, but they did.  None of the aforesaid adverse actions would have been taken against me if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-mary-schmich-obama-speech-0108-20170106-column.html
— Computers no substitute for actual experience – Bill Mego  (DIERSEN: If you were asked what experience do you have to raise questions about government decisions and/or about government activities, what would you say? I would stress that GAO audits federal agencies.  I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels (currently $92,632-$120,427). For almost 9 of those years, I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators; for almost 6 years, on audits of many other federal agencies; and for 3 years, on audits of IRS.  I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $77,899-$88,286. I served on the Executive Committee of the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants for 13 years.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-mego-column-st-0108-20170106-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Batavia anti-home rule drive puts focus on tensions, importance of elections – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170107/discuss/170109260/
— DuPage shooting death brings race, police, mental health issues to forefront – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170108/news/170109139/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Take care not to drown in the swamp, Republicans – Editorial
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170107/ISSUE07/301079998/take-care-not-to-drown-in-the-swamp-republicans

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— We all lose if Illinois budget games don’t end soon – Editorial
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170108/our-view-we-all-lose-if-illinois-budget-games-dont-end-soon

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lame duck session starts – all two days of it – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170107/statehouse-insider-lame-duck-session-starts—all-two-days-of-it
— Politics runs in the family for Duckworth aide – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: My great grandfather on my father’s side served as Crete Township’s Highway Commissioner.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170108/bernard-schoenburg-politics-runs-in-family-for-duckworth-aide

— Vetting the speaker of the Illinois House – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What organizations are you a member of?  Who do you blame for the problems that those organizations have?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me for all the problems that the following organizations have: 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, GAO, Association of Government Accountants, IRS, etc.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170107/our-view-vetting-speaker-of-illinois-house

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— State’s budget inertia hurts far too many – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-state-s-budget-inertia-hurts-far-too-many/article_0eb07151-0f36-564d-9a43-8345f0a769eb.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Thousands brave cold for tickets to Obama farewell speech – AP  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries benefited from Obama?  ANSWER: Those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.qconline.com/news/illinois/thousands-brave-cold-for-tickets-to-obama-farewell-speech/article_b78bcb98-d554-11e6-93c8-3f59b096c325.html

 

HERALD NEWS
— Area lawmakers return to Springfield with no budget  100th General Assembly inauguration set for Wednesday – MIKE MALLORY
http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/01/06/area-lawmakers-return-to-springfield-with-no-budget/aqvsrq7/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Frerichs happy where he’s at – Tom Kacich  (DIERSEN: How happy are you at where you are at?)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-08/kacich-frerichs-happy-where-hes.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Lawmakers reconvene to finish term marked by impasse – DAN PETRELLA
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/lawmakers-reconvene-to-finish-term-marked-by-impasse/article_9eb88619-c866-5368-ab29-46c8d6f525f9.html
— David Luechtefeld faces another retirement after Senate – MOLLY PARKER
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/david-luechtefeld-faces-another-retirement-after-senate/article_d158f3ac-444e-5908-a608-f654abdde162.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Outgoing state Rep. Mike Tryon reflects on political career  Tryon wrote 70 laws, among them closing property tax loophole – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/06/outgoing-state-rep-mike-tryon-reflects-on-political-career/abbl59p/

 

EVANSTON NOW
— Schakowsky urges fight against ‘Trump/Rauner agenda’ (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes fight against?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes fight against the Trump/Rauner agenda.)
http://evanstonnow.com/story/government/evanston-now/2017-01-08/76637/schakowsky-urges-fight-against-trumprauner-agenda

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— The Chicago Hate Crime Liberals Deny As Black Teens Torture a White Kid for Days – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/01/07/chicago-hate-crime-liberals-deny-black-teens-torture-white-kid-days/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Media on a quest to downplay race in Chicago kidnapping and torture – Ian Lawrence
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/01/media_on_a_quest_to_downplay_race_in_chicago_kidnapping_and_torture.html

 

THE HILL
— Sean Spicer: Media doesn’t treat Trump with respect, cheers on Democrats – JOE CONCHA
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/313179-spokesman-media-doesnt-treat-trump-with-respect

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Russia Made the Difference in the Election.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lincoln-mitchell/russia-made-the-differenc_b_14034868.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: ‘What’s the Big Deal?’ Ask Trump Voters on Russia Hacking Report – CAMPBELL ROBERTSON and MITCH SMITH  (DIERSEN: Russia’s hacking must not have had much impact in my precinct because only 137 voted for Trump and 211 voted for Clinton.  Russia’s hacking must not have had much impact in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in America because the majorities in the aforesaid voted for Clinton.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/07/us/russia-hacking-election-trump-voters.html
— Jeff Sessions, a Lifelong Outsider, Finds the Inside Track – SHARON LaFRANIERE and MATT APUZZO
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/08/us/politics/jeff-sessions-attorney-general.html
— Michael Eric Dyson Believes in Individual Reparations – ANA MARIE COX  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I took jobs that should have been given to Blacks.  But at the same time, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn the jobs that I had doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.  THE UPSHOT IS THAT MY CRITICS/OPPONENTS, THEIR OPERATIVES, AND THEIR DUPES WANT BLACKS TO HAVE BAD JOBS.  ONE COULD ARGUE THAT IS RACIST.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/magazine/michael-eric-dyson-believes-in-individual-reparations.html
— Yes, It’s Your Parents’ Fault – KATE MURPHY  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say about your parents?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents as being filthy rich and as raising me to be much too conservative.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like they do or like they want to drink lots of booze, smoke pot, gamble, engage in LGBTQ activity, have abortions, exploit illegals and recent immigrants, abolish the First and Second Amendments, get rid of old people, get rid of men, get rid of Whites, get rid of unions, get rid of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, get rid of those who own General Motors, Ford, and/or Chrysler vehicles, get rid of Trump, and even worse things.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/07/opinion/sunday/yes-its-your-parents-fault.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump has the habits of a showman, not a manager. Get ready for chaos – Doyle McManus
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-mcmanus-trump-chaos-20170108-story.html
— Has Hollywood lost touch with American values?
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-hollywood-values-updates-20170105-htmlstory.html
— Realism or cliche? Hollywood struggles to get the working class right – Jeffrey Fleishman
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-hollywood-values-updates-realism-or-stereotype-hollywood-has-a-1483646040-htmlstory.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats wage anti-Trump offensive for their own gain – Michael Goodwin
http://nypost.com/2017/01/08/democrats-wage-anti-trump-offensive-for-their-own-gain/

 

USA TODAY
— What went wrong? Democrat Party contestants to face tough questions – Heidi M Przybyla  (DIERSEN: To vote for Democrats is to shout that you are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/07/what-went-wrong-dem-party-contestants-face-tough-questions/96284286/
— Help your kid graduate college debt-free – Devon Delfino  (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents helped me graduate from NIU debt-free and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1970 by providing me with room and board a) while I attended UIC 1966-1968, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/01/08/help-your-kid-graduate-college-debt-free/95835770/

 

UTICA OBSERVER DISPATCH
— Social media now plays a major role in organizing assemblies – Samantha Madison
http://www.uticaod.com/news/20170108/social-media-now-plays-major-role-in-organizing-assemblies

 

THE NATIONAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s challenge is to reflect the people’s will.”  Anti-Trumps say the people’s will is to use the federal government to get rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, 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.thenational.ae/opinion/comment/trumps-challenge-is-to-reflect-the-peoples-will

January 7 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. consular official in Mexico shot in his car – Amy B. Wang and Joshua Partlow
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-us-consular-official-shot-mexico-20170107-story.html
— Marist High School welcomes back ‘several’ students disciplined over alleged racially charged texts – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-marist-students-return-st-0107-20170106-story.html
— Elite South Side golf course by Tiger Woods has skeptics, raises questions – Kathy Bergen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-jackson-park-golf-met-20170106-story.html
— As Obama exits scene, Chicago legacy debated – Bill Ruthhart, Rick Pearson and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-barack-obama-presidency-chicago-met-0108-20170106-story.html
— Illinois’ financial watchdog finds himself embroiled in spending scandal of his own – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-frank-mautino-auditor-general-campaign-spending-met-20161229-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tucked along the main drag that runs through this tiny Illinois River town is an unassuming gas station where Auditor General Frank Mautino’s now-defunct campaign fund reported spending more than $247,000 on fuel and car repairs over 16 years. Ornamental duck figurines adorn antique-style fuel pumps outside Happy’s Super Service & Food Mart, a convenience store with an attached auto shop now at the center of a federal investigation into Mautino’s political spending during his time as a state lawmaker. The State Board of Elections also is looking at Mautino’s accounting of campaign funds, questioning whether he properly disclosed where the money went and, in some cases, if the expenses were allowed.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Zion’s nuclear fallout; still reeling from ’98 closing – John Carpenter
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/zions-nuclear-fallout-town-still-reels-from-1998-plant-closing/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State cuts blamed for Springfield hotel occupancy rates at four-year low – Tim Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170107/state-cuts-blamed-for-springfield-hotel-occupancy-rates-at-four-year-low

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Proposed pot dispensary site needs OK from city, state – Lee Provost  (DIERSEN: Ever more tragically, sooner or later, if not already, pot pushers will want a site in your precinct to push pot.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/proposed-pot-dispensary-site-needs-ok-from-city-state/article_f2997583-678d-5407-8872-3c54c44ddc5c.html

 

WJBC
— Lt. Gov Sanguinetti visits Bloomington, supports American Dream – Patrick Baron  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, a) those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being privileged,  b) Democrats and RINOs use government to give preference to those who are NOT members of the aforesaid groups, and c) therefore, the American Dream is further and further and further out of reach for those who are members of the aforesaid groups.)
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/01/07/lt-gov-sanguinetti-visits-bloomington-supports-american-dream/

 

WSIL TV
— Trump: Only ‘stupid’ people, fools oppose better Russia ties – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34205616/report-on-election-hacking-says-russia-plans-to-do-more

 

WOODRIDGE PATCH
— Anonymous Petition Circulates Suggesting Woodridge, Other Communities Be Annexed Into Naperville  Local mayors are meeting about the subject Monday. – Anicka Slachta
http://patch.com/illinois/woodridge/anonymous-petition-circulates-suggesting-woodridge-other-communities-be-annexed

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Fake news “nudges way” into Park Ridge school board election
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511070166-fake-news-nudges-way-into-park-ridge-school-board-election

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republican Candidates for McHenry Township Clerk & Trustee Kicked Off the Ballot – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/07/republican-candidates-for-mchenry-township-clerk-trustee-kicked-off-the-ballot/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SOUTH SHORE DRILL TEAM WITHDRAWS FROM TRUMP INAUGURAL PARADE, OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY RESISTS PRESSURE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/chicago-area-group-withdraws-from-trump-inaugural-parade-another-resists-pressure.html

 

BREITBART
— Mandatory E-Verify for Employment Should be Donald Trump’s Top Immigration Priority – TOM TANCREDO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/07/mandatory-e-verify-for-employment-should-be-donald-trumps-top-immigration-priority/

 

GOPUSA
— Facebook refuses to explain why live video of Chicago hate crime wasn’t flagged sooner
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18913
— GOP Lawmaker Duncan Hunter Removes Capitol Hill Painting Depicting Police as Pigs
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18941

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— IRS prioritized Obamacare over taxpayer customer service, IG report says – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/5/irs-cut-money-customer-service-moved-money-keep-ob/
— Trump gets payback against Kasich with ouster of Ohio GOP chair Matt Borges  President-elect personally lobbied for new chairwoman Jane Timken – Seth McLaughlin  (DIERSEN: One could ask my critics/opponents who they wanted a) the next TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman  to be after they ousted me, b) the next Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member to be after they ousted me, c) the next Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster  to be after they ousted me, d) the next Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member  to be after they ousted me, e) the next American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member  to be after they ousted me, and f) the next GAO employee to be after they ousted me.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/6/trump-gets-payback-against-gov-kasich-ouster-matt-/

 

BLAZE
— Michael Moore calls for ‘100 days of protest’ against Donald Trump – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/07/michael-moore-calls-for-100-days-of-protest-against-donald-trump/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Facebook’s New Arbiter Of News Is A Former CNN Anchor Who Can Barely Hide Her Anti-Conservative Bias – Eric Lieberman
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/06/facebooks-new-arbiter-of-news-is-a-former-cnn-anchor-who-can-barely-hide-her-anti-conservative-bias/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Federal Worker Union Is Blocking Republican VA Reforms – Luke Rosiak
http://dailysignal.com/2017/01/06/federal-worker-union-is-blocking-republican-va-reforms/

 

NEWSMAX
— Bill Gross: Trump Targeting Companies Reminiscent of Mussolini
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/bill-gross-donald-trump-mussolini-italy/2017/01/06/id/767175/
— Millennials Think the Trump Economy Is Going to Implode
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Economy/donald-trump-millennials-economy-implode/2017/01/06/id/767131/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— It’s Still a Mad, Mad California – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443466/california-madness-hypocritical-coastal-elites-soak-middle-class
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Coastal elites set rules for others, exempt themselves, and tolerate rampant lawlessness from illegal aliens. One reason for the emergence of outsider Donald Trump is the old outrage that elites seldom experience the consequences of their own ideologically driven agendas. Hypocrisy, when coupled with sanctimoniousness, grates people like few other human transgressions: Barack Obama opposing charter schools for the inner city as he puts his own children in Washington’s toniest prep schools, or Bay Area greens suing to stop contracted irrigation water from Sierra reservoirs, even as they count on the Yosemite’s Hetch Hetchy project to deliver crystal-clear mountain water to their San Francisco taps. The American progressive elite relies on its influence, education, money, and cultural privilege to exempt itself from the bad schools, unassimilated immigrant communities, dangerous neighborhoods, crime waves, and general impoverishment that are so often the logical consequences of its own policies — consequences for others, that is. Abstract idealism on behalf of the distant is a powerful psychological narcotic that allows caring progressives to dull the guilt they feel about their own privilege and riches.)

 

THE HILL
— Ex-CIA director: Trump’s comments will lead to ‘wave’ of resignations – MALLORY SHELBOURNE  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat GAO superiors constantly glorified and praised GAO employees who were minority, female, and/or younger (under 30). That was a message to GAO employees who were White, male, and/or older that they should resign.)
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/313173-ex-cia-director-trumps-comments-will-lead-to-wave-of-resignations
— Intel experts worry Trump will go rogue – KATIE BO WILLIAMS  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want everyone to see everything there way, and if you don’t, they destroy you.)
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/313123-intel-experts-worry-trump-will-go-rogue
— Ethics office accuses GOP of rushing Trump Cabinet confirmations – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/313175-ethics-office-accuses-gop-of-rushing-trump-cabinet-confirmations

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Sad Inauguration Workers Prepare To Celebrate A Man They Despise  Some federal workers have no choice but to be at inauguration for Donald Trump. – Amanda Terkel  (DIERSEN: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. How hard will they work against Trump and against his appointees? Anti-Trumps want Trump to fail. They will work much harder against Trump than they worked against Bush 2001-2009, against Bush 1989-1993, against Reagan 1981-1989, against Ford 1974-1977, and against Nixon 1969-1974.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-inauguration-workers-sad_us_586ea7bce4b02b5f8587d787

 

CNBC
— The U.S. is ‘almost out’ of qualified workers, and more immigration is the answer, JPMorgan strategist says – Matthew J. Belvedere  (DIERSEN: What are your qualifications? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/06/the-us-is-almost-out-of-qualified-workers-and-more-immigration-is-the-answer-jpmorgan-strategist-says.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Russians Ridicule U.S. Charge That Kremlin Meddled to Help Trump – ANDREW HIGGINS
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/07/world/europe/russians-ridicule-us-charge-that-kremlin-meddled-to-help-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Here’s Betsy DeVos’s financial disclosure form. Read what Trump’s billionaire education nominee included — and left out. – Valerie Strauss
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/01/07/heres-betsy-devoss-financial-disclosure-form-read-what-trumps-billionaire-education-nominee-included-and-left-out/

 

NEW YORK POST
— The 5 key things Trump must do to crush his critics – Michael Walsh
http://nypost.com/2017/01/07/the-5-key-things-trump-must-do-to-crush-his-critics/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— LGBT characters now permeate some of Hollywood’s best work. But the community is bracing for backlash – Trevell Anderso  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, you are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned if you do not promote LGBTQ activity. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me because I do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-hollywood-values-updates-lgbt-hollywood-braces-for-diversity-1483652579-htmlstory.html

 

FORBES
— The Dejected And Rejected Of Russia Would Vote For A Donald Trump Too, If They Could – Toby Latta
http://www.forbes.com/sites/riskmap/2017/01/07/the-dejected-and-rejected-of-russia-would-vote-for-a-donald-trump-too-if-they-could/#38713cf341df

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Why did Trump win?  ANSWER: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.newsweek.com/increased-diversity-sparked-voters-implicit-racial-biases-study-539089

 

FED SMITH
— OPM Touts Its Accomplishments During the Obama Administration – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: The Post Office hired me in 1966 when I was 18; IRS hired me in 1971 when I was 22; and GAO hired me in 1980 when I was 31.  If I was 18, 22, or 31 today, those agencies would NOT hire me because I am NOT a Democrat, NOT a minority, NOT a female, and NOT a veteran. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 when I was 23, 24, and 25 and GAO promoted me in 1986 when I was 38.  If I was 23, 24, 25, or 38 today, those agencies would NOT promote me because I am NOT a Democrat, NOT a minority, NOT a female, and NOT a veteran.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/07/opm-touts-its-accomplishments-during-the-obama-administration/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Expanding Diversity and Inclusion  OPM has made a strong push to expand diversity among the federal workforce over the last few years. Consequently, many of the accomplishments highlighted in the report were centered around diversity and inclusion. For example, the report touted accomplishments such as hiring disabled federal employees in record numbers, hiring more veterans, expanding the rights of LGBT employees, establishing the Diversity and Inclusion Government-wide council in 2015, combating implicit bias through leadership training, and highlighting efforts to close the gender pay gap. OPM said in the report, however, that there was more work to be done to further expand diversity and inclusion among the federal workforce: Building a diverse and inclusive workforce is not a task to be delegated. It is a core principle of human capital management that is critical to the success of every project, team, or organization. This should be a priority for senior leaders across government, and agencies should take an enterprise wide approach based on research-informed best practices for hiring, retention, and development.)

January 7 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As his own primary-care spin doctor, Rahm struggles to heal self – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/as-his-own-primary-care-spin-doctor-rahm-struggles-to-heal-self/
— The grace and dignity of our first black president – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-the-grace-and-dignity-of-our-first-black-president/
— Obama fans in line as early as 4:30 a.m. for speech tickets – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/not-in-line-for-obama-ticket-yet-too-late-chicago-police-say/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Dairy Queen ending franchise agreement with Zion store after racial slur incident – Frank S. Abderholden
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-dairy-queen-racial-slurs-zion-st-0107-20170106-story.html
— Now, the hangover: Rising interest costs will give taxpayers many headaches – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Far more Republicans than Democrats are savers.  Higher interest rates benefit savers.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-interest-rates-trump-recession-debt-edit-0107-20170106-story.html
— Crete Township residents oppose intermodal plan, overpass – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-crete-residents-oppose-intermodal-st-0108-20170106-story.html
— As Obama exits scene, Chicago legacy debated – Bill Ruthhart, Rick Pearson and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-barack-obama-presidency-chicago-met-0108-20170106-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: OUTRAGEOUS: Gas stations in Naperville may soon sell alcohol – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170106/business/170109363/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How Illinois Democrats would reform workers’ comp – JAY HOFFMAN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170106/OPINION/170109903/illinois-democrats-blame-insurers-for-high-workers-compensation-rates

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Sanguinetti speaks at Hispanic festival about American dream – Roger Miller (DIERSEN: When did the lights in your life turn on? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout that they never came on for me.  They would stress a) that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims, and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/sanguinetti-speaks-at-hispanic-festival-about-american-dream/article_a912d43e-2431-5ec1-9e12-250588fd91af.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Evelyn Sanguinetti, Illinois’ first Latina lieutenant governor, spoke at a Hispanic festival Friday about her own life as the daughter of immigrants and how education is the key to a better life. “The American dream is alive and it is incumbent upon all of us to create the environment to make it happen,” she told reporters at the celebration of Three Kings’ Day at Western Avenue Community Center, Bloomington. Blending Spanish and English in brief remarks to the audience of about 70 children and adults, Sanguinetti spoke of her mother, a 15-year-old Cuban refugee, and her Ecuadorian immigrant father. They worked hard to give her a good life but money was tight in her native Hialeah, Fla., she said. She said her mother, whom she described as her “shero,” told her, “In this country, you’ll always be able to rise like the foam.” She said she was an “uninspired” student in grade school, but her love and talent for the piano won her a place at The New World School of the Arts in Miami. “That’s when all the lights in my life turned on,” said Sanguinetti, who eventually earned a law degree. She said she and Gov. Bruce Rauner believe all Illinois children deserve the opportunity that comes from a first-class education. To help make that possible, Illinois must have a “complete, comprehensive, balanced budget” and a business environment free of “punitive” regulations that spurs growth and keeps jobs in the state, she told reporters.)

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Thumbs up to children helping others – Editorial  (DIERSEN: More evidence of the failed Democrat Party platform.  Under the Democrats, more and more and more people need lots of help just to survive.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/05/our-view-thumbs-up-to-children-helping-others/axbhyn5/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Local Students Going To D.C. For Inauguration Day – Esther Kwon
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/local-students-going-to-dc-for-inauguration-day
— Study: Central Illinois Would Lose 6,700 Jobs if ACA is Repealed – Brendan Cullerton
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/study-central-illinois-would-lose-6700-jobs-if-aca-is-repealed-01-07-2017

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Mexico’s Fox trolls Trump: ‘Are you a legitimate president?’ – CNN  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps side with Fox against Trump.  Anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/mexicos-fox-trolls-trump-are-you-a-legitimate-president/637044714

 

WSIL TV
— Youth programs in jeopardy amid budget impasse – Brandon Richard
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34203861/youth-programs-in-jeopardy-amid-budget-impasse
— US report: Putin ordered effort to help Trump, hurt Clinton – AP  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries wanted Clinton to win?  ANSWER: Illegals and those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34198327/after-intel-brief-trump-says-hack-had-no-impact-on-election

 

  1. ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Inauguration speaker Franklin Graham: God allowed Donald Trump to win – EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER
    http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/inauguration-speaker-franklin-graham-god-allowed-donald-trump-to-win/article_92b4da36-4d18-5d27-bb53-4062491296a4.html

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— WARRENVILLE, NAPERVILLE, WOODRIDGE, AND LISLE MAYORS TO HOLD JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE MONDAY IN WHEATON  (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but when will petitions be circulated for Cook County to annex DuPage and the other collar counties?)
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2017/01/06/warrenville-naperville-woodridge-lisle-mayors-hold-joint-press-conference-monday/68849
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At the bottom of the Daily Herald story (Jan. 5, 2016), find this commentary from Stan Zegel, Executive Director at Citizen Participation Institute in Winfield where he states a referendum would be binding. It appears the petitions are invoking a procedure established by state law 65 ILCS 5/7-1-16 whereby 250 electors in a municipality (a village or a city) can cause a referendum like this to be held. It is a binding referendum. It further appears that no such referendum is necessary in the acquiring municipality. That explains why no petitions have been circulated in Naperville. If the voters in a particular municipality vote against it, then it cannot be submitted again in that municipality until at least 22 months later, and then it will take it will take far more than 250 signatures to put it on the ballot again in that municipality. If it passes in any municipality, then that place automatically becomes part of Naperville. Any bonded indebtedness of an approving municipality, and of Naperville, get merged together and everyone shares in paying off the combined debt. Thus the taxpayers in Lisle, Woodridge, Warrenville (if the annexation is approved in their municipality) would take on a share of Naperville’s debt, and Naperville taxpayers would take on a share the other places’ debt. It follows that, with everything then part of Naperville, Naperville’s ordinances are in effect throughout the combined area, and everyone can then elect the mayor and members of the Naperville City Council as their terms come up in 2019 and after.)

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Steve Cortes, Trump’s National Hispanic Advisory Council
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/ju6qy8luijdrvnw3zf685x9y87fhzz

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rauner implored to take tougher stance in battle with AFSCME
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511069536-rauner-implored-to-take-tougher-stance-in-battle-with-afscme

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DECLASSIFIED REPORT POINTS TO PUTIN AND RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT IN U.S. ELECTION  (DIERSEN: How successful were the Russians in promoting Trump in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?  Based in all the votes that Clinton got, the Russians failed miserably in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County.  Clinton voters in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage listened to those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/declassified-report-points-to-putin-and-russia-government-involvement-in-us-election.html

 

BREITBART
— ‘Audit the Fed’ May Finally Pass Congress – CHRISS W. STREET
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/07/audit-the-fed-pass-congress/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— DEMOCRATS REFUSE TO HIRE BLACKS FOR TOP JOBS IN THE U.S. SENATE – Raynard Jackson
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/democrats-refuse-to-hire-blacks-for-top-jobs-in-the-u-s-senate/

 

CNS NEWS
— Record 95,102,000 Americans Not in Labor Force; Number Grew 18% Since Obama Took Office in 2009 – Susan Jones
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/record-95102000-americans-not-labor-force-number-grew-18-obama-took-office

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The battle for Trump’s soul on immigration – W. JAMES ANTLE III  (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs want Trump a) to flush America and its citizens down the toilet and b) to give America to Mexico and to other foreign countries and their citizens.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-battle-for-trumps-soul-on-immigration/article/2611074

 

CBS NEWS
— Obamacare repeal warning: “massive job losses” – AIMEE PICCHI
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/obamacare-repeal-warning-massive-job-losses/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: The Biggest Losers as Interest Rates Rise  (DIERSEN: Far more Republicans than Democrats are savers.  Higher interest rates benefit savers.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/opinion/did-we-take-low-interest-rates-for-granted.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Nominees’ Filings Threaten to Overwhelm Federal Ethics Office – ERIC LIPTON and STEVE EDER
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/us/politics/trump-nominees-federal-ethics-office.html
— For Millennials, It’s Never Too Early to Save for Retirement – ZACH WICHTER  (DIERSEN: All the operatives and all the dupes for my critics/opponents are filled with envy and have serious financial problems.  They are furious a) that I began earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension in 1966 when I was 18 years old, b) that since 1997, I have been getting a CSRS pension, currently $50,720/year, c) that as a federal employee and retiree, my health, dental, and vision insurance has been subsidized, currently $16,854, and d) that I could and did save lots of money for my retirement.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/your-money/millennials-retirement.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Make Inaugurals Dignified Again  Advice for the new president on his first day—and for the media covering it. – PEGGY NOONAN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/make-inaugurals-dignified-again-1483661648
— Trump’s Auto Bluster  He should stick to making the U.S. a better place to invest. – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are filled with hatred of a) unions, b) past and present union members, c) General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, and d) past and present owners of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler vehicles.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-auto-bluster-1483744913
— A Final Farewell to a Year to Forget – JO CRAVEN MCGINTY  (DIERSEN: What were the negatives for you last year?  For me, they include my mother dying, only 137 in my precinct voting for Trump in the November 8th election, my brother’s health problems, my aunt’s health problems, and my continuing weight, digestive, and dental problems.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-final-farewell-to-a-year-to-forget-1483714801

 

BLOOMBERG
— A Sensible Plea for Limits on Immigration – Ramesh Ponnuru  (DIERSEN: Did you benefit from lower immigration in the past?  I did. If legal and illegal immigration was as high during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s as it is now, immigrants may very well have gotten the jobs that I did doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies. Immigration advocates, their operatives, and their dupes look down on me, despise me, if not hate me for taking jobs that immigrants could have had.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-01-07/a-sensible-plea-for-limits-on-immigration
— Some Blue-Collar Workers Probably Shouldn’t Do Pink Jobs – Megan McArdle
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-01-06/some-blue-collar-workers-probably-shouldn-t-do-pink-jobs

 

USA TODAY
— Thousands of protesters to test inaugural security operation – Kevin Johnson
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/06/thousands-protesters-test-inaugural-security-operation/96250794/

 

CORNELL CHRONICLE
— Study examines how bias affects hiring practices – Jay Wrolstad  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2017/01/study-examines-how-bias-affects-hiring-practices

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Here’s the Salary of Every Quarterback in the NFL Playoffs  Two of them are making less than a million. – Brad Tuttle (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid?  My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://time.com/money/4626448/heres-the-salary-of-every-quarterback-in-the-nfl-playoffs/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— What kind of federal employee will you be under the Trump administration?  (DIERSEN: In the Chicago metropolitan area, Democrats have always run the federal government, and Democrats will continue to run the federal metropolitan area under Trump.  If you want to get hired, retained, and/or promoted, you need to be a Democrat, and preferably minority, female, and/or young.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2017/01/what-kind-of-fed-will-you-be-on-inauguration-day/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What happens to federal employees when a new president shakes things up? Do they stay or do they go? A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research looks at this trend and sorts government workers into one of three categories. The study, “Elections, Ideology and Turnover in the U.S. Federal Government,” comes from three political science professors: Alexander Bolton of Emory University, John M. de Figueiredo of Duke University and David Lewis of Vanderbilt University. They looked at Office of Personnel Management data spanning 1988 and 2011 and developed departure models to run against it. So what kind of federal employee will you be under President Donald Trump’s administration? Take our survey and see where you stand among other government employees.)

 

FED WEEK
— Rules Set Goals, Address Obligations  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO in its Chicago office 1980-1997, the Democrats who ran the office assigned me to supervise at one time or another ALL THE OFFICE’S EMPLOYEES WHO HAD DISABILITIES.)
http://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/rules-set-goals-address-obligations/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The final EEOC rule on affirmative action requires each federal agency to adopt the goal of having 12 percent of its workforce be people with disabilities, and 2 percent of its workforce be people with targeted disabilities. The goals are to apply at both higher and lower salary levels.)

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Intelligence report offers no evidence of Russian hacking of US election – Patrick Martin
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/01/07/hack-j07.html

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-American Guardian promotes Mexico and promotes other anti-American countries.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jan/07/mexico-auto-industry-jobs-donald-trump-manufacturing-cars

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
— Dairy Queen Controversy: Zion Franchise Owner Caught In Racist Dispute With Young Mother, Branch Closed – SEERAT CHABBA
http://www.ibtimes.com/dairy-queen-controversy-zion-franchise-owner-caught-racist-dispute-young-mother-2471495
— Stop Donald Trump? #DisruptJ20 Wants To Shut Down Inauguration Day Parade – JOSH KEEFE
http://www.ibtimes.com/stop-donald-trump-disruptj20-wants-shut-down-inauguration-day-parade-2470470

January 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY WON’T BECOME SANCTUARY CAMPUS – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/southern-illinois-university-wont-become-sanctuary-campus/1689926/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Drain the swamp’ movement having some effect on township elections – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-township-elections-st-0108-20170106-story.html
— Communities to formally challenge Naperville annexation proposal – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-annexation-process-st-0108-20170106-story.html
— Trump spokesman on Rauner snub: There’s been ‘unbelievable demand’ to attend inauguration – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-rauner-trump-inauguration-20170106-story.html
— Food stamp program faces uncertain future as power shifts in Washington – Greg Trotter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-food-stamps-block-grants-0108-biz-20170105-story.html
— Illinois EDGE jobs program could see new life – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-edge-tax-credit-extension-0107-biz-20170106-story.html
— Bill to require school lead testing stalls in Springfield – Michael Hawthorne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-school-lead-testing-legislation-20170106-story.html
— Obama, please! Tough talk, not lofty rhetoric in your farewell speech – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-obama-farewell-speech-chicago-zorn-perspec-0108-md-20170106-column.html
— Buffalo Grove receives highest bond rating from Moody’s but with negative outlook
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/buffalo-grove/news/ct-bgc-moody-ratings-tl-0112-20170106-story.html
— The great ‘hillbilly’ scapegoat – Heather Wilhelm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-hillbilly-rednecks-trump-voters-perspec-0106-md-20170106-story.html
— Top Democrat Barbara Flynn Currie: No deal on Chicago schools money expected soon – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-flynn-currie-cps-cuts-met-20170106-story.html
—  ‘Who is my representative?’ Google knows, even if you don’t – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-google-congress-districts-ethics-edit–0108-jm-20170106-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump taunts Arnold Schwarzenegger on ‘Apprentice’ ratings – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/arnold-schwarzenegger-responds-to-trumps-apprentice-taunts/
— New Illinois prisoner ID law is weak medicine – David M. Shapiro
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-new-illinois-prisoner-id-law-is-weak-medicine/
— Even efforts of hometown president couldn’t stem Chicago violence – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/efforts-of-homegrown-president-couldnt-stem-chicago-violence/
— Senate budget deal brewing ahead of lame duck session – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-budget-deal-brewing-ahead-of-lame-duck-session/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Mayors fight back against merger with Naperville – Bob Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170106/news/170109258/
— Glenbard event in Spanish to help parents influence teens to be drug-free
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170106/submitted/170109313/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats focus on turning all the religions of the world against Republicans.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170106/submitted/170109339/
— Four DuPage tax increases still hang in limbo – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170106/news/170109267/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The need for a state budget deal just got more urgent – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170106/BLOGS02/170109908/time-for-madigan-rauner-to-deal-as-illinois-morass-deepens
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rich Miller sides with Madigan against Rauner.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes officially or unofficially side with Rich Miller.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170106/NEWS02/170109897/mike-madigan-is-rauners-white-whale-will-anyone-win

 

WTTW
— Budget ‘Grand Bargain’ Shaping Up in Springfield – Paris Schutz and Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/06/budget-grand-bargain-shaping-springfield

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 23 former Munger workers hired by Rauner administration – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170106/23-former-munger-workers-hired-by-rauner-administration

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Crimes against whites equals small percentage of hate crimes.”
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/crimes-against-whites-equals-small-percentage-of-hate-crimes/article_64f25328-990d-5bfe-a925-79dd81f87af3.html

 

WREX
— Congressmen Mike Bost and John Shimkus from Southern Illinois push for earmarks return – AP
http://www.wrex.com/story/34202745/congressmen-from-southern-illinois-push-for-earmarks-return

 

WICS
— New Law Aimed At Reducing Illinois’ Teacher Shortage – AP  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/rauner-signs-bill-to-alleviate-burdens-on-teachers-moving-to-illinois

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP LAUNCHES “BOSS MADIGAN” CONTEST
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/chicago-the-illinois-republican-party-continues-its-publicity-campaign-attack-on-house-speaker-mike-madigan-ridiculing-r.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? TALKING TWITTER WITH DONALD TRUMP’S PRESS SECRETARY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/wheres-weyermuller-talking-twitter-with-donald-trumps-press-secretary-1.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Retirement system belatedly admits huge Mautino error
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/06/retirement-system-belatedly-admits-huge-mautino-error/
— Yet another goofy ILGOP press release on Madigan
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/06/yet-another-goofy-ilgop-press-release-on-madigan/
— Rauner gets the celebrity treatment in Rockford
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/06/the-celebrity-treatment-in-rockford/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Peter Roskam to head tax subcommittee ahead of overhaul effort – JOSEPH LAWLER
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/peter-roskam-to-head-tax-subcommittee-ahead-of-overhaul-effort/article/2611134

 

GOPUSA
— How many more criminals will Obama set free?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18861
— Freedom of Association Is Great … for Liberals
http://www.gopusa.com/freedom-of-association-is-great-for-liberals/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Who Has More Privilege Than Barack Obama? – Jonathan F. Keiler  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged, and that because of that, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/01/who_has_more_privilege_than_barack_obama.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Obama was not born into substantial wealth, but his family on both sides was well connected, providing a traditional advantage that allowed him entry into elite society.  This old-style leg up then combined with modern leftist ethnic-racial privileges, overwhelmingly present in academia and the media, to advance Obama at every turn.  This created a powerful cocktail of built-in benefits that gave Obama almost every conceivable benefit of the doubt while at the same time allowing him to claim victim status.  More than anything else, it is this dynamic that explains his rise and his selfishness.  It also clarifies Obama’s heavy narcissism, bullying behavior, and utter lack of graciousness. Without these privileges, Obama gets nowhere.  If you are inclined to learn more about how Obama got this way, read David Maraniss’s much heralded, largely hagiographic biography of Obama’s early years, if you can bear it.  Before I bought it, I noted a two-star review on Amazon: “Boring.”  Often such smart-aleck one-word reviews are off the mark, but not this time.)

 

BREITBART
— Celebs to Host Progressive ‘Love-a-Thon’ During Trump Inauguration – JEROME HUDSON  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps love those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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/big-hollywood/2017/01/05/celebrity-telethon-facebook-live-inauguration-day/
— Obama to Free Gitmo Detainees Who Have Vowed to Behead Americans – EDWIN MORA  (DIERSEN: Obama loves those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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/national-security/2017/01/05/report-obama-mass-transfer-gitmo-detainees-threatened-behead-bomb-americans/
— Obama Family Building a Wall Around New Home – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/06/tmz-obama-building-wall-around-new-home/
— Obama: ‘For The Most Part, Race Relations Have Gotten Better’ Under My Presidency – PAM KEY  (DIERSEN: From what I see, Obama made America and the rest of the world more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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/video/2017/01/05/obama-part-race-relations-gotten-better-presidency/
— Blue State Blues: Hate Crime in the Chicago Obama Created – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/06/hate-crime-obama-chicago-blue-state-blues/
— Carlson on Anti-Trump Protesters: Not About Policy, But ‘Moral Vanity’ — They Think They’re Better Than Him – JEFF POOR
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/06/carlson-on-anti-trump-protesters-not-about-policy-but-moral-vanity-they-think-theyre-better-than-him/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Michelle Obama: ‘Diversity Is Not A Threat To Who We Are’ – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: Democrats want everyone in America to be a member of as many of the following groups as possible: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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://dailycaller.com/2017/01/06/michelle-obama-diversity-is-not-a-threat-to-who-we-are/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— GOP Congressman Duncan Hunter Rips Down Painting of Cops Portrayed as Pigs in the Capitol – JOE PERTICONE
http://ijr.com/2017/01/772173-gop-congressman-rips-down-painting-of-cops-portrayed-as-pigs-in-the-capitol/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— N.Y. Times Aids Communist-socialist-feminist-LGBT-anarchist Plans for Inauguration Day Mayhem – William F. Jasper
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/25074-ny-times-aids-communist-socialist-feminist-lgbt-anarchist-plans-for-inauguration-day-mayhem

 

LIFEZETTE
— Anti-Trump, Anti-White Hate in Chicago  Hate crime charges brought in brutal, racially charged torture of disabled white man – Brendan Kirby
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/anti-trump-anti-white-hate-chicago/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— College can’t force conservative students to lobby for leftist causes, groups tell high court – SHANNON GOLDEN
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30579/

 

THE HILL
— Roskam named new chairman for House tax-policy subcommittee – NAOMI JAGODA
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/313124-new-chairman-named-for-house-tax-policy-subcommittee
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump blasts away from new bully pulpit.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/312959-trump-blasts-away-from-new-bully-pulpit
— Kerry: Mexico won’t ‘pony up’ for Trump’s wall – MARK HENSCH
http://thehill.com/policy/international/americas/313134-kerry-mexico-wont-pony-up-for-trumps-wall
— There is little conservative about Trump – JORDAN BARKIN
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/313092-there-is-little-conservative-about-trump

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump’s Purge Of Non-Loyalists Takes Shape – Eric Schmeltzer (DIERSEN: Who/what are you loyal to?  I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, to the Illinois Republican Party platform, and to the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trumps-purge-of-non-loyalists-takes-shape_us_586f9b3ee4b08052400ee18c
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/resistance-is-patriotic-and-christian_us_586fbaa9e4b0a5e600a78a07

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Insists Mexico Will Pay for Wall After U.S. Begins the Work – MICHAEL D. SHEAR and EMMARIE HUETTEMAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/us/politics/trump-wall-mexico.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Members of Congress are learning to play Trump’s ethical blame game.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/members-of-congress-are-learning-to-play-trumps-ethical-blame-game/2017/01/06/48283d62-d410-11e6-9cb0-54ab630851e8_story.html
— House Republicans revive obscure rule that allows them to slash the pay of individual federal workers to $1 –  Jenna Portnoy and Lisa Rein (DIERSEN: What about Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions and health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies for federal retirees?  If they have not done so already, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at my Congressman Peter Roskam a) that I caused all of his problems and b) that he should cut my CSRS pension and my health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies to $1?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/house-republicans-revive-obscure-rule-that-could-allow-them-to-slash-the-pay-of-individual-federal-workers-to-1/2017/01/04/4e80c990-d2b2-11e6-945a-76f69a399dd5_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How Trump got his party to love Russia.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/01/06/how-trump-got-his-party-to-love-russia/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Congress begins to search for funds to help Trump build border wall – Noah Bierman , Brian Bennett and Noah Bierman
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-border-wall-20170106-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Intelligence Agencies Say Russia Ordered ‘Influence Campaign’ to Aid Donald Trump in Election  Report says CIA, FBI have ‘high confidence’ in Putin findings; NSA has ‘moderate confidence’ – DAMIAN PALETTA and CAROL E. LEE
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-continues-attacks-on-intelligence-agencies-ahead-of-classified-briefing-on-russia-1483728966

 

FED SMITH
— House Votes to Limit Rule Making Authority of Federal Agencies – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/06/house-votes-to-limit-rule-making-authority-of-federal-agencies/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— How federal employee groups hope to change negative view of the workforce – Nicole Ogrysko
http://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2017/01/federal-employee-groups-hope-change-negative-view-workforce/

 

ESQUIRE
— If You’re a Federal Employee and Congress Doesn’t Like You, They Can Slash Your Pay to a Dollar  Looking at you, Department of Energy workers who believe in climate change. – CHARLES P. PIERCE (DIERSEN: What about Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions and health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies for federal retirees?  If they have not done so already, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at my Congressman Peter Roskam a) that I caused all of his problems and b) that he should cut my CSRS pension and my health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies to $1?)
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a52096/holman-rule-congress-federal-workers/

 

ADVOCATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who says “The Wall Is a Racist Monument.” ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.advocate.com/politics/2017/1/06/wall-racist-monument

January 6 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, if not already, anti-Trumps will blame Trump and blame those who voted for Trump for what Jordan Hill, Brittany Covington, Tesfaye Cooper, and Tanishia Covington did.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170105/discuss/170109451/
— FRONT PAGE: Is Chicago gang violence seeping into the suburbs? – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hate Republicans, but nevertheless hypocritically move into Republican areas to take advantage of the prosperity and the safety that Republican values bring?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170106/news/170109405/
— FRONT PAGE: Why do youths post videos of bad behavior online? – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170105/news/170109434/
— West Chicago mayoral candidate knocked off ballot – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170105/news/170109458/
 — Mondelez, one of Trump’s corporate punching bags, slips back into obscurity – Craig Giammona  (DIERSEN: Who/what are the punching bags for those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170106/business/170109389/
— Global migration threatens a global disaster – Georgie Anne Geyer  (DIERSEN: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries THAT WANT TO DESTROY AMERICA ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME TO AMERICA ILLEGALLY, TO STAY IN AMERICA ILLEGALLY, AND TO BRING OTHERS TO AMERICA ILLEGALLY.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170106/discuss/170109512/

— U of Illinois employees to get 2 percent mid-year raises – AP  (DIERSEN: 2017 will be another year in which the federal COLA is far less than inflation.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170105/news/301059893/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Senate leaders talk budget in face of major obstacles – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cullerton-radogno-budget-talks-met-story.html
— Trump blasts Arnold Schwarzenegger for ‘Apprentice’ ratings in Friday morning tweets
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-trump-schwarzenegger-apprentice-ratings-20170106-story.html
— Chicago political gurus team up to help more women run for office – Heidi Stevens (DIERSEN: Does this “Chicago political gurus team” agree with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout a) that instead of me, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012 should have been a woman, b) that instead of me, the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011 should have been a woman, c) that instead of me, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004 should have been a woman, d) that instead of me, the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007 should have been a woman, e) that instead of me, the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004 should have been a woman, f) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, g) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, h) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, i) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, j) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, k) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and l) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-getting-more-women-to-run-for-office-balancing-0105-20170105-column.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Just a matter of time before a robot eyes your job – Mark Gilbert  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they, that anyone who they manipulate/dominate, and/or that a robot could put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails much faster than I do.  However, since 2000, all my many direct competitors have failed or are failing.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-ford-motors-mexico-jobs-robots-trump-20170105-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Obama never shook his faculty lounge arrogance  This is in line with the standoffish relations Obama has had with members of Congress, even with Democrats. – Michael Barone  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely arrogant.  I should write a book about them.  They would love it.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-obama-never-shook-his-faculty-lounge-arrogance/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump promotes those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-mr-trump-we-are-not-the-enemy/
— Facts, not emotions, define a hate crime – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-facts-not-emotions-define-a-hate-crime/
— Are you shunning Trump to hurt him or to help you? – Neil Steinberg  (DIERSEN: Who shuns you?  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who shun me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-are-you-shunning-trump-to-hurt-him-or-to-help-you/

 

WBEZ
— What’s That Building? Trump Tower
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/whats-that-building-trump-tower/634a821f-b8d2-4389-b53a-e38bd402bec0

 

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Unions have helped Americans thrive – Chuck and Pat Wemstrom  (DIERSEN: What does Gettleman think of you? In 2000, when Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) was transferred from Washington, DC to Chicago, it was assigned to Gettleman.  In open court, Gettleman made it very clear that he despised if not hated me and my claims against GAO.)
http://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20170105/their-view-unions-have-helped-americans-thrive
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Scott Reeder, in a recent column, praised the actions of Mark Janus, “just an ordinary Joe,” who, with two other Illinois state employees, is continuing with litigation challenging “fair share” fees that non-union members pay to unions. The fees do not support political candidates but help pay for the collective bargaining that benefits all employees. Reeder gives the impression that Janus is a hero of the common people, fighting the big bad union for his individual rights: a Don Quixote battling the huge, anti-human windmills of the AFL-CIO. The truth is that Janus is part of a powerful, concerted effort to destroy unions. The original lawsuit was filed, in fact, by Gov. Bruce Rauner. In May U.S. District Judge Robert W. Gettleman dismissed Rauner’s action, deciding, correctly, that Rauner had no standing to sue. We don’t know why the governor of Illinois is instigating lawsuits against unions. One would think he’d have better things to do, such as governing the state and learning how to get along with a legislature duly elected by the people. Reeder quotes conservative Supreme Court justices, declaring everything a union does is political.)

 

SOUTHERN
— Bringing back the bacon: Southern Illinois’ congressmen push for return of earmarks – MOLLY PARKER  (DIERSEN: What bacon do you want for your precinct, for your municipality, for your township/ward, for your county, and for Illinois?)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/bringing-back-the-bacon-southern-illinois-congressmen-push-for-return/article_f41d4e9d-0928-5015-a8a4-9acc5b94e3cb.html

 

KFVS12
— Gov. Rauner to sign bill about teacher hiring process in Carbondale on Friday – Nichole Cartmell  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/34198821/gov-rauner-to-sign-bill-about-teacher-hiring-process-in-carbondale-on-friday

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS LOST 150,000 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FROM 2000-2014  Misplaced priorities in education funding have driven students out of the state and skyrocketed tuition costs. – Madelyn Harwood
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-lost-150000-university-students-from-2000-2014/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: FORCES BUILD TO ASSURE TRUMP FILLS SUPREME COURT VACANCY WITH PRO-LIFE JUDGE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorner-forces-build-to-assure-trump-fills-supreme-court-vacancy-with-pro-life-judge.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Slaughter to replace Rep. Monique Davis
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/05/slaughter-to-replace-rep-monique-davis/

 

DAILY CALLER
— After Obama’s Betrayal, Trump Is Chicago’s Only Hope – William J. Kelly
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/03/after-obamas-betrayal-trump-is-chicagos-only-hope/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— HERE ARE SIX BLACK REPUBLICANS THAT TRUMP SHOULD PUT IN CABINET POSITIONS – Raynard Jackson  (DIERSEN: What does Trump owe your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois?  Because so many voted for Clinton in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, Trump owes the aforesaid ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/here-are-six-black-republicans-that-trump-should-put-in-cabinet-positions/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President-elect Donald Trump owes the Black community absolutely nothing. Let me repeat that: HE OWES US NOTHING! Blacks gave Trump just 8 percent of their vote and Hillary Clinton won 88 percent; Clinton’s share of Black voters was considerably lower than Obama’s 93 percent in 2008 and 96 percent in 2012. Trump has said that he will make things a lot better for Blacks and that he wants to be president of all of America. Trump won the election and “to the victor belong the spoils,” but if he’s serious about making things better for Blacks, he’s going to need the expertise and wealth of experience of Black Republicans during his transition to the White House and in his administration.)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The ‘most transparent’ president in history issues record number of ‘midnight’ regulations –  Dave Boyer
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/5/obama-issuing-record-number-midnight-regulations/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Establishment GOP Seizes Most Important Job In Trump White House – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/24852

 

BREITBART
— CNN’s Don Lemon on Chicago Torture Video: ‘I Don’t Think It Was Evil’ – KATIE MCHUGH
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/05/cnns-don-lemon-on-chicago-torture-video-i-dont-think-it-was-evil/

 

BLAZE
— Rand Paul savagely takes down new Republican budget that adds trillions in debt – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/05/watch-rand-paul-savagely-takes-down-new-republican-budget-that-ads-trillions-in-debt/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago Is Breaking – DAVID FRENCH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443589/black-thugs-torture-white-disabled-man-speak-truth-leftists

 

THE HILL
— Trump plan for Mexico to pay for wall hasn’t changed – NIKITA VLADIMIROV
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/312986-conway-trump-plan-for-mexico-to-pay-for-wall-hasnt-changed
— Trump: Mexico will pay US back for ‘Great Wall’ – TRISTAN LEJEUNE
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news-other-administration/312972-trump-mexico-will-pay-us-back-for-great
— Trump, GOP crafting border wall plan – MARK HENSCH
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/312966-trump-gop-crafting-border-wall-plan-report
— Trump orders ambassadors to leave posts by inauguration – JESSIE HELLMANN
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/homenews/news/312965-report-trump-orders-ambassadors-to-leave-posts-by-inauguration
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Biden says to Trump: “It’s time to grow up.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/312944-biden-to-trump-its-time-to-grow-up
— Schwarzenegger fires back at Trump: I hope you’ll work as hard for Americans as you did for ratings – NEETZAN ZIMMERMAN
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/312994-schwarzenegger-fires-back-at-trump-i-hope-youll-work-as-hard

 

CNN
— Conway: Stop trying to ‘delegitimize’ Trump victory – Eugene Scott  (DIERSEN: Who are the leading delegitimizers in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on delegitimizing everyone and everything that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/06/politics/kellyanne-conway-cuomo-russia/

 

ABC NEWS
— Chicago Police Describe Chronology of Alleged Hate Crime – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/latest-police-race-motive-video-attack-44570046

 

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump, easily distracted, picks proxy fight with Ohio’s Kasich.”
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-easily-distracted-picks-proxy-fight-ohios-kasich

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: 4 Black Suspects Charged in Videotaped Beating of White Teenager in Chicago – MITCH SMITH and MONICA DAVEY
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/us/chicago-racially-charged-attack-video.html
— The Home Buying Decision  Choosing where you rest your head is a story of falling in love and knowing yourself. – David Brooks  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hate Republicans, but nevertheless hypocritically buy homes in Republican areas to take advantage of the prosperity and the safety that Republican values bring?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/opinion/the-home-buying-decision.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— One administration, two styles: Trump the brawler and Pence the cajoler – Ashley Parker and Robert Costa  (DIERSEN: What style do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have?  Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being nasty, powerful, vicious, moral relativists, and disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/one-administration-two-styles-trump-the-brawler-and-pence-the-cajoler/2017/01/05/65e93554-d370-11e6-945a-76f69a399dd5_story.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Here’s what Donald Trump should do if he’s serious about restoring good-paying jobs to the working class – Ginger Adams Otis  (DIERSEN:  Are/were you overpaid?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-restore-good-paying-jobs-article-1.2937170

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Haters Gonna Hate  A Chicago case exposes the divisiveness of the hate-crime obsession. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/haters-gonna-hate-1483662667
— VERY SAD: Developers Build on Home Rental Success With Whole Communities  Property firms see continued demand for single-family homes from millennials, aging boomers who don’t want to buy – CHRIS KIRKHAM  (DIERSEN: I have owned real estate since I was 24 years old in 1972.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/developers-build-on-home-rental-success-with-whole-communities-1483632000

 

BLOOMBERG
— Bill Gross Says Trump Targeting Companies Reminiscent of Mussolini – Margaret Collins
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-06/gross-says-trump-targeting-companies-reminiscent-of-mussolini

 

DENVER POST
— House GOP revives rule that could allow cutting federal worker salaries to $1 – Jenna Portnoy and Lisa Rein  (DIERSEN: What about Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions and health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies for federal retirees?  If they have not done so already, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at my Congressman Peter Roskam a) that I caused all of his problems and b) that he should cut my CSRS pension and my health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies to $1?)
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/05/house-gop-rule-cutting-federal-worker-salaries-to-1/

 

USA TODAY
— Jesse Jackson to Uber: Release diversity data – Jessica Guynn  (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.  It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, but it really is political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/01/05/jesse-jackson-uber-diversity-data/96173986/
— Women’s march an ‘entry point’ for a new activist wave – Heidi M. Przybyla  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups promote hatred of Trump and hatred of those who voted for him: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/05/womens-march-searches-themes-amid-concern-trump-gop-congress/96199000/
— New status anxiety fuels Trump derangement: Trump didn’t just beat the gentry liberals, after all. He also humiliated them. – Glenn Harlan Reynolds
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/01/05/gentry-liberals-trump-college-campuses-elite-glenn-reynolds-column/96155458/

 

EXPRESS NEWS
— House ethics office derives power from public embarrassment – Gilbert GarciaJa  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors made sure that GAO employees knew that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors made sure that IRS employees knew that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors made sure that Post Office employees knew that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  Their message was we waste the careers of, and we get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.expressnews.com/news/news_columnists/gilbert_garcia/article/House-ethics-office-derives-power-from-public-10838544.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Office of Congressional Ethics isn’t allowed to subpoena anyone, doesn’t have the power to hold hearings and can’t recommend sanctions. Its only real juice comes from the power to embarrass, to shame unethical members of the U.S. House (and deter future ethical lapses) by investigating allegations of corruption and submitting reports to the chronically worthless House Ethics Committee. It’s a power that former U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minnesota, decried back in 2008 when the office was created. Bachmann, through a spokesman, predicted that the OCE would prolong “the game of gotcha politics” and create an “unaccountable board of gossips and partisans that can sling mud.” It’s a power that motivated House Republicans — in a closed-door Monday vote — to approve a rules package that would have gutted the OCE, before they reversed course in the face of a public backlash. Bachmann saw negatives in all the positive aspects of the OCE. The office’s best virtue — that it’s independent of Congress — made it “unaccountable” in her eyes. Its willingness to dig into complaints the House Ethics Committee sweeps under the rug made it a “board of gossips.” Bachmann ultimately found herself on the receiving end of an OCE investigation into issues related to her 2012 presidential campaign, including the use of campaign funds to promote her autobiography and the improper mixing of funds between her campaign and her political action committee. The OCE referred the matter to the House Ethics Committee, which dragged its feet for a year, allowing Bachmann to leave office with no repercussions. You could argue, however, that the ongoing embarrassment of the ethics probe persuaded Bachmann to not seek re-election. The political shorthand on the OCE is that it’s a Democratic creation despised by Republicans. There’s some truth in that, because 159 Republicans — compared to only 23 Democrats — voted against its formation in 2008. But the bigger truth is that House members, regardless of party, have viewed the six-member panel largely through the prism of their own experiences with it.)

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Federal employee unions wary of Holman Rule reemergence – Carten Cordell (DIERSEN: What about Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions and health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies for federal retirees?  If they have not done so already, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at my Congressman Peter Roskam a) that I caused all of his problems and b) that he should cut my CSRS pension and my health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies to $1?)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/federal-employee-union-wary-of-holman-rule-reemergence

 

INSIDE HIGHER ED
— Growth in Numbers of Older Student Loan Borrowers – Andrew Kreighbaum  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that a) I paid for my 1976 MBA from Loyola with money that I earned working for IRS and for Firestone Stores, b) I paid for my 1980 master’s degree in accounting from DePaul with money that I earned working for IRS and for GAO, and c) I paid for my 1997 master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT with money that I earned working for GAO.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/01/06/growth-numbers-older-student-loan-borrowers

 

DAILY KOS
— GOP goes nuclear on federal workers: instating potential to slash annual salaries to $1 – Kerry Eleveld  (DIERSEN: What about Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions and health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies for federal retirees?  If they have not done so already, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at my Congressman Peter Roskam a) that I caused all of his problems and b) that he should cut my CSRS pension and my health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies to $1?)
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/1/5/1617368/-GOP-goes-nuclear-on-federal-workers-instating-the-ability-to-slash-annual-salaries-to-1

 

LGBT WEEKLY
— Thank You, President Obama – STAMPP CORBIN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, you are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned IF YOU DO NOT PROMOTE LGBT ACTIVITY.)
http://lgbtweekly.com/2017/01/05/thank-you-president-obama/

January 5 Evening Edition

ABC7
— HATE CRIME, KIDNAPPING CHARGES FILED AGAINST 4 IN FACEBOOK LIVE TORTURE CASE
http://abc7chicago.com/news/hate-crime-charges-filed-against-4-in-facebook-live-torture-case/1687517/
— SOUTH SHORE DRILL TEAM RAISES MONEY TO PERFORM AT INAUGURATION
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/south-shore-drill-team-raises-money-to-perform-at-inauguration-/1686904/

 

NBC5
— Hate Crime, Kidnapping Charges Filed After Teen’s ‘Sickening’ Facebook Live Attack  A traumatized teenager was found walking on Chicago’s West Side, and led officers to where he was attacked – Lauren Petty
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Charges-Expected-After-4-Broadcast-Teens-Torture-on-Facebook-Live-409772755.html
— Bustos: Repealing Obamacare Will ‘Make America Sick Again’ – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/bustos-repealing-obamacare-will-make-america-sick-again-409690035.html

 

CBS2
— Four Charged With Hate Crime For Videotaped Torture Of Teen
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/05/torture-hate-crime-facebook-live-video/
— Obama: ‘I Will Always Be A Citizen Of Chicago’ – Jay Levine
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/05/obama-i-will-always-be-a-citizen-of-chicago/
— Rahm To Trump: Help Fight Crime With Summer Jobs, After-School Programs – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/05/rahm-to-trump-help-fight-crime-with-summer-jobs-after-school-programs/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 4 charged in beating of man on Facebook Live – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/227287943-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Obama calls attack on mentally disabled man ‘despicable’ – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/obama-would-be-angered-by-video-of-beating-of-chicago-man/amp/
— When is a hate crime a hate crime? – Mary Mitchell
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-when-is-a-hate-crime-a-hate-crime/
— Obama: ‘Deep concern’ over Chicago violence – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/obama-deep-concern-over-chicago-violence/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Speaker Ryan: GOP to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood in Obamacare repeal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-planned-parenthood-obamacare-repeal-20170105-story.html
— U.S. intercepts capture senior Russian officials celebrating Trump win – Adam Entous, Greg Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-russian-celebrate-trump-win-20170105-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Polls reveal sobering extent of nation’s fact crisis.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-polling-ignorance-facts-trump-zorn-perspec-0106-md-20170105-column.html
— Ford’s bow to Trump benefits robots, not workers – Mark Gilbert
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-ford-motors-mexico-jobs-robots-trump-20170105-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Are Republicans blowing it already?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-republicans-congress-corruption-obamacare-russia-20170105-story.html
— Petitions filed seeking voter OK to annex Lisle, Warrenville and Woodridge into Naperville – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-annex-false-st-0104-20170104-story.html
— Police: Man attacked in Facebook Live video escaped after neighbor complained of noise – William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-facebook-live-attack-video-20170105-story.html
— Monstrous acts on video – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-disabled-man-torture-case-facebook-live-chicago-edit-0106-md-20170105-story.html
— Facebook beating of disabled white teen becomes conservative rallying cry – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-hate-crime-national-response-0106-20170105-story.html
— Immigrant, faith, labor groups to join national immigration rally week before inauguration – Marwa Eltagouri
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-immigration-rally-met-20170105-story.html
— For better and worse, the Trump Twitter presidency – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-twitter-president-gm-ethics-house-edit-0106-jm-20170105-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Push to merge Lisle, Warrenville and Woodridge with Naperville could appear on ballot – Bob Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170105/news/170109484/
— Carpentersville teen, three others charged in torture of 18-year-old – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170105/news/170109527/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Durbin has bumpy meeting with attorney general nominee Sessions – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170105/BLOGS02/170109918/durbin-has-bumpy-meeting-with-attorney-general-nominee-sessions

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Partisan Politics Nudges Way Into Dist. 207 School Board Election – TODD WESSELL
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_0194148c-d377-11e6-a5fc-8bd0f713fa09.html

 

WQAD
— 9 Democrats needed to oust Madigan – CHRIS MINOR
http://wqad.com/2017/01/05/9-democrats-needed-to-oust-madigan/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Local Women Heading To D.C. For Women’s March On Washington – Esther Kwon  (DIERSEN: Do the marchers agree with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office?)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/local-women-heading-to-dc-for-womens-march-on-washington

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— First step for the new legislature next week: Electing leaders
https://ilnews.org/11604/first-step-new-legislature-next-week-electing-leaders/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— WHY A BUDGET WON’T FIX ILLINOIS  Pension costs alone now consume a quarter of the Illinois state budget. – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/why-a-budget-wont-fix-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Abortions Increased 3.5% – Chris Iverson
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/illinois-abortions-increased-3-5/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MADIGAN RULES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/madigan-rules.html
— AMERICA IN THE TRUMP ERA: INCOMING WHITE HOUSE PRESS SEC. SEAN SPICER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/america-in-the-trump-era-incoming-white-house-press-sec-sean-spicer.html
— HULTGREN: OUR ROAD MAP AND RULE BOOK: THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/our-road-map-and-rule-book-the-us-constitution.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Moody’s frets over a “self-reinforcing cycle of population loss and economic stagnation”
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/05/moodys-frets-over-a-self-reinforcing-cycle-of-population-loss-and-economic-stagnation/

 

FOX NEWS
— O’Reilly: Blame Liberal Politicians & Laws for Chaos in Chicago & San Fran
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/04/bill-oreilly-talking-points-memo-chicago-gun-violence-crime-san-francisco

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Threatens ‘Big Border Tax’ if Toyota Builds US Cars in Mexico
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/toyota-mexico-corolla-trump/2017/01/05/id/767012/

 

GOPUSA
— Obama Legacy? Four Arrested for Torture, Kidnapping as They Shouted ‘F*** White People’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18874
— 12 shot in 13 hours in Chicago, including two teens and 65-year-old woman
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18845
— Fox News to Move Tucker Carlson into 9 p.m. slot – AP
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18855

 

DAILY CALLER
— Crazy CNN Panelist Blames TRUMP For Kidnapped, Tortured White Man — ‘That Is Not A Hate Crime’ – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/05/crazy-cnn-panelist-blames-trump-for-kidnapped-tortured-white-man-that-is-not-a-hate-crime-video/
— Chicago Police Hesitant To Call Videotaped Torture Of White Man A Hate Crime – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/04/chicago-police-hesitate-to-call-videotaped-torture-of-white-man-a-hate-crime/

 

BREITBART
— Trump Transition Team Demands List of Every Executive Order Obama Made on Immigration, Assets to Build Border Wall – KATIE MCHUGH
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/04/trump-transition-team-demands-list-of-every-executive-order-obama-made-on-immigration-assets-to-build-border-wall-reuters/
— Pat Buchanan: Bitter Obama in ‘Despair,’ Leaving With ‘Let’s Wreck the Place’ Attitude – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/04/pat-buchanan-bitter-obama-leaving-lets-wreck-place-get-attitude/

 

BLAZE
— CNN’s Chris Cuomo wishes they didn’t have to show Chicago torture video on-air – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/05/cnns-chris-cuomo-wishes-they-didnt-have-to-show-chicago-torture-video-on-air/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— SANCTUARY CITIES ARE NOT GOING AWAY – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: If you promote sanctuary cities, you promote treason.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/05/sanctuary-cities-are-not-going-away/
— HOLLYWOOD BEGS CONGRESS TO BLOCK TRUMP
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/04/video-hollywood-begs-congress-to-block-trump/

 

THE HILL
— Donald Trump should fire Richard Cordray – GREGORY T. ANGELO  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout that I must be far worse than Cordray because a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims, and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-budget/312830-donald-trump-should-fire-richard-cordray

 

ABC NEWS
— Criminal Charges Filed Against 4 Suspects in Facebook Live Assault Case – MORGAN WINSOR and JULIA JACOBO
http://abcnews.go.com/US/criminal-charges-filed-suspects-facebook-live-assault-case/story?id=44577694

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Hate crime charges filed after ‘reprehensible’ video shows attack on mentally ill man in Chicago – Mark Berman and Derek Hawkins
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/05/4-in-custody-after-group-beats-disabled-man-on-facebook-live-while-shouting-anti-trump-profanities-chicago-police-say/

 

WALL STREET JORNAL
— Trump: CIA Is Bloated, Needs to Be Pared Down  (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, Republicans said that GAO was bloated and needed to be pared down.  The Democrats who ran GAO used that to get rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.wsj.com/video/trump-cia-is-bloated-needs-to-be-pared-down/AD0BBA97-39F4-4CE6-A449-367194591CF5.html
— Trump’s Debts Are Widely Held on Wall Street, Creating New Potential Conflicts  More than 150 financial institutions hold debts connected to president-elect, analysis shows – JEAN EAGLESHAM and LISA SCHWARTZ  (DIERSEN: If you have any debts, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will hint/imply/argue/shout that you have a conflict of interest with those who you owe money to.  My wife and I have not had any debts since we paid off our mortgage during the 1990s.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-debts-are-widely-held-on-wall-street-creating-new-potential-conflicts-1483637414
— More Older Americans Taking Out Student Loans  Most are financing educations of children, grandchildren; 40% of those 65 and older are in default – YUKA HAYASHI
http://www.wsj.com/articles/more-older-americans-taking-out-student-loans-1483656188

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— The coming civil servant witch hunt – Hank Johnson Jr. (DIERSEN: What about Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions and health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies for federal retirees?  If they have not done so already, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at my Congressman Peter Roskam a) that I caused all of his problems and b) that he should cut my CSRS pension and my health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies to $1?)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2017/01/05/johnson/4qcY2vVW2cpAcfVnxzhrKN/story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The GOP took a lot of flak this past week for its foolish attempt to use House rules to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics. Public scrutiny quickly sunk that effort, but another very dangerous rule change passed without much fanfare or media attention. As a result, House Republicans — with the backing of the incoming Trump administration — now have powerful tools to attack not just entire federal departments, but to go after individual federal workers as well. It’s called the Holman Rule, which was first used in 1876 and last used by Congress in 1983. It allows members on either side of the aisle to offer amendments to appropriations bills — which are often hundreds of pages long — in order to reduce the amount of money an agency receives, the number of employees an agency has, or the amount of money an individual federal employee can be paid. It’s alarming that members of Congress will now be able to engage in targeted witch hunts against entire departments or individual employees who happen to work on subjects that do not fit a representative’s values or agenda. The most obvious targets are Department of Energy climate scientists and State Department teams that work on gender equality issues — both of which have already been singled out by yet-to-be-sworn-in Trump administration. But the rule change can broadly apply to any program or individual civil servant. This means any federal employees — such as those who help monitor dangerous chemicals in the environment, patent examiners, those who administer vital health and food programs, federal student loan advisers — can be targeted. Reviving the Holman Rule is not just about finding waste. The author of the rule change clearly stated that members could cut the amount of money “that could be paid to an employee of the US government.” This is not to say that House members would engage in such behavior, but even allowing for such powers in the legislative process, without any input from the agency or the targeted employee, is unacceptable. The federal workforce has undergone many cutbacks under both Republican and Democratic administrations. The fantastical myth that civil servants are somehow responsible for a ballooning “big government” is simply pretext for baseless political attacks on federal workers. Employees of the federal government work in every congressional district to keep our food, water, and air safe for all Americans. We must take a stand to protect hard-working, diligent employees who now find themselves at risk of losing their jobs or suffering crippling pay cuts if a particular member of Congress or president decides to single him or her out. Members of our country’s federal workforce should not be turned into political pawns.)

 

BLOOMBERG
— People Are Bailing on Chris Christie’s New Jersey. How Is Your State Holding Up?  United Van Lines issues its annual report on the migratory patterns of the American human. – Peter Coy
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-05/people-are-bailing-on-chris-christie-s-new-jersey-how-is-your-state-holding-up

 

WHIO
— Ohio Gov. John Kasich will attend Donald Trump inauguration – Laura A. Bischoff
http://www.whio.com/news/ohio-gov-john-kasich-will-attend-donald-trump-inauguration/sOFFRSFzhSn2gVgSVGnQ5K/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— Progressive Protesters Are Ready for Trump. Thanks, Obama.  The activist left was anemic under Bush, but flourished under Obama. – GRAHAM VYSE
https://newrepublic.com/article/139627/progressive-protesters-ready-trump-thanks-obama

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— The GOP Just Gave Congress the Power to Cut the Salaries of Individual Civil Servants to $1 – Eric Levitz  (DIERSEN: What about Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions and health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies for federal retirees?  If they have not done so already, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at my Congressman Peter Roskam a) that I caused all of his problems and b) that he should cut my CSRS pension and my health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies to $1?)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/congress-can-now-cut-the-pay-of-individual-civil-servants.html

 

ILLINOIS CPA SOCIETY
— 10 New Year’s Resolutions to Amp Up Your Career  Here’s how to spend 2017 reveling in success. – Judy Giannetto  (DIERSEN: I was not able to “find a sponsor” after my Democrat superiors succeeded in getting rid of a) my sponsor at IRS who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) my sponsor at GAO who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and c) promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.icpas.org/information/copy-desk/article/january-2017/10-new-years-resolutions-to-amp-up-your-career
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 4. I will find a sponsor  Just about everyone is familiar with a mentor, but a sponsor is a different breed of career facilitator. Sponsors are actively invested in your success—much as an agent might be. Typically heralding from the upper echelons of a firm or company, sponsors will make it their mission to connect you to the people and the organizations that will make things happen in your career. They will promote you, support you and advise you as you climb up the ladder. Not surprisingly then, they’re looking for top achievers with their eyes on the prize.)

January 5 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Gov. Rauner Not Optimistic About State Budget Breakthrough, Blames Madigan – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/04/gov-rauner-not-optimistic-about-state-budget-breakthrough-blames-madigan/
— Chicago Police Investigate Live-Streamed Torture
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/04/four-people-in-custody-after-alleged-kidnapping-torture-is-live-streamed/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner says his pro-business, turnaround agenda would help reduce Chicago violence – Mike Flannery  (DIERSEN: What percent of those who commit crime in Chicago want to be wage earners?  I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) look down on wage earners, b) glorify and praise entrepreneurs, c) glorify and praise elected officials, and/or d) glorify and praise those who I have sued.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/227171643-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 4 held in attack broadcast on Facebook that included anti-Trump profanities – Nereida Moreno
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-cursed-man-attacked-facebook-video-20170104-story.html
— Rauner’s former budget director lands new job – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-former-budget-director-new-job-met-story.html
— Bias meets DNA: Students at Pennsylvania college asked to learn their ancestry – Susan Svrluga  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-German-American.  Then again, they are anti- everything that they cannot manipulate/dominate.  What if from the beginning I had pretended to be Swedish-American?  While all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, according to DNA Ancestry at http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-college-class-dna-testing-20161229-story.html
— Ronald Reagan lifeguard-statue plan standing still in Dixon – Ted Gregory
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-ronald-reagan-lifeguard-statue-met-20170104-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago violence mystifies a nation – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/author/Phil-Kadner/
— Second mail carrier robbed on South Side in two days – Jordan Owen  (DIERSEN: My 1962 Chevy BelAir was stolen in 1973 while worked for IRS in its office at 63rd and Halsted.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/reward-offered-in-armed-robbery-of-mail-carrier-in-south-shore/

— Rahm says he ‘wasn’t bragging’ about cutting retiree health care – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: If my critics/opponents succeed in cutting the $16,854 health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy that I get each year as a federal retiree, they will brag about it big time.  My critics/opponents have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-says-he-wasnt-bragging-about-cutting-retiree-health-care/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Roskam won’t say where he stood on ethics vote – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170105/news/170109541/
— Body camera debate continues for DuPage deputies – Jessica Cilella  (DIERSEN: Should Trump supporters wear body cameras to document anti-Trump threats and violence?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/news/170109568/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Caterpillar might end machine making at Aurora factory – CLAIRE BUSHEY  (DIERSEN: What do Rauner and Trump have to say about that?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170104/NEWS05/170109934/caterpillar-might-end-machine-making-at-aurora-factory

 

WTTW
— Gov. Rauner on Budget: ‘I’m Flexible’ – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/04/gov-rauner-budget-i-m-flexible

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Race not motive behind video attack.”
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/the-latest-police-race-not-motive-behind-video-attack/article_d755ca04-9d9e-520b-a2c5-32419a79fa95.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Orthopedic Center requiring up-front payments from state workers – Dean Olsen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170104/orthopedic-center-requiring-up-front-payments-from-state-workers
— Five state government reforms that can reinvigorate the Illinois economy – Todd Maisch
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170104/guest-column-five-state-government-reforms-that-can-reinvigorate-illinois-economy

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Abortion bill could see action during lame-duck session – Dan Petrella
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/abortion-bill-could-see-action-during-lame-duck-session/article_2f82711d-3e5f-5081-a68c-66327d576d16.html

 

PEKIN TIMES
— Remembering the Black Panthers – Bill Knight
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170105/knight-remembering-black-panthers

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Weak Tax Collection Could Take Illinois’ Finances From Bad To Worse – BRIAN MACKEY  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division 1971-1980 and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS 1986-1988.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/weak-tax-collection-could-take-illinois-finances-bad-worse#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS ISSUES
— A Crash Course In Economics – HANNAH MEISEL
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-crash-course-economics#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Bloomington Censors Council Meeting Video & Violated FOIA – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/bloomington-censors-council-meeting-video-violated-foia/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP launches new video ad against Madigan
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/05/ilgop-launches-new-video-ad-against-madigan/
— Rauner again strains all credulity
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/05/rauner-again-strains-all-credulity/

 

FREE BEACON
— Rep. Hudson Introduces National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill  ‘Our Second Amendment right doesn’t disappear when we cross state lines’ – Stephen Gutowski
http://freebeacon.com/issues/rep-hudson-introduces-national-concealed-carry-reciprocity-bill/
— 2016 Smashed Previous Gun Sales Record  Feds carried out 27.5 million gun-related background checks in 2016 – Stephen Gutowski
http://freebeacon.com/issues/2016-gun-sales-record/

 

GOPUSA
— Liberal Struggle Against Reality – Walter E. Williams
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18761?omhide=true

 

NEWSMAX
— Hillary Clinton Urged to Run for New York Mayor – John Gizzi
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/New-York-city-mayor-Bill-de-Blasio/2017/01/04/id/766889/

 

BREITBART
— ‘Dems Own the Failed ObamaCare Disaster,’ Donald Trump Tweets – ALEX SWOYER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/04/dems-own-the-failed-obamacare-disaster-donald-trump-tweets/

 

THE HILL
— GOP aims to rein in liberal cities – REID WILSON  (DIERSEN: How liberal is the municipality that you live in, that is, how strongly is it anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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?  I should write a book about those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that focus on making Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and America even more liberal than they are now. They promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, political affiliation discrimination, booze, pot, gambling, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/312766-gop-aims-to-rein-in-liberal-cities
— How Sessions lost in ’86 confirmation battle – LYDIA WHEELER  (DIERSEN: What battles have you lost?  If you sought a government office, a political office, or anything else, what lost battles would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress?  For me, they would stress that I am no longer a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee member, c) Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, e) American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board member, f) GAO employee, g) etc.  They would stress my unsuccessful bid to be a MTRCC Treasurer.  They would hint/imply/argue/shout that I caused each and every defeat that Republicans suffered in Illinois since 2000.  They would blame me for all the problems that MTRCC, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, GAO, etc. has had, is having, and will have. They would stress that only 137 in my precinct voted for Trump/Pence in the November 8, 2016 election. They would stress that they would viciously destroy anyone who might come to my defense.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/312668-how-sessions-lost-his-first-confirmation-battle

 

POLITICO
— Despite Rauner’s efforts, Madigan poised to be shoo-in as speaker – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2017/01/despite-all-the-noise-madigan-poised-to-be-shoo-in-as-speaker-heres-why-108483

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Obama Called Inequality ‘The Defining Challenge Of Our Time.’ He Didn’t Do Much About It.  It’s a sad legacy. – Zach Carter  (DIERSEN: From what I see, under Obama, income and net worth increased more for those individuals, organizations, and companies that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 THAN THOSE THAT ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-income-inequality_us_5866836ce4b0de3a08f808dd

 

CNN
— 100 Best Jobs in America  CNNMoney/PayScale.com’s top 100 careers with big growth, great pay and satisfying work  (DIERSEN: What jobs have you had?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes LOOK DOWN on the jobs that I had auditing federal agencies 1980-1997, collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980, pumping gasoline 1971-1972, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, working as a security guard and on an automobile assembly line in 1970, delivering mail 1966-1969, pumping gasoline, chipping slag, and cleaning golf shoes in 1966, washing dishes 1964-1966, and doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964.)
http://money.cnn.com/pf/best-jobs/index.html

 

REUTERS
— Chicago’s gang violence catches expressway drivers in crossfire – Timothy Mclaughlin  (DIERSEN: Do/did you drive Chicago expressways a lot? I drove the Dan Ryan a lot 1966-1968, first in my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, and then my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 while I was a full-time student at UIC, lived with my parents and brother in Crete, and worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-chicago-police-highway-idUSKBN14P150

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Reality Politics, Starring Donald Trump  It’s here and it can’t be canceled for four years. – Gail Collins
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/opinion/reality-politics-starring-donald-trump.html
— Why Rural America Voted for Trump – ROBERT LEONARD  (HARDCOPY SUBCAPTION: Their world is under siege – by liberals.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/opinion/why-rural-america-voted-for-trump.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Ivanka Trump Plans Move Near Obamas’ New Home – JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/us/politics/ivanka-trump-house-kalorama-washington.html
— Women and Minorities Make Slow Progress in Filling Ranks at Law Firms – ELIZABETH OLSON
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/business/dealbook/law-firm-diversity-women-minorities.html
— Why Men Don’t Want the Jobs Done Mostly by Women – Claire Cain Miller  (DIERSEN: I washed dishes part-time for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 while I attended Crete-Monee High School.  My understanding is that I was the FIRST AND ONLY WHITE AND THE FIRST AND ONLY MALE THAT HELD THAT JOB. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. They hint/imply/argue/shout that my having that job proves that I am a complete loser and even worse things.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/upshot/why-men-dont-want-the-jobs-done-mostly-by-women.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps glorify and praise Mexico and glorify and praise Mexico’s citizens.
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/world/americas/mexico-donald-trump-nafta.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Without Megyn Kelly, Fox News’s prime-time lineup is a complete joke.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/01/04/without-megyn-kelly-fox-newss-prime-time-lineup-is-a-complete-joke/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Children, parents, U.S. suffer because quality, affordable child care is lacking – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: Did your father earn enough money that your mother could stay at home and raise you?  My father did.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use that to paint my father as being filthy rich. My outstanding father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, he was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, he never attended college, he worked in the office of a chemical plant, he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, he did not buy a new car until 1967 he was 45 years old and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy, and he died suddenly of heart failure in 1969.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/05/children-parents-u-s-suffer-because-quality-affordabe-child-care-is-lacking/

 

USA TODAY
— Is Mark Zuckerberg considering White House run? – Jessica Guynn  (DIERSEN: What does Zuckerberg think of those who share your demographics?  What demographics do you share with him?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/01/04/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-political-ambitions/96161822/
— Mark Zuckerberg’s 2017 resolution: Meet more Americans – Jessica Guynn
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/01/03/mark-zuckerberg-2017-personal-challenge-resolution-travel-to-30-states/96127870/
— Trump’s election has changed Obama’s post-presidency plans – Gregory Korte
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/03/trumps-election-obama-post-presidency-plans/95892386/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump and Black Americans  FDR offered the hope of prosperity. Can the new president do the same? – DANIEL HENNINGER  (DIERSEN: How much blame do you get for the problems that Blacks have?  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 Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-black-americans-1483575028
— Trump, ‘Lies’ and Honest Journalism  Why editors should be careful about making selective moral judgments about false statements. – GERARD BAKER
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-lies-and-honest-journalism-1483557700
— The M.B.A. Classroom That Knows When You’re Bored  Business school gets a digital upgrade as more programs combine online components with face-to-face elements – PARMINDER BAHRA  (DIERSEN: How old is your MBA?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that my MBA is 41 years old.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/disrupting-business-school-m-b-a-classrooms-get-a-digital-upgrade-1483542001
— Digital Disruption and the Future of the M.B.A.
http://www.wsj.com/video/digital-disruption-and-the-future-of-the-mba/7BA52199-9E36-471C-AB52-BA7A4CDC0F87.html

 

BALTIMORE SUN
— The Democrats are down and out and don’t seem to know it – Perry L. Weed  (DIERSEN: Who LOOKS DOWN down on you? I should write a book about those activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois WHO LOOK DOWN ON ME.  I could group them as follows: those who a) have lots of religious clout, b) those who have lots of government clout, c) those who have lots of political clout, d) those who have lots of financial clout, e) those who I have sued, f) operatives for the aforesaid, and g) dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-democrats-denial-20170104-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Democrats have lost their way. They no longer represent the working class or the middle class as they continue to fall behind. They have lost America’s heartland and small towns and rural areas. Look at the political power shift to the right. The Democrats have 12 fewer U.S. senators than when President Barack Obama was sworn in, 63 fewer House members and 16 fewer governors. They have the lowest number of state legislators in more than 100 years. In only six states do Democrats control both the governorship and the legislature — the lowest number in our history. Other than President Obama, Democrats have a severe messaging problem and a dearth of winning candidates; the party is a fundamental mess. Most importantly, Democrats have forgotten their roots in the economic goals of the Roosevelt New Deal and the Johnson Great Society. They have abandoned an inclusive message. They slice and dice the electorate. They are now the party of diversity, and ethnic- and racial- and gender- identity. They advocate cultural issues at the expense of jobs and other working class issues. Too many of them they look down on “the deplorables” and the poorly educated, the very ones who turned to Donald Trump for change and some glimmer of hope for themselves. This election revealed the emergence of white and other working class Americans who feel abandoned and threatened by Washington and Wall Street and the institutions and elites they represent. Some of this was nativism, e.g., a reaction to the persistent flow of illegal immigrants into the country, now augmented by new refugees from the Middle East. These white Americans feel their very identity is under attack.)

 

CIRCLEVILLE HERALD
— Democrats Need to Come Back Forward – Jack Burgess (DIERSEN: Who LOOKS DOWN down on you? I should write a book about those activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois WHO LOOK DOWN ON ME.  I could group them as follows: those who a) have lots of religious clout, b) those who have lots of government clout, c) those who have lots of political clout, d) those who have lots of financial clout, e) those who I have sued, f) operatives for the aforesaid, and g) dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.circlevilleherald.com/comment/democrats-need-to-come-back-forward/article_b9280c40-803a-57e6-a8ce-3475f7a6c9c3.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Millions of people are still in shock over the election to the Presidency of someone with such questionable qualifications as Donald Trump, who seems intent on rolling back many of the governmental programs vital to the lives of ordinary people. For the good of the nation and their party, to come back, Democrats need to get beyond simple opposition, to proposing the improved programs and services the people need. And they must communicate better with ordinary Americans, especially in what pundits call “flyover land,” outside the coastal areas and big cities, to go forward from this defeat. . .It’s counterproductive to look down on people who voted Republican. Given the Democrats’ communication disadvantage, it’s not surprising that people voted to “make America great again”—for themselves—over candidates who seemed to promise little, except when pressured by Bernie’s supporters. Democrats have a history of losing when they don’t communicate a strong economic message. They need to go on the offensive—as in ’92 when “It’s the economy stupid” was the successful working slogan and strategy.)

 

ATLANTIC
— Being Trans, and an Immigrant, Under the Trump Administration  Many transgender Americans have only been openly trans under an Obama administration that respected their rights. That is about to change. – MEREDITH TALUSAN  (DIERSEN: Under Obama, his supporters got rid of you if you did not promote LGBTQ activity. TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois did not promote LGBTQ activity. It certainly looks like Obama’s supporters got rid of TAPROOT.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/being-trans-and-an-immigrant-under-the-trump-administration/512201/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Republicans Expected to Reduce Federal Employees’ Pensions, Outsource More Work – Eric Katz  (DIERSEN: I expect that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will focus on getting Trump a) to cut if not eliminate Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions and b) to cut if not eliminate federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies for CSRS retirees.)
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/01/republicans-expected-slash-feds-pensions-outsource-more-work/134333/

 

FED WEEK
— Largest Federal Pay Raise Since 2010 Set to Take Effect, with Differences  (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, GAO paid me at the GS-13 Step 10 rate.  That rate is now $122,991.)
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/largest-federal-pay-raise-since-2010-set-take-effect-differences/
http://www.fedweek.com/pay-tables/2017-gs-pay-table-chicago-naperville-il-wi/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Trump picks Wall Street lawyer Clayton for SEC – AP (DIERSEN: GAO audits SEC. For 9 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, I worked on audits that involved SEC.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/trump-picks-wall-street-lawyer-clayton-for-sec

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Government accountability legislation gets House backing, heads to Senate – Meredith Somers
http://federalnewsradio.com/congress/2017/01/government-accountability-legislation-gets-house-backing-heads-senate/
— ‘Boomers’ fear inadequate retirement income. Is now really the right time for them to step down? – Randy Silvey
http://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2017/01/boomers-fear-inadequate-retirement-income-now-really-right-time-step/

 

RAUMUSSEN REPORTS
— 57% of Democrats Want Trump to Succeed  (DIERSEN: Many believe that the typical Democrat south of Route 80 in Illinois is more conservative than the typical Republican north of Route 80 in Illinois.  But those downstate Democrats do not become Republicans because they see how badly conservatives are treated by those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party.  The Democrat Party exists to promote liberal principles.  The Republican party exists to promote conservative principles.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/january_2017/57_of_democrats_want_trump_to_succeed

January 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— GOV. RAUNER DISCUSSES STATE BUDGET, RELATIONSHIP WITH MADIGAN – Stacey Baca
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-discusses-state-budget-relationship-with-madigan/1686702/
— JESSE JACKSON JR. FIGHTS TO KEEP DIVORCE CASE IN ILLINOIS – Evelyn Holmes
http://abc7chicago.com/news/jesse-jackson-jr-fights-to-keep-divorce-case-in-illinois/1685974/

 

NBC5
— ‘I’m Not Going to Go’: Rauner Says He Won’t Attend Trump’s Inauguration Later This Month  “I’m not going to go,” Rauner said. “I’m focused on Illinois. I really try to minimize the distractions. I minimize my time out of state.” – Tom Schuba and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauner-Wont-Attend-Trumps-Inauguration-409697945.html

 

CBS2
— DISGUSTING: Marijuana Advocates To Hand Out Joints At Trump Inauguration – AP
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/04/marijuana-advocates-to-hand-out-joints-at-trump-inauguration/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago’s Honey Butter Fried Chicken signs on to ‘sanctuary restaurant’ movement – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Honey Butter Fried Chicken post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German-Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-sanctuary-restaurants-honey-butter-0105-biz-20170104-story.html
— Rauner to skip Trump inauguration – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-trump-inauguration-met-20170104-story.html
— Compromise should not be a dirty word in Springfield – John McCarron
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-rauner-compromise-springfield-madigan-perspec-0105-md-20170104-story.html
— Suburban residents should urge officials to address Chicago’s violence epidemic – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-chicago-violence-st-0105-20170104-story.html
— With Obamacare, GOP faces the ‘Pottery Barn rule’: You break it, you own it – Paul Kane
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-obamacare-repeal-analysis-20170104-story.html
— Referendum petitions submitted seeking voter OK to annex Lisle, Warrenville and Woodridge into Naperville – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-annex-false-st-0104-20170104-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Jackson Jr.’s lawyer: Wife committed ‘acts’ to spur divorce – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jackson-jr-s-lawyer-wife-committed-acts-that-caused-divorce/amp/
— Johnson denies McCarthy claim that CPD is ‘in crisis’  Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson disputed his predecessor’s claim on a national TV news program that the city is “reaching a state of lawlessness.” – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/johnson-denies-mccarthy-claim-that-cpd-is-in-crisis/
— Scuttled Ford plant has Mexico fearing more under Trump – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/scuttled-ford-plant-has-mexico-fearing-more-under-trump/
— Chicago Police detectives are questioning four African-Americans suspected of torturing a white mentally disabled man on videotape while someone yelled “F— Trump!” and “F— white people!,” a police spokesman confirmed Wednesday. “The video is reprehensible,” said Anthony Guglielmi, the police spokesman. The white victim lives in northwest suburban Crystal Lake, Guglielmi said. – Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/black-captors-torture-white-victim-rant-against-trump-cpd-says/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Electoral college overrides popular vote – Nancy J. Thorner, Lake Bluff
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/discuss/170109781/
— DuPage deputy who fatally shot teen placed on leave – John McCarron
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/news/170109659/
— Citizens group building trust between police, minorities in DuPage – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/news/170109586/
— No one kicked off Des Plaines ballot yet; more hearings scheduled – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/news/170109584/
— Elburn election challenge hearing delayed till Monday – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/news/170109705/
— Lawsuit seeks to ban Google from US government contracts – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/news/301049821/
— GOP House panel: Halt federal money for Planned Parenthood – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/news/301049820/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner to skip Trump inauguration – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170104/BLOGS02/170109949/rauner-to-skip-trump-inauguration
— What’s Roskam’s role in House ethics meltdown? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170103/BLOGS02/170109985/whats-roskams-role-in-house-ethics-meltdown
— Ford’s Chicago factory building new hybrid police vehicle – CLAIRE BUSHEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170104/NEWS05/170109948/fords-chicago-factory-building-new-hybrid-police-vehicle

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rev. Jackson meets with Gov. Rauner on crime, poverty – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170104/rev-jackson-meets-with-gov-rauner-on-crime-poverty
— Chicago Ald. Pawar wants progressive agenda for Illinois – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170104/bernard-schoenburg-chicago-ald-pawar-wants-progressive-agenda-for-illinois

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— President-elect Donald Trump’s former Campaign Manager, Corey Lewandowski, is coming to Springfield to be the keynote speaker for the Sangamon County Republicans Lincoln Day dinner next month.
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/former-trump-campiagn-manager-coming-to-springfield-01-04-2017

 

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— Illinois set to lose one, maybe two seats in Congress
http://rockrivertimes.com/2017/01/04/illinois-set-to-lose-one-maybe-two-seats-in-congress/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES & BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Obama racial legacy: Pride, promise, regret and deep rift – AP (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Under Obama, which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries have gained power and influence?  ANSWER: Those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/obama-racial-legacy-pride-promise-regret-and-deep-rift/article_dc12bfe0-72c2-50f9-8fc4-0d28804c19b9.html
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/obama-racial-legacy-pride-promise-regret-and-deep-rift/article_60b7cfa7-6092-54c2-8ede-c94d32b07cdf.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He entered the White House a living symbol, breaking a color line that stood for 220 years. Barack Obama took office, and race immediately became a focal point in a way that was unprecedented in American history. No matter his accomplishments, he seemed destined to be remembered foremost as the first black man to lead the world’s most powerful nation. But eight years later, Obama’s racial legacy is as complicated as the president himself. To many, his election was a step toward realizing the dream of a post-racial society. He was dubbed the Jackie Robinson of politics. African-Americans, along with Latinos and Asians, voted for him in record numbers in 2008, flush with expectations that he’d deliver on hope and change for people of color. Some say he did, ushering in criminal justice reforms that helped minorities, protecting hundreds of thousands of immigrants from deportation, and appointing racially diverse leaders to key jobs, including the first two black attorneys general. These supporters say he deserves more credit than he gets for bringing America back from the worst recession since the Great Depression, the killing of Osama bin Laden, and a major expansion of health care that secured insurance for millions of minorities. They celebrate his family as a sterling symbol of black success. But Obama also frustrated some who believe he didn’t speak out quickly or forcefully enough on race or push aggressively enough for immigration reform. And his presidency did not usher in racial harmony. Rather, both blacks and whites believe race relations have deteriorated, according to polls. Mounting tensions over police shootings of African-Americans prompted protests in several cities and the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement. Perhaps most strikingly, the president’s successor, Donald Trump, is seen by many as the antithesis of a colorblind society, a one-time leader of the “birther” movement that spread the falsehood that Obama was born in Africa. Trump’s strong reliance on white voters was in sharp contrast to the multiracial coalition that gave Obama his two victories. “President Obama represents the face of the future — multicultural America. Donald Trump represents the old racial order of the black-white divide,” says Fredrick Cornelius Harris, director of the Center on African American Politics and Society at Columbia University. “And for the next decades to come, there will be a battle between those two viewpoints of what America is.”  It took more than two centuries for America to elect a black president. It will take many years after he leaves office to sort out what it all meant.)

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Bound, Gagged White Man Tortured, Taunted, Called ‘Donald Trump’ By Black Tormenters: Video  Chicago police are questioning several persons of interest. Gagged man recovering at nearby hospital in stable condition. – Lorraine Swanson
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/bound-gagged-white-man-tortured-taunted-called-donald-trump-black-tormenters-video

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Two College of DuPage Trustee Candidate Petitions Challenged – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/two-college-of-dupage-trustee-candidate-petitions-challenged/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 20 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS RAISE SALES TAX IN ILLINOIS – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/20-local-governments-raise-sales-tax-in-illinois/?linkId=33002888

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OUTGOING HOUSE DEMOCRAT SPILLS HIS GUTS ABOUT SPEAKER MADIGAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/outgoing-house-democrat-spills-his-guts-about-speaker-madigan.html
— HOLLYWOOD DEMANDS CONGRESS BLOCK TRUMP NOMINEES AND EFFORTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/hollywood-demands-congress-block-trump-nominees-and-efforts.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Policy Institute planning Madigan protest
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/04/illinois-policy-institute-planning-madigan-protest/
— Defeated legislator says Madigan has “kinda outlived his usefulness”
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/04/defeated-legislator-says-madigan-has-kinda-outlived-his-usefulness/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Chicago: The Nation’s Abattoir – Rich Lowry
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443496/chicago-death-toll-passive-policing-begets-aggressive-criminals

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— People fleeing New York outnumber those moving in by 2-1 – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/01/people_fleeing_new_york_outnumber_those_moving_in_by_21.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sheriff wants to give inmates community service hours to build Trump’s border wall – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/4/sheriff-thomas-hodgson-offers-inmates-community-se/

 

NEWSMAX
— New House Rules Allows Congress to Cut Federal Workforce – Todd Beamon
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/house-rules-congress-cut/2017/01/04/id/766832/
— Democratic Party Starts ‘War Room’ to Stop Trump – Mark Swanson  (DIERSEN: To stop Trump, will the anti-Trumps start war rooms in each state, in each county, in each township/ward, in each municipality, and in each precinct?)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Democratic-party-war-room/2017/01/04/id/766707/

 

DAILY CALLER
— House Makes It Easier To Cut Federal Salaries – KATHRYN WATSON  (DIERSEN: Will my critics/opponents ask Durbin, Duckworth, Roskam, and the rest of the Illinois congressional delegation to use the Holman rule to cut, if not eliminate, my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy?  My critics/opponents continue to blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.  They viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being a Trump supporter.  They blame me for each and every defeat that Republican candidates have suffered in Illinois since 2000.  They demand that I be punished for the aforesaid.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/04/house-makes-it-easier-to-cut-federal-salaries/

 

BREITBART
— Remittances to Mexico Rose 25 Percent After Trump’s Election – KATIE MCHUGH
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/04/reuters-remittances-to-mexico-rose-25-percent-after-trumps-election/
— Liberals Panic as Trump Could Flip Left-Leaning Ninth Circuit – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/01/03/liberals-panic-trump-flip-left-leaning-ninth-circuit/

 

THE BLAZE
— Chicago foursome in custody after live streaming kidnapping and torturing Trump supporter – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/04/chicago-foursome-in-custody-after-live-streaming-kidnapping-and-torturing-trump-supporter/
— Rand Paul reintroduces his ‘audit the fed’ bill with Trump’s support – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/04/rand-paul-reintroduces-his-audit-the-fed-bill-with-trumps-support/
— Fireworks explode on Fox News when Krauthammer challenges O’Reilly over Trump inauguration – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: How strongly have the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and Illinois threatened to harm Trump supporters?  One thing that restrains anti-Trumps is the fact that since 2008, Trump supporters have purchased a tremendous amount of firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/04/watch-fireworks-explode-on-fox-news-when-krauthammer-challenges-oreilly-over-trump-inauguration/
— Paul Ryan stops kid from ‘dabbing’ during the most awkward swearing in you’ll ever see – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/03/paul-ryan-stops-kid-from-dabbing-during-the-most-awkward-swearing-in-youll-ever-see/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: First there was planking, then there was owling, then there was Taylor Swifting, and now there is dabbing. You’ll oftentimes find internet meme sensations popping up here and there, and the latest one is called “dabbing.” It’s where you tuck your head into your forearm as you cross it over your head. People everywhere are doing it, but Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is having none of it.  During the swearing in of Kansas Rep. Roger Marshall, Ryan, Marshall, and his son were putting their hands on the Bible for a photo-op, with Marshall’s son began dabbing. Ryan, either not understanding what the son was doing, or not really feeling like going along with it, put a stop to it. “You alright?” he asks the teen. “I’m alright,” the son responded while still holding the pose. “Do you want…can you put your hand down?” continues Ryan. The teen then put his arm down and apologized. “Were you going to sneeze? Is that it?” asked Ryan. The awkwardness level of this video is turned up to 11, but regardless, it’s still a humorous moment that will live in infamy for the “dabber.”)

 

THE HILL
— ‘Audit the Fed’ bill gets new push under Trump – PETER SCHROEDER  (DIERSEN: For 9 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, I worked on audits that involved the Federal Reserve.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/312662-audit-the-fed-bill-gets-new-push
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Under the bill, the Fed’s monetary policy deliberations could be subject to outside review by the Government Accountability Office.  Proponents of the measure argue that the Fed is too powerful and lacks sufficient oversight for its interest rate decisions. But Fed officials from Yellen on down, as well as other critics, have warned that such a policy could subject the Fed to undue political pressure and discourage it from taking unpopular steps for the good of the overall economy. The proposal has garnered some bipartisan support and has passed the House several times in past Congresses.)

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries want churches to be operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party?  ANSWER: those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-absence-of-christianity-in-the-fight-for-social_us_586c2b79e4b068764965c513

 

MSN
— Rauner Blames Madigan For Lack Of Budget Truce
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/rauner-blames-madigan-for-lack-of-budget-truce/vp-BBxUeL1

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump probably won’t let Obama go quietly –  E.J. Dionne Jr.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-probably-wont-let-obama-go-quietly/2017/01/04/fe10efdc-d2a5-11e6-a783-cd3fa950f2fd_story.html
— The American auto industry does not need Trump to stage-manage it – Charles Lane
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-american-auto-industry-does-not-need-trump-to-stage-manage-it/2017/01/04/d97260c4-d2a1-11e6-9cb0-54ab630851e8_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Tillerson’s $180M Retirement Pay Raises Questions
http://www.wsj.com/video/tillerson-180m-retirement-pay-raises-questions/E1645ABF-5CF3-41E1-9312-2DDA9382ECD4.html?mod=djemTEW_h
— To Save Themselves, Small Colleges Offer Lifeline to Their Hometowns  Feeling weight of job losses and local flight, rural schools invest in nearby communities; ‘we can’t survive if this town isn’t healthy’ – Douglas Belkin
http://www.wsj.com/articles/to-save-themselves-small-colleges-offer-lifeline-to-their-hometowns-1482316200
— America’s Roster of Public Companies Is Shrinking Before Our Eyes  Gusher of private capital, IPO slump and merger boom cause listings to plunge; ‘There’s no great advantage’ – MAUREEN FARRELL
http://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-roster-of-public-companies-is-shrinking-before-our-eyes-1483545879
— Republican Lawmakers Revive ‘Audit the Fed’ Legislation  Measures would require the Government Accountability Office to examine monetary policy decisions – HARRIET TORRY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-lawmakers-revive-audit-the-fed-legislation-1483561810
— A Treasury Secretary’s Farewell Plea: Get Rid of the Debt Ceiling  Jacob Lew, a veteran of budget battles, says the debt limit merely creates partisan mischief that could end in economic calamity – NICK TIMIRAOS
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2017/01/04/a-treasury-secretarys-farewell-plea-get-rid-of-the-debt-ceiling/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— DISGUSTING: Trump Inauguration Just Got More Mellow Thanks to 4,200 Free Joints – Brad Tuttle
http://time.com/money/4622174/donald-trump-inauguration-day-free-marijuana/

 

NEW REPUBLICAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Republican Party’s Corruption Will Bring Them Down—Again. They’ve forgotten just how badly corruption can hobble an administration.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/139618/republican-partys-corruption-will-bring-downagain
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How to Protect Diversity During Trump’s Presidency.  Liberals should expand the concept to include socioeconomic status.”  What if Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion was only for those whose parents did not have college degrees? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college.  My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma.  My mother never attended high school.
https://newrepublic.com/article/139620/protect-diversity-trumps-presidency

 

MEDIAITE
— ‘F*ck Donald Trump! F*ck White People!’: 4 in Custody for Torturing Young Man Live on Facebook – Justin Baragona
http://www.mediaite.com/online/f-donald-trump-f-white-people-4-in-custody-for-torturing-man-live-on-facebook/

 

AFGE
— Largest Federal Employee Union Opposes Reinstatement of ‘Holman Rule’  House proposal lets lawmakers slash federal workers’ pay, jobs without due process
https://www.afge.org/publication/largest-federal-employee-union-opposes-reinstatement-of-holman-rule/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Federal Employee Accountability Bill Is First Approved by House in New Congress – Eric Katz
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/01/federal-employee-accountability-bill-first-approved-house-new-congress/134296/

 

FED SMITH
— The Holman rule: How To Quickly Reduce Federal Employee Salaries and Agency Programs – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: Will my critics/opponents ask Durbin, Duckworth, Roskam, and the rest of the Illinois congressional delegation to use the Holman rule to cut, if not eliminate, my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy?  My critics/opponents continue to blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.  They viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being a Trump supporter.  They blame me for each and every defeat that Republican candidates have suffered in Illinois since 2000.  They demand that I be punished for the aforesaid.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/04/how-to-quickly-reduce-federal-employee-salaries-and-agency-programs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Holman rule was eliminated in 1983. It is now back in operation under the Rules for the 115th Congress which were adopted on January 2, 2017. The House Rules specifically cite the Holman Rule which will have the following purpose: “The purpose of this provision is to see if the reinstatement of the Holman rule will provide Members with additional tools to reduce spending during consideration of the regular general appropriation bill.” The Holman Rule will enable the House of Representatives to reduce the number of federal workers at specific agencies or cut their compensation. It would be done as a provision of or an amendment to an appropriations bill. The rule will allow Congress to reduce the workforce or compensation for employees in agencies covered by the specific spending bill in which the provision or amendment is included.)

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Say Media Still Anti-Trump
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2017/voters_say_media_still_anti_trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Voters remain critical of the news coverage of Donald Trump and think the media is still showing the same bias against him that it displayed during the presidential campaign. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that nearly half (48%) of all Likely U.S. Voters believe most reporters are biased against the president-elect. Only 12% think they are biased for Trump, while 31% feel most reporters try to be fair and balanced.  (To see survey question wording, click here.) A closer look finds that 74% of Republicans and a plurality (47%) of voters not affiliated with either major political party think most reporters are biased against Trump.  Even Democrats think most reporters are more likely to be biased against Trump (26%) than biased for him (16%). But 47% of voters in President Obama’s party believe most reporters try to be fair and balanced, a view shared by 29% of unaffiliateds and only 15% of GOP voters.)

January 4 Morning Edition

ABC7
— NAACP President Arrested Protesting Sessions’ Nomination – ABC News
https://abc7chicago.com/news/naacp-president-arrested-protesting-sessions-nomination/1685036/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Duckworth.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Tammy-Duckworth-Sworn-In-Senate-409568965.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Congress opens with a Republican stumble, showing battles ahead between Trump and GOP – Lisa Mascaro
http://www.chicagotribune.com/la-na-house-ethics-reversal-20170103-story.html
— Democrats, seeking credit for House ethics reversal, watch it go to Trump – David Weigel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrats-house-ethics-trump-20170103-story.html
— State lawmaker Monique Davis steps down after long career – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-lawmaker-retires-monique-davis-0104-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Duckworth.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-tammy-duckworth-sworn-in-met-20170103-story.html
— Trump alleges delay in his briefing on ‘so-called’ Russian hacking; U.S. official says there wasn’t one – John Wagner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-intelligence-briefing-on-russian-hacking-20170103-story.html
— Nation’s bedbug capital is no longer Chicago, Orkin says – Becky Yerak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-chicago-bedbugs-orkin-0104-biz-20170103-story,amp.html
— Obama going out in a blaze of self-interest – Jonah Goldberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201701031000–tms–jgoldbrgctnjg-a20170104-20170104-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How Trump’s 10-year-old son could guide U.S. cybersecurity.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-cybersecurity-computers-internet-trump-perspec-0104-20170103-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Chicago, public housing agencies to implement federal smoking ban – Nereida Moreno
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-public-housing-smoking-met-20161229-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— If Trump won’t lead, there’s always Pope Francis – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-if-trump-wont-lead-theres-always-pope-francis/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago’s shootings ‘contagious’ like a disease, new study says – Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicagos-shootings-contagious-like-a-disease-new-study-says/
— Ty Warner’s turnaround year – Shia Kapos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-ty-warners-turnaround-year/
— Sailing away from Trumpland – Roger Simon  (DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want America and rest of the world to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/roger-simon-sailing-away-from-trumpland/
— House GOP bawling like Old Chicago aldermen – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-house-gop-bawling-like-old-chicago-aldermen/

 

DAILY HERALD
— 911 calls released in case of teen shot by DuPage deputy – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170103/news/170109822/

 

WTTW
— Illinois Delegation Split on Repeal of Obamacare – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/03/illinois-delegation-split-repeal-obamacare

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— New Republican majority in Congress stumbles with ethics gaffe – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170103/our-view-new-republican-majority-in-congress-stumbles-with-ethics-gaffe
— Springfield friends making their marks at top colleges – Jason Nevel  (DIERSEN: Did you get accepted by an Ivy League university?  I did not.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) would use Eric Mason, Alexa Brown, and Kanicia Green to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being a complete and utter failure and b) would stress that unlike Mason, Brown, and Green, I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and I have always been privileged.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170101/springfield-friends-making-their-marks-at-top-colleges

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— House Democrats getting nervous – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-01-04/house-democrats-getting-nervous.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois Democrats express concerns, but see chance to work with Trump – Chris Kaergard
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170103/illinois-democrats-express-concerns-but-see-chance-to-work-with-trump

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Blagojevich undeserving of a pardon – Editorial  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not want me to be pardoned either.  They want me to admit that my being the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, my being a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, my being a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, my being a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, my being an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, my being an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, my being a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, my being etc. caused all of their problems, caused all of your problems, caused all of my problems, and caused all of everyone’s problems. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if they, or someone who they manipulate/dominate, had been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, Republicans would not have suffered any defeats in Illinois since 2000.)
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/our-views-blagojevich-undeserving-of-a-pardon/article_63e2208a-b902-5041-8bc0-ba665d865952.html

 

SOUTHERN
— State Rep. John Bradley retires from 117th District seat – NEFETERIA BREWSTER
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-rep-john-bradley-retires-from-th-district-seat/article_df35af26-d72a-57b8-8850-3daa4b155096.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Chuck Schumer: Trump opposition leader  ‘We’ll be holding his feet to the fire’ – CNN  (DIERSEN: Who are the Trump opposition leaders in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  What will they do to get rid of Trump and to get rid of Trump’s supporters?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/chuck-schumer-trump-opposition-leader/635706142

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO & QUAD CITIES ONLINE & BURLINGTON HAWK EYE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Bustos.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/representative-bustos-considering-run-governor
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/bustos-busy-on-opening-day-of-th-congress/article_72f82fc8-2724-5b99-b0f6-70cf0bfc408b.html
http://www.thehawkeye.com/news/local/bustos-recognized-as-rising-star-as-new-congress-is-sworn/article_0bae6c03-89f8-5c99-8bcb-853c82d49b84.html

 

PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE
— Gun Sales Slow in Illinois Since Trump’s Election
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-01-04/criminal-justice/gun-sales-slow-in-illinois-since-trumps-election/a55726-1

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Outgoing Lawmaker Mike Smiddy Frustrated With Top Illinois Leaders
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/outgoing-lawmaker-frustrated-with-top-illinois-leaders

 

TIMES
— Mautino pension hike smaller than thought – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/mautino-pension-hike-smaller-than-thought/article_eacfa857-d033-5ead-ba43-bb3dcdc821d8.html

 

GOPUSA
— How the Electoral College kept four California counties from dictating to the entire nation!
http://www.gopusa.com/how-the-electoral-college-kept-four-california-counties-from-dictating-to-the-entire-nation/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— LIBERAL STRUGGLE AGAINST REALITY – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/liberal-struggle-against-reality/

 

FOX NEWS
— Media to Trump and the GOP: Put up or shut up – Howard Kurtz
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/04/media-to-trump-and-gop-put-up-or-shut-up.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump’s Chance to Revamp Govt Historic – Conrad Black
http://www.newsmax.com/ConradBlack/government-obamacare/2017/01/03/id/766626/

 

BREITBART
— Cuba’s Military Celebrates Anti-Trump ‘Fighting People’s March’ – Frances Martel
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/01/03/cuba-military-parade-scare-trump/
— Rep. Gohmert: Speaker Ryan Promised Hastert Rule, No Amnesty, No Trade Deals – NEIL W. MCCABE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/03/gohmert-ryan-amnesty-trade-hastert/
— Democratic Party Is Losing Its Moderate Members, Says Gallup – NEIL MUNRO  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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/big-government/2017/01/03/moderates-lose-share-democratic-party/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Addressing Chicago Violence – Daniel John Sobieski
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/01/addressing_chicago_violence.html
— Guess what the NAACP thinks of Trump’s AG pick – Lloyd Marcus
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/01/guess_what_the_naacp_thinks_of_trumps_ag_pick.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How successful is Trump in targeting companies? – JOSEPH LAWLER  (DIERSEN: Will Trump target the many companies that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft dodgers, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/how-successful-is-trump-in-targeting-companies/article/2610816
— Federal workers eye $40,000 ‘buyout’ to duck Trump jobs freeze, cuts – PAUL BEDARD
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/federal-workers-eye-40000-buyout-to-duck-trump-jobs-freeze-cuts/article/2610737

 

THE HILL
— Trump flexes power over GOP – NIALL STANAGE
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/312591-trump-flexes-power-over-gop
— Schumer: Trump ‘really dumb’ for attacking intelligence agencies – MALLORY SHELBOURNE
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/homenews/administration/312605-schumer-trump-being-really-dumb-by-going-after-intelligence-community

 

REUTERS
— Civil rights activists arrested protesting Trump’s Attorney General pick
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-naacp-idUSKBN14N1TL

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— California Hires Eric Holder as Legal Bulwark Against Donald Trump – ADAM NAGOURNEY  (DIERSEN: Who will the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois hire to be their “Legal Bulwark Against Donald Trump?”)
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/us/california-eric-holder-donald-trump.html
— House Fires at Ethics and Shoots Self – Editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/opinion/house-fires-at-ethics-and-shoots-self.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How Megyn Kelly’s move to NBC could change the cable news landscape – Callum Borchers  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Kelly to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, 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.  Will Kelly do that?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/03/how-megyn-kellys-move-to-nbc-could-change-the-cable-news-landscape/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The myth and reality of Donald Trump’s job claims.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/01/03/trump-reiterates-threat-of-a-border-tax-this-time-general-motors-is-in-the-crosshairs/

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Obama appears unlikely to go quietly into the sunset – Chris Cassidy
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2017/01/obama_appears_unlikely_to_go_quietly_into_the_sunset

 

USA TODAY
— Petitions aim to stop bands from performing in Inaugural Parade – Rachel Ohm
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/03/petitions-bands-trump-inaugural-parade/96138548/
— Survey finds Congress more Christian than the rest of America – Eliza Collins  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are a member of a church, who attend church services, and/or give money to a church demonize, denigrate, and condemn those like me who are not a member of a church, who do not attend church services, and/or who do not give money to a church. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely judgmental.  They determine which activities, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. should be promoted and which should be destroyed.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/01/03/survey-finds-congress-more-christian-than-rest-america/96106898/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Fake Ethics Reform Fiasco  The House GOP shows it will too easily bend to liberals—and Trump. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/fake-ethics-reform-fiasco-1483488727
— Trump Knocks U.S. Intelligence Agencies Over Russia Hacking Review  Briefing to be held on Friday; ‘very strange!’ Trump says – DAMIAN PALETTA
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-mocks-u-s-intelligence-agencies-over-russia-hacking-review-1483500978
— The Growing Threat of ‘Illiberal Democracy’  What happens when rule by the people conflicts with individual rights? – WILLIAM A. GALSTON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-growing-threat-of-illiberal-democracy-1483488245
— More Chinese Are Sending Younger Children to Schools in U.S.  Trend follows surging Chinese enrollment in U.S. colleges; a Jiangxi father says, ‘U.S. education is better’ – MIRIAM JORDAN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/more-chinese-are-sending-younger-children-to-schools-in-u-s-1483485315
http://www.wsj.com/video/chinese-families-send-younger-students-to-us-schools/57364F76-DDEA-461E-9358-35C40F08B245.html

 

FORBES
— How To Avoid Burnout When The Internet Is Your Job – Morra Aarons-Mele
http://www.forbes.com/sites/morraaaronsmele/2017/01/03/avoiding-burnout-when-the-internet-is-your-job/#8d23ecd90d16

 

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— The Solution to Fake News – Nu Yang  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, newspapers act as arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/editorial-the-solution-to-fake-news/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With President-elect Donald Trump set to take office this month, newspapers at major publications like the New York Times and Wall Street Journal have seen a major bump in subscriptions. In a span of a few weeks after the election, the Times confirmed it had about 132,000 paid print and digital subscriptions while the Journal reported it saw a 300 percent increase in new subscribers a day after Trump was elected. Publishers should take this news as an encouraging sign that the public does want accurate and truthful reporting. Newspapers remain an important and powerful brand, and they should be the solution for fake news. Let’s not forget that before social media and algorithms dictated to us what was considered news, newspapers were our source of information. Despite many journalists operating with leaner newsrooms and resources, they still put in the same time and energy while covering this election. But when we look back at 2016, there were certainly some media lessons that had we all had to learn, but now we need to move forward and pick ourselves up because there’s still plenty of work that needs to be done.)

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Disclosing the Costs of Corporate Welfare  A new government database will soon spotlight the true costs of corporate tax breaks. – GREG LEROY
http://prospect.org/article/disclosing-costs-corporate-welfare

 

ROYALE GAZETTE
— No morally better than we were 100 years ago – Nicholas Pell
http://www.royalgazette.com/opinion/article/20170104/no-morally-better-than-we-were-100-years-ago