Tag: Illinois

December 9 Evening Edition

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— ‘I’m not in charge’: Illinois governor’s words may haunt bid – Sara Burnett
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/im-charge-illinois-governors-words-haunt-bid-51688655
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–illinois-governor-2018-rauner-20171209-story.html
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/im-not-in-charge-rauners-words-may-haunt-bid
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171209/not-in-charge-rauners-foes-pounce-on-his-remark
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171209/rauners-im-not-in-charge-may-haunt-bid
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2017/12/09/challengers-may-seek-to-use-gov-rauners-words-against-him/
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article188944374.html
http://www.startribune.com/i-m-not-in-charge-illinois-governor-s-words-may-haunt-bid/463016213/
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/business/article188944374.html
http://www.wral.com/-i-m-not-in-charge-illinois-governor-s-words-may-haunt-bid/17172612/
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/im-not-in-charge-illinois-governors-words-may-haunt-bid/
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article188944374.html
http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/politics/article/I-m-not-in-charge-Illinois-governor-s-words-12418368.php
http://945theanswer.com/news/politics/im-not-in-charge-illinois-governors-words-may-haunt-bid

 

NBC5
— Democratic Candidates for Illinois Governor Take Part in Women’s Forum – Carol Marin and Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-women-take-action-governor-candidates-forum-463027213.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic governor candidate Pritzker wins major teacher union endorsement – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-teacher-union-endorsement-20171209-story.html
— Trump visits Mississippi civil rights museum as protesters rally outside – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-mississippi-20171209-story.html
— Student Civics Club to host 6th Congressional District candidate forum – Peg Mannion
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/downers-grove/community/chi-ugc-article-student-civics-club-to-host-6th-congressional-2017-12-09-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Blue high-tax states fund red low-tax states – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171209/business/312099960/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Rauner not a take charge kind of guy – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20171209/statehouse-insider-rauner-not-take-charge-kind-of-guy

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Video gaming tax not a bell-ringer – Lee Provost
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/video-gaming-tax-not-a-bell-ringer/article_e90e339c-1e82-53e0-864d-5ddc35704188.html

 

COOK COUNTY RECORDER
— Cook Co. judge ends bid by Dotty’s, other ‘gaming cafes’ to challenge rules over video gambling take – Scott Holland
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511289200-cook-co-judge-ends-bid-by-dotty-s-other-gaming-cafes-to-challenge-rules-over-video-gambling-take

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MADIGAN FIRM THE BIGGEST PLAYER IN COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TAX APPEALS – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/investigation-madigan-firm-the-biggest-player-in-commercial-property-tax-appeals/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— A Return to Virtue in the Wake of Scandal? – Eric Metaxas
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/return-virtue-wake-scandal/

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— Facebook Picks Sides in Alabama Senate Race=> Shuts Down Gateway Pundit and Breitbart Reports on Discredited Allred Accuser – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/12/facebook-picks-sides-alabama-senate-race-shuts-gateway-pundit-breitbart-reports-discredited-allred-accuser/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Reporter: Democrats ‘Were Peddling’ Salacious Trump Dossier Allegation To Journalists – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/09/reporter-democrats-were-peddling-salacious-trump-dossier-allegation-to-journalists/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump, Mattis turn military loose on ISIS, leaving terror caliphate in tatters – Hollie McKay
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/12/08/trump-mattis-turn-military-loose-on-isis-leaving-terror-caliphate-in-tatters.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Visits Civil Rights Museum Amid Protests (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of Whites.)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/us-trump-civil-rights-the-latest/2017/12/09/id/830825/

 

GOPUSA
— How Trump turned tide of illegal immigration in first year: Border crossing hits 45-year low
http://www.gopusa.com/how-trump-turned-tide-of-illegal-immigration-in-first-year-border-crossing-hits-45-year-low/
— Lesbian’s campaign based on anatomy
http://www.gopusa.com/lesbians-campaign-based-on-anatomy/
— Survey: Snowflakes too fragile to be labeled
http://www.gopusa.com/survey-snowflakes-too-fragile-to-be-labeled/

 

CNS NEWS
— Pelosi Says ‘God is With Us’ in Wanting Amnesty (DIERSEN: What do you say to politicians who hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus is a liberal Democrat/Libertarian/Green who promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things?)
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/cnsnewscom-staff/pelosi-says-god-us-democrats-wanting-amnesty

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Tax Plans May Give Your Co-Worker a Better Deal Than You – Patricia Cohen
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/09/business/economy/tax-plans-may-give-your-co-worker-a-better-deal-than-you.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Nearly 9 in 10 black Americans think Trump respects people of color less than whites.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/12/09/nearly-9-in-10-black-americans-think-trump-respects-people-of-color-less-than-whites/

 

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Dems call on Reynolds to remove King from staff after ‘Diversity is not our strength’ tweet – Luke Nozicka
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2017/12/08/dems-ask-reynolds-remove-king-staff-diversity-not-our-strength/936999001/

 

HARRISON DAILY
— Giving veterans preference in hiring – Editorial (DIERSEN: 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 veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office. They stress that I sought and obtained a) student draft deferments 1966-1970 and b) a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
http://harrisondaily.com/opinion/editorial-giving-veterans-preference-in-hiring/article_2f3830ba-dc47-11e7-87a1-37ff376b43b1.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Finding work as a police officer or firefighter isn’t always easy. Openings in local departments can be scarce. Still, it’s an area where it helps to have served in the military, as many government hiring managers give preference when filling those jobs to veterans. Many do, but not all. The advantage is fading these days as more mayors and town managers look to bypass old rules for government hiring, including ones that demand preferential treatment for vets. It’s not a positive development. Not only are veterans often uniquely qualified for public safety jobs, our national government has put up hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of taxpayer dollars for their training and education. It’s a shame, and simply wasteful, not to leverage that resource. In Massachusetts, the process of filling jobs with the state and local governments have extended similar preferential treatment to those who’ve served, through the civil service system. Currently 145 of 351 cities and towns in the state subscribe to that system. The problem emerging is a trend away from civil service. Local governments are seeking and getting the state’s blessing to bypass the rules, which local officials claim constrain their hiring decisions. Diversity is among the top reasons cited by mayors and town managers seeking flexibility. Civil service rules hamstring urban departments, for instance, in efforts to land minority candidates, in part because veterans who march to the top of hiring lists aren’t always minorities. A report earlier this year by the Pew Research Center suggests the military is nearly as diverse as the rest of the country. Racial and ethnic minorities represent 40 percent of the 1.3 million members of the active-duty military — and about 44 percent of the broader population ages 18 to 44. African Americans are more represented in the military — about 17 percent of the active-duty service — than in the population as a whole. That’s not to say the applicant pool for local police and fire jobs is always diverse, but it does suggest that members of the military can give city and town halls options to diversity. What cannot be overlooked in that effort is a qualified labor pool ready to sign up for some of the most taxing, stressful jobs in government. Nor can we forget our obligation to those who have dutifully served this country.)

 

SPECTRUM NEWS
— CUOMO BLASTING SALT DEDUCTION REMOVAL – Nick Reisman
http://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/politics/2017/12/09/cuomo-blasting-salt-deduction-removal

 

BLOOMBERG
— What Happens When the Government Uses Facebook as a Weapon?
It’s social media in the age of “patriotic trolling” in the Philippines, where the government is waging a campaign to destroy a critic—with a little help from Facebook itself. – Lauren Etter (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, beyond tragically, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. a) talk and act like they believe that Facebook is the Internet and b) abandon websites and abandon emails. Those who run Facebook do not want Republican candidates to win elections.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-12-07/how-rodrigo-duterte-turned-facebook-into-a-weapon-with-a-little-help-from-facebook

 

YAHOO FINANCE
— The Average 55-Plus Worker Doesn’t Have Enough Retirement Savings to Live On — Do You? – Wendy Connick
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/average-55-plus-worker-doesn-121900603.html

 

CHEAT SHEET
— Trump Tax Plan: 8 New Changes That Almost Everyone Hates – Barri Segal
https://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/trump-tax-plan-new-changes-that-almost-everyone-hates.html/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 2. Mortgage interest rate deduction — reduced . . . 3. Itemized deductions — gone The new tax plan limits itemized deductions, which might increase your federal taxes, according to Business Insider. Because approximately 70% of U.S. filers claim the deduction, this could affect a lot of people. You might think those who itemize typically make a lot of money, but 86.8% of taxpayers who itemize have adjusted gross incomes below $200,000.)

December 9 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Angry worshipers lash out against Trump across Muslim world – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want America to dump Israel and to dump Jewish people.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-trump-jerusalem-fallout-20171208-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Large crowds of worshippers across the Muslim world staged anti-U.S. marches Friday, some stomping on posters of Donald Trump or burning American flags in the largest outpouring of anger yet at the U.S. president’s recognition of bitterly contested Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. In the holy city itself, prayers at Islam’s third-holiest site dispersed largely without incident, but Palestinians clashed with Israeli troops in several dozen West Bank hotspots and on the border with the Gaza Strip.)
— How the GOP tax cut could take money away from most Americans – Heather Long
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-tax-cut-analysis-20171208-story.html
— Wages remain mostly stagnant despite unemployment hitting new lows – Danielle Paquette
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-wages-stagnant-low-unemployment-20171208-story.html
— Supreme Court will review case alleging partisan gerrymanding from Maryland – Robert Barnes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-supreme-court-gerrymanding-case-20171208-story.html
— DISGUSTING: Veterinarians seek permission to research pot meds for pets – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–marijuana-pet-medicine-20171207-story.html
— Rep. John Lewis: Trump is an ‘insult’ to civil rights event – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage minorities to hate Whites.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–trump-mississippi-20171207-story.html
— Analysts miffed by lack of pay hikes for workers as unemployment rate continues to dip – Danielle Paquette (DIERSEN: What pay hikes have you gotten? Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been beyond furious that my pay increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 because of step increases, COLAs, and/or promotions except 1980 when I took an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 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 32.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-wages-stagnant-low-unemployment-20171208-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump says country ‘cannot afford’ Roy Moore loss in Alabama – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-says-country-cannot-afford-roy-moore-loss-in-alabama/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County Republicans pick Ken Shepro as new leader – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171207/kane-county-republicans-pick-ken-shepro-as-new-leader

 

ABC7
— Call to clean up ‘hellish viaducts’ disrupts homeless community – Ravi Baichwal
http://abc7chicago.com/society/call-to-clean-up-hellish-viaducts-disrupts-homeless-community/2758043/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— We must break stigmas about careers in skilled trades – Nick Stafford (DIERSEN: What about breaking the stigma of being a lawn mower, newspaper boy, dish washer, golf shoe cleaner, slag chipper, gasoline pumper, mailman, automobile assembly line worker, security guard, tire, automotive services, and major appliance salesman, tax collector, and auditor? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. Because the aforesaid jobs are so strongly stigmatized, it was extremely difficult for my superiors to get younger people, minorities, females, and veterans to take them.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171208/guest-view-we-must-break-stigmas-about-careers-in-skilled-trades

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— UI releases statement pledging free speech for all – Julie Wurth (DIERSEN: Yes, but if you say anything positive about members of Group B, members of Group A will kill you figuratively if not literally. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-12-09/ui-releases-statement-pledging-free-speech-all.html

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Iowa 4th District Republican Rep. Steve King: ‘Mixing cultures’ leads to lower quality life – Bret Hayworth (DIERSEN: Those who promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion have always worked very hard against me a) because I have always supported the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform and b) because I have always opposed age discrimination.)
http://qctimes.com/news/iowa/king-mixing-cultures-leads-to-lower-quality-life/article_a4956af6-3dea-50cd-b596-27eb7693afbd.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Iowa 4th District Rep. Steve King on Friday twice declared that diversity is not an American strength and endorsed a European leader’s view that “mixing cultures” leads to a lower quality of life. In a tweet, King linked to a Voice of Europe story that quoted Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban as saying, ‘Mixing cultures will not lead to a higher quality of life but a lower one.'” King, a conservative Republican and leading critic of U.S. immigration policies, followed with a second tweet, “Assimilation has become a dirty word to the multiculturalist Left. Assimilation, not diversity, is our American strength.” The social media posts were King’s latest take on the cultural shifts happening in Europe and how they intersect with U.S. culture. The Kiron Republican has long contended that immigrant groups are best served by blending in strongly, or assimilating, into American culture. It was a topic he raised again in March, during the time after he tweeted about culture again.)

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Spread the swamp? Trump administration wants to move government offices out of Washington – Evan Halper (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, people hate past, present, and future federal employees. How strongly do you hate past, present, and future federal employees?)
http://qconline.com/news/nation/spread-the-swamp-trump-administration-wants-to-move-government-offices/article_f3d75dda-5484-57f8-ad92-3ec085af66e2.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Amid the talk of draining swamps, restoring political might to blue-collar America and turning off the spigot of taxpayer cash that showers Washington, a familiar battle cry is ricocheting through this city: Move the bureaucrats out. It has the ring of a Trumpian fantasy. Dislodge arms of the federal government from Washington and reattach them in faraway places, spreading the wealth generated by these well-paid agency workforces and forcing senior bureaucrats to face the people they affect. But the idea has established populist roots that spread across party lines, and they are reemerging at this unique political moment.)

 

SAUK VALLEY
— How politicians use religion to promote goals – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: What do you say to politicians who hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus is a liberal Democrat/Libertarian/Green who promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things?)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/12/05/how-politicians-use-religion-to-promote-goals/azid7yo/

 

WJBD RADIO
— White House lacks ‘top political operative’ ahead of 2018 elections – ABC Radio (DIERSEN: Who are the top political operatives in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Who do they promote? Who do they destroy?)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/12/08/lewandowski-white-house-lacks-top-political-operative-ahead-of-2018-elections

 

BREITBART
— Starlets Smile for Amnesty in Elite’s Stealth Campaign for Cheap Labor – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes want cheap labor.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/08/nyt-starlets-smile-for-amnesty-elite-stealth-campaign-cheap-labor/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— NFL Tickets Fall to an Incredible $4 Apiece – CALEB HULL
http://ijr.com/the-declaration/2017/12/1031591-nfl-tickets-fall-incredible-4-piece/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Scoundrel Theory of American Politics The idea that a candidate’s character doesn’t matter is pervasive and pernicious. – Greg Weiner (DIERSEN: How much do you know about the character of the Republicans who represent you and/or who want to represent you in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I know a tremendous amount about the character of Republicans who represent me and/or who want to represent me in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I should write a book about them. How they, their operatives, and their dupes treat me is extremely revealing.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/08/opinion/roy-moore-scoundrel-theory-politics.html
— Under New Tax Plan, the Cost of Aging Could Rise – Ron Lieber (DIERSEN: Last year, my aunt had $78,213 in medical and dental expenses, and $74,050 of that was deductible. Last year, my wife and I had $21,433 in medical and dental expenses, and $13,859 of that was deductible.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/08/your-money/tax-plan-medical-deduction.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the coming days, a small group of Republicans will meet in Washington to try to settle a simple question: Should their revised tax bill eliminate a deduction for medical expenses and take away thousands of dollars each year from many people who are sick and, often, old? The two competing tax bills that will form the basis of an attempt at compromise over the coming weeks, one from the House of Representatives and one from the Senate, answer the question differently. The Senate bill would keep a deduction for medical expenses intact. The House bill would kill it off entirely. The more money that people had to spend this year, the more they would lose next year if the House prevails and the deduction disappears.)
— Tax Changes Are Coming Next Year, but You Can Plan for Them Now – Paul Sullivan
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/your-money/tax-overhaul-wealth.html
— Liberal Activists to Democrats: Protect Young Immigrants or Shut Down Government – Yamiche Alcindor and Thomas Kaplan (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes want cheap labor.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/08/us/politics/government-shutdown-immigration-daca.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Liberals promote liberalism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/08/opinion/facts-have-a-well-known-liberal-bias.html
— How Some States Are Helping First-Time Home Buyers – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: What helped you buy your first home? The following helped me buy my first home, a new town home in University Park in September of 1972 when I was 24 years old: a) my working for IRS since June of 1971 and earning $54,864/year in today’s dollars, b) my having 49 months of federal seniority (15 IRS and 34 Post Office), c) my working part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights, d) my not having any debts, e) my owning a 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy BelAir, f) my having earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in August of 1970, g) my taking graduate business courses at Loyola, and h) my not being draft bait.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/08/your-money/first-time-home-buyers.html
— For Female Lobbyists, Harassment Often Accompanies Access – Trip Gabriel and Julie Bosman
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/08/us/lobbyists-sexual-harassment.html
— Lost in Translation? Pope Ponders an Update to Lord’s Prayer – Elisabetta Povoledo, Laurie Goodstein and Alan Cowell (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on leading people into temptation. They promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendment, and even worse things. They crow that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/08/world/europe/pope-francis-lords-prayer-translation-temptation.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It has been a question of theological debate and liturgical interpretation for years, and now Pope Francis has joined the discussion: Does the Lord’s Prayer, Christendom’s resonant petition to the Almighty, need an update? In a new television interview, Pope Francis said the common rendering of one line in the prayer — “lead us not into temptation” — was “not a good translation” from ancient texts. “Do not let us fall into temptation,” he suggested, might be better because God does not lead people into temptation; Satan does. “A father doesn’t do that,” the pope said. “He helps you get up right away. What induces into temptation is Satan.” In essence, the pope said, the prayer, from the Book of Matthew, is asking God, “When Satan leads us into temptation, You please, give me a hand.”)

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— 2018 Ford Mustang: Best sports car buy in town? – Charles Fleming
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-ford-mustang-review-20171209-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Ready to Retire? Here’s a Pre-Flight Checklist Three questions to help you determine if you’re on the right track – Anne Tergesen (DIERSEN: Have you saved enough to retire? Using this formula, I need at least $1,137,725 to retire. 80% of my $122,991 ending salary in today’s dollars is $98,393. Subtract my $50,856 pension and my $2,028 Social Security and you get $45,509. Dividing $45,509 by 4% is $1,137,725 and by 3% is $1,516,967.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ready-to-retire-heres-a-pre-flight-checklist-1512745200
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Have I saved enough? With some simple math, it’s possible to assess retirement readiness without resorting to online calculators that produce “dramatically different results,” says Wade Pfau, a professor of retirement income at the American College of Financial Services in Bryn Mawr, Pa. The first step is to go to the Social Security website to get an estimate of how much income you will receive. This tells you what your monthly payout is likely to be if you claim benefits at 62, 70 and full retirement age, which is 66 for those born between 1943 and 1954. (The benefit will be lower if you claim before full retirement age and higher if you claim after.) Also, ask current and past employers for an estimate of any pension you are eligible to receive. If you suspect you may have left a pension behind at a previous employer that’s defunct or changed its name, free help is available from sources including the Labor Department and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. Then figure out your retirement spending needs, including taxes and premiums for Medicare Parts B and D, which cover doctor visits and prescription drugs, respectively. If you aren’t sure what you might spend, use the 80% rule. It assumes that retirees can get by on about 80% of what they earned while working because they no longer need to commute or save for retirement and frequently wind up in a lower tax bracket. Using the rule, a couple with a $100,000 annual income would need a retirement income of $80,000. The next step is to deduct from that $80,000 your expected Social Security and pension benefits, plus guaranteed income from any annuities you have. If you are entitled to $35,000 a year in Social Security but nothing from a pension or annuity, for example, you would need savings to supply the remaining $45,000. Mr. Pfau suggests dividing that $45,000 by 4%, which represents the 4% “safe” inflation-adjusted withdrawal rate that historically has ensured U.S. retirees a high probability of never running out of money. The result, $1.125 million, is the amount you will need. (With stocks at records and bond yields low, Mr. Pfau says it may be safer to use a 3% withdrawal rate.)

December 8 Evening Edition

NBC5
— ‘I Will be in Charge,’ Pritzker Says as Durbin, Duckworth Endorse Him
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/i-will-be-in-charge-pritzker-says-as-durbin-duckworth-endorse-him-462831723.html
— Dennis Hastert Could Soon Face Questions About Payoffs – Phil Rogers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/dennis-hastert-could-face-questions-about-payoffs-462835873.html

 

ABC7
— JB Pritzker wins endorsements as infighting continues among candidates – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/jb-pritzker-wins-endorsements-as-infighting-continues-among-candidates/2758269/
— Forrest Claypool resigns as CPS CEO effective Dec. 31
http://abc7chicago.com/education/forrest-claypool-resigns-as-cps-ceo/2757751/

 

CBS2
— Erika Harold Wants Harassment Allegations To Be Taken Seriously – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/12/08/at-issue-erika-harold/
— Council Moving To Mandate Sexual Harassment Training For All City Workers (DIERSEN: Federal employees are required to take lots of “training” that makes them anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/12/08/city-employee-sexual-harassment-training/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— To understand GOP infighting in Illinois, follow Durkin race – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/miller-to-understand-gop-infighting-in-illinois-follow-durkin-race/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Seven Democrats line up for a chance to run against Roskam – Katherine Skiba (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Based on my experience with this since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have already and/or will hint/imply/argue/shout at Roskam that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails encouraged these seven Democrats to run against him. My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout in the 6th Congressional District and they blame everything that is bad in the 6th Congressional District on me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-peter-roskam-primary-race-20171206-story.html
— Durbin, Duckworth endorse Pritzker, try to show Dem unity amid divisions – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-durbin-duckworth-20171208-story.html
— Politicians use religion to further their goals – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: What do you say to politicians who hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus is a liberal Democrat/Libertarian/Green who promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-reeder-column-st-1210-20171208-story.html
— There’s too much money in politics — just look at Illinois – Jared Bernstein (DIERSEN: How much money do you give activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc.? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I give them virtually none. In my defense, I send them a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening free of charge and without any advertising. GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000/year.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-illinois-governors-race-money-20171208-story.html
— What next for #MeToo, America? Noncelebrities need sexual harassment protection too. – Page’s Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-metoo-tarana-burke-sexual-harassment-1210-20171208-story.html
— Illinois taxpayers to pay blended rate of 4.35 percent for 2017 income – AP (DIERSEN: Do you pay state income tax? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious a) that since 1997 that my Civil Service Retirement System pension has not been subject to state income tax and b) that since 2010, my Social Security has not been subject to state income tax.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-blended-income-tax-20171207-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Tax proposal could carry high costs for many homeowners – Ken Harney
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20171208/tax-proposal-could-carry-high-costs-for-many-homeowners
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Whether you already own a home or are thinking of purchasing, the new tax legislation pending before Congress poses serious questions: Am I going to get smacked with punitive new taxes? Will the value of my home decrease because previous real estate tax benefits have been stripped away? Or am I one of the lucky ones, well insulated against big losses? . . . Though no independent or academic studies have been published estimating the effects of the new tax legislation on home values and prices, most studies to date have concluded that federal tax benefits are a component of property values. Strip these away and buyers will not obtain the full traditional financial benefits of ownership, and will pay less for homes. Economists at the National Association of Realtors estimate that the tax changes could whack 10 percent off average prices around the country, with declines steeper in states with higher home costs and tax burdens, lower in areas with more moderate prices and taxes. The flip side of all this, of course, is that if prices do decline, that will make purchasing a home more affordable — potentially good news for renters and move-up buyers priced out of the current marketplace. Tax-free capital gains exclusion. Under the legislation, owners will still be able to “exclude” up to $500,000 ($250,000 for single filers) of gain on their home sales. But to qualify they will need to have lived in their house for five of the preceding eight years; for decades the standard has been two out of the preceding five years. For many buyers who own homes for extended periods, this change won’t matter. But for many others it could pose problems, especially for people who transfer jobs in less than five years, and owners forced to sell because of divorce, health or other issues. Mortgage interest, second home deductions. As of this writing, House and Senate conferees had not agreed on whether to cut the home mortgage interest deduction maximum to $500,000 or to eliminate interest write-offs on second homes. Both are only in the House version and would primarily affect upper-income owners. So where does all this leave you? It depends on what you own, where you live, what you earn and what you may want to buy. Overall, the Republicans’ tax changes look like a net plus for corporations and stockholders, but a net negative for people who’ve benefited the most from the tax code’s longtime preferences for homeownership over renting.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Mix Obama, Hitler, Trump. Watch internet go wild. – ANN DWYER (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a Nazi, White supremacist, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171208/NEWS02/171209886/mix-obama-hitler-trump-watch-internet-go-wild
— Claypool out as CPS chief – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171208/BLOGS02/171209877/claypool-out-as-cps-chief
— Another potential ripple effect of the GOP tax overhaul – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171208/ISSUE01/171209879/another-potential-ripple-effect-of-the-gop-tax-overhaul

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Governor Rauner not in charge? Tell me something I don’t know – John Cullerton
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171208/john-cullerton-governor-rauner-not-in-charge-tell-me-something-i-dont-know

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Rauner continues verbal assault on Madigan during Quincy stop – Matt Hopf
http://www.whig.com/20171209/rauner-continues-verbal-assault-on-madigan-during-quincy-stop#//

 

TIMES
— Illinois’ biggest question: Who’s the boss? – Editorial
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/our-view-illinois-biggest-question-who-s-the-boss/article_8e66347a-e266-5051-8616-fa4713a394a3.html

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mount Prospect restaurant owners promote video gambling. To promote video gambling is to promote destruction.
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/mount-new-push-for-video-gaming/

 

BUREAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN
— A primary where voters will have an actual voice On the county, regional and statewide levels, Bureau County residents will have some real choices when the primary election takes place in March. It’s not too early for voters to resolve to play an important role in the outcome. – Editorial
http://www.bcrnews.com/2017/12/07/a-primary-where-voters-will-have-an-actual-voice/auj79tp/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Tax bill could make ‘dark money’ political contributions tax deductible Provision could make its way into final bill – JON SARLIN (DIERSEN: Of course, politicians like “dark money” when that money is used to help elect them.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/tax-bill-could-make-dark-money-political-contributions-tax-deductible/877607062
— Hispanic unemployment at all-time low under Trump Community makes up 17 percent of labor market – JULIA HOROWITZ
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/hispanic-unemployment-at-alltime-low-under-trump/877888621

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Shimkus Will Help Finalize Tax Overhaul – MARK SCHULTZ (DIERSEN: Hopefully, Shimkus will work hard to keep all the itemized deductions and the personal exemption.)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-congressman-will-help-finalize-tax-overhaul

 

WAND TV
— “Madigan has the governor on the ropes.” – Doug Wolfe
http://www.wandtv.com/story/37028237/rose-madigan-has-the-governor-on-the-ropes

 

BGA
— IS IL READY TO ATTACK BUREAUCRATIC BLOAT AND SAVE MONEY? – Andy Shaw
https://www.bettergov.org/news/shaw-is-il-ready-to-attack-bureaucratic-bloat-and-save-money

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Paul Ryan: 90% Of Taxpayers Will File On A Postcard (DIERSEN: The following expenses are not “loopholes:” mortgage interest, real estate taxes, state income taxes, medical and dental, 501(c)(3) contributions, and job-related education. Government should encourage home ownership and job-related education.)
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/paul-ryan-90-of-taxpayers-will-file-on-a-postcard
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “When you clean out the tax system and get rid of a bunch of loopholes then K street and the loophole industry in Washington shrinks.” The philosophical change in the GOP tax plan is to get rid of loopholes and let people decide what they want to do with their own money. Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan joins Dan and Amy to discuss why tax reform will pass and how it will benefit all Americans.)

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Katie Miller blames one-party control for tax burden affecting House District 53, rest of state – Angela Underwood
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511272466-miller-blames-one-party-control-for-tax-burden-affecting-house-district-53-rest-of-state

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Gov. Rauner won’t commit to debate with GOP challenger Ives – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/gov-rauner-won-t-commit-to-debate-with-gop-challenger/article_8b1bce7e-dc46-11e7-8b40-3f4740baeada.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— STILL NO RESPONSE: HOW DOES THE IL GOP DECIDE HOW TO SPEND RAUNER’S MILLIONS IN DONATIONS?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/still-no-response-how-does-the-il-gop-decide-how-to-spend-rauners-millions-in-donations-.html
— KATHLEEN MYALLS TAKES ON NEW TRIER TOWNSHIP GOP COMMITTEEMAN POST
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/kathleen-myalls-takes-on-new-trier-township-gop-committeeman-post.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner dodges Ives debate question three times
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/08/rauner-dodges-ives-debate-question-three-times/

 

GOPUSA
— Black Democrats refuse to show up for Trump’s visit to honor Civil Rights Museum
http://www.gopusa.com/black-democrats-refuse-to-show-up-for-trumps-visit-to-honor-civil-rights-museum/

 

NEWSMAX
— Obama Invokes Hitler, Sparks Outcry From Trump Supporters – Zoe Papadakis (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a Nazi, White supremacist, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newsmax.com/thewire/obama-invoke-hitler-trump/2017/12/08/id/830689/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Republicans scheme to give illegal immigrants citizenship – Chris Pandolfo
https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/republicans-scheme-to-give-illegal-immigrants-citizenship

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-White says “Stop pointing at Asian Americans to downplay racism at universities.”
http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/363974-stop-pointing-at-asian-americans-to-downplay-racism-at-universities
— Financial regulator’s conflicts of interest are a serious concern – BENJAMIN EDWARDS AND ANDREW STOLTMANN (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years at the GS-13 Step 4-10 levels 1989-1997, currently $104,070-$122,991. I have been an arbitrator for FINRA since 1998.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/363941-financial-regulators-conflicts-of-interest-are-a-serious-concern

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Rauner recommended appointment of monitor he now criticizes
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/rauner-recommended-appointment-of-monitor-he-now-criticizes/

 

BEST SCHOOLS
— Is Marijuana Legalization Boosting College Enrollment? – David A. Tomar (DIERSEN: What percent of high school students want to go to college so that they can smoke pot? Did you want to go to college so that you could smoke pot? I did not. I lived with my parents and brother in our home in Crete a) while I was a full-time student at UIC 1966-1968, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969.)
https://thebestschools.org/magazine/marijuana-legalization-college-enrollment/

 

NASDAQ
— Millions would lose mortgage, gift write-offs under U.S. tax bill – Reuters (DIERSEN: Do you itemize your deductions? I itemized my deductions 1972-1977 and my wife and I have itemized our deductions since got married in 1978. Of course, operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents have always been beyond furious about that. Almost all of them have financial problems. Most of them rent rather own, pay little or no state income tax, have never paid for job-related education, give little or no money to 501(c)(3) organizations, and/or have not had major medical or dental expenses. They will be overjoyed if the aforesaid deductions are taken away.)
http://www.nasdaq.com/article/millions-would-lose-mortgage-gift-writeoffs-under-us-tax-bill-20171208-00497

December 8 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Downtown Demonstrators Protest Trump’s Jerusalem Decision
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/12/07/downtown-demonstrators-protest-trumps-jerusalem-decision/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘Net neutrality’ protest takes place in Chicago – Dane Placko
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/net-neutrality-protest-takes-place-in-chicago

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor, aldermen would take sexual harassment training under proposal – John Byrne (DIERSEN: Federal employees are required to take lots of “training” that makes them anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-council-sexual-harassment-20171208-story.html
— Illinois’ pension crisis: Danville’s candid approach – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-danville-illinois-pensions-20171207-story.html
— Surging stocks lift U.S. wealth, yet most still trail ’07 peak – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-us-household-wealth-20171207-story.html
— Smoked pot? Want to go to war? No problem. – Lolita Baldor
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–army-pot-smokers-20171204-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former top cop Garry McCarthy hiring top political fundraiser – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sneed-former-top-cop-hiring-top-political-fundraiser/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Why Lake County is teaching jail inmates to use naloxone – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171208/why-lake-county-is-teaching-jail-inmates-to-use-naloxone
— Gurnee school district apologizes for Hitler comic assignment – Doug T. Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171207/gurnee-school-district-apologizes-for-hitler-comic-assignment
— Naperville students share multilingual carols with seniors – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: All the time spent learning foreign languages is time not spent learning what is important.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171207/naperville-students-share-multilingual-carols-with-seniors
— Why Naperville water rates are increasing again – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171207/why-naperville-water-rates-are-increasing-again
— Naperville sisters’ shirts for girls shatter stereotypes – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171204/naperville-sisters-shirts-for-girls-shatter-stereotypes

 

WTTW
— State Rep. Jeanne Ives Calls for Repeal of Sanctuary State Law – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/12/07/state-rep-jeanne-ives-calls-repeal-sanctuary-state-law

 

WBEZ
— Refugee Women Make Fashion And Hope In LOOM – Jerome McDonnell
https://www.wbez.org/shows/worldview/refugee-women-make-fashion-and-hope-in-loom/5e55453e-9a0c-49de-91e0-11340da77d74

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— McSweeney demands proof or apology for Rauner contract claim – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171207/gop-lawmaker-demands-proof-or-apology-for-rauner-contract-claim
— Census: Sangamon Co. population older, marrying less, better educated – Tim Landis (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, in Illinois, politicians talk and act like they want a) to pander to members of Group A and b) to dump members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Those who are younger, renters, have little or no medical or dental expenses, and do not pay for job-related graduate courses are far more likely to be members of Group A.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171207/census-sangamon-co-population-older-marrying-less-better-educated

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— McSweeney to Rauner: Prove it or apologize – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/gop-lawmaker-to-rauner-prove-it-or-apologize/article_275f9466-397b-5dee-ad56-640339af0c6f.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Religious viewpoint or political ploy? – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: What do you say to politicians who hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus is a liberal Democrat/Libertarian/Green who promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things?)
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/scott-reeder-religious-viewpoint-or-political-ploy/article_6b627c88-88eb-5a54-a2e1-1c26980fa5ef.html

 

WSIL TV
— Adopting stricter sexual harassment policies – Hannah Gebresilassie
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37022139/adopting-tougher-sexual-harassment-policies

 

WJBD
— McSweeney Demands Proof on Rauner Claim House Speaker Influenced Contract Cancellation Independent Chief Procurement Officer Says the Contract Should Have Been Bid
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/12/07/gop-lawmaker-demands-proof-on-rauner-claim-house-speaker-influenced-contract-cancellation

 

WRUL
— IVES CALLS OUT RAUNER’S FAILURE TO LEAD ON NIU BOARD MALFEASANCE
http://www.wrul.com/2017/12/08/ives-calls-out-rauners-failure-to-lead-on-niu-board-malfeasance/

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Ives Vows To Overturn Sanctuary State Status “Sanctuary state protects those who violate the law [at the] expense of those who follow the law,” Ives said in a press conference. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/ives-vows-overturn-sanctuary-state-status

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— McSweeney questions quashed bid at hearing on Medicaid overhaul – Angela Underwood
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511286562-mcsweeney-questions-quashed-bid-at-hearing-on-medicaid-overhaul

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Durkin threatens litigation over questions from LGIS reporters (DIERSEN: Will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hit me with a “cease and desist letter,” or will they just continue to “punish” me?)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511266822-durkin-threatens-litigation-over-questions-from-lgis-reporters#new_tab

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Stratemeyer banking on business background in bid for 54th Senate District seat – Glenn Minnis
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511268772-stratemeyer-banking-on-business-background-in-bid-for-54th-senate-district-seat

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— It’s Illinois’ birthday! Hey, wait … come back – Austin Berg (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are members of Group A do everything that they can to drive members of Group B out of Illinois. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/berg-it-s-illinois-birthday-hey-wait-come-back/article_4635ebf0-db60-11e7-a272-47e5db6020da.html
— Illinois county aims to wean pensions from newly-elected officials – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Who in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois does the most to promote hatred of past, present, and future government employees? The aforesaid hate-promoters talk and act like they are being paid big bucks by big business.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-county-aims-to-wean-pensions-from-newly-elected-officials/article_0b90c98a-dac9-11e7-98d0-73bcdf60a1d5.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Taxpayers can no longer afford to offer lifelong retirement plans.”)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Things You Don’t Hear About Gender Dysphoria – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/things-dont-hear-trans-cult/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Poll: Liberals More Committed Than Conservatives – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/12/poll-liberals-more-committed-than-conservatives/
— Q & A for Panel on Radical Islam and Sharia – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/12/spotlight-radical-islam-panel-q-a/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES CALLS FOR SANCTUARY STATE REPEAL, JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS’ FAMILIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/ives-proposes-sanctuary-state-repeal.html
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: GOP STATE SENATOR JASON BARICKMAN ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/barickman-on-recreational-marijuana.html
— HIGH COLORADO IS NOT AN EXAMPLE ILLINOIS SHOULD FOLLOW – Kathy Valente
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/letter-to-editor-high-colorado-is-not-an-example-illinois-should-follow.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Dueling press releases (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What can you say about “conservative” and “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists? ANSWER: They are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/08/dueling-press-releases-8/
— Kennedy says Pritzker will “protect the political establishment,” while Rauner denounces “corrupt” Madigan-Berrios-Pritzker cabal
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/08/kennedy-says-pritzker-will-protect-the-political-establishment-while-rauner-denounces-corrupt-madigan-berrios-pritzker-cabal/
— Tillman says pressure from supporters caused “exodus unlike anything Springfield insiders have ever seen”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/08/tillman-says-pressure-from-supporters-caused-exodus-unlike-anything-springfield-insiders-have-ever-seen/
— Biss calls Pritzker “Madigan’s guy”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/08/biss-calls-pritzker-madigans-guy/

 

ANDY MARTIN
— GOP congressional candidate Andy Martin calls the proposed Ryan/McConnell tax cut a “lump of coal” for the American people and asks President Trump to tear up the current 550+-page tax proposals and start fresh with a clean sheet of paper and “simple English” provisions
http://andymartinforcongress.blogspot.com/2017/12/washington-dc-news-conference-gop.html
https://andymartinforcongress.wordpress.com/2017/12/08/washington-dc-news-conference-gop-congressional-candidate-andy-martin-calls-the-proposed-ryan-mcconnell-tax-cut-a-lump-of-coal-for-the-american-people-and-asks-president-trump-to/

 

GOPUSA
— Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn focused on hatred of Trump (DIERSEN: Which activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois focus the most on promoting hatred of Trump?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=34799

 

DAILY CALLER
— Tucker Carlson Guest: Giving Illegal Immigrants Jobs ‘Is What Americans Want’ – Julia Nista (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers talk and act like they want to get rid of their employees who are citizens of the United States and replace them with citizens of foreign countries. What does that say about employers? It says that they want “cheap labor.” It says that they want employees who they can more easily exploit.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/07/tucker-carlson-guest-giving-illegal-immigrants-jobs-is-what-americans-want/
— Liberals Want To Be Exempt From Their Own Social Media Rules – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/07/liberals-want-to-be-exempt-from-their-own-social-media-rules/

 

BREITBART
— Trump’s 2016 ‘Phoenix Promise:’ No Consideration of Amnesty Until ‘Illegal Immigration Is Memory of The Past’ – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps continue to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/07/trumps-2016-phoenix-promise-no-consideration-of-amnesty-until-illegal-immigration-is-memory-of-the-past/
— Mediaite Editor: It’s Time to ‘Look Down Our Nose at the Constituents of Alabama’ – JEFF POOR (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down their noses at everyone, not just at me.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/12/07/mediaite-editor-time-look-nose-constituents-alabama/
— Obama Campaigners Have Spent $3.4 Million Through Shell Group to Defeat Roy Moore – MICHAEL PATRICK LEAHY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/07/obama-campaigners-have-spent-3-4-million-through-shell-group-to-defeat-roy-moore/

 

BLAZE
— Colleges across America promote taking Christ out of Christmas – Teri Webster
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/12/07/colleges-across-america-promote-taking-christ-out-of-christmas

 

THE HILL
— Democrats saw Franken as a liability – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: Who sees you as being a liability? Those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid see me as being a liability.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/363896-democrats-saw-franken-as-a-liability

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— 3 Members Of Trump Panel Warn Of Voter Fraud To Influential Conservative Group “The greatest foreign influence in our elections are aliens who are getting on the rolls,” said one member. – Sam Levine
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-voter-fraud-commission-alec_us_5a29bfbde4b069ec48abff48

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are the following promote Dreamers: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/08/news/economy/daca-entrepreneurs-congress/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— Democrats turn on Franken to get to Moore – JONATHAN ALLEN and LEIGH ANN CALDWELL
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-turn-franken-get-moore-n827161

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Inside the Opposition to a Net Neutrality Repeal – Cecilia Kang (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes support anything that would give them the power a) to stop everyone from visiting www.gopillinois.com, b) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) to stop everyone from reading the emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/technology/net-neutrality-protests-opposition.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Republican War on Children.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/opinion/republicans-children-health-chip.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The G.O.P. Is Rotting.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/opinion/the-gop-is-rotting.html
— If the G.O.P. Tax Plan Hurts You, Congressmen Say It’s Your State’s Fault – Jesse McKinley and Nick Corasaniti
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/nyregion/republican-tax-plan-new-york.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Push for Al Franken’s resignation shows importance of women in Congress – James Hohmann (DIERSEN: Those who reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform have always worked extremely hard against me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/12/07/daily-202-push-for-al-franken-s-resignation-shows-importance-of-women-in-congress/5a284d2430fb0469e883fa65/
— Top federal civil servants honored with presidential awards – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government, the top priority for Senior Executive Service (SES) members was to a) hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) make way for them by wasting the careers of and by getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and SES (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/12/08/top-federal-civil-servants-honored-with-presidential-awards/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This column is about the remarkable accomplishments of federal senior executives, the highest-ranking members of the government’s civil service. The Senior Executives Association (SEA) honored the 2016 and 2017 Presidential Rank Award winners Thursday. These awards are serious business. The two categories of winners, distinguished and meritorious, get more than a certificate from Staples. Federal law provides meritorious winners a monetary prize equal to 20 percent of salary, while distinguished winners receive 35 percent. Senior executive annual pay ranges from $124,406 to $187,000. Nominees go through a rigorous review process by government officials. The result is only 1 percent of career senior-level staffers are selected in the distinguished category. Up to 5 percent are recognized for the meritorious award.)

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Republican John Cox takes shots at Sacramento ‘cronies’ and Democratic rivals in governor’s race – Phil Willon
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-republican-john-cox-takes-shots-at-1512686438-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Jailed for a Text: China’s Censors Are Spying on Mobile Chat Groups Authorities scour private chats on messaging apps for blacklisted words, sensitive images – Eva Dou (DIERSEN: Of course, since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have wanted me to jailed for a) including links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that they do not like, b) for including links to articles in the emails to articles written by those who they blacklist, and c) for my comments in the emails that they do not like.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jailed-for-a-text-chinas-censors-are-spying-on-mobile-chat-groups-1512665007
— The Incredible Shrinking Workforce The U.S. is two million workers short of where it should be. Many are on disability—or the couch. – Edward Lazear (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they do not want to hire, retain, or promote those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-incredible-shrinking-workforce-1512692004
— Developers Tell Condo Buyers: You Don’t Need To Bring Your Car For luxury homeowners who want to kick the car habit, these condo developers have an alternative. – Alina Dizik (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who are anti-car are also anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/developers-tell-condo-buyers-you-dont-need-to-bring-your-car-1512659525

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An ant-Republican says “Republican war on Millennials looks like a suicide mission.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/12/06/trump-republicans-betting-against-millennials-betting-future-wont-happen-jason-sattler-column/921333001/

 

FORBES
— 5 Ways To Reward And Recognize Great Employees – Doug Bonderud (DIERSEN: The federal government rewards its “great employees” who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, it wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adp/2017/12/08/retention-strategies-for-millennials-5-ways-to-reward-and-recognize-great-employees/#5660de11498f

 

PBS
— Roy Moore fighting for campaign cash – AP (DIERSEN: If you were a candidate who needed “campaign cash,” how would you respond if major donors said that they would give you lots of “campaign cash” if you a) kept diersen@aol.com off your press advisory and press release lists, b) treated Diersen like he was not a member of the news media to justify your keeping him off your press advisory and press release lists, c) treated Diersen like he was a member of the news media to justify keeping him out of your events, d) blame Diersen for your campaign’s problems, e) etc.?)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/amid-accusations-roy-moore-fighting-for-campaign-cash

 

ADVOCATE
— VERY SAD: Dem Candidates for Illinois Gov. Spar Over Who’s Most LGBT-Friendly – AARON GETTINGER
https://www.advocate.com/politics/2017/12/07/dem-candidates-illinois-gov-spar-over-whos-most-lgbt-friendly

 

FACEBOOK
— Ives Calls Out Rauner’s Failure to Lead on NIU Board Malfeasance (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, beyond tragically, candidates a) talk and act like they believe that Facebook is the Internet and b) abandon websites and abandon emails. Those who run Facebook do not want Republican candidates to win elections.)
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1797397413605816&id=202774546401452

December 7 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Sen. Al Franken announces resignation following allegations of sexual misconduct – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/sen-al-franken-announces-resignation-following-allegations-of-sexual-misconduct/2752094/

 

NBC5
— Kennedy Calls on Berrios to Resign Following Scathing Report
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/kennedy-calls-on-joe-berrios-to-resign-following-scathing-report-462627473.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump administration sides with Rauner in Supreme Court case over union fees – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-donald-trump-scotus-20171207-story.html
— Trump administration asks Supreme Court to overrule precedent helping unions – Robert Barnes (DIERSEN: Are you anti-union? Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. I was a union member for almost 12 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1980. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-supreme-court-union-case-20171207-story.html
— Northern Illinois University board upholds $600K severance for ousted president – Alice Fabbre
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-northern-illinois-severance-20171207-story.html
— Democratic governor candidate Kennedy says Berrios should resign over tax assessments – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chris-kennedy-joe-berrios-20171207-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The party of Lincoln has devolved into the party of Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-ptb-robinson-gop-st-1208-20171207-story.html
— Tom Cullerton disgusted with bloated handout to failed NIU executive
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glen-ellyn/community/chi-ugc-article-tom-cullerton-disgusted-with-bloated-handout-2017-12-07-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CPS’ Claypool ‘repeatedly lied’ to cover up ethics breach, report says – Dan Mihalopoulos and Lauren FitzPatrick
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cps-ceo-forrest-claypool-lied-lawyers-ethics-breach-cps-inspector-general-report-nicholas-schuler/
— Emanuel can’t win after inspector general’s damning report on Claypool – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/emanuel-cant-win-after-inspector-generals-damning-report-on-claypool/
— Emanuel reaffirms support for Schools CEO Forrest Claypool – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/emanuel-chicago-public-schools-reaffirms-support-for-schools-ceo-forrest-claypool/
— Sexual harassment training to be mandatory for city employees – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sexual-harassment-training-to-be-mandatory-for-city-employees/
— With Franken’s departure, eye on Moore – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sweet-with-frankens-departure-eye-on-moore/
— Trump administration takes Rauner’s side in ‘fair share’ case – TINA SFONDELES
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-administration-takes-rauners-side-in-fair-share-case/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Average ComEd bills to rise about $1 per month in January
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171206/average-comed-bills-to-rise-about-1-per-month-in-january

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s how that tax bill could hurt Illinois landlords – ALBY GALLUN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20171207/CRED03/171209905/heres-how-that-tax-bill-could-hurt-illinois-landlords
— GOP House members back a bit of gun control—but not too much – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171207/BLOGS02/171209902/gop-house-members-back-a-bit-of-gun-control-x2014-but-not-too-much

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Who’s in charge of Illinois? Not Rauner, he says
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171207/under-dome-podcast-whos-in-charge-of-illinois-not-rauner-he-says

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Barrington Hills GOP Rep. David McSweeney demands proof on Rauner claim
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/the-latest-gop-lawmaker-demands-proof-on-rauner-claim/article_06a71bd9-63d6-5c5a-9815-eb2934d322cc.html

 

WSIU
— Illinois Seeing Mixed Results In Female Candidate Participation – DAISY CONTRERAS
http://news.wsiu.org/post/illinois-seeing-mixed-results-female-candidate-participation#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— Record number of people leaving Illinois – Andrew Feather (DIERSEN: Members of Group A run Illinois and they make it increasing clear that they want members of Group B to leave Illinois. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37011823/record-number-of-people-leaving-illinois

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Black congressmen skip museum opening over Trump’s attendance Statement blames Trump’s ‘hurtful policies’- KAITLAN COLLINS
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/black-congressmen-skip-museum-opening-over-trumps-attendance/877117931
— Trump will undergo a physical and release details early next year President will keep with past precedent – JEREMY DIAMOND (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. If you have any serious health problems, sooner or later, your critics/opponents will use them against you.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-will-undergo-a-physical-and-release-details-early-next-year/877066784
— Al Franken resigning, calls out Trump and Moore ‘I’m not giving up my voice’ – ELI WATKINS
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/amid-calls-to-resign-franken-to-make-a-statement/876796842

 

IN THESE TIMES
— When Billionaires Battle for Public Office, Working People Always Lose The upcoming Illinois governor’s race is more proof that big campaign spending narrows political possibilities and increases inequality. – EMMA TAI (DIERSEN: Do you look down on working people? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on working people like I was 1962-1997. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://inthesetimes.com/article/20753/billionaire-illinois-governor-chicago-rauner-pritzker

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— 46th House District candidate Kinzler says states around Illinois with right-to-work laws are ‘flourishing’ – Chandra Lye
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511276906-46th-house-district-candidate-kinzler-says-states-around-illinois-with-right-to-work-laws-are-flourishing

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Feedback not lacking after Rauner’s not in charge comment – Keri Carbaugh
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511285722-feedback-not-lacking-after-rauner-s-not-in-charge-comment
— Morthland takes aim at Rauner for ‘It’s not my fault’ remark – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511285620-morthland-takes-aim-at-rauner-for-it-s-not-my-fault-remark

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives vows to repeal Trust Act
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/07/ives-vows-to-repeal-trust-act/
— A money-making machine for tax appeals attorneys
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/07/a-money-making-machine-for-tax-appeals-attorneys/
— Durkin litigation threat has unintended outcome (DIERSEN: Will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hit me with a “cease and desist letter,” or will they just continue to “punish” me?)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/07/durkin-litigation-threat-has-unintended-outcome/

 

TOWNHALL
— Al Franken To Resign ‘In Coming Weeks’; Immediately Pivots To Blame Trump – Christine Rousselle
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2017/12/07/breaking-sen-al-franken-resigns-n2419018

 

REUTERS
— Nobel economics winner says Trump tax plans spur inequality, tax avoidance
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nobel-prize-economics/nobel-economics-winner-says-trump-tax-plans-spur-inequality-tax-avoidance-idUSKBN1E11WK
— U.S. lawmakers propose ban on arbitration of sexual misconduct claims – Daniel Wiessner (DIERSEN: I am an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. But there are many reasons to not sign arbitration agreements. SEE: https://www.leagle.com/decision/1987526153illapp3d3731482)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-misconduct/u-s-lawmakers-propose-ban-on-arbitration-of-sexual-misconduct-claims-idUSKBN1E12M6

 

WASHINGTON POST
— 21 GOP governors write Congress, urging completion of a tax bill. What about the other 13? – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/12/07/21-gop-governors-write-congress-urging-completion-of-a-tax-bill-what-about-the-other-13/?utm_term=.4e4d445e874c

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Spread the swamp? Trump administration wants to move government offices out of Washington – Evan Halper (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, people hate past, present, and future federal employees. How strongly do you hate past, present, and future federal employees?)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-spread-the-swamp-20171207-story.html

 

AMERICAN BANKER
— Treasury office accused of deceiving GAO auditors – Kevin Wack
https://www.americanbanker.com/news/treasury-office-accused-of-deceiving-congressional-auditors

 

FORBES
— Popular Employee Perks For Attracting And Motivating Talent – David Rodeck (DIERSEN: Knowing that they were earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension helped me and those who shared my demographics endure tremendous efforts by our Democrat superiors in the federal government to waste our careers and to get rid of us.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adp/2017/12/07/popular-employee-perks-for-attracting-and-motivating-talent/#1e9c05d21fe3

December 7 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois Rep. Jeanne Ives calls for repeal of sanctuary state law – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-rep-jeanne-ives-calls-for-repeal-of-sanctuary-state-law/2751638/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner primary challenger Ives to make immigration law an issue (DIERSEN: I have not received any notification that “Ives is scheduled to hold a Thursday news conference.” What do you say to Ives “supporters” who tell her to not include diersen@aol.com on her press advisory and press release lists? They want Ives to “punish” me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles written by those who they blacklist. What do you say to politicians a) who glorify, praise, pander to, and give scoops to reporters who they manipulate/dominate or who they are manipulated/dominated by and b) punish reporters like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-immigration-20171207-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican governor challenger Jeanne Ives is scheduled to hold a Thursday news conference to unveil legislation that would repeal an immigration law Gov. Bruce Rauner signed. The Trust Act was approved by lawmakers and the governor just months ago, so a bid to repeal it is all but dead on arrival. The law protects immigrants who are in the country illegally from being detained solely because of their immigration status. For Ives, Thursday’s event outside the Cook County Jail will be a chance to highlight another difference she has with Rauner in their race for the Republican governor nomination. His signature on the Trust Act in August angered conservatives, but has been overshadowed by their disdain for his signature on an abortion law the following month. Immigration was a key issue for President Donald Trump in last year’s election, and he won some Downstate counties by wide margins. So the issue could be one that comes up as Rauner tries to fend off Ives’ challenge. When the governor signed the bill into law, he said he sought the guidance of law enforcement officials. “I asked them, should I sign this bill, should I not sign this bill?” Rauner said at the time. “They all said to me, governor, this is a reasonable compromise, it will help us do our jobs better, it will help us keep our communities safer.” Ives is set to appear with Brian McCann, whose brother Dennis was hit by a car and killed while crossing the street in Logan Square by driver Saul Chavez. Police said Chavez had a blood-alcohol content of 0.29 percent. Chavez was released on bond and never prosecuted, and the family says Cook County’s so-called sanctuary laws allowed Chavez to flee the country.)
— Chicago businesses keeping a wary eye on immigration deal deadline – Robert Reed (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, “Chicago businesses” want to replace their employees who are members of Group B with those who are members of Group A. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/reed/ct-biz-immigration-employers-deadline-robert-reed-127-story.html
— Indiana GOP Senate candidate Braun voted in Democratic primary until 2012 – AP (DIERSEN: What percent of those in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois a) vote in Republican primaries to do whatever damage that they can and b) vote for Democrats in general elections?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-indiana-gop-senate-candidate-democrat-vote-2012-20171206-story.html
— Trump can be impeached even if he didn’t commit a crime – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: Who wants you to be impeached and why? I should write a book about those who unsuccessfully tried to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me at the start of its 2006 Annual Convention in the Wheaton Bowl because of articles that I had included links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and those who succeeded ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, my ICRC Steering Committee membership in 2007, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, my GAO employment in 1997, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-president-trump-impeached-crime-20171206-story.html
— Debate schedule (DIERSEN: When will Ives and Rauner debate? If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting debates between a) Rauner and Ives, b) Sanguinetti and Morthland, c) Harold and Grasso, d) Diganvker and Jhingan, e) Stella and Vlakancic, f) Minor, Grant, Byrne, and Augustynowicz, g) Kinzler and Orozco, h) Mazzochi and Arendt, i) Zito and Khouri, j) Mendrick and Bibbiano, k) Tornatore, DeMichele, Fichtner, and Gavanes, l) Hart, Abbott, Tully, and Broline, m) McGowen, Almiron, Eckhoff, Zaruba, Tatro, and Chinchilla, n) Wiley, Zay, and McQuade, o) Russo and MacKay, p) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, q) etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-immigration-20171207-story.html
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUSLY, AGAINST THE ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM: U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, a Wheaton Republican, broke with his party and joined all 11 Illinois House Democrats in opposing a measure to let people with permits to carry a concealed firearm in their own state take the weapon into other states that allow concealed carry. The measure also enhanced the background check system for gun purchases and passed 231-198, with Roskam one of 14 Republicans opposed. All other Illinois Republicans voted for it. – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-immigration-20171207-story.html
— Under Joseph Berrios, assessments of commercial and industrial properties defy logic, punish taxpayers and enrich lawyers – Jason Grotto and Sandhya Kambhampati
http://apps.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/cook-county-property-tax-divide/
— Amazon urged to hire more women execs – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat women and young Democrat minorities and to make way for them be getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20171207/281938838250702

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker fires back: Rauner got rich ‘cutting jobs,’ ‘firing people’ – Mitchell Armentrout (DIERSEN: What would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say that you did to get rich? Mine would say a) that I avoided the draft, b) that the federal government grossly overpaid me, c) that I itemized my deductions, d) that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, e) that my retirement benefits are far too generous, and f) I do not give money to any church.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/j-b-pritzker-fires-back-bruce-rauner-tax-avoidance-accusations/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Duckworth, Durbin join call for fellow Democrat Franken to resign – Bloomberg
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171206/duckworth-durbin-join-call-for-fellow-democrat-franken-to-resign–
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Veteran numbers down, taxes up: Suburban facts from new census data – Jamie Sotonoff
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171207/veteran-numbers-down-taxes-up-suburban-facts-from-new-census-data
— Vernon Township supervisor alleges harassment in assessor’s office
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171207/report-vernon-township-supervisor-alleges-harassment-in-assessors-office

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Hearing in abortion funding case set for Dec. 28 – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171206/hearing-in-abortion-funding-case-set-for-dec-28
— Benevolence program gifts vehicles to single mothers – Tamara Browning (DIERSEN: What is your daily driver? Mine is a 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS that I bought from my aunt in 2010. Other cars that I own are: 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang. Previously, I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171206/benevolence-program-gifts-vehicles-to-single-mothers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Single mothers Jamie Smith and Alana Yates each drove away Wednesday with free vehicles that will improve their lives thanks to a benevolence program sponsored by Zara’s Collision Center. Smith, the mother of two children, received a 2009 Chevrolet Equinox, and Yates, mother of three children, received a 2007 Hyundai Entourage during a presentation Wednesday at Zara’s, 3117 Wide Track Drive.)

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Bustos, Gillibrand propose ending arbitration agreements in sexual harassment disputes – Ed Tibbetts (DIERSEN: I am an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. But there are many reasons to not sign arbitration agreements. SEE: https://www.leagle.com/decision/1987526153illapp3d3731482)
http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/bustos-gillibrand-propose-ending-arbitration-agreements-in-sexual-harassment-disputes/article_12d3f917-0462-56c3-bb3c-616f52e1960c.html

 

TIMES
— What do Pritzker and Kennedy have in common with Rauner and Trump? – Editorial
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/what-do-pritzker-and-kennedy-have-in-common-with-rauner/article_0573b012-c690-5716-9aac-18c188f45b0f.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— COD board chairwoman among candidates running for 47th Illinois House District seat – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/12/05/cod-board-chairwoman-among-candidates-running-for-47th-illinois-house-district-seat/aclv7on/

 

WGIL
— STATE REP JEANNE IVES VYING FOR REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR ILLINOIS GOVERNOR.
http://www.wgil.com/2017/12/07/state-rep-jeanne-ives-vying-for-republican-nomination-for-illinois-governor/

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Ives To Throw Campaign Kickoff Party At Wheaton Bowl State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) will kick off her campaign for governor at Wheaton Bowl on Dec. 10. – Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: Is this event open or closed to members of the news media like me? What do you say to those who advise the Ives campaign to punish me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) to articles that they do not like and b) to articles written by those who they blacklist?)
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/ives-throw-campaign-kickoff-party-wheaton-bowl

 

WIRE POINTS
— Pension update: Illinois pension debt stuck at $129 billion despite market gains – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/pension-update-illinois-pension-debt-stuck-at-129-billion-despite-market-gains-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— GOP tax reform’s effects on home values questioned – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/gop-tax-reform-s-effects-on-home-values-questioned/article_28170452-da01-11e7-a1cd-1fac2356fce9.html
— ‘Gravy train’ conference is abuse of taxpayers – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/mccaleb-gravy-train-conference-is-abuse-of-taxpayers/article_738797ca-d9e4-11e7-8f3d-9bc12e82e13f.html

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Is DEM GOVERNOR’s primary greased for PRITZKER? — BUSTOS, MANAR say only JB can defeat RAUNER – Natasha Korecki (DIERSEN: What about Republican primary races in Illinois? Rauner dominates Republican politics in Illinois. Who does Rauner want to win in the following primaries: a) Rauner/Sanguinetti v. Ives/Morthland, b) Harold v. Grasso, c) Diganvker v. Jhingan, d) Stella v. Vlakancic, e) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne v. Augustynowicz, f) Kinzler v. Orozco, g) Mazzochi v. Arendt, h) Zito v. Khouri, i) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, j) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Fichtner v. Gavanes, k) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully v. Broline, l) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, m) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, n) Russo v. MacKay, o) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee races, p) etc.?)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2017/12/07/is-dem-governors-primary-greased-for-pritzker-bustos-manar-say-only-jb-can-defeat-rauner-claypool-controversy-rahm-on-colbert-229127
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Today we explore the Democratic governor’s primary race and whether the party is repeating mistakes it made on a national level in the 2016 presidential election. What makes it a particularly compelling question is the fact that J.B. Pritzker’s campaign manager, Anne Caprara, headed the Hillary Clinton SuperPac in 2016. An inevitable candidate. Accusations of a rigged primary.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner claims female Chief Procurement Officer was influenced by Madigan
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/07/rauner-claims-female-cpo-was-influenced-by-madigan/
— Over half of all House Democratic primary candidates are women
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/07/over-half-of-all-house-democratic-primary-candidates-are-women/

 

GOPUSA
— NAACP objects to Trump attending opening of civil rights museum
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=34704

 

DAILY CALLER
— CNN Glorifies ‘White Allies’ Who Want To Police Your ‘Insensitive’ Facebook Comments – Scott Greer (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want to take away my First Amendment rights; they want to stop me from including my comments on articles linked to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Failing that, they “punish” me.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/06/cnn-glorifies-white-allies-who-want-to-police-your-insensitive-facebook-comments/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Bloomberg Forced to Correct False Trump-Deutsche Bank Subpoena Story – Tom Blumer (DIERSEN: I served many subpoenas while I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tom-blumer/2017/12/06/bloomberg-forced-correct-false-trump-deutsche-bank-subpoena-story

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Are they anti-Trump or anti-America? – Peter Lemiska (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who are anti-Trump are also anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/12/are_they_antitrump_or_antiamerica.html

 

NEWSMAX
— RNC Gives $170,000 to Support Moore’s Senate Bid
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/rnc-gop-republican-moore/2017/12/06/id/830226/
— Gay Men Earn 10 Percent More Than Straight Men – Solange Reyner (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats a) glorify and praise gay men as being creative, energetic, and many other positive things and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn straight White men as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.newsmax.com/us/gay-men-earn-10-percent-more-than-straight-labor/2017/12/06/id/830337/

 

THE HILL
— Any immigration compromise must shut down magnets for future lawbreakers – DAVE RAY
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/363622-any-immigration-compromise-must-shut-down-magnets-for-future-lawbreakers

 

POLITICO
— Illinois governor’s race haunted by 2016 presidential primary Is the Democratic Party putting its thumb on the scale for a billionaire candidate? – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/07/illinois-governor-race-2016-285259
— Trump administration opposes unions in key Supreme Court case – IAN KULLGREN (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hate unions, hate union members, and hate former union members. I was a union member for almost 12 years. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/06/trump-unions-supreme-court-285260

 

NBC NEWS
— Democrats turn on Franken to get to Moore – JONATHAN ALLEN and LEIGH ANN CALDWELL
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-turn-franken-get-moore-n827161

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Futures in Jeopardy, ‘Dreamers’ Get Backing of Big Names and Businesses – Miriam Jordan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “big names and businesses” are dumping those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/us/dreamers-shutdown-laurene-jobs.html
— Republicans Move to Resolve Tax Bill Differences as Cost Concerns Loom – Alan Rappeport
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/06/us/politics/republicans-move-to-resolve-tax-bill-differences-as-cost-concerns-loom.html
— A Reckoning on Sexual Misconduct? Absolutely. But How Harsh, Women Ask. – Nellie Bowles
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/business/sexual-harassment-debates.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How to Help the High-Tax States The solution is to offset the lost deduction with a lower tax rate. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-help-the-high-tax-states-1512603342

 

DETROIT NEWS
— How big will Conyers’ pension be? – Melissa Nann Burke
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2017/12/06/conyers-government-pension/108380788/

 

HARTFORD COURANT
— Republican Gubernatorial Hopefuls Offer Solutions To State’s Fiscal Woes – Russell Blair
http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-pol-republicans-governor-debate-20171206-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The first thing we need to do is we need to keep businesses and high-income individuals from moving out of the state,” said David Walker of Bridgeport, who served as head of the federal Government Accountability Office under Republican and Democratic presidents. “We have to eliminate the estate tax and the gift tax,” as well as a 20 percent surcharge on corporations, he said.)

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Leadership determines best agencies to work in, research finds – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office during the 1980s and 1990s, GAO employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran said they would be much happier if the agency got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who failed to make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/career/2017/12/06/leadership-determines-best-agencies-to-work-in-research-finds/

December 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Democratic candidates for Illinois governor to debate March 2 (DIERSEN: When will Ives and Rauner debate? If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting debates between a) Rauner and Ives, b) Sanguinetti and Morthland, c) Harold and Grasso, d) Diganvker and Jhingan, e) Stella and Vlakancic, f) Minor, Grant, Byrne, and Augustynowicz, g) Kinzler and Orozco, h) Mazzochi and Arendt, i) Zito and Khouri, j) Mendrick and Bibbiano, k) Tornatore, DeMichele, Fichtner, and Gavanes, l) Hart, Abbott, Tully, and Broline, m) McGowen, Almiron, Eckhoff, Zaruba, Tatro, and Chinchilla, n) Wiley, Zay, and McQuade, o) Russo and MacKay, p) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, q) etc.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/democratic-candidates-for-illinois-governor-to-debate-march-2-/2748719/
— Gay man denied marriage license by Kim Davis now running against her – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gay-man-denied-marriage-license-by-kim-davis-now-running-against-her/2748203/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 3 QUESTIONS FOR THE IL GOP ABOUT WHO GETS WHAT FUNDS AND WHO DECIDES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/3-questions-for-the-il-gop-about-who-gets-what-funds-and-who-decides-.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Review has asked, but has not heard yet from IL GOP Spokesperson Aaron DeGroot three preliminary questions: How does the IL GOP determine where the checks are going? Who is involved in that decision making? How much does the IL GOP expect to be distributed and to whom in the upcoming days before the March primary? We will report the responses as soon as we hear back from the IL GOP. If you have other questions you’d like to be asked of the IL GOP, please offer in the comment section below. UPDATE: State Representative David McSweeney (R-Barrington) called for IL GOP Party Chairman Tim Schneider to step down Wednesday afternoon: “Political insider Tim Schneider is a lapdog for failed Governor Rauner, the Worst Republican Governor in America,” McSweeney said in a text message to Illinois Review. “Incredibly Governor Rauner just admitted that he’s not in charge of the state. Schneider, who was the chief Rauner cheerleader for the Capitol Compromise tax hike and sanctuary state bill, should immediately resign as GOP Chairman.”)

 

NBC5
— Durbin, Duckworth Among Senate Dems Calling for Franken to Resign Several fellow Democrats are calling for the senator to step down as he already faces a Senate Ethics Committee investigation into previous claims by several other women that he groped or sought to forcibly kiss them – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Durbin-Among-Senate-Dems-Calling-for-Franken-to-Resign-462341993.html
— GOP-Led House Passes NRA-Backed Gun Bill Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-Conn., called the bill an attempt to undermine states’ rights, “hamstring law enforcement and allow dangerous criminals to walk around with hidden guns anywhere and at any time” – Matthew Daly and Richard Lardner
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/House-to-Vote-on-Concealed-Carry-Bill-Easing-Gun-Restriction-462294333.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Senate GOP leader OK with deducting local income, property taxes – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-gop-leader-ok-with-deducting-local-income-property-taxes/
— Sorry, Tribune, but this tax ‘reform’ is awful for Chicago – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-sorry-tribune-tax-reform-awful-for-chicago/
— FDA approves once-a-week diabetes shot that also aids weight loss – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fda-approves-once-a-week-diabetes-shot-that-also-aids-weight-loss/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— With candidate filings, ’18 campaigns begin in earnest – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-2018-candidate-filings-st-1207-20171206-story.html
— Police: Charges filed after Tribune reporter carjacked – Rosemary Regina Sobol
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-charges-tribune-carjacking-20171206-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— March primary likely for Kane circuit judge seat: Associate judge enters race – Harry Hitzeman
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171206/march-primary-likely-for-kane-circuit-judge-seat-associate-judge-enters-race
— Count the ways: How GOP tax plans would reward rich families – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171206/business/312069871/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What’s the real reason government pensions are suffering? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161205/BLOGS02/161209938
— Duckworth, Durbin urge Franken to quit – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171206/BLOGS02/171209917/duckworth-durbin-urge-franken-to-quit
— A new year means higher electricity rates in northern Illinois – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171206/NEWS07/171209912/a-new-year-means-higher-electricity-rates-in-northern-illinois

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want GOP to act on immigration. “Act on immigration” is code for giving Dreamers amnesty.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171206/rodney-davis-other-house-republicans-press-gop-leader-on-immigration
— Illinois sets ‘blended’ tax rates for 2017 income – Tim Landis (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that my $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension and my $2,028/year Social Security are not subject to state income tax.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171206/illinois-sets-blended-tax-rates-for-2017-income

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Primary races now set – Allison Shapiro
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/primary-races-now-set/article_fb3f139c-4396-5b2d-976b-90e48ade8989.html

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Illinois governor’s race headed toward battle of fortunes – Pat Gauen
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/gauen-illinois-governor-s-race-headed-toward-battle-of-fortunes/article_55dc6a01-8cec-5212-a749-02f38f624a7d.html

 

WTAD
— IVES: “RAUNER HAS FAILED AT DOING HIS JOB” – Scott Hardy
http://www.wtad.com/ives-rauner-has-failed-at-doing-his-job.html

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Balich seeking re-election to Will County Board to ‘make a difference’ – Angela Underwood
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511282705-balich-seeking-re-election-to-will-county-board-to-make-a-difference

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Biss, Kennedy slam *** Pritzker to skip a Downstate debate, which will be carried statewide (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting debates between a) Rauner and Ives, b) Sanguinetti and Morthland, c) Harold and Grasso, d) Diganvker and Jhingan, e) Stella and Vlakancic, f) Minor, Grant, Byrne, and Augustynowicz, g) Kinzler and Orozco, h) Mazzochi and Arendt, i) Zito and Khouri, j) Mendrick and Bibbiano, k) Tornatore, DeMichele, Fichtner, and Gavanes, l) Hart, Abbott, Tully, and Broline, m) McGowen, Almiron, Eckhoff, Zaruba, Tatro, and Chinchilla, n) Wiley, Zay, and McQuade, o) Russo and MacKay, p) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, q) etc.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/06/pritzker-to-skip-a-downstate-debate/
— Ives kicks off campaign tour
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/06/ives-kicks-off-campaign-tour/
— Rate Rauner’s new digital ad attacking Pritzker on taxes
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/06/rate-rauners-new-digital-ad-attacking-pritzker-on-taxes/
— Cullerton says Rauner needs to “take charge” of budget, threatens to “work without him”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/06/cullerton-says-rauner-needs-to-take-charge-of-budget-threatens-to-work-without-him/
— Dems attack Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/06/dems-attack-rauner/
— Rauner’s new digital ad attacking Pritzker on taxes (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what would your critics/opponents attack you on concerning federal income tax? Mine would attack my itemizing my deductions. They would stress all the mortgage interest, real estate tax, state income tax, medical and dental expenses, 501(c)(3) contributions, and job-related education that I have deducted since 1972.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/06/rate-rauners-new-digital-ad-attacking-pritzker-on-taxes/

 

GOPUSA
— Separate but Equal: Segregation alive and well at University of Colorado-Boulder
http://www.gopusa.com/separate-but-equal-segregation-alive-and-well-at-cu-boulder/
— Concealed carry reciprocity would make America safer
http://www.gopusa.com/concealed-carry-reciprocity-would-make-america-safer/

 

BREITBART
— Shell Group Used by Obama Campaigners Spends $2.9 Million to Defeat Roy Moore in Alabama – MICHAEL PATRICK LEAHY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/06/shell-group-used-by-obama-campaigners-spends-2-9-million-to-defeat-roy-moore-in-alabama/

 

BLAZE
— See just how much Trump has slashed refugee resettlement in U.S. — the numbers are astounding – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/12/06/see-just-how-much-trump-has-slashed-refugee-resettlement-in-u-s-the-numbers-are-astounding

 

DAILY CALLER
— Rep Luis Gutierrez Arrested In Capitol Hill Protest – PHILLIP STUCKY
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/06/rep-luis-gutierrez-arrested-in-capitol-hill-protest-video/

 

FEDERALIST
— GOP Tax Bills Would Preserve Billions In Cash Transfers To Illegal Immigrants – Amalia Halikias
https://thefederalist.com/2017/12/06/gop-tax-bills-preserve-billions-cash-transfers-illegal-immigrants/

 

THE HILL
— House rejects Democrat’s resolution to impeach Trump – CRISTINA MARCOS
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/363544-house-rejects-democratic-resolution-to-impeach-trump
— Avalanche of Democratic senators say Franken should resign – JORDAIN CARNEY AND REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/363543-women-in-senate-call-for-franken-to-resign

 

POLITICO
— House passes concealed carry gun bill – JOHN BRESNAHAN
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/06/house-passes-concealed-carry-gun-bill-283768

 

NBC NEWS
— ‘Do the right thing’: Thousands rally in D.C. for Dream Act to protect young immigrants ‘We’re facing a real deadline — these are real lives at stake,” urged one supporter. – Patricia Guadalupe and Marissa Armas
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/do-right-thing-thousands-rally-d-c-dream-act-protect-n827131

 

MEDIAITE
— Kinzinger Trashes GOP’s Support of Roy Moore: ‘I Don’t Want to Be That Party’ – Lawrence Bonk
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/republican-congressman-trashes-gops-support-of-roy-moore-i-dont-want-to-be-that-party/

 

GAO
— GAO Again Named one of the “Best Places to Work” (DIERSEN: Among mid-sized agencies, GAO is ranked second overall and first for “support of diversity.” The Democrats who ran GAO during the 1980s and 1990s could stress the great success that they had in getting rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
https://www.gao.gov/press/2017bestplaces.htm
https://blog.gao.gov/2017/12/06/its-official-gao-is-a-great-place-to-work/

December 6 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner stands by ‘I am not in charge’ comment
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-michael-madigan-20171206-story.html
— Sexual harassment training? Let’s start with a trip back to kindergarten – Donna Vickroy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-vickroy-sexual-harassment-training-st-1119-20171201-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH FOUR COLOR PICTURES: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: On Your Dime Here’s how elected officials and staffs from 50 suburbs examined by the Daily Herald spent $119,431.64 attending the 2017 Illinois Municipal League conference in downtown Chicago – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: If I ran for a government office or for a political office, would the Daily Herald get copies of and examine all my expense vouchers while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969? Information on partial-day per diem claims that I submitted 1973-1974 is available at http://www.gao.gov/products/463866.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171206/1325-dinner-for-11-taxpayers-cover-hotels-dining-booze-at-conference
— TRAGIC: Lake Zurich approves video gambling at BBQ’d Productions – Doug T. Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171205/lake-zurich-approves-video-gambling-at-bbqd-productions
— The GOP tax plan is Robin Hood in reverse – Frank Manzo IV
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171206/the-gop-tax-plan-is-robin-hood-in-reverse
— Time’s Person of Year: ‘Silence Breakers’ who spoke out about sexual harassment – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171206/times-person-of-year-silence-breakers-who-spoke-out-about-sexual-harassment

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Invoking the specter of Nazi Germany, Obama warns against complacency – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a Nazi and even worse things: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171206/BLOGS02/171209933

 

WBEZ
— Gov. Rauner Defends Statement He Made Saying He’s Not In Charge Of State Government – Quinn Myers
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-updates/gov-rauner-defends-statement-he-made-saying-hes-not-in-charge-of-state-government/e73b10ed-05fe-4a03-a96a-737ceb6cfaa1

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Do Pritzker and Kennedy have a tax transparency gap? – BGA (DIERSEN: It would be great if operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents were required to disclose the sources and amounts of all their income. Are they being paid at least $15/hour?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171205/fact-check-do-pritzker-and-kennedy-have-tax-transparency-gap
— State officer voids $13 million no-bid Medicaid consulting contract – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171205/state-officer-voids-13-million-no-bid-medicaid-consulting-contract
— Statehouse evacuated for three hours after bomb threat – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171204/statehouse-evacuated-for-three-hours-after-bomb-threat

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— 40 years is enough for Urbana GOP committeeman – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: Who is your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? What has he/she done to help elect Republicans who can and will defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-12-06/tom-kacich-40-years-enough-urbana-gop-committeeman.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: His friendly foe in Urbana’s Cunningham 10 precinct retired in 2016, and now Jan Miller — the Republican precinct committeeman in what is generally regarded as the most Democratic precinct in Champaign County — is stepping down after 40 years. Back in 2009, then-County Clerk Mark Shelden said that Miller and his Democratic counterpart, Bernadine Stake, had set the county record for most consecutive two-year terms (16) as committeemen in the same precinct. Miller has been a GOP committeeman since 1978. Stake had served for Democrats from 1980 to 2016. “We’re still super active, but 40 years, that’s enough,” Miller said of the work he and his wife, Karen, have done for the party in the precinct centered around Carle Park in Urbana. “It was really more than 40.” Before he became committeeman in Cunningham 10, Miller said, he was the GOP committeeman in a Coles County precinct near Eastern Illinois University, while he was a student there. That’s where he met former Gov. Jim Edgar, who had lived in Charleston, attended EIU and later represented the area in the Illinois House. “I got to know him really well. I have a picture of my 1965 Chevrolet with a giant Edgar roof sign on it,” said Miller. “We used to go out and take groups of kids down to Paris and other towns to work for him. We had a lot of fun, and I made a lot of good friends.”)

 

HERALD NEWS
— Constituents stage sit-in at Lipinski’s Lockport office over DACA – ALEX ORTIZ
http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/12/05/constituents-stage-sit-in-at-lipinskis-lockport-office-over-daca/am9cjl9/

 

SOUTHERN
— A 27-year-old Libertarian former model from Benton is challenging Bost in the 12th District GOP primary – ISAAC SMITH (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between the Republican Party platform and the Libertarian Party platform.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/a–year-old-libertarian-former-model-from-benton-is/article_03564f04-9007-5ec5-af33-c46e648a79cc.html

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Even Rauner knows he’s failed – Editorial (DIERSEN: Those who want Rauner to fail vote for Democrats.)
http://qctimes.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-even-rauner-knows-he-s-failed/article_04a19889-73c9-51a5-ace6-c7926d0025a0.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois procurement chief cancels Rauner consulting pact – AP
http://qconline.com/illinois/illinois-procurement-chief-cancels-rauner-consulting-pact/article_5404a1f2-912c-5c8d-80ef-4cadc0f48c1e.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Bannon rallies Republicans for Roy Moore in Alabama Bannon goes after Romney, Sen. Flake – ERIC BRADNER
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/bannon-rallies-republicans-for-roy-moore-in-alabama/875767946

 

WJPF
— Newsradio WJPF interview with Jeanne Ives
http://www.wjpf.com/episode/newsradio-wjpf-interview-with-jeanne-ives-2/

 

IN THESE TIMES
— In the Face of the GOP’s Class-War Tax Bill, Chicago Activists Voice Outrage in the Streets – TIMNA AXEL
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/20733/in_the_face_of_the_gops_class_war_tax_bill_chicago_activists_voice_outrage

 

CHICAGO OBSERVER
— Rauner, Republicanism and Resignation – RUSS STEWART
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/featured/rauner-republicanism-and-resignation/

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Rauner endorses plan to balloon the federal deficit, like he did in Illinois
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-rauner-endorses-plan-to-balloon-the-federal-deficit-like-he-did-in-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Disgraced Former Planning Director Amy Connolly Loses Immunity Claim and Must Answer Tinley Park Lawsuit – KEVIN DUJAN (DIERSEN: What would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress to hint/imply/argue/shout that you are disgraced? Mine would stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They would stress that they almost got ICRC to censure me at the start of ICRC’s 2006 Annual Convention. They would stress their success in keeping off their press advisory lists and their press release lists. They would stress their success in barring me from their events and in throwing me out of their events.)
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/12/disgraced-former-planning-director-amy-connolly-loses-immunity-claim-and-must-answer-tinley-park-lawsuit/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Islam in America
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/islam-in-america-illinois-family-spotlight-071/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— VOTERS REJECT SANCTUARY POLICIES NATIONWIDE; REMAINS TOUCHY ISSUE IN ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/voters-reject-sanctuary-policies-nationwide-remains-touchy-issue-in-illinois.html


— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: IL CONGRESSMEN DAVIS, KINZINGER JOIN 32 GOPERS CALLING FOR DACA AMNESTY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/il-congressmen-davis-kinzinger-join-32-gopers-calling-for-daca-amnesty-.html

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— McCann independent bid could spell doom for Rauner
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/12/05/mccann-independent-bid-spell-doom-rauner/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Attacking Pritzker (and Madigan) instead of Ives
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/06/attacking-pritzker-instead-of-ives/
— GOP Sen. Barickman says legalizing marijuana is “inevitable,” calls on Rauner to change his mind (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/06/gop-sen-barickman-says-legalizing-marijuana-is-inevitable-calls-on-rauner-to-change-his-mind/

 

GOPUSA
— Mueller’s credibility plunging as leftist staff exposed (DIERSEN: What do you say those who say that they are conservative and/or Republican, but who surround themselves with Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs?)
http://www.gopusa.com/muellers-credibility-plunging-as-leftist-staff-exposed/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Federal Grand Jury Indicts Steinle Killer – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/05/federal-grand-jury-indicts-steinle-killer/

 

THE HILL
— GOP and Dems bitterly divided by immigration – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/363447-gop-and-dems-bitterly-divided-by-immigration

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Everyone Should Serve – William Becker (DIERSEN: I served 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/everyone-should-serve_us_5a26c751e4b0e383e63c3ce0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Every few years, someone promotes the idea of mandatory national service for young Americans. Just as regularly, the idea fades away. But for a variety of reasons right now, this would be a great time for Congress to put finally put obligatory national service in place. The latest call for this comes from Isabel Sawhill of Brookings. As she points out, mandatory national service has been supported in the past by leaders such as Sen. John McCain, Presidents George H.W. and George W. Bush, Gov. John Kasich and Mitt Romney. Why is this a good idea? One year or more of national service gives young adults a valuable dose of reality before they enter college. It gives them greater perspective to choose what they really want to study.)

 

REUTERS
— Cuts to homeowner tax breaks could cost Republicans in 2018 races – Sharon Bernstein, Howard Schneider (DIERSEN: Are you a homeowner? I have been a homeowner since 1972 and my wife and I since 1978.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trump-effect-red-states/cuts-to-homeowner-tax-breaks-could-cost-republicans-in-2018-races-idUSKBN1E01BP

 

AOL NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “31 percent of Republicans want a different presidential nominee in 2020.”
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/12/05/poll-31-of-republicans-want-a-different-presidential-nominee-i/23297873/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Among the Tax Bill’s Biggest Losers: High-Income, Blue State Taxpayers – ALICIA PARLAPIANO and K.K. REBECCA LAI (DIERSEN: According to this article, the average SALT deduction is $7,243 for AGI of $75,000-$100,000 and $11,099 for AGI of $100,$200,000. But the Diersens’ 2016 SALT deduction was $14,303 – $12,835 real estate tax and $1,468 state income tax.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/05/us/politics/tax-bill-salt.html
— Conservative Groups Seeking Support for Tax Cuts Find It a Hard Sell – Jeremy W. Peters
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/06/us/politics/tax-cuts-public-opinion-koch-brothers.html
— How Effective Is Your School District? A New Measure Shows Where Students Learn the Most – EMILY BADGER and KEVIN QUEALY
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/05/upshot/a-better-way-to-compare-public-schools.html
— Tax Plan Aims to Slay a Reagan Target: The Government Beast – Eduardo Porter
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/business/economy/tax-plan-reagan.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: What Colleges Want – Rebecca Zwick (DIERSEN: From what I see, colleges want to crank out “good little Democrats.” Colleges want people who they can make even more anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/opinion/college-applications-stress.html
— As Harassment Accusations Multiply, a Question: Who Stays and Who Goes? – Sheryl Gay Stolberg (DIERSEN: From What I see, the more of the following that you are, the sooner that you go: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/us/politics/sexual-harassment-congress-resignation-pressure.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Bannon rails against Romney in Alabama speech: ‘You hid behind your religion’ to avoid Vietnam – David Weigel (DIERSEN: If you avoided the draft, you should expect that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use that against you. I sought and obtained a) student draft deferments 1966-1070 and b) a financial draft deferment 1970-1971. But what if I had been 4-F? My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/12/05/bannon-rails-at-romney-in-alabama-speech-you-hid-behind-your-religion-to-avoid-vietnam/
— Once a populist, Trump governs like a conservative Republican – John Wagner and Juliet Eilperin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/once-a-populist-trump-governs-like-a-conservative-republican/2017/12/05/e73c6106-d902-11e7-b1a8-62589434a581_story.html
— Despite Trump, federal employee morale improves under Trump – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: Democrats have run the federal government. Democrats are running the federal government. Democrats will continue to run the federal government.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/12/06/despite-trump-federal-employee-morale-improves-under-trump/?utm_term=.d7fe684b6109
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If the top office on my job was unexpectedly filled with a racist, Islamophobe caught boasting about groping women, it would hurt my morale. Not so, apparently, with many federal employees. Although President Trump has repeatedly disgraced the nation, not to mention proposing cuts to federal employees’ retirement and their workplaces, the morale of federal workers has gone up on his watch. So say the data. The Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings released Wednesday by the Partnership for Public Service and the Deloitte consulting firm, indicate, with notable exceptions, the federal government is a better place to work since Trump took office. Overall, there was a 2.1 point increase in 2017 employee engagement over 2016. The 61.5/100 score is the highest since 2011. The rankings are based largely on the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey that was conducted in May and June by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). That survey, released in October, also indicated the highest level of employee engagement since 2011, predicting the Best Places findings. But the data’s big picture conflict with the workplace image drawn by many federal employees who have expressed disgust and anxiety over the Trump administration. This year’s increase is part of a three-year upward trend that began under former president Barack Obama. The scores are based on questions from the survey.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Judging Roy Moore A GOP victory in Alabama may be more costly than a defeat. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty as charged: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, the more of the aforesaid that you are, the more that you are blacklisted.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/judging-roy-moore-1512519609
— This Tax Plan Puts Another Knife Into American Democracy – Tom Steyer
https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-tax-plan-puts-another-knife-into-american-democracy-1512519822
— Federal Charges Laid Against Illegal Immigrant Acquitted of Murder Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, who was found not guilty of murder in San Francisco woman’s killing, was indicted by a federal grand jury – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-charges-laid-against-illegal-immigrant-acquitted-of-murder-1512535885
— San Francisco Wasn’t a Sanctuary for Kate Steinle Did the jurors acquit her killer to send a message of disapproval to President Trump? – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/san-francisco-wasnt-a-sanctuary-for-kate-steinle-1512519875
— California Republicans Push to Preserve Income-Tax Deduction   Deduction was repealed by Senate and House in the bills they passed; income taxes are bigger issue in California than property taxes – Richard Rubin and Siobhan Hughes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-republicans-push-to-preserve-income-tax-deduction-1512517910
— GOP Tax Plan Calculator Calculate your taxes and discover the potential effect of the House plan – Dylan Moriarty and Taylor Umlauf
https://www.wsj.com/graphics/republican-tax-plan-calculator/
— North Koreans Get Smartphones, and the Regime Keeps Tabs Dictatorship allows wider use of mobile devices and embeds technology to limit and monitor their use – Timothy W. Martin and Warangkana Chomchuen (DIERSEN: In many ways, my critics/opponents are like those who run North Korea.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-koreans-get-smartphones-and-the-regime-keeps-tabs-1512556200
— After Push on Taxes, Republicans Line Up Welfare Revamp Next Trump and GOP lawmakers ready to kick off fight to overhaul social programs – Louise Radnofsky (DIERSEN: Everyone could ask themselves, how much welfare would it take for them “go on the dole?” – $15,000/year, $20,000/year, $25,000/year, $30,000/year, $35,000/year, $40,000/year, $45,000/year, $50,000+/year?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-push-on-taxes-republicans-line-up-welfare-revamp-next-1512469801

 

NEWSWEEK
— BARACK OBAMA THANKS HIMSELF FOR SUCCESS OF AMERICAN ECONOMY SINCE DONALD TRUMP BECAME PRESIDENT – GRAHAM LANKTREE
http://www.newsweek.com/barack-obama-thanks-himself-american-economys-success-739598

 

GOVERNING
– Don’t Rush New Sexual Harassment Policies, Some Women Lawmakers Warn The Illinois legislature was one of the first in the country to confront the fallout of the #metoo movement. Lawmakers there worry that going too fast could result in faulty policies. – DANIEL C. VOCK
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-metoo-sexual-harassment-state-capitols.html

 

FED SMITH
— Is Your Agency Among the ‘Best Places to Work’ in Government? – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: GAO is ranked second among mid-sized agencies. Democrats would stress that they had great success during the 1980s and 1990s getting rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/12/06/agency-among-best-places-work-government/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Reject Steinle Verdict, Favor Punishing ‘Sanctuary’ Lawmakers
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/december_2017/voters_reject_steinle_verdict_favor_punishing_sanctuary_lawmakers

December 5 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Republicans are running for Precinct Committeeman in 51% or in 470 of DuPage County’s 930 precincts. The top three townships are Addison with 67%, Downers Grove with 63%, and Winfield with 61%. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com
SOURCE: http://www.dupageco.org/Election/Candidates_and_Campaigns/37053/
67% Addison (46 of 69 precincts)
63% Downers Grove (99 of 156)
61% Winfield (25 of 41)
60% Wayne (41 of 68)
57% Milton (74 of 130)
56% Bloomingdale (58 of 104)
46% York (62 of 136)
29% Lisle (38 of 129)
28% Naperville (27 of 97)

 

CBS2
— Rauner: Pritzker ‘Worst Investor On The Planet’ – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/12/05/rauner-accuses-pritzker-dodging-taxes/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Attacks Pritzker in Battle of the Billionaires – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-pritzker-taxes-illinois-governor-462116963.html

 

WGN TV
— VERY SAD: Chicago activists heading to Washington to support ‘Dreamers’ – TOM NEGOVAN
http://wgntv.com/2017/12/05/chicago-activists-heading-to-washington-to-support-dreamers/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP, Dem candidates file to run in DuPage and Will primaries – Erin Hegarty and Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-will-county-filing-st-1206-20171205-story.html
— Democrats and Republicans will face off to replace Rep. Bellock in Springfield – Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/news/ct-dhd-elect-47th-state-tl-1207-20171205-story.html
— Immigration enforcement under Trump: Fewer people caught at border, more arrested inside the U.S. – Joseph Tanfani
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-immigration-enforcement-trump-20171205-story.html
— Has a sexual harassment backlash begun? – larence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-sexual-harassment-backlash-metoo-1206-20171205-story.html
— Stop griping, Governor, and make your case – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-rauner-madigan-election-fight-20171205-story.html
— Rauner hits Pritzker on offshore assets, but could have some of his own – Kim Geiger and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-taxes-20171205-story.html
— Park Ridge voters to see largely unopposed local races, GOP primary for congress in spring 2018 – Jennifer Johnson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/news/ct-prh-spring-election-tl-1214-20171205-story.html
— Kane County candidates file to run in March primary – Erin Sauder
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-kane-primary-candidates-st-1206-20171205-story.html
— House Republicans consider adding some state income tax deductions to overhaul bill – Mike Debonis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-republicans-deductions-tax-bill-20171205-story.html
— State lawmakers in Barrington area to face challengers in 2018 general election – Todd Shields
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/barrington/news/ct-bcr-barrington-election-roundup-tl-1207-20171205-story.html
— Kane sheriff race among several county contests in Fox Valley – Erin Sauder
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-county-elections-st-1206-20171205-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner and Pritzker battle over who has less control over what – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-rauner-and-pritzker-battle-over-who-has-less-control-over-what/
— Rich guy rumble: Rauner, Pritzker tussle over trusts, transparency – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: According to this article, Rauner suggests that Pritzker might be a “sneaky tax dodger.” Since 1972, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a tax dodger because I have paid less federal income tax because I have itemized my deductions instead of taking the standard deduction. However, I have been able to itemize because I have paid lots of mortgage interest, real estate tax, state income tax, and job-related tuition and books, and more recently, medical and dental expenses. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have not been able to itemize a) because they have paid rent instead of mortgage interest and real estate tax, b) because they have paid little or nothing for job-related tuition and books, and/or c) they have not had major medical or dental expenses.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rauner-calls-pritzker-one-of-the-worst-investors-on-the-planet/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner went for the jugular of Democratic rival J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday, suggesting that the only way the billionaire could have reported just $16 million in income last year was if he was a lousy investor or a sneaky tax dodger — or both.)
— Rauner should call out GOP for a tax plan that’s horrible for Illinois – Ramon Gardenhire
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-should-call-out-gop-for-a-tax-plan-thats-horrible-for-illinois/
— How the fight over slavery shaped the borders of Illinois 200 years ago – Roger Flaherty
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/how-the-fight-over-slavery-shaped-the-borders-of-illinois-200-years-ago/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Border arrests fall, deportations soar in Trump’s first year – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171205/news/312059887/
— U-46 board adopts tax levy increase – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171205/u-46-board-adopts-tax-levy-increase

 

WLS AM
— Rauner spars with Ives over who can beat Democrats – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/12/05/rauner-spars-with-ives-over-who-can-beat-democrats/
— Rauner predicts Madigan is ‘going somewhere, into retirement” – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/12/05/rauner-predicts-madigan-is-going-somewhere-into-retirement/

 

WTTW
— GOP House Members Call for Action on DACA by End of Year – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/12/05/gop-house-members-call-action-daca-end-year

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner says he’s not in charge of Illinois government – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171205/statehouse-insider-rauner-says-hes-not-in-charge-of-illinois-government

 

SOUTHERN
— ‘I’m going to lead the charge’: Jeanne Ives, Rauner’s GOP primary challenger, visits Southern Illinois – MARILYN HALSTEAD
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/i-m-going-to-lead-the-charge-jeanne-ives-rauner/article_9c0df043-aed2-5aa0-a44f-352de7cd14f8.html

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — GOP tax rewrite to grow deficit, increase borrowing costs – Reuters
    http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/gop-tax-rewrite-to-grow-deficit-increase-borrowing-costs/article_d058edf8-aa4e-56c8-bb70-975bb5c2ef2f.html

 

EVANSTON NOW
— Four Republicans seek chance to challenge Schakowsky – Bill Smith
http://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/2017-12-05/78824/four-republicans-seek-chance-to-challenge-schakowsky

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ advocates crow over their success in promoting LGBTQ activty in Illinois. Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will be completely barred from getting an education, from getting a job, from getting etc. in Illinois.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-lgbtq-rights-advocates-praise-legislative-victories-2017#stream/0

 

WGLT
— GOP’s Barickman Wants To Work Jointly With Democrats On Marijuana Bill – CHARLIE SCHLENKER (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://wglt.org/post/gops-barickman-wants-work-jointly-democrats-marijuana-bill#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— TRAGIC: Study: Smokers 7 times more likely to use marijuana daily Relationship strong in users between 12 and 17 – SUSAN SCUTTI
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/health-news/study-smokers-7-times-more-likely-to-use-marijuana-daily/875285238
— Quinnipiac: Only 29% of Americans approve of GOP tax plan One in three say wealthy benefit most – HANNAH LANG
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/quinnipiac-only-29-of-americans-approve-of-gop-tax-plan/875577618

 

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— Loyola Students Hold Rally in Response to GOP Tax Bill – Andrew DeSantis and Carly Behm
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2017/12/loyola-students-hold-rally-response-gop-tax-bill/

 

POLITICS & CITY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: You Could Vote for Legal Recreational Marijuana as Soon as March Unfortunately, that vote won’t directly change Illinois law—but Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey it will send an important message to state legislators. – KIM BELLWARE
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/November-2017/John-Fritchey-Legal-Marijuana/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Ives: Conservative Reform Candidate For IL Taxpayers
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/ives-conservative-reform-candidate-for-il-taxpayers
— Rauner: Weak Man In Powerful Office
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/rauner-weak-man-in-powerful-office

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri officially in race for 49th House District seat – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511282703-khouri-officially-in-race-for-49th-house-district-seat

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— McHenry County College’s former board president flees Illinois, offers advice to successor – Karen Kidd
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511284958-mchenry-county-college-s-former-board-president-flees-illinois-offers-advice-to-successor

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Will Rauner’s Fixation on Mike Madigan Lead to a Veto on Bill to Make Jack Franks a More Powerful Legislative Leader Than Madigan?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/12/05/will-rauners-fixation-on-mike-madigan-lead-to-a-veto-on-bill-to-make-jack-franks-a-more-powerful-legislative-leader-than-madigan/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— NIU’s history of enriching people who do bad things – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/12/nius-history-of-enriching-people-who-do-bad-things/

 

DEWITT DAILY NEWS
— Rauner Calls Ives Fringe of Party (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Ives and her supporters support the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform as strongly as Rauner and his supporters reject it. Most commonly, Rauner supporters reject the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the IRP platform. Most commonly they promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices. Rauner supporters are the fringe of the IRP because they know that if they called for a special IRP convention to change the IRP platform to their liking, their efforts would fail.)
http://dewittdailynews.com/local-news/336535

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Rauner’s action invited Ives’ challenge, conservative magazine says – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want Ives to run so that Rauner can a) paint himself as being a “good” Republican and b) paint those Republicans who do not support him as being “bad” Republicans?)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511284896-rauner-s-action-invited-ives-challenge-conservative-magazine-says

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Tribune editorial: “Rauner comes across as a perpetual victim”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/05/tribune-editorial-rauner-comes-across-as-a-perpetual-victim/
— Pritzker responds *** Rauner launches full-throated attack on Pritzker for “hiding from taxes” with off-shore trusts
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/05/rauner-launches-full-throated-attack-on-pritzker-for-hiding-from-taxes-with-off-shore-trusts/

 

BREITBART
— Chicago Man Charged with Stabbing Brother-In-Law 25 Times, Disemboweling Him on City Bus – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/04/chicago-man-charged-stabbing-brother-law-25-times-disemboweling-city-bus/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— House Democrats ask GAO to investigate fake net neutrality comments – Melissa Quinn
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/house-democrats-ask-gao-to-investigate-fake-net-neutrality-comments/article/2642629

 

THE HILL
— 34 House Republicans demand DACA action this year – RAFAEL BERNAL
http://thehill.com/latino/363330-34-house-republicans-demand-daca-action-this-year
— Elaine Chao: Women can’t let harassment hold them back – JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: What if someone said “Whites and males should not let Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion hold them back?”)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/363359-elaine-chao-advises-women-who-experience-sexual-harassment-to-let-it

 

AOL NEWS
— Study: You could fail a drug test from second hand marijuana smoke – TC NEWMAN
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/12/04/study-you-could-fail-a-drug-test-from-second-hand-marijuana-smoke/23296486/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “TRUMP IS MAKING MUSLIMS MORE POPULAR EVEN AS HATE CRIMES AGAINST THEM INCREASE.”
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-making-muslims-more-popular-hate-crimes-against-them-increase-735578

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— After Tax Cuts, Republicans Eye Civil War – Eric Levitz
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/12/after-tax-cuts-republicans-eye-civil-war.html

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— 40+ groups sponsor Women’s gubernatorial forum Dec. 9
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/40-groups-sponsor-Womens-gubernatorial-forum-Dec-9-/61269.html

December 5 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Senate’s tax plan approval is news to Rauner – Kim Geiger (DIERSEN: Obviously, beyond tragically, Rauner does not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Beyond obviously, if he has asked his wife, his staff, his volunteers, or anyone else to monitor GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for him, he should immediately fire them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-congress-taxes-20171205-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The governor, however, was a few days behind on his news. Over a packed weekend welcoming Illinois National Guard troops home from Puerto Rico, riding his Harley in a Toys for Tots motorcycle run and attending the Illinois Bicentennial bash at Navy Pier, Rauner might have missed that Republican senators had voted for a sweeping tax bill early Saturday morning. “First of all, the Senate hasn’t passed anything,” Rauner said on Monday when asked to explain what he thought Congress needed to do to get the tax code right. “And what the Senate is talking about is very different than what the House is working on. They have a long, long way to go.” Indeed, distance remains between the House and Senate tax bills. But Senate Republicans’ approval of their own version was a big step forward and a sign they are willing to approve a tax overhaul even if it adds to the deficit. Rauner often has avoided talking about national issues, dismissing questions about activity in Congress as not relevant to his role as governor. And Monday wasn’t the first time that Rauner appeared out of the loop on the news.)
— History foretells a tough road: State Rep. Jeanne Ives’ decision to take on an incumbent governor in the March primary is unusual but not uncommon. In 2014, then-Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn bested anti-violence activist Tio Hardiman, 72 percent to 28 percent. In 2006, then-Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich defeated former Ald. Edwin Eisendrath 71 percent to 29 percent. And in 1994, then-Republican Gov. Jim Edgar won over the late-conservative businessman Jack Roeser, 75 percent to 25 percent. – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-congress-taxes-20171205-story.html
— Roskam on sidelines in governor race: Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam hasn’t taken sides in the GOP primary for governor. Asked by Chicago Tribune’s Editorial Board Monday if he eventually would, the Wheaton Republican said: “We’ll see.” Roskam lives in state Rep. Ives’ district and had signed a letter from Illinois’ Republican congressmen slamming Rauner for signing legislation expanding taxpayer-subsidized abortions for women covered by Medicaid or state employee health insurance. Roskam said there’s a parallel between the governor and Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Donald Trump. The two presidents came to Washington with “massive personalities” they thought were enough to get their agendas through, Roskam said. Likewise, Rauner, based on “incredible success in the private sector,” has run into roadblocks with the Illinois legislature, he said. “It’s a hard lesson for anybody to learn, particularly people who have been very successful in other walks of life,” he said. – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-congress-taxes-20171205-story.html
— Silverstein accuser gets into House race: The only person to publicly accuse a sitting state lawmaker of sexual harassment amid the ongoing scandal in Springfield filed to run for Illinois House on Monday. Denise Rotheimer filed as a Republican to run for a central Lake County seat now held by Democratic state Rep. Sam Yingling of Grayslake. Rotheimer accused Democratic state Sen. Ira Silverstein of sexual harassment at a public hearing. He has disputed the allegations and said he apologized “if I made her uncomfortable.” He has since resigned his leadership post and filed to seek re-election.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-congress-taxes-20171205-story.html
— Foster criticizes Trump administration on health care – Linda Girardi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-health-care-st-1205-20171204-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Roskam, Shimkus tapped by Speaker Ryan to negotiate tax overhaul bill – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Hopefully, they will argue to keep all the itemized deductions, to keep the personal exemption, and to eliminate the marriage penalty.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/roskam-shimkus-tapped-by-speaker-ryan-to-negotiate-tax-overhaul-bill/
— ‘Unborn children’ in tax bill an anti-abortion ploy – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-unborn-children-in-tax-bill-an-anti-abortion-ploy/
— Trump science job nominees missing advanced science degrees – AP (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, extremely few of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates took job-related college courses, earned job-related professional certifications, or earned job-related professional licenses. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 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 32.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-nominees-health-science-degrees-obama-785846/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Be an educated voter and build a better government – Editorial (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, to their operatives, and to their dupes who do everything that they can to stop everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171204/editorial-be-an-educated-voter-and-build-a-better-government

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois: Land of Laggards – ORPHE PIERRE DIVOUNGUY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171205/OPINION/171209955

 

ABC7
— Wisconsin food stamp users to be drug tested – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/wisconsin-food-stamp-users-to-be-drug-tested/2741350/
— Legal sports gambling in Illinois, Indiana hinges on Supreme Court decision – Chuck Goudie and Christine Tressel (DIERSEN: As everyone has always known, I do not follow sports. Virtually all my Democrat male GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates followed sports big time and they painted themselves as being sports experts. They were outraged when I beat all of them and won (by pure chance) the first and only time that they asked me to place a sports bet in their office pool.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/legal-sports-gambling-in-illinois-indiana-hinges-on-supreme-court-decision/2738005/

 

WTTW
— Gov. Rauner Seeking Re-election: ‘I Am Not in Charge’ – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/12/04/gov-rauner-seeking-re-election-i-am-not-charge

 

WBEZ
— How The Republican Tax Overhaul Would Affect You – Danielle Kurtzleben, Scott Horsley
https://www.wbez.org/shows/npr/chart-how-the-republican-tax-overhaul-would-affect-you/f2eff1dc-33ae-4adb-b8d9-af04b3206d03

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Wounded Rauner on run vs. angry Dems, alienated GOP – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-12-05/jim-dey-wounded-rauner-run-vs-angry-dems-alienated-gop.html
— Two surprises in last day of candidate filings for March primary – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-12-05/two-surprises-last-day-candidate-filings-march-primary.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Ives joins governor’s race, says Rauner has ‘betrayed our party’ – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171204/ives-joins-governors-race-says-rauner-has-betrayed-our-party

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— City, video gambling owners at odds – Lee Provost
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/city-video-gambling-owners-at-odds/article_44dbe6da-7bc4-567d-95eb-98413221fa11.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Normal approves property tax levy hike – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/normal-approves-property-tax-levy-hike/article_ddb9fe86-0db6-5c0e-b4c6-a418d08dd020.html

 

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Senator McCann won’t seek re-election, cites party views – Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform. The Illinois Republican Party (IRP) should remove “Republican” candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who fail/refuse to defend/advance the IRP platform.)
http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/116730/senator-wont-seek-re-election-cites-party-views-2

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— People protest Republican tax plan outside Congressman Lahood’s office
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/people-protest-republican-tax-plan-outside-congressman-lahoods-office

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Car dealers get a big, last-minute tax break in Senate reform bill New interest deduction cap won’t apply – CHRIS ISIDORE
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/car-dealers-get-a-big-lastminute-tax-break-in-senate-reform-bill/874856251

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Morrison calls student access bill ‘bad policy’ – Glenn Minnis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511268420-morrison-calls-student-access-bill-bad-policy

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Burr Ridge mayor Mickey Straub says state is ‘on the wrong path’ – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511279582-burr-ridge-mayor-says-state-is-on-the-wrong-path

 

WIRE POINTS
— Tax hike fail: Illinois politicians to overspend again in 2019 – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/tax-hike-fail-illinois-politicians-to-overspend-again-in-2019-wirepoints-original/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— National Review slams Rauner, praises Ives as alternative – Robert Hadley
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511281881-national-review-slams-rauner-praises-ives-as-alternative
— Gov. Rauner found sexual harassment bill flawed but signed it anyway – Angela Underwood
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511271477-gov-rauner-found-sexual-harassment-bill-flawed-but-signed-it-anyway

 

CHICAGO NOW
— WVON’s Charles Thomas w/Berkowitz on Speaker Madigan’s plantation & JB Pritzker’s endorsement by racists
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/12/watch-wvons-charles-thomas-wberkowitz-on-speaker-madigans-plantation-jb-pritzkers-endorsement-by-racists-cable-web/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— IRS DATA: ILLINOIS LOST PEOPLE AND INCOME TO EVERY NEIGHBORING STATE ON NET New data from the IRS show Illinois lost $720 million and 21,800 people on net to neighboring states from 2015-2016. – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/irs-data-illinois-lost-people-and-income-to-every-neighboring-state-on-net/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pro-Choicers Choose Live Dismemberment – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/pro-choicers-choose-live-dismemberment/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives says she’s “ready to lead the charge”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/05/ives-says-shes-ready-to-lead-the-charge/

 

GOPUSA
— Men wonder if hugging women still OK (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Because my demographics are so terrible, if my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes ever got a picture of me hugging anyone other than my wife, they would immediately charge me with being a sexual harasser and even worse things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/men-wonder-if-hugging-women-still-ok/
— The NFL signs on with George Soros
http://www.gopusa.com/the-nfl-signs-on-with-george-soros/

 

BLAZE
— Poll: Republicans see a dip in party affiliation – Kate Scanlon (DIERSEN: Should I write a book Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have done the most to drive Republicans out of the Republican Party since 2000?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/12/04/poll-republicans-see-a-dip-in-party-affiliation
— Illegal immigration is extremely costly — see how much your state is paying for it this year (Illinois will spend $3,220,767,517) – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject the immigration planks in Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/12/04/illegal-immigration-is-extremely-costly-see-how-much-your-state-is-paying-for-it-this-year

 

DAILY WIRE
— Group At University Of Chicago Demands School Pay Reparations For Slavery “National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America” held a rally demanding to be repaid for the school’s ties to the founder’s plantation. – EMILY ZANOTTI (DIERSEN: Who should pay reparations, that is, who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion?)
http://www.dailywire.com/news/24283/group-university-chicago-demands-school-pay-emily-zanotti#

 

DAILY CALLER
— Apple CEO Tim Cook Brushes Off Senators, Taunts Activists On Chinese Censorship – Peter Flaherty
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/05/apple-ceo-tim-cook-brushes-off-senators-taunts-activists-on-chinese-censorship/

 

POLITICO
— Women Rule Summit (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform and those who promote age discrimination have always worked extremely hard against me. They 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 have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.politico.com/womenrulesummit17
https://www.politico.com/live-events/about/womenrule/agenda
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/05/women-rule-summit-highlights-278447
— Trump’s Threat to Take Down the GOP Still Stands Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie don’t know if Donald Trump will remain a Republican, but they believe Republicans owe him their loyalty. – EDWARD-ISAAC DOVERE
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/12/05/donald-trump-inside-campaign-corey-lewandowski-david-bossie-interview-podcast-216010

 

INTERCEPT
— HOUSE REPUBLICANS WANT TO END STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR PUBLIC INTEREST JOBS – Zaid Jilani (DIERSEN: I held public interest jobs for almost 30 years – almost 3 years working for the Post Office, almost 9 years working for IRS, and almost 18 years working for GAO.)
https://theintercept.com/2017/12/04/prosper-act-student-debt-college-funding-higher-education/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Cocktails Rise and Shine While Beer and Wine Sales Slip – Saabira Chaudhuri and Jennifer Maloney (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always talked and/or acted like they a) drink lots of booze, b) want to drink lots of booze, and/or c) want to make lots of money selling booze.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cocktails-win-liquor-consumption-around-the-world-outpaces-wine-and-beer-1497519008

 

USA TODAY
— Trump and GOP promised America an anti-Washington party. Where is it? – Andrew Cline
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/12/05/trump-republicans-promised-america-anti-washington-party-where-andrew-cline-column/902290001/

 

HERALD SUN
— How D.C. political assassins use media to oust Rex Tillerson – ANDREW MALCOLM (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present political assassins in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.heraldsun.com/opinion/article188001274.html

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “On Second Thought, the RNC Would Like to Elect Alleged Sex Predator Roy Moore.”
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/12/on-second-thought-rnc-will-back-alleged-predator-roy-moore.html

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— GAO: More can be done to increase minority representation in tech – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: The tech sector should consider hiring Charles Bowsher. During the 1980s and 1990s, Bowsher had great success in getting rid of GAO’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/2017/12/04/gao-more-can-be-done-to-increase-minority-representation-in-tech/

 

DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND
— Rauner repeatedly lashes out at reporters over Madigan: “You’re playing games and you’re not reporting the truth to the people of Illinois” (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have “lashed out” at me since 2000 because of articles that I have included links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. According to them, the only “true” articles are the articles that they put out.)
https://www.democraticunderground.org/10493515

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Top reasons why “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists and do not want Diersen to a) know about their events and other activities, b) promote their events and other activities, c) attend their events, or d) report on their events and other activities.
https://gopillinois.com
– they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs
– they are anti-Trump
– they reject the traditional family plank
– they reject the right to life plank
– they reject the immigration plank
– they reject the Second Amendment plank
– they reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank
– they promote age discrimination
– they promote patronage and political affiliation discrimination
– they promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices
– they want to curry favor with Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and/or RINOs
– they want to curry favor with Rich Miller and the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois
– they want to curry favor with certain major donors
– they focus on destroying those who they cannot manipulate or dominate
– they know that they cannot manipulate or dominate me
– they want someone who they can manipulate or dominate to be the GOPUSA Illinois Editor
– they disapprove of one or more of my demographics