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January 29 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner, Ives to spar live online at 11 a.m. (DIERSEN: One would expect that far more Republican incumbents, rather than their Republican primary challengers, wanted to get rid of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois. If I was still the TAPROOT chairman, the organization would be hosting debates for a) Rauner v. Ives, b) Sanguinetti v. Morthland, c) Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee candidates, and d) many other races. Those who wanted to get rid of TAPROOT were furious when I asked candidates if they would defend and advance all the planks in the IRP platform if they were elected. From what I see, protecting Republican incumbents is a top priority for the IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc. Of course, there are exceptions. The IRP succeeded in getting Peter Fitzgerald to not seek a second term. That brought us Jack Ryan, Alan Keyes, and Obama.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-editorial-board-20180129-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and primary challenger state Rep. Jeanne Ives will appear before the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board at 11 a.m. Monday for an endorsement session that will be streamed online at chicagotribune.com. It’s the first time since Ives announced her campaign that voters will have a chance to see the two candidates together. And it might be the last. No televised debates between the two are scheduled, and Rauner has been careful not to talk about Ives much, once suggesting she is a “fringe” candidate. Rauner’s position is a common one for well-heeled incumbents: If your opponent isn’t well-known and doesn’t have a lot of money to remedy that, don’t raise his or her profile. (A Republican-aligned pollster this month suggested the governor has a big early lead.) Ives, though, has criticized Rauner at every turn. She hit him when he said “I am not in charge” late last year. A West Point graduate, Ives has slammed Rauner over veterans’ deaths in Quincy. And as recently as last week, she continued to criticize the governor’s signature of a law to expand the availability of taxpayer-funded abortions. That last issue, of course, is the one that sparked Ives’ candidacy in the first place. Ives is a third-term lawmaker from Wheaton, and Rauner is seeking a second term as governor. The Tribune Editorial Board, which operates separately from the newsroom, will use the session to help decide on its endorsement.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Duckworth’s pregnancy to promote Duckworth.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-editorial-board-20180129-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Arrest linked to Chief Illiniwek dispute leads to renewed calls for new U. of I. mascot – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-chief-illiniwek-controversy-continues-20180126-story.html

 

ABC7
— 1967 blizzard: Nearly 2 ft. of snow falls on Chicago – John Garcia (DIERSEN: I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office in 1967. I drove the first mail truck from Park Forest that got through to Monee and to Peotone after the blizzard.)
http://abc7chicago.com/weather/1967-blizzard-nearly-2-ft-of-snow-falls-on-chicago/2992203/

 

NBC5
— Candidates Call on Rep. Roskam to Return Reported Campaign Donations From Steve Wynn   Wynn stepped down as RNC Finance Chair this weekend over allegations of sexual misconduct
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/democratic-candidates-call-on-peter-roskam-to-return-donations-from-steve-wynn-471576083.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wynn contributed to a host of Republican campaigns in 2016, including Senator Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign and Political Action Committee, but did not appear to make any individual contributions to Roskam, according to a Federal Election Commission database. Kenneth Vogel of the New York Times did include Roskam on his list of politicians, committees, and 527 groups that received contributions from Wynn, saying that the “Roskam for Congress Committee” received $1465, according to FEC and IRS data.)

 

WGN RADIO
— Rick Pearson talks with Republican State Rep. David McSweeney about the debt that IL is in and the pressure that he is applying on the Governor in order to have a more detailed budget moving forward.
http://wgnradio.com/2018/01/28/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-1-28-18/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote foreign countries, their citizens, and Islam.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/travel-ban-immigration-protests-chaos/
— Chicago’s former top fed Patrick Fitzgerald swept up in Michigan State’s Larry Nassar fallout – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicagos-former-top-fed-swept-up-in-michigan-states-larry-nassar-fallout/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Tollway denies patronage in hiring state lawmaker’s relative, but won’t release resume – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180129/tollway-denies-patronage-in-hiring-state-lawmakers-relative-but-wont-release-resume
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: OUTRAGEOUS: After a naloxone revival, hospital protocol is to just let opioid addicts go – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180129/after-a-naloxone-revival-hospital-protocol-is-to-just-let-opioid-addicts-go
— Stigma still stopping opioid users from seeking naloxone – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180129/stigma-still-stopping-opioid-users-from-seeking-naloxone

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Ives is a real Republican – Jim Young, Mount Sterling
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180128/letter-ives-is-real-republican

 

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Rauner set to give State of the State – DEREK BEIGH
http://jg-tc.com/news/local/state-and-regional/rauner-set-to-give-state-of-the-state/article_846bfe8b-368d-5ce3-b795-77c591d26e64.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Lawmakers Consider More Property Tax Breaks For Seniors – SAM DUNKLAU (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who want my wife and I to pay more real estate tax. They stress that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, that we did not adopt, and that we did not become foster parents. They stress that I avoided the draft, that I am not a member of a church, that I do not attend church services, and that I do not give money to a church. They hint/imply/argue/shout that the federal government grossly overpaid me and that my federal pension and my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies are much too generous. They side with the developer of our subdivision, the City of Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County that argue that our home and the subdivision it was built in never had any defects.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/lawmakers-consider-more-property-tax-breaks-seniors#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democratic state Senator Laura Murphy of Des Plaines said the cost of owning a home in her suburban district is getting too pricey for older people. “It’s a very common concern of seniors anxious about how they’re gonna remain in their homes,” she said. She wants more seniors to be able to claim a homestead exemption on their property taxes — raising the maximum annual income from $65,000 to $75,000. Another proposal would allow seniors in downstate communities to cut their tax by $7,000, up from the current $5,000. But Carol Portman, president of the Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois, calls that problematic. “By reducing the taxes of those folks a little bit, then you’re raising it for the next door neighbors and the people across the street. Where you draw the line of who gets the benefit and who has to pay the taxes for them, it gets really tough to draw.” Property taxes have become a top political issue in the 2018 elections, from the race for governor on down the ballot.)

 

WIRE POINTS
— Snake oil, the budget impasse and Illinois’ $1 billion in late payment penalties – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/snake-oil-the-budget-impasse-and-illinois-1-billion-in-late-payment-penalties-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ONLY A FEW MORE HOURS ON IR POLL: DO YOU SUPPORT LEGALIZING MARIJUANA IN ILLINOIS? (DIERSEN: If you support legalizing marijuana in Illinois, you support the destruction of Illinois.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/only-a-few-more-hours-on-ir-poll-do-you-support-legalizing-marijuana-in-illinois.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner, Ives meet today at 11
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/29/rauner-ives-meet-today-at-11/
— Rauner ends crisis he created by cutting a deal with people he appointed
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/29/rauner-ends-crisis-he-created-by-cutting-a-deal-with-people-he-appointed/

 

GOPUSA
— DOJ: Crime rate higher among illegal aliens (DIERSEN: By definition, if you are in America illegally, you are a law breaker.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38046
— Illiterates, no-shows, all seniors graduate at DC high
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37402
— Military court throws out rape conviction because jury was packed with female activists
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38054

 

DAILY CALLER
— President Trump Has NOT Stopped Federal Contractors From Offshoring American Jobs. Will He Start? – GEORGE FARADAY
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/29/president-trump-has-not-stopped-federal-contractors-from-outsourcing-american-jobs-will-he-start/
— Trump: It Was ‘Getting Too Cold,’ So Now They Say Climate Change – Michael Bastasch
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/28/donald-trump-piers-morgan/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— DACA: What is Trump doing? – James Simpson
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/01/daca_what_is_trump_doing.html

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: How Trump masterfully set the stage for a SOTU address for the ages – Jeffrey A. Rendall (DIERSEN: Most, if not virtually all of the operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents paint themselves as being operatives or dupes for a) insiders and/or b) those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/27286-outsiders-vs-insiders-how-trump-masterfully-set-stage-sotu-address-ages

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Sessions sanctuary city crackdown hits Calif., Ore., NYC, Chicago, LA hardest, lose $53 million – Paul Bedard
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sessions-sanctuary-city-crackdown-hits-calif-ore-nyc-chicago-la-hardest-lose-53-million/article/2647071
— Republican donors happy with Trump’s policy successes but worry his demeanor will cost GOP in the midterms – David M. Drucker (DIERSEN: Is your precinct “upscale,” that is, do many, most, or virtually all its residents pay more than $10,000 a year in real estate taxes and state income taxes? What percent of the voters in your precinct are “educated white women.” What do they think of Trump?)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/republican-donors-happy-with-trumps-policy-successes-but-worry-his-demeanor-will-cost-gop-in-the-midterms/article/2647353
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Roskam holds a suburban Chicago district, the sort where educated white women are prevalent. Despite the booming economy, they don’t like Trump. Additionally, the Republican tax bill has been a hard sell in upscale suburban strongholds in blue states that usually vote for Republicans but believe the new law could raise their taxes. “Educated suburban white women have decided that they’re not interested,” DeBlasio said. “People tend to react in a sense they want to protect themselves…Trump doesn’t give people a sense of security, particularly that demographic.”)

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Someone named “Marc Short” says “Conservatives support Trump’s immigration plan.” Who are these “conservatives?”)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/28/trump-immigration-plan-conservatives-373829
— Both parties face dissent over handling of #MeToo Some Democrats regret rush to judgment, while some in GOP say their party needs to take allegations more seriously. – MAGGIE SEVERNS and MARIANNE LEVINE (DIERSEN: Of course, those who are anti-men will use #MeToo to destroy men. The will hint/imply/argue/shout that all men are sexual harassers.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/29/congress-sexual-harassment-metoo-372855

 

CNN
— Reality sets in that DACA deal might not get done – Tal Kopan
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/29/politics/daca-deal-reality/index.html
— Bruno Mars and politics play big at Grammys – Lisa France
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/28/entertainment/grammys-2018-recap/index.html

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Duckworth’s pregnancy to promote Duckworth.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sen-tammy-duckworth-pregnant-face-the-nation/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam. How soon, if not already, will the Democrats try to make Islam the official religion of America? How open are you to becoming a Muslim?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/01/29/why-the-trump-administration-is-trying-to-make-muslim-immigrants-seem-dangerous/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Harassment Training for Lawmakers: Where’s the Line? As sexual-harassment accusations draw scrutiny, state officials are learning to adjust their behavior – Dan Frosch and Nour Malas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harassment-training-for-lawmakers-wheres-the-line-1517221801
— Koch Groups Move On From Health-Care Fight Network of pro-GOP donors shifts focus to tax law, protecting Republicans in midterm elections – Julie Bykowicz (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? How does the tax law help those who share your demographics? Republicans should not expect those who are not helped by the tax law to promote the tax law and they certainly should not expect those who are harmed by the tax law to promote it. Those who pay more than $10,000 a year in real estate tax and state income tax are harmed the most.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/koch-groups-move-on-from-health-care-fight-1517172843
Steve Wynn Fallout Ripples as Republicans Seek Distance
— Casino mogul steps down as RNC finance chairman and some GOP officials redirect donations – Kristina Peterson, Chris Kirkham and Chris Gordon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/steve-wynn-fallout-ripples-as-republicans-seek-distance-1517188851

 

DALLAS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Immigrants aren’t ‘pouring’ across the border, as Trump says in pitching the wall.”
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2018/01/29/immigrants-pouring-across-border-trump-says-pitching-wall

 

AXIOS
— MAY 23, 2017 FLASHBACK: How Google and Facebook drive internet traffic by topic – Sara Fischer (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents are beyond furious that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails drive far more internet traffic than their emails do.)
https://www.axios.com/how-google-and-facebook-drive-internet-traffic-by-topic-1513302486-57f12c0b-c248-4f2c-ac44-76e4d8b616ca.html

 

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican hating Democrat says “It’s Still 1965 in Donald Trump’s Mind on Immigration Until Trump, politicians who staked their careers on xenophobia and nativism were losers. Maybe even he is beginning to realize this.” Beyond overwhelmingly, immigrants vote for Democrats. Since 1965, ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to use immigrants to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/its-still-1965-in-donald-trumps-mind-on-immigration
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There are two Americas when it comes to attitudes toward immigration, and the numbers tell the story. In 1960, 5.4 percent were foreign born; in 1970, it was 4.7 percent. Today it’s 13.5 percent. And the newcomers are not spread evenly across the country. Trump lost 16 of the 20 states with the most immigrants, with California the most obvious, and he won 26 of the 30 states with the least number of immigrants. Thanks to incendiary comments by politicians with a vested interest in stoking fears, people in states with the fewest immigrants are the most frightened of what they believe is an “invasion.” Surveys find that people think there are far more immigrants than there actually are, mirroring their belief that government devotes a vast amount of money to foreign aid, when it’s less than 1 percent of the federal budget. The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965, which Ted Kennedy shepherded through the Senate, opened the door to the modern wave of immigrants from around the world. Before that, they came mainly from Northern Europe. Family unification, which Trump derides as “chain migration,” was put in place as a way to insure the flow of largely white and European immigrants would continue. Now that immigrants from other places are the beneficiaries, Trump wants to end it.)

January 28 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

January 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois school districts – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-illinois-school-districts/2992817/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Announces Compromise on School Tax-Credit Program
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-announces-compromise-on-school-tax-credit-program-471442084.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Steve Wynn resigns as RNC finance chair amid sex assault allegations – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/wynn-resigns-rnc-finance-chair

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fine over campaign contributions prompts assessor Berrios to sue ethics board – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fine-over-campaign-contributions-prompts-assessor-berrios-to-sue-ethics-board/
— Illinois will start accepting state tax returns Monday – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-will-start-accepting-state-tax-returns-monday/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ald. Burke under ethics board investigation for possible conflict of interest – Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes and why? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who want me to pay more a) real estate tax, b) state income tax, c) federal income tax, d) etc. and why.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-ed-burke-ethics-conflict-20180126-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: City ethics officials are looking into whether longtime Ald. Ed Burke, 14th, violated ethics rules when he sidelined an effort to increase the property taxes paid by the owners of two buildings his law firm represents, according to the alderman whose effort he blocked.)
— In wake of #MeToo movement, sex education evolves – Vikki Ortiz Healy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-sex-ed-after-metoo-20180125-story.html
— Porn industry once braced for a crackdown, but annual expo enjoys Trump-size spotlight – Frances Stead Sellers
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-trump-porn-expo-stormy-daniels-jessica-drake-20180127-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Why evangelicals made a deal with the devilish Donald Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-trump-evangelicals-tony-perkins-0128-20180126-story.html
— Bad boy, Ira – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-ethics-illinois-silverstein-rotheimer-harassment-20180126-story.html
— Mixed verdict in state sex-harassment investigation a victory for process – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-silverstein-rotheimer-sex-harassment-verdict-0128-20180126-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— No wonder Rauner opposed debt transparency – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180127/editorial-no-wonder-rauner-opposed-debt-transparency
— The trouble with Facebook’s plan to rate media credibility
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180127/analysis-the-trouble-with-facebooks-plan-to-rate-media-credibility
— Thomas More Society applauds ruling in District 211 transgender suit
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180126/thomas-more-society-applauds-ruling-in-district-211-transgender-suit
— Former Elgin deputy chief will pay $20K for hacking email of girlfriend’s husband – Harry Hitzeman
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180125/former-elgin-deputy-chief-will-pay-20k-for-hacking-email-of-girlfriends-husband

 

WLS AM
— Outraged by Trump, these candidates of color are now running for office – CNN (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at minorities and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.wlsam.com/news/outraged-by-trump-these-candidates-of-color-are-now-running-for-office/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Kennedy says his family always fought party when needed – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180127/bernard-schoenburg-kennedy-says-his-family-always-fought-party-when-needed

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Lawmakers brace for another dysfunctional year in Springfield – TOM LISI
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/lawmakers-brace-for-another-dysfunctional-year-in-springfield/article_194ed442-4838-5621-b474-5bcce3cc1a45.html
— A look at where Illinois governor candidates stand on taxes – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/a-look-at-where-illinois-governor-candidates-stand-on-taxes/article_5464a0b9-754d-526c-a05f-f6bebbd8c0f0.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Lose two U.S. House seats, gain a fairer map? – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article196457874.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
– Pedigreed, but not ready – Rich Miller
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-pedigreed-but-not-ready/article_fff8f0cc-926f-5d87-8693-697841ce809d.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois agency picks Boston company for opioid helpline – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/01/26/illinois-agency-picks-boston-company-for-opioid-helpline/affzq50/

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Consider Republican women running for office
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20180127/my-view-consider-republican-women-running-for-office

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Ives supporter disappointed in Rauner – Ron Hansen
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/letters/ives-supporter-disappointed-in-rauner/article_a758d0a5-604b-5bc4-b5f0-c9a015971053.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Tillerson seeks to show ‘America First’ isn’t America alone – AP
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/tillerson-seeks-to-show-america-first-isnt-america-alone/941680525
— Justice Ginsburg signals her intent to work for years more – AP
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/justice-ginsburg-signals-her-intent-to-work-for-years-more/941740859

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Trump Trickbags Dems On DACA
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/trump-trickbags-dems-on-daca

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illegals commit crimes at double the rate of native-born – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/26/illegals-commit-crimes-double-rate-native-born-stu/

 

GOPUSA
— Supporters of illegal aliens respond to Trump’s DACA proposal
http://www.gopusa.com/supporters-of-illegal-aliens-respond-to-trumps-daca-proposal/
— Susan Collins and Her Stupid Stick
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37833

 

BREITBART
— Trump’s Draft Amnesty: Unlimited, Forever, and Before a Wall Is Built – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/01/27/trump-draft-amnesty-unlimited-forever/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Betrayal? Trump Unveils Immigration Plan, Republican Hawks Start Burning MAGA Hats – BEN SHAPIRO
https://www.dailywire.com/news/26376/betrayal-trump-unveils-immigration-plan-republican-ben-shapiro#exit-modal

 

THE HILL
— Some State Dept. employees retaining lawyers amid career concerns – MAX GREENWOOD (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/370944-some-state-dept-employees-retain-lawyers-amid-career-concerns-report
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Several State Department employees are retaining lawyers amid concerns that their careers are now being stalled because of past work on policies and initiatives championed by former President Obama. According to a Friday CNN report, frustration is growing among some at the department, who returned to Foggy Bottom from high-level assignments only to be put on low-level jobs such as responding to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Many of the workers who have been reassigned under the Trump administration previously worked in the offices of special envoys created during the Obama administration. But Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has over the past year moved to do away with some of the special offices created by Obama. Other offices were absorbed by regional bureaus, and some responsibilities were folded into the State Department’s Policy Planning Office, CNN reported. Officials who previously worked in those offices have been assigned to clerical tasks they say do not match up with their ranks. Some allege that they may be victims of political retribution.)

 

CNN
— Frustrated State Department employees hire attorneys, charging ‘political retribution’ – Elise Labott (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/26/politics/state-department-employees-hire-attorneys-political-retribution/index.html

 

CNBC
— These companies are paying bonuses with their tax savings – Nick Wells, Helen Zhao, and Fred Imbert (DIERSEN: One could point out that retired people do not get bonuses.)
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/01/26/us-companies-that-have-announced-bonuses-investments-after-tax-cut.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Celebrities, athletes, pundits and politicians have millions of fake followers. The world’s social media platforms are struggling to respond. – NICHOLAS CONFESSORE, GABRIEL J.X. DANCE, RICHARD HARRIS and MARK HANSEN
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/27/technology/100000005704904.app.html

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Celebrities to attend ‘The People’s State of the Union’ – AP
https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2018/01/26/mark-ruffalo-alyssa-milano-attend-the-people-state-union/IJF7p3ZpDAAcger7Jrs1KP/story.html

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Most Americans agree with Trump about letting Dreamers stay.”
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columnists/grieder/article/Most-Americans-agree-with-Trump-about-letting-12530840.php

January 26 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

January 26 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

MCCLATCHY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups argue against building the wall: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article195841649.html

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

January 25 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

TEXAS TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue against doing anything to a) stop illegals and b) stop illegal drugs. Illegals and illegal drug dealers love anti-Trumps. Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.texastribune.org/2018/01/25/texas-smugglers-say-trumps-border-wall-wouldnt-stop-immigrants-drugs-p/

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— White House Says ‘Dreamer’ Citizenship Under Discussion (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who is overjoyed about this? ANSWER: Those a) who will never vote for Trump or for any other Republican and b) those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-01-24/the-latest-white-house-to-unveil-immigration-plan-monday

 

TIME
— Mayors Boycott Meeting with President Trump Over Sanctuary Cities Threats – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, mayors paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. How does the mayor of your municipality treat you and treat those who share your demographics?)
http://time.com/5117238/mayors-boycott-donald-trump-sanctuary-cities/

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

January 23 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Officials: Legionella bacteria possibly detected at Illinois’ Capitol Complex (DIERSEN: Outstanding, former Wheaton Mayor Robert J. Martin played a major role in bringing Lake Michigan water to Wheaton during the 1990s.)
http://abc7chicago.com/health/officials-legionella-bacteria-possibly-detected-at-illinois-capitol-complex/2978954/
— Cook County Commissioners face questions on missed meetings – Jason Knowles and Ann Pistone (DIERSEN: Since 1999, I have had the best record by far for attending Milton Township Republican Central Committee monthly meetings and fundraisers.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/cook-co-commissioners-face-questions-on-missed-meetings/2978836/

 

NBC5
— NBC 5 First Televised 2018 Democratic Gubernatorial Forum (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting candidate forums for a) Rauner v. Ives, b) Sanguinetti v. Morthland, c) Harold v. Grasso, d) Diganvker v. Jhingan, e) Stella v. Vlakancic, f) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne, g) Kinzler v. Orozco, h) Zito v. Khouri, i) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, j) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Gavanes, k) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully, l) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, m) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, n) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, o) etc.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/ahern-illinois-governor-470593273.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner: Cut taxes, ‘wasteful spending’ to curb deficit – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/state-pays-1-billion-in-late-payment-charges

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats take heat from the left over shutdown-ending deal that didn’t address DACA – David Weigel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrats-heat-shutdown-daca-20180122-story.html
— Rauner takes new jab at Madigan on property tax appeals, but impact likely limited – Ray Long
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-met-rauner-property-tax-madigan-20180122-story.html
— Credit card defaults on the rise, and Chicago is worst, as holiday bills come due – Samantha Bomkamp (DIERSEN: My wife and I have always paid our credit card bills in full on billing, we have never paid any credit card finance charges. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates used that to paint us being selfish filthy rich DINKs (dual income, no kids).)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-credit-card-default-rate-20180121-story.html
— Hospitals cut back on opioids to battle addiction epidemic – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-hospital-opioids-20180116-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Six great for flags, beers, degrees of separation — but not political debates It’s an old conundrum: Does every candidate whose name appears on the ballot deserve an equal opportunity to participate in debates? – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/six-great-for-flags-beers-degrees-of-separation-but-not-political-debates/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner rallies his base on Ives’ home turf in DuPage County – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180122/rauner-rallies-his-base-on-ives-home-turf-in-dupage-county
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180122/three-naperville-women-appearing-on-time-magazine-cover

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ives vows cost-cutting—but admits income-tax hike to stay for now – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180123/BLOGS02/180129982

 

WTTW
— Legionella Detected in Illinois Statehouse Complex – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/01/22/legionella-detected-illinois-statehouse-complex

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sangamon County should get first dibs on state jobs, Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez, R-Leland Grove, says – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180122/sangamon-county-should-get-first-dibs-on-state-jobs-lawmaker-says
— Newly crowned Illinois State Fair Queen has farm roots – David Blanchette (DIERSEN: What are your farm roots? My mother was born and raised on a farm in Grant Park. I spent lots of time at that farm during the 1950s and early 1960s. On my father’s side, my great great grandfather homesteaded a farm in Crete in 1854. My grandmother on my father’s side was born and raised on a farm in Crete.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180122/newly-crowned-illinois-state-fair-queen-has-farm-roots

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Ending conflict of interest – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-01-23/ending-conflict-interest.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Williamson County Republican Women host attorney general candidate Erika Harold at Lincoln luncheon – Stephanie Esters
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/williamson-county-republican-women-host-attorney-general-candidate-at-lincoln/article_c29c1108-c4d7-5203-b472-e97e303117dc.html
— U.S. economy: Is it Trump? Or something else? Local experts weigh in. – DUSTIN DUNCAN (DIERSEN: Under Obama, the future looked bleak because Democrats 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://thesouthern.com/news/local/u-s-economy-is-it-trump-or-something-else-local/article_e47bc247-c63a-5f37-bc9e-2f129c8a0322.html

 

TIMES
— To beat the carp, eat the carp
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/to-beat-the-carp-eat-the-carp/article_ec87aa9a-e8fd-5551-bfb6-fbf31d8cbe8f.html

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Rauner: Cut taxes, ‘wasteful spending’ to curb deficit – AP
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/rauner-cut-taxes-wasteful-spending-to-curb-deficit/article_45f5fccb-023a-5628-84d3-3a1f47c6f62f.html

 

WREX
— Possible presence of Legionella detected in Illinois Capitol water – Audrey Moon (DIERSEN: Outstanding, former Wheaton Mayor Robert J. Martin played a major role in bringing Lake Michigan water to Wheaton during the 1990s.)
http://www.wrex.com/story/37324746/2018/01/Monday/possible-presence-of-legionella-detected-in-illinois-capitol-water

 

WSIL TV
— Debate over legalizing marijuana in Illinois continues – Hannah Gebresilassie
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37324525/debate-over-legalizing-marijuana-in-illinois-continues

 

WRHL
— Candidate for Governor visits Rochelle on Sunday – Jeff Leon
http://www.wrhl.net/news/details.cfm?clientid=31&id=258894#.WmcZpYzR-M8

 

CHICAGO MAROON
— University of Chicago Students Join Second Chicago Women’s March In Numbers – Quinn Kane (DIERSEN: To participate in these marches is to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2018/1/23/uchicago-students-join-second-chicago-womens-march/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jeanne Ives Tonight at McHenry VFW – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/01/22/jeanne-ives-is-coming-to-mchenry-county-copy/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Max Rice calling for congressional committee to tackle Illinois corruption – Glenn Minnis
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511319063-rice-calling-for-congressional-committee-to-tackle-illinois-corruption

 

COOK COUNTY RECORDER
— GOP state lawmakers join Supreme Court brief asking to reject challenge to compulsory union fees – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511319469-gop-state-lawmakers-join-supreme-court-brief-asking-to-reject-challenge-to-compulsory-union-fees

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Lawmakers push to give one of Illinois’ most highly taxed counties (McHenry) the ability to cut property taxes through consolidation – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/lawmakers-push-to-give-one-of-illinois-most-highly-taxed/article_fb807f52-ffa0-11e7-be14-ef3b080b4234.html
— Instead of property tax relief measure, Illinois lawmakers file tax reform sidestep – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: What about capping real estate taxes in Illinois at $10,000 per home?)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/instead-of-property-tax-relief-measure-illinois-lawmakers-file-tax/article_3e9ca612-ffba-11e7-a918-133076b6fcb8.html
— Illinois comptroller can now seize local funds for late pension payments – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-comptroller-can-now-seize-local-funds-for-late-pension/article_2e24a800-fd6e-11e7-bae8-3f8d2017fba3.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Persuading Illinois Voters to Avoid a Treacherous Pot Hole – Kathy Valente
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/persuading-illinois-voters-avoid-treacherous-pot-hole/

 

FEDERALIST
— What Does It Mean To Be A ‘Trump Supporter’? – David Marcus (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, and in my precinct who hate Trump and hate his supporters. In addition to being anti-Trump, they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thefederalist.com/2018/01/23/what-does-it-mean-to-support-trump/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Do you support Trump?” It is one of the most loaded and divisive questions that can be asked in America today. But what does it mean? What does a yes or no tell us about the people being asked? Does it tell us anything about their views, policy preferences, hopes for the country? With Trump’s reelection campaign two years away, is it essentially a moot question? Is it akin to asking if you support the Astros as World Series champions when, after all, until next October, what difference does it make? Typically, in cases of presidents so far from a reelection bid, we think in terms of approval, not support. There is a subtle but vital difference between the two concepts. What we approve or disapprove of is job performance, not the person. What we support, on the other hand, is the person, not the policies or accomplishments.)

 

BREITBART
— Dem Rep Gutiérrez: I Am ‘Disillusioned’ Democrats Are ‘Caving’ – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/01/22/dem-rep-gutierrez-disillusioned-democrats-caving/
— Jeff Flake: Shutdown Deal Gives Dreamers ‘Better Chance’ of Getting Pathway to Citizenship – TONY LEE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/22/jeff-flake-shutdown-deal-gives-dreamers-better-chance-of-getting-pathway-to-citizenship/
— White House Spokesman Hogan Gidley Slams Graham-Durbin Amnesty Plan — ‘They Want Open Borders’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/01/22/wh-spox-hogan-gidley-slams-graham-durbin-amnesty-plan-want-open-borders/

 

BLAZE
— DACA recipients protested by blocking a Disneyland entrance — it didn’t last long – Aaron Colen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, illegals and their supporters paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/23/daca-recipients-protested-by-blocking-a-disneyland-entrance-it-didnt-last-long
— A report says Trump wanted FBI deputy director fired – here’s why he still has the job – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: Who has stood up for you and what happened to them? In 1975, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. In 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my mentor who had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986. I should write a book about those who my critic/opponents have destroyed because they stood up for me. My nasty, vicious critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They focus on destroying those like me a) who refuse to glorify and praise them, b) who refuse to pander to them, c) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and d) who refuse to give them money.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/22/a-report-says-trump-wanted-fbi-deputy-director-fired-heres-why-he-still-has-the-job
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to a report Monday from Axios, President Trump ordered FBI Director Christopher Wray to fire the deputy director, Andrew McCabe. The report says that Director Wray objected to the order and told the president that if McCabe were fired, he’d retire as well. Since the administration was already under fire for jettisoning James Comey from the FBI, the report explains, Trump backed down from his order.)

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: White House calls for citizenship for DREAMers, and millions more – Ed Straker (DIERSEN: Will RINOs succeed in convincing Trump that he can turn illegals into Republicans? RINOs a) want cheap labor, b) reject most, if not all of the Republican Party platform, and c) focus on getting rid of Republicans like me. Overwhelmingly, illegals are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/01/white_house_calls_for_citizenship_for_dreamers_and_millions_more.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— After shutdown, Republicans have leverage on immigration – Michael Barone
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/michael-barone-after-shutdown-republicans-have-leverage-on-immigration/article/2646756

 

REUTERS
— ‘Dreamers’ disappointed that Congress deferred DACA deal – Sharon Bernstein (DIERSEN: What are you disappointed about? I am disappointed that activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who state that they are conservative and/or Republican have not done more to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-shutdown-dreamers/dreamers-disappointed-that-congress-deferred-daca-deal-idUSKBN1FC05Q

 

ABC NEWS
— Immigration activists outraged with Democrats over Senate vote to end government shutdown – MORGAN WINSOR
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/immigration-activists-outraged-democrats-senate-vote-end-government/story

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— OUTRAGEOUS: Trump open to expanding Dreamer protection to 1.2 million despite campaign vow – ANITA KUMAR AND FRANCO ORDOÑEZ
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article196077884.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Senate Democrats’ Vote to End Shutdown Infuriates Some on the Left – Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns (DIERSEN: What do those on the left want? They want the federal government to get rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/22/us/politics/liberal-activists-democrats-betrayal-shutdown.html
— Schumer Sells Out the Resistance – Michelle Goldberg (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What does the resistance want? ANSWER: Get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/22/opinion/schumer-sellout-resistance-shutdown.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats just got rolled. They can blame Barack Obama. – Marc A. Thiessen (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/democrats-just-got-rolled-they-can-blame-barack-obama/2018/01/22/60c8be48-ffaa-11e7-8acf-ad2991367d9d_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Marijuana money increasingly flowing to Republican lawmakers – Trevor Hughes (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you seek or take money from those who promote pot, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/01/21/marijuana-money-increasingly-flowing-republican-lawmakers/1042239001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-American countries disapprove of Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/22/trump-us-news-world-report-best-countries-united-states-survey/1055835001/
— Millennials: 1 in 6 now have $100,000 socked away – Adam Shell (DIERSEN: If do not have at least $1 million, or are on track to have at least $1 million by the time that you retire, you are in big trouble financially.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/01/23/millennials-1-6-now-have-100-000-socked-away/1053803001/
— U.S. CEOs dont’t let politics get in way of soaring confidence – Kim Hjelmgaard and Donna Leinwand Leger (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, CEOs paint themselves and their organizations/companies as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)

https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20180123/281788514482685

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Immigration Is Still Radioactive – Walter Russell Mead (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants overwhelmingly vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/immigration-is-still-radioactive-1516666160
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want cheap labor promote immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-a-heated-immigration-debate-might-affect-grandmas-care-1516636317

 

BLOOMBERG
— Shutdown Deal Turns Democrats Against Each Other Before Midterms – Jennifer Epstein
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-23/shutdown-deal-turns-democrats-against-each-other-before-midterms
— Senate Democrats Get Little as Shutdown Fight Ends With a Punt – Steven T. Dennis
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-22/senate-democrats-get-little-as-shutdown-fight-ends-with-a-punt

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Billionaires Made So Much Money Last Year They Could End Extreme Poverty Seven Times – SHELLY HAGAN
http://time.com/money/5112462/billionaires-made-so-much-money-last-year-they-could-end-extreme-poverty-seven-times/

 

CPA JOURNAL
— Congress and the SALT Deduction – Past, Present, and Future – Scott Ahroni, Biagio Pilato and Benjamin Silliman
https://www.cpajournal.com/2018/01/22/congress-salt-deduction/

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Shutdown theater: Democrats must now use State of the Union to force a DACA deal. Yes, Democrats caved to Trump on the shutdown — but they could still win long-term. The DACA fight is still on.)
https://www.salon.com/2018/01/23/shutdown-theater-democrats-must-now-use-state-of-the-union-to-force-a-daca-deal/

 

ATLANTIC
— How Federal Workers Spent Their Unexpected Day Off One budget analyst planned to do some vacuuming and watch Law & Order. – ELAINE GODFREY
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/01/how-federal-workers-spent-their-unexpected-day-off/551180/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One analyst working in the Government Accountability Office told me in an email that he was mentally preparing himself for a days- or even weeks-long period without pay due to the government shutdown. But now that a deal has been reached, he said, “today just feels like one of the lesser holidays, like Columbus Day.” The analyst, who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak with the press, said he and his wife spent the afternoon at Costco, stocking up on toilet paper, eggs, and milk. He also split a slice of pizza with his daughter. “All in all, not a bad deal in exchange for congressional inaction,” he told me.)

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— The Democrats caved. Now we have to act. (DIERSEN: Who do you side with? Ever-increasingly, illegals side with individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. What does that say about the illegals?)
https://socialistworker.org/2018/01/23/the-democrats-caved-now-we-have-to-act

January 22 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Democrats, GOP try to dodge blame for shuttered government; Senate to vote early Monday – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/democrats-gop-try-to-dodge-blame-for-shuttered-government;-senate-to-vote-early-monday/2972164/

 

NBC5
— Duckworth Slams Trump as ‘5-Deferment Draft Dodger’ in Fiery Speech on Shutdown The Illinois Democrat said Trump’s accusation was “just the latest in a string of recent comments where he accuses Democrats like me of not caring about our military” – Shelby Bremer (DIERSEN: Like Trump, I am a “5-Deferment Draft Dodger.” Should draft dodgers like Trump and I be barred from seeking/holding government/political offices? To be considered a draft dodger today, you have to be someone a) who was subject to the draft, b) sought or obtained one or more draft deferment, c) fled the United States, d) etc.  If you sought or obtained a draft deferment, by definition, you are, like Trump and me, a) a citizen of the United States, b) male, and c) old. In 2006, in Wheaton, Duckworth had one of her thugs throw me out of one of her public events.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/duckworth-trump-cadet-bone-spurs-federal-shutdown-470417973.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Shutdown extends into workweek, as Senate talks continue  A vote to break a Democratic filibuster on a short-term funding bill is scheduled for noon Monday. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-moderates-to-pitch-leaders-on-plan-to-end-shutdown/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: 4 Cook County Board members missed 25% or more meetings in past 5 years (DIERSEN: Since 1999, I have best record by far for attending Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/4-cook-county-board-members-missed-25-or-more-meetings-in-past-5-years-survey/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Senate talks fall short, shutdown extends into workweek – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–budget-battle-20180122-story.html
— Shutdown to extend into workweek as Senate fails to reach deal – Robert Costa, Erica Werner, Mike Debonis and Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-government-shutdown-20180121-story.html
— Is a Medicaid work requirement fair? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-medicaid-rauner-work-trump-20180116-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Earlier this month, Kentucky made Medicaid history: It will now require some of its Medicaid recipients to work or risk losing benefits. Critics say this 20-hours-per-week rule is a draconian plan to toss people off the rolls. Let’s talk about that. Kentucky’s plan is flexible: Recipients could meet the requirement through volunteer work, job training, searching for a job, taking classes, or caring for someone elderly or disabled. Pregnant women, full-time students, the medically frail, the homeless and people who aren’t healthy enough to work will be exempt. . .Illinois, like almost every state, struggles to control rising Medicaid costs. You’ll remember that Obamacare not only offered a way for the uninsured to buy coverage, but also hugely expanded Medicaid beyond its traditional role of helping the neediest Americans afford health care. Illinois added hundreds of thousands of people to the rolls, many of them able-bodied adults — and Washington, not Illinois taxpayers — paid almost all of the new costs. As a result, 1 in 4 Illinoisans now is a Medicaid beneficiary.)
— Pence accuses Congress of playing politics with military pay – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-ml–budget-battle-pence-20180121-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump marchers.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–womens-marches-20180121-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–womens-marches-20180120-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Several state legislative committees will have a joint hearing at the Bilandic Building to talk about legal marijuana, and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is planning to testify.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-riverwalk-noise-proposal-20180122-story.html
— Rauner’s new take on federal tax overhaul – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-riverwalk-noise-proposal-20180122-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Earlier this year, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner appeared on a Joliet radio station and said the GOP-led tax overhaul in Washington was “punishing” to the middle class for capping the deduction of state and local taxes at $10,000. But late last week, the governor unveiled a new “point of view” blog on the state website. He lauded the new federal tax law and said it means “tax relief is coming for the vast majority of Illinois families and businesses starting in 2018.” It’s the latest of shifting positions Rauner has had on Republican efforts in Washington. The governor previously declined to discuss his thoughts on changes to the tax code, saying he had “no obligation to comment on every possible policy change in Washington.” In his new blog post, Rauner said: “Members of Illinois’ middle class will keep more of their hard-earned dollars as a result of the federal tax changes.” Rauner said seven out of 10 federal tax returns in Illinois do not itemize deductions and will be able to take advantage of a doubled standard deduction and lower tax rates. He said “most families who itemize their returns will also see lower taxes,” even with the cap on state and local tax deductions and a $750,000 limit on mortgage interest for new home sales. If anything, Rauner said he sees the new federal tax law as sending “a clear message to the Illinois General Assembly: Get busy reducing state and local taxes.” Rauner has long been rebuffed in calling for freezing and making it easier for citizens to reduce local property taxes. And he’s also called for a rollback of the state income tax hike enacted last year.)
— If Chicago lands Amazon’s HQ2, will scores of residents be priced out of their neighborhoods? – Bob Goldsborough (DIERSEN: People want to live where those who share their demographics are the majority. From what I see, ever-increasingly, tragically, people want to live in neighborhoods where the following are the majority: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-amazon-hq2-housing-20180120-story.html
— Mistakes to avoid when looking for a mentor – John DiScala (DIERSEN: What happened to your mentors? In 1975, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. In 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my mentor who had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-mistakes-to-avoid-when-looking-for-a-mentor-20180117-story.html
— Do millennials really have it tough? – Gene Marks (DIERSEN: Did you have it tough? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if I was a millennial, I never would have been able to do what I did before I was 33. I bought new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, and 29. I bought a new town home when I was 24, a studio condo when I was 25, and 27. My wife and I bought a home when I was 29. I earned a bachelor’s degree when I was 21, an MBA when I was 27, and a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. In today’s dollars, I was earning $81,071/year when I was 25 and $91,880/year when I was 30.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-do-millennials-really-have-it-tough-20180116-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hobbes cited the spiraling costs of health care, housing and education that affect his generation. He drew attention to stagnating wages, the rise of lower-quality contracting work that has replaced jobs with real benefits, the expensive real estate and cost of living required to live in the highest growth cities like San Francisco, Seattle and New York, and the right-leaning attitude toward more personal responsibility that has shifted significantly over the past two decades. In addition, Motley Fool points out that millennials are delaying life events such as marriage and home ownership because of money uncertainty. When adjusting for inflation, the average worker in the 24-36 age group earns $10,000 less than their parents’ generation did at the same age, which is roughly 20 percent less purchasing power. Many younger workers (66 percent) are contributing to an employer-sponsored retirement plan, but at lower rates than older generations, and that’s largely because of limited earnings and student debt, Motley Fool reports. The average student debt for a millennial is double that of the previous generation, Motley Fool notes. And, according to a T. Rowe Price study, nearly half of millennials expect to work at least part-time in retirement.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-donald-trump-racism-dahleen-glanton-20180119-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: MANY BIG PICTURES: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180122/281792809447921
— Gauging when to retire Financial, psychological triggers that come into play – Janet Bodnar (DIERSEN: I should write a book about being forced to take early retirement.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180122/281887298728433

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— New session will bring new efforts at pension reform – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: To “reform” pensions is to a) make employees pay more for their pensions and/or b) cut employee pensions. Ever-increasingly, you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned a) if you are in line to get a pension or b) if you are getting a pension. The bigger the pension that you are in line to get or you are getting, the more that you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being someone who is getting something that they did not really earn and that they do not disserve. How do people react when they are demonized, denigrated, and condemned?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180121/new-session-will-bring-new-efforts-at-pension-reform
— Is civics still taught in our schools? – Peoria Journal Star (DIERSEN: For Democtrats, to teach civics is to teach how to get rid of Republicans.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180121/their-view-is-civics-still-taught-in-our-schools
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: During the last national election we experienced a level of civics illiteracy — locally and nationally, across the age spectrum — that was both astounding and appalling. So glaring was it — about the most basic elements of government, from its three branches to the separation of powers to the Bill of Rights — that we wondered if civics is even being taught anymore in America’s schools. If so, those lessons were lost in Louisiana.)

 

TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Automatic voter registration ‘smooth sailing’ so far.”
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/automatic-voter-registration-smooth-sailing-so-far/article_85953458-9b67-5ae8-8604-4c3da9862c9a.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump marches. 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.mywebtimes.com/news/local/thousands-protest-trump-at-illinois-women-s-marches/article_35ad82d9-a217-5b0c-88cb-41a8cb3aa33e.html

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Democratic candidates for U.S. Congressional seat speak at forum – Keith Stewart (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting candidate forums for a) Rauner v. Ives, b) Sanguinetti v. Morthland, c) Harold v. Grasso, d) Diganvker v. Jhingan, e) Stella v. Vlakancic, f) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne, g) Kinzler v. Orozco, h) Zito v. Khouri, i) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, j) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Gavanes, k) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully, l) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, m) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, n) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, o) etc.)
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/democratic-candidates-for-u-s-congressional-seat-speak-at-forum/article_3ba24ee1-97e8-5f64-83f1-17dfbcb97a41.html

 

HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK
— Properly representing 10th district, immigration hot issues for Republican candidates – Xavier Ward (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting candidate forums for a) Rauner v. Ives, b) Sanguinetti v. Morthland, c) Harold v. Grasso, d) Diganvker v. Jhingan, e) Stella v. Vlakancic, f) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne, g) Kinzler v. Orozco, h) Zito v. Khouri, i) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, j) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Gavanes, k) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully, l) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, m) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, n) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, o) etc.)
http://www.hplandmark.com/properly-representing-10th-district-immigration-hot-issues-republican-candidates

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Davis-LaHood Blame Durbin-Duckworth For Government Shutdown – CHARLIE SCHLENKER
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/davis-lahood-blame-durbin-duckworth-government-shutdown

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Lawmakers head back to Springfield to resolve SB 444 – Brooke Brighton
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/lawmakers-head-back-to-springfield-to-resolve-sb-444/930526184

 

BGA
— FACT CHECK: CHICAGO’S PRIVATE-SECTOR EMPLOYMENT: REALLY THE HIGHEST IN CITY HISTORY? – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller (DIERSEN: When did you work in the private sector? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; and pumped gasoline 1971-1972.)
https://www.bettergov.org/news/fact-check-chicagos-private-sector-employment-really-the-highest-in-city-history

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Today’s number: 11 Illinois women in 200 years (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against women and the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/22/todays-number-11-illinois-women-in-200-years/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— It’s not ‘the Wall’ Democrats Fear – Mike Ford
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/01/its_not_the_wall_democrats_fear.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In his immigration speeches, President Trump always says, “Build The Wall!” Lately, he’s also added Chain Migration and the Visa Lottery along with E-Verify, to his list of immigration fixes. Of all those immigration reforms, the loss of Chain Migration and the Visa Lottery would do the most damage to the Democrat voter import machine. Both of those programs are responsible for a large number of unsuitable foreign arrivals who end up on public assistance or in prison and eventually as Democrat voters, legally or sometimes not.)

 

ROLL CALL
— House GOP to Senate: You Can’t Bind Us House conservatives unlikely to sign on to any Senate immigration deal – Lindsey McPherson
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/house-gop-senate-cant-bind-us
— Senate Adjourns, Ensures Government Shutdown on Monday McConnell offers some concessions, but no deal yet – Niels Lesniewski
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/senate-adjourns-ensures-government-shutdown-monday

 

POLITICO
— Senate to vote Monday on plan to reopen government But Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says there’s no deal yet. – BURGESS EVERETT, HEATHER CAYGLE and ELANA SCHOR
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/21/government-shutdown-2018-trump-senate-354113
— ‘Washington Was About to Explode’: The Clinton Scandal, 20 Years Later In 1998, news broke that upended politics and sent a presidency hurtling toward impeachment. Twenty years later, an all-star panel tries to make sense of that moment—and what it tells us about our own. – JOHN F. HARRIS (DIERSEN: What did you focus on during 1998? During the first of the year, I focused on finding a job that would be appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license. During the second part of the year, I focused on helping my attorney pursue Diersen v. GAO. During the summer, I rode my bike over 2,000 miles.)
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/01/21/clinton-lewinsky-scandal-20-years-later-me-too-216484

 

CNN
— Senate vote scheduled for Monday to potentially end shutdown – Eli Watkins, Daniella Diaz and Ted Barrett
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/21/politics/donald-trump-mick-mulvaney-filibuster/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Shutdown Goes Into Monday as Senate Inches Toward Deal – Nicholas Fandos and Thomas Kaplan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/21/us/politics/congress-government-shutdown.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Senate adjourns without deal to end government shutdown; vote postponed until noon Monday – Robert Costa, Erica Werner, Mike DeBonis and Sean Sullivan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/trump-launches-new-round-of-partisan-attacks-as-government-shutdown-hits-day-2/2018/01/21/0560aece-fe35-11e7-a46b-a3614530bd87_story.html
— President Trump’s claim that ‘nearly 3 in 4’ convicted of terrorism are foreign-born – Salvador Rizzo
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2018/01/22/president-trumps-claim-that-nearly-3-in-4-convicted-of-terrorism-are-foreign-born/
— Women and independents drive advantage for Democrats ahead of midterm elections, Post-ABC poll finds – Scott Clement (DIERSEN: Democrats want everyone to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/women-and-independents-drive-advantage-for-democrats-ahead-of-midterms-elections-post-abc-poll-finds/2018/01/21/6d7081a6-fef8-11e7-8acf-ad2991367d9d_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that “Government shutdown foreshadows a 2018 of inaction and gridlock.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/01/22/daily-202-government-shutdown-foreshadows-a-2018-of-inaction-and-gridlock/5a65417230fb0469e88402a8/

 

USA TODAY
— Senate adjourns without deal to end shutdown; Monday vote scheduled – Erin Kelly
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/01/21/senate-fund-government/1052512001/
— Vast majority of new wealth last year went to top 1% – Kim Hjelmgaard
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/01/22/vast-majority-new-wealth-last-year-went-top-1/1051947001/
— Number of international visitors to the USA declines – Nancy Trejos (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at the world that those in the USA who voted for Trump are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/roadwarriorvoices/2018/01/19/number-international-visitors-usa-declines/1047492001/
— First year of Trump-Pence brings bountiful blessings, religious conservatives say – Maureen Groppe
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/01/19/first-year-trump-pence-brings-bountiful-blessings-religious-conservatives-say/1044308001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH 5 PICTURES: A year of chaos and change 1968 WAS A VIOLENT VOLCANO THAT NEVER STOPPED ERUPTING IN RECRIMINATIONS AND ASSASSINATIONS, DAILY CASUALTY COUNTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS, AND NIGHTLY TELEVISED VIOLENCE AND UNREST. – David Waters (DIERSEN: What did you do in 1968? I worked as a part-time mailman for the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office. I was a full-time student at UIC. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I sold my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and bought a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I saved money for college expenses.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnists/otis-sanford/2018/01/22/year-chaos-and-change/1025117001/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-tps-20180119-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Senate Fails to End Government Shutdown, Plans Vote on Three-Week Spending Bill Shutdown will stretch into a third day as negotiations over immigration continue to roil Capitol Hill – Kristina Peterson, Natalie Andrews and Siobhan Hughes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawmakers-struggle-to-seek-compromise-as-government-shutdown-continues-1516545587
— An inside look at three factors fueling the free-speech debate on American college campuses. – Jason Bellini (DIERSEN: Who wants to limit your speech, that is, who wants to control/dictate what you say and write? Since 2000, my crtics/opponents have worked very hard to control/dictate what I put in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/moving-upstream/free-speech-colleges-in-the-crossfire-moving-upstream/184D881F-893D-4AE3-8CA3-0480E2B215AB

 

BBC
— ‘World’s richest 1% get 82% of the wealth’, says Oxfam – Katie Hope
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42745853

January 20 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Pritzker haunted by wiretapped conversation with Blagojevich at candidate forum – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/pritzker-haunted-by-wiretapped-conversation-with-blagojevich-at-candidate-forum/2969075/

 

WLS AM
— Despite Blago tapes, Pritzker defends his public service career – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/01/19/despite-blago-tapes-pritzker-defends-his-public-service-career/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Government shuts down as hopes for a spending deal crumble in divided Senate – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-government-shutdown-20180119-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump marchers.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-womens-march-chicago-preview-20180119-story.html
— Pritzker bears brunt of attacks at Democratic governor forum over property tax breaks, Blagojevich wiretaps – Rick Pearson and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-kennedy-pritzker-biss-democrat-illinois-forum-tribune-20180119-story.html
— Game on! Pritzker parries the ‘insider’ charge, Kennedy lashes back – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-democratic-governor-debate-0121-20180119-story.html
— Illinois Tollway withdraws proposal for $9 million contract after comptroller complaint – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/wisniewski/ct-met-mendoza-20180119-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “It’s up to Illinois lawmakers to protect Obamacare from Trump.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/obamacare-donald-trump-small-business-health-plans-editorial/
— Journalists working for the Los Angeles Times have voted to unionize (DIERSEN: There are many similarities between what journalists do and what GAO employees do. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/journalists-at-l-a-times-owned-by-chicago-based-tronc-vote-to-unionize/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20180120/281694025196926

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump limo promotion fuels online controversy for Volo Auto Museum – Lisa Friedman Miner
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180119/trump-limo-promotion-fuels-online-controversy-for-volo-auto-museum
— Facebook to emphasize ‘trustworthy’ news via user surveys – AP (DIERSEN: Should GOPUSA ILLINOIS survey its readers on how trustworthy they consider the following to be: ABC7, NBC5, CBS2, Fox News Chicago, WGN TV, WTTW, WGN TV, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Crain’s Chicago Business, WLS AM, WGN Radio, Suburban life, Springfield State Journal Register, Champaign/Urbana News Gazette, Belleville News Democrat, Politico Illinois, Capitol Fax, etc.? All of the aforesaid a) claim to be independent and nonpartisan, b) deny that they promote the Democrat, Libertarian, or Green party platforms, c) deny that 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, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and d) deny that they promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminution of First and Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, etc.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20180120/281694025196926

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois Commerce Commission flirts with uselessness – Editorial
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180119/ISSUE07/180119867/in-peoples-gas-ruling-icc-flirts-with-uselessness

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner order bars lawmakers from property-tax appeals – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180119/rauner-order-bars-lawmakers-from-property-tax-appeals

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Central Illinoisans feel heard, supported at anti-abortion March for Life – JAYLYN COOK
http://herald-review.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/central-illinoisans-feel-heard-supported-at-anti-abortion-march-for/article_c942660a-f285-5266-842a-816f18504f87.html

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Illinois property taxes rise six times faster than income during recession – Editorial
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/opinion/editorials/other-view-illinois-property-taxes-rise-six-times-faster-than/article_c8679f5d-c873-50fa-96e2-5b8715f83273.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Ives Beats Rauner in Straw Poll
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=258791#.WmMeAIzR-M8


BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump marchers.
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article195631869.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Southern Illinois farmers see improvements, hope for more under Trump presidency – ISAAC SMITH (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Do those who share your demographics see improvements under the Trump presidency? Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who share my demographics as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. The aforesaid demonization, denigration, and condemnation discourages those who share my demographics from attending events like the Wheaton State of the City Address.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/southern-illinois-farmers-see-improvements-hope-for-more-under-trump/article_0475920a-41bb-5476-b042-8019e76fe229.html

 

WSIL TV
— Rauner bans lawmakers from representing clients before property tax board
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37307544/rauner-bans-lawmakers-from-representing-clients-before-property-tax-board

 

WJBC
— Minority Leader Brady sees a very tough year trying to balance the state’s budget
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/01/19/minority-leader-brady-sees-a-very-tough-year-trying-to-balance-the-states-budget/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Court hears arguments in sanctuary-cities case – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/court-hears-arguments-in-sanctuary-cities-case

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Has Revealed Assumptions About Handling Presidential Wealth, Businesses.”
http://nprillinois.org/post/trump-has-revealed-assumptions-about-handling-presidential-wealth-businesses#stream/0
— Facebook Moves To Decide What Is Real News – AARTI SHAHANI (DIERSEN: Of course, members of Group A will rank www.gopillinois.com very low quality and members of Group B will rank www.gopillinois.com very high quality. 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://nprillinois.org/post/facebook-moves-decide-what-real-news#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook is rolling out a major change to its News Feed: pushing up news articles that come from “high quality” sources, and pushing down the others. The move signals that, in an effort to combat the problem of fake news, the social media giant is willing to play a kind of editorial role — making decisions based on substance, not just how viral a headline may be. . .The company asserts that its own executives will not pick and choose favorites. Rather, they’ll let the users decide what counts as a trusted source.)

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Americans for Truth president Peter LaBarbera: Museum’s drag queen story time corrupts children – Glenn Minnis
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511318666-americans-for-truth-president-museum-s-drag-queen-story-time-corrupts-children

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Courting McHenry County: Rauner to Visit Saturday, January 20, 2018 – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/01/19/courting-mchenry-county-rauner-to-visit/

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Rauner avoiding debates with primary opponent (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting candidate forums for a) Rauner v. Ives, b) Sanguinetti v. Morthland, c) Harold v. Grasso, d) Diganvker v. Jhingan, e) Stella v. Vlakancic, f) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne, g) Kinzler v. Orozco, h) Zito v. Khouri, i) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, j) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Gavanes, k) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully, l) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, m) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, n) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, o) etc.)
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-rauner-avoiding-debates-with-primary-opponent/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Any Given Sunday: Identity Politics and the Illinois Republican Race for Governor – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/01/any-given-sunday-identity-politics-and-the-illinois-republican-race-for-governor/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 7 MEMBERS OF ILLINOIS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION CO-SPONSOR BORN ALIVE MEASURE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/7-members-of-illinois-congressional-delegation-co-sponsor-born-alive-measure.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner issues executive order barring legislators from representing clients at PTAB (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the tremendous opposition that I encountered to get my home’s assessed valuation reduced during the 1980s and 1990s. Ultimately, the Property Tax Appeal Board ruled in my favor.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/19/rauner-issues-executive-order-barring-legislators-from-representing-clients-at-ptab/

 

FOX BUSINESS
— What Happens in a Shutdown? – Kate Davidson
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2018/01/19/what-happens-in-shutdown.html

 

GOPUSA
— Schumer Democrats Choose Illegal Aliens Over Citizens in Government Shutdown
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37570
— TREASONOUS: Oakland expands protection for illegals; cuts all ties with ICE
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37490
— More than half of Seattle’s software developers were born outside U.S. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers in America make it clear that they prefer to hire citizens of foreign countries.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37457

 

NEWSMAX
— Senate Democrats Derail Bill to Avert Shutdown – Todd Beamon
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/us-budget-battle-the-latest/2018/01/19/id/838321/
— Minorities Benefit From Trump Economy as Dems Bloviate – Chuck Morse
https://www.newsmax.com/chuckmorse/trump-economy-tax-cuts-minorities/2018/01/19/id/838213/

 

BREITBART
— Flake/Durbin/Gardner Plan: Amnesty for Millions or Shut Down Government – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/19/flakedurbingardner-plan-amnesty-for-millions-or-shut-down-government/
— Don’t Be Fooled: Facebook Is Taking Power Away from Users – ALLUM BOKHARI
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/01/19/dont-be-fooled-facebook-is-taking-power-away-from-users/
— President Trump Congratulates Log Cabin Republicans on 40th Anniversary – CHARLIE NASH
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/18/president-trump-congratulates-log-cabin-republicans-40th-anniversary/

 

BLAZE
— The public will now determine what’s real and what’s ‘fake news’ on Facebook, Zuckerberg announces – Aaron Colen (DIERSEN: What criteria will the “public” use? Of course, members of Group A will rank www.gopillinois.com credibility very low and members of Group B will rank www.gopillinois.com credibility very high. 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.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/19/the-public-will-now-determine-whats-real-and-whats-fake-news-on-facebook-zuckerberg-announces

 

PJ MEDIA
— Graham to GOP: Support ‘Amnesty’; Hispanic Community ‘Should be Our Voters’ – NICHOLAS BALLASY (DIERSEN: Democrats foment hatred. Democrats shout at Hispanics and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Democrats count on Hispanics to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/graham-gop-support-amnesty-hispanic-community-voters/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Trump’s Support Among Blacks Doubles Despite Racism Claims Trump’s support among black men “significantly exceeds his 2016 vote share.” – RYAN SAAVEDRA
https://www.dailywire.com/news/25952/report-trumps-support-among-blacks-doubles-despite-ryan-saavedra#

 

THE HILL
— Democrats shut government down, but they’re still struggling to explain why – THOMAS BINION
http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/369881-democrats-already-shut-government-down-but-theyre-still-struggling-to
— Congress looks for way out of government shutdown – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND MELANIE ZANONA
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/369892-congress-looks-for-way-out-of-government-shutdown

 

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s dealmaker image tarnished by U.S. government shutdown.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-shutdown-trump/trumps-dealmaker-image-tarnished-by-u-s-government-shutdown-idUSKBN1F907B

 

CNN
— Government shuts down as lawmakers still searching for a deal – Lauren Fox, Phil Mattingly, Ted Barrett, Daniella Diaz and Deirdre Walsh
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/19/politics/government-shutdown-trump-congress-latest/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their success in shutting the federal government down.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-s-second-year-starts-government-sputtering-stop-n839311

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Tax Confusion As New York Rethinks Code – Vivian Wang and Jesse McKinley (DIERSEN: One could ask what is Illinois doing to “sidestep the effects of President Trump’s new federal tax plan and its sharp reduction in the deductibility of state and local taxes?” In Washington, your Congressman represents you. Roskam represents me. In Springfield, who represents those in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality who pay more than $10,000 a year in real estate and state income taxes? For me, it is Bruce Rauner, Evelyn Sanguinetti, Mike Connelly, and Jeanne Ives. In addition to the aforesaid, Morthland, Harold, Grasso, Minor, Grant, and Byrne want to represent me in Springfield.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/nyregion/cuomo-trump-payroll-tax-income.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If taxpayers and lawmakers were expecting that a new 37-page report would provide a definitive road map of how New York State might sidestep the effects of President Trump’s new federal tax plan and its sharp reduction in the deductibility of state and local taxes, they instead got a view of just how complicated this is. The report, released this week, laid out at least a half-dozen ways New York could rewrite its tax code, with no indication of which option legislators might pursue. There was a potpourri of progressive rates, wage credits and tax-withholding schemes, with officials cautioning that all the options would require further study. No bills have been drafted. The possibilities included completely replacing the state income tax with an employer-side payroll tax; introducing a new progressive payroll tax in addition to the existing income tax, with tax credits to make up the difference; or designing a payroll tax only for wage earners above a certain income threshold — the taxpayers most likely to be hurt by the federal tax plan in the first place. Some versions would be mandatory. Others would be opt-in.)
— Facebook to Let Users Rank Credibility of News – SHEERA FRENKEL and SAPNA MAHESHWARI (DIERSEN: Of course, members of Group A will rank www.gopillinois.com credibility very low and members of Group B will rank www.gopillinois.com credibility very high. 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.nytimes.com/2018/01/19/technology/facebook-news-feed.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Congress returns to work Saturday as lawmakers press to keep shutdown short-lived – Mike DeBonis, Ed O’Keefe, Erica Werner and Elise Viebeck
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/government-shuts-down-after-senate-bill-collapses-negotiations-fail/2018/01/20/dca0d7e0-fda6-11e7-8f66-2df0b94bb98a_story.html
— Your Questions Answered on Government Shutdown – Bloomberg
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/your-questions-answered-on-government-shutdown-quicktake-qanda/2018/01/19/f9623b22-fd46-11e7-9b5d-bbf0da31214d_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps focus on turning Blacks against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/01/19/trump-is-almost-right-hell-get-95-percent-of-black-voters-voting-against-him/
— Neighbor intends to plead guilty to assault of Sen. Rand Paul: court documents – Justin Jouvenal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/neighbor-agrees-to-plead-guilty-to-assault-of-sen-rand-paul-court-documents/2018/01/19/a65bd612-efeb-11e7-b3bf-ab90a706e175_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Scientists call for lowering drunk driving threshold – AP
https://nypost.com/2018/01/18/scientists-back-lowering-drunken-driving-threshold-to-05/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Lawmakers Return to Capitol for Spending Talks Congress looks to resolve disagreements over immigration that triggered the first government shutdown in more than four years – Siobhan Hughes, Kristina Peterson and Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawmakers-return-to-capitol-for-spending-talks-1516457858
— Deadline Passes, Triggering Shutdown; Senate Rejects Short-Term Spending Bill Both chambers were expected to be in session Saturday, continuing discussions over how to resolve underlying disputes – Kristina Peterson, Natalie Andrews and Siobhan Hughes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/showdown-looms-as-senate-democrats-prepare-to-reject-spending-bill-1516364692
— New and Improved List of Best Jobs in America – Joe Queenan (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that all the jobs that I had were bad jobs. 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-new-and-improved-list-of-best-jobs-in-america-1516386672
— Exit Russia, Enter America In 1917 many exhausted world leaders believed the bitter fighting could easily drag on into 1920. – Wm. Roger Louis (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/review-exit-russia-enter-america-1516398619
— How to Resist Our Age of Resentment Toxic feelings of inadequacy are on the rise, fueled by social media, but there are ways to stay sane – Peggy Drexler (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted resentment. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-resist-our-age-of-resentment-1516376960
An Unwelcome Tax Surprise Could Soon Lurk in Your Paycheck
— Workers’ withholding may no longer reflect what is owed for the current year or anticipated refunds – Laura Saunders (DIERSEN: From what I see, outrageously, the less federal income tax that you have paid in the past because you have itemized your deductions, the more federal income tax that you will pay in the future. I itemized my deductions 1972-1977 and my wife and I have itemized our deductions since we got married in 1978.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-unwelcome-tax-surprise-could-soon-lurk-in-your-paycheck-1516363200
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to Treasury officials, the new withholding tables have been adjusted to reflect the larger standard deduction, lower tax rates, and the repeal of the personal exemption. But the tables couldn’t take into account changes that affect individuals differently. So they don’t include the shrinking alternative-minimum tax, the expanded child credit, or the repeal of deductions for state and local taxes. . .Or, say that Mike owes high federal and state taxes that he will no longer be able to deduct, other than $10,000. But his W-4 form on file with his employer reflects his ability to take these deductions in prior years. As a result, Mike might be under-withheld for tax year 2018. . .Many agree that taxpayers at high risk of being under-withheld are those with large itemized deductions that have been repealed or limited. These include write-offs for state and local taxes and miscellaneous expenses, such as those not reimbursed by an employer.)
— William Bain Jr. Founded Consulting and Private-Equity Firms, and Mentored Mitt Romney – James R. Hagerty (DIERSEN: What happened to your mentors? In 1975, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. In 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my mentor who had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/william-bain-jr-founded-consulting-and-private-equity-firms-and-groomed-mitt-romney-1516236137
— Help Wanted? Maybe Not, With Visa Rules Under Review Federal H-1B program has brought highly skilled foreign workers to the U.S. – Jo Craven McGinty (DIERSEN: One of the audits that I worked on for GAO focused on Immigration and Naturalization Service issuance of employment visas. Ever-increasingly, employers talk and act like they believe that citizens of foreign countries are far superior to citizens of America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/help-wanted-maybe-not-with-visa-rules-under-review-1516370400

 

USA TODAY
— Delta Air tightens requirements for onboard emotional support animals – Bart Jansen
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/travel/2018/01/19/delta-air-tightens-requirements-onboard-emotional-support-animals/109603428/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps put the interests of foreign countries ahead of the interests of America.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/19/trumps-foreign-policy-often-put-america-first-and-alone/1036558001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump marches.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/01/18/womens-march-more-inclusive-year/1038859001/

 

INC.
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An immigrant from Haiti says “I came here and have made this country better, by following the rules, paying taxes, and being a contributing member of society. Immigrants [like me] have created jobs, and moved the economy further.” Are/were you a “contributing member of society?” What is/was your contribution to society? Since 2000, I have sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. Since 2004 those emails have included links to more than 291,900 articles and information on many upcoming events. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; delivered mail 1966-1969; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; washed dishes 1964-1966; and did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964.)
https://www.inc.com/zoe-henry/immigrant-entrepreneur-trump-shithole-countries.html

 

THE WIRE
— Facebook to Prioritize ‘Trustworthy’ News Based on Member Surveys – DAVID INGRAM (DIERSEN: Should GOPUSA ILLINOIS survey its readers on how trustworthy they consider the following to be: ABC7, NBC5, CBS2, Fox News Chicago, WGN TV, WTTW, WGN TV, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Crain’s Chicago Business, WLS AM, WGN Radio, Suburban life, Springfield State Journal Register, Champaign/Urbana News Gazette, Belleville News Democrat, Politico Illinois, Capitol Fax, etc.? All of the aforesaid a) claim to be independent and nonpartisan, b) deny that they promote the Democrat, Libertarian, or Green party platforms, c) deny that 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, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and d) deny that they promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminution of First and Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, etc.)
https://thewire.in/215651/facebook-prioritise-trustworthy-news-based-member-surveys/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump marches.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-01-20/thousands-expected-at-womens-marches-across-illinois

 

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps focus on turning members of Group A against 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.)
http://time.com/5109800/political-divide-republicans-donald-trump/

 

DUPAGE FOX VALLEY HOMES
— FOR SALE: 610 WEST ROOSEVELT ROAD #C1-D1, WHEATON – $295,000
http://dupagefoxvalleyhomes.com/homes-for-sale-details/610-WEST-ROOSEVELT-ROAD-C1-D1-WHEATON-IL-60187/09590338/34/

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 820 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $825,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448303_zpid/

 

ILLINOIS HOMES
— FOR SALE: 824 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $478,000
http://www.illinoishomes.com/chicago-suburbs-west/wheaton/home/824-Golf-Lane,-Wheaton,-IL-60187/9837270/photos

January 19 Evening Edition

REUTERS
— With no deal in sight, U.S. Congress faces looming government shutdown – Richard Cowan, Susan Cornwell
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-shutdown/with-no-deal-in-sight-u-s-congress-faces-looming-government-shutdown-idUSKBN1F814Y

 

ABC7
— Government shutdown 2018 looms; blame game, but no agreement after Trump, Schumer meet – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/blame-game-but-no-agreement-after-trump-schumer-meet/2967690/
— Chicago’s sanctuary city lawsuit heard in federal court – Diane Pathieu
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicagos-sanctuary-city-lawsuit-heard-in-federal-court/2967322/

 

NBC5
— Court Hears Arguments in Sanctuary-Cities Case
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Court-Hears-Arguments-in-Sanctuary-Cities-Case-470159603.html
— Longtime State Senator Donne E. Trotter Retiring – James Neveau
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/longtime-state-senator-donne-trotter-retiring-470172503.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Trump tells March for Life: ‘We are with you all the way’ – AP (DIERSEN: Hultgren was there.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-march-for-life-trump-20180119-story.html
— 2 referendums, 1 key difference: Voters to weigh in on Aurora, DuPage election commissions – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-election-st-0119-20180119-story.html
— Two Republicans (Fichtner and Broline) withdraw from March 20 primary for DuPage County Board – Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/news/ct-dbr-dupage-county-board-primary-tl-0125-20180119-story.html
— Pritzker, Kennedy, Biss clash over property tax breaks, Blagojevich recordings at Tribune candidate forum – Rick Pearson and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-kennedy-pritzker-biss-democrat-illinois-forum-tribune-20180119-story.html
— Comptroller Mendoza questions proposed $8.9 million Tollway contract – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/wisniewski/ct-met-mendoza-20180119-story.html
— Census 2020: High stakes for Illinois – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-census-illinois-undercount-20180118-story.html
— South Suburban Airport film preview is Thursday – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-airport-film-preview-st-0118-20180119-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kennedy: Rauner ‘should be applauded’ for slapping Pritzker over Blagojevich
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kennedy-rauner-should-be-applauded-for-slapping-pritzker-over-blagojevich/
— Cook County judge orders public airing of lawsuit against Rauner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cook-county-judge-orders-public-airing-of-lawsuit-against-rauner/
— Rahm Emanuel continues to pile up frequent-flier miles — costing taxpayers $46K
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mayor-rahm-emanuel-travel-46000-cost-taxpayers/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Paul Fichtner decides not to seek re-election to DuPage County Board – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180119/incumbent-decides-not-to-seek-re-election-to-dupage-county-board
— Trump to anti-abortion marchers: ‘We are with you all the way. May God bless you.’ – Julie Zauzmer and Michelle Boorstein
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180119/trump-to-anti-abortion-marchers-we-are-with-you-all-the-way-may-god-bless-you
— Court: Family can sue fraternity members in fatal NIU hazing – Barbara Vitello
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180119/court-family-can-sue-fraternity-members-in-fatal-niu-hazing
— Trump steps to forefront of anti-abortion movement – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180119/news/301199911/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner trash talks his own state—as Amazon looks on – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180119/BLOGS02/180119869/rauner-steps-in-it-as-illinois-celebrates-an-amazon-milestone

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Do you favor legalizing marijuana? Then here’s whom to vote for. – JOSEPH BUSTOS (DIERSEN: To legalize pot is to promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article195560419.html

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Haitians in Evanston dismayed by Trump’s ‘shithole countries’ comment.”
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/01/18/city/haitians-evanston-dismayed-trumps-shithole-countries-comment/

 

HOMEWOOD PATCH
— Gov. Rauner Calls Cook County Tax System ‘Immoral’ Flossmoor homeowner says Cook County taxes are turning her home into “a ghost town” as Rauner signs tax appeals order.
https://patch.com/illinois/homewood-flossmoor/gov-rauner-calls-cook-county-tax-system-immoral

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Straub, who is challenging Durkin from the right, seems to have a bit of an issue with his Republican creds, or at least with his voting creds. Voting records show Straub hasn’t voted in a Republican primary since 2010. He pulled a Republican ballot in the 2010 primary as well as in 2008, 2004 and 1998. Probably a good thing he’s running for state rep and not trying to serve as a Republican committeeman, since that requires voting in the last three primary elections. We tried reaching Straub by phone, and his campaign by email, but were unsuccessful. – Natasha Korecki
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinoisplaybook

 

ILLINOIS VALLEY TIMES
— State Rep. Jerry Long (R-Streator) now says Rauner also to blame for budget deficit – W.J. Kennedy
https://illinoisvalleytimes.com/stories/511318769-long-now-says-rauner-also-to-blame-for-budget-deficit

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— New Poll Puts Gov. Bruce Rauner in Lethal Mark Kirk Territory
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/01/19/new-poll-puts-gov-bruce-rauner-mark-kirk-territory/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO ALDERMEN MOVE TO CHALLENGE LOWBALL ASSESSMENTS ON SOME OF CHICAGO’S PRICIEST PROPERTIES – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-aldermen-move-to-challenge-lowball-assessments-on-some-of-chicagos-priciest-properties/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN HULTGREN BACKSTAGE AT THE MARCH FOR LIFE 2018
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/illinois-congressman-backstage-at-the-march-for-life-2018.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— You can’t “fully inform” voters without money
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/19/you-cant-fully-inform-voters-without-money/
— Gov. Rauner gets his own blog
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/19/gov-rauner-gets-his-own-blog/
— Pritzker “Did Chris Kennedy Just Endorse Bruce Rauner?” – Kennedy campaign tries to explain *** Kennedy says Rauner “should be applauded” for “trying to do what he thinks is best for the state of Illinois”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/19/kennedy-says-rauner-should-be-applauded-for-trying-to-do-what-he-thinks-is-best-for-the-state-of-illinois/
— Next week’s House session cancelled
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/19/next-weeks-house-session-cancelled/
— Vitriol continues in Durkin’s primary race
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/19/vitriol-continues-in-durkins-primary-race/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps at Illinois State University are “Holding $14,000 Conference on Microagressions in the Age of Trump. The Conference examines race, ethnicity, and microagressions in light of the new political developments.”
http://freebeacon.com/culture/illinois-state-holding-14000-conference-microagressions-age-trump/

 

GOPUSA
— Chicago goes a week without shooting anyone to death
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37494
— California AG: We will prosecute employers who help ICE (DIERSEN: How soon will California officially declare war on America?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37505

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— Ben Shapiro: What Should Trump Read? – ADAM RUBENSTEIN (DIERSEN: I certainly hope that at least one member of Trump’s staff reads GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to keep up to date with Illinois government and political news and commentary from a Republican perspective.)
http://www.weeklystandard.com/ben-shapiro-what-should-trump-read/article/2011196

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “If Congress cares about protecting our investments, they should pass a Dream Act.” In 1997, Congress certainly did not care about protecting what GAO had invested in me or what I had invested in myself. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, when GAO succeeded in forcing me to take its early retirement “offer,” it threw away the almost 18 years of experience that I had gained working for GAO, the last 8 years of which I had spent working on audits of financial industry regulators, and the last 11 years of which I worked at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. GAO threw away everything that I had learned earning a job-related master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. GAO threw away everything that I had learned becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979. GAO threw away everything that I had learned earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. GAO threw away everything that I had learned working on audits of IRS for 3 years and working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/369777-if-congress-cares-about-protecting-our-investments-they-should

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Facebook will now ask users to rank news organizations they trust – Elizabeth Dwoskin (DIERSEN: Of course, members of Group A will rank www.gopillinois.com very low and members of Group B will rank www.gopillinois.com very high. 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.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/01/19/facebook-will-now-ask-its-users-to-rank-news-organizations-they-trust/
— How the U.S. will replace immigrant workers with Puerto Ricans – Yarimar Bonilla
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/01/19/how-the-u-s-will-replace-immigrant-workers-with-puerto-ricans/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook to Rank News Sources by Quality to Battle Misinformation Tech giant will rely on user surveys of trustworthiness to try to preserve objectivity – Deepa Seetharaman (DIERSEN: Of course, members of Group A will rank www.gopillinois.com very low and members of Group B will rank www.gopillinois.com very high. 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.wsj.com/articles/facebook-to-rank-news-sources-by-quality-to-battle-misinformation-1516394184?mod=djemalertTECH

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 46% Believe Government’s Done Too Little For Young Black Americans (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 young Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a young Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a young Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted young Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a young Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a young Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a young Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2018/46_believe_government_s_done_too_little_for_young_black_americans