February 28 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Burt Minor now says he’s in race until the end – Burt Constable
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180228/burt-minor-now-says-hes-in-race-until-the-end
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Whoever wins in the primary, this controversy has damaged the Republican’s chances in November, Minor said. “It will be tough for anyone to win,” Minor said. “The Republican Party is destroying itself.”)
— Budget stalemate could mean Palatine Township shutdown Friday – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180228/budget-stalemate-could-mean-palatine-township-shutdown-friday
— Illinois House OKs state gun-dealer licensing
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180228/the-latest-illinois-house-oks-state-gun-dealer-licensing
— DuPage could cut costs by using court security officers – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180228/dupage-could-cut-costs-by-using-court-security-officers
— Wheaton College to hold Friday service for Billy Graham – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180228/wheaton-college-to-hold-friday-service-for-billy-graham
— Lisle woman Rafath Waheed accused of forging petitions for COD board seat – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180228/lisle-woman-accused-of-forging-petitions-for-cod-board-seat

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— SIU poll: Republican Gov. Rauner, Democratic candidate Pritzker lead governor races – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governor-race-poll-20180228-story.html
— School officials who assess online threats face tough calls – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-moraine-valley-threat-st-0228-20180227-story.html
— Chicago treasurer: Use city’s investment portfolio to fight climate change, promote social progress – Michael Hawthorne (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats want to use Chicago’s investment portfolio to drive individuals, organizations, and companies out of Chicago that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-chicago-social-climate-investing-20180227-story.html
— Bruce Rauner’s disease – Scott Stantis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/stantis/ct-bruce-pauner-s-disease-20180228-story.html
— Prompted by public outcry, Arlington Heights urges state to pass more gun control measures – Karen Ann Cullotta
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/news/ct-ahp-arlington-gun-control-letter-to-springfield-tl-0308-20180228-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-guns-rauner-cupich-20180228-story.html
— Is Trump’s claim to bravery the way to voters’ hearts? – Paul Sassone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-ppn-column-sassone-tl-0308-20180228-story.html
— With prosecution on shaky ground, Schock’s lawyers argue vague rules led to corruption charges – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-aaron-schock-prosecution-problems-20180228-story.html
— Pay the bagman $10,000 to work for Dorothy Brown? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-dorothy-brown-clerk-corruption-20180228-story.html
— State lawmakers’ sexual harassment prevention proposals keep oversight in leaders’ hands – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-springfield-sexual-harassment-proposal-20180228-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Going rate’ for job in Dorothy Brown’s office? $10K, records allege – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/job-buying-10000-cook-county-clerk-court-dorothy-brown/

 

ABC7
— Illinois lawmakers pass several new gun safety measures – Diane Pathieu and Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-lawmakers-pass-several-new-gun-safety-measures/3152688/

 

NBC5
— Illinois House Adjourns Without Vote on ‘Paul Bauer Act’
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-house-adjourns-without-vote-on-paul-bauer-act-475469173.html
— Illinois House Passes Ban on Bump Stocks, Licensing Requirements for Dealers – Sandra Torres
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/cupich-springfield-gun-control-legislation-475388353.html

 

CBS2
— Illinois House Passes Several New Gun Safety Measures
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/28/illinois-new-gun-safety-measures/
— Growing Signs That Aaron Schock Prosecution On Shaky Ground
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/28/aaron-schock-prosecution-on-shaky-ground/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois House debates guns, passes ban on bump stocks – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-house-debates-guns-passes-ban-on-bump-stocks

 

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrat 6th Congressional District candidates.
http://wgntv.com/2018/02/28/7-democrats-vie-to-topple-republican-roskam-in-6th-congressional-district/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago has widest racial gap in homeownership – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: Government should encourage marriage and homeownership.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180228/CRED0701/180229880/chicago-has-widest-racial-gap-in-homeownership

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gun-dealer licensing heads to Gov. Rauner’s desk – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180228/gun-dealer-licensing-heads-to-gov-rauners-desk

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Madigan’s under fire, but he’s not sweating much – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-02-28/jim-dey-madigans-under-fire-hes-not-sweating-much.html
— For the Republicans: Erika Harold – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-02-28/editorial-the-republicans-erika-harold.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Students at Downers Grove South High School are planning to participate in the Enough: National Student Walkout on March 14.
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/02/27/downers-grove-south-students-organizing-walkout/a1337yf/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Emails show state worked to shape coverage of Legionnaires’ outbreak – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/emails-show-state-worked-to-shape-coverage-of-legionnaires-outbreak/article_8a3397e9-ab00-5ca5-9d1a-322fce76c152.html

 

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Illinois General Assembly approves Medicaid funding plan – AP
http://jg-tc.com/herald-review/news/state-and-regional/illinois-general-assembly-approves-medicaid-funding-plan/article_1ee29354-1e34-5629-a8b4-7f9996c87881.html

 

PAXTON RECORD
— OUTSTANDING: Illinois governor: If recreational marijuana bill passes, I’d veto it – Will Brumleve
http://www.paxtonrecord.net/news/politics-and-government/2018-02-28/illinois-governor-if-recreational-marijuana-bill-passes-id-v

 

SOUTHERN
— Simon Poll: Rauner, Pritzker lead primary polls; Rauner trails both Pritzker and Biss
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/simon-poll-rauner-pritzker-lead-primary-polls-rauner-trails-both/article_ec9e0b38-76af-5eac-aab0-f2a72306799f.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the most recent statewide version of the Simon Poll, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner leads challenger Jeanne Ives, a state representative from Wheaton, in the Republican Primary, by 20 points, 51 percent to 31 percent, according to a news release from the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University. . .In the Republican primary for Attorney General, Harvard Law graduate and Champaign-Urbana attorney Erika Harold, well-known in Republican political circles, leads the lesser-known Gary Grasso, a DuPage County board member, 18 percent to 14 percent, with almost two-thirds (65 percent) undecided.)

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Republican candidate for governor Jeanne Ives – Rachel Droze
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/election-2018-republican-candidate-for-governor-jeanne-ives-02-28-2018

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— What’s the Future for Chicago in a Mess of a State? Illinois is bleeding residents, and changes to federal tax policy could make that even worse—particularly in wealthier suburbs like Oak Park, which could see a big drop in home values. Meanwhile, Chicago is adding jobs and downtown residents. Can this continue? UIC government expert David Merriman weighs in. – SAM CHOLKE
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/February-2018/Whats-the-Future-For-Chicago-In-a-Mess-of-a-State/

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Response to WBEZ Report About Rauner Administration Emails Regarding Legionnaires Outbreak
https://ivesforillinois.com/ives-response-to-wbez-report-about-rauner-administration-emails-regarding-legionnaires-outbreak/
— Ives Campaign Releases New Book Detailing Rauner’s Betrayals Authored by Chicago GOP Chairman with a Foreword by State Rep. Tom Morrison
https://mailchi.mp/dcb83b79314a/ives-campaign-releases-new-book-detailing-rauners-betrayals
— I Wanted Scott Walker, I Ended Up With Bruce Rauner aka “Pat Quinn-Lite”
https://mailchi.mp/e5e404b72966/icymi-i-wanted-scott-walker-i-ended-up-with-bruce-rauner-aka-pat-quinn-lite

 

WIRE POINTS
— Pay hikes in Maine Township? How about consolidation instead – Ted Dabrowski
http://www.wirepoints.com/pay-hikes-in-maine-township-how-about-consolidation-instead-wirepoints-original/

 

LAKE COUNTY NEWS GAZETTE
— Sukovic says he’s a victim of a House Republication Organization smear campaign – W.J. Kennedy
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511353119-sukovic-says-he-s-a-victim-of-a-house-republication-organization-smear-campaign

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Retirement income tax could boost IL bucks, but also spawn court challenges, exodus of retirees
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511332992-retirement-income-tax-could-boost-il-bucks-but-also-spawn-court-challenges-exodus-of-retirees

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Half of Illinois Board of Higher Education’s $3.4 billion funding request is meant for pensions – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/half-of-illinois-board-of-higher-education-s-billion-funding/article_efee1fe0-1b35-11e8-9dd8-5b69db15bf59.html

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Illinois Policy Institute caught retweeting Rauner’s Janus case praise
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/02/28/illinois-policy-institute-caught-retweeting-rauners-janus-praise/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Police Chief Issues a Warning on Legalized Marijuana – Monte Larrick
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/police-chief-issues-warning-legalized-marijuana/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS HOUSE VOTES TO RAISE SEMI-AUTOMATIC FIREARM PURCHASES TO 21
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/illinois-house-votes-to-raise-semi-automatic-firearm-purchases-to-21.html
— BUMP STOCK BAN PASSES ILLINOIS HOUSE WITH HELP OF SEVERAL GOP HOUSE MEMBERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/bump-stock-ban-passes-illinois-house-with-help-of-several-gop-house-members.html
— CHICAGO’S NEW CITY KEY COULD BE USED FOR NON-CITIZENS’ VOTER REGISTRATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/chicagos-new-city-key-could-be-used-for-non-citizens-voter-registration.html
— NEW POLL SHOWS RAUNER, PRITZKER AHEAD IN PRIMARIES; RAUNER LOSING TO DEM IN GENERAL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/new-poll-shows-rauner-pritzker-ahead-in-primaries-rauner-losing-to-any-dem-in-general.html
— CHICAGO CARDINAL JOINS ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS’ GUN CONTROL EFFORT (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use religious leaders as their operatives or as their dupes.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/chicago-cardinal-joins-illinois-gun-control-effort-.html
— MOMS DEMAND MORE REGULATIONS ON ILLINOIS GUN DEALERS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use moms as their operatives or as their dupes.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/moms-demand-more-regulations-on-illinois-gun-dealers.html
— IR CONTRIBUTOR MARK WEYERMULLER FEATURED BY ILLINOIS CHANNEL AT CPAC
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/ir-contributor-mark-weyermuller-featured-by-illinois-channel-at-cpac.html
— WIREPOINTS – RAUNER’S FAILED RECORD: THE BEST CASE FOR A REFORM AGENDA IN ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/wirepoints-rauners-failed-record-the-best-case-for-a-reform-agenda-in-illinois.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Daily Herald withdraws endorsement of Burt Minor
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/28/daily-herald-withdraws-endorsement-of-burt-minor/
— Poll: Rauner leads Ives by 20, Pritzker ahead of Biss by 10, Pritzker & Biss both have big leads over Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/28/poll-rauner-leads-ives-by-20-pritzker-ahead-of-biss-by-10-pritzker-biss-both-have-big-leads-over-rauner/
— Ives campaign releases book about Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/28/ives-campaign-releases-book-about-rauner/

 

GOPUSA
— United Airlines severs ties with NRA, continues to contribute to Planned Parenthood
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=40404
— ICE chief says Oakland mayor’s warning helped criminal aliens escape raid
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=40406

 

THE HILL
— Exiting Trump officials get tepid response on job market – MEGAN R. WILSON (DIERSEN: I certainly got a “tepid responses on job market” after my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Previously, they had 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. Previously, 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. Previously, my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/375926-exiting-trump-officials-get-tepid-response-on-job-market

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Stuns Lawmakers With Seeming Embrace of Gun Control Measures – Michael D. Shear
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/us/politics/trump-gun-control.html

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Wayne LaPierre Has Made a Fortune as CEO of the NRA. Here’s What We Know About His Money – BRAD TUTTLE
http://time.com/money/5178193/wayne-lapierre-net-worth-nra-money-salary/

 

FED WEEK
— OPM Promises ‘Engagement’ on Pay for Performance Plan (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats use pay-for-performance a) to retain their employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger and b) to get rid of their employees who are 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.)
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/opm-promises-engagement-pay-performance-plan/

February 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump says arming teachers in schools ‘Up to States’ – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-says-arming-teachers-in-schools-up-to-states/3135581/
— Illinois tax system – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-illinois-tax-system/3129447/
— Hundreds march for workers’ rights Saturday – Evelyn Holmes (DIERSEN: Are/were you a worker? I was a lowly worker 1962-1997. Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise if not hate lowly workers like I was 1962-1997.)
http://abc7chicago.com/community-events/hundreds-march-for-workers-rights-saturday/3135636/

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Grasso joins those who call for Minor to withdraw.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/24/at-issue-attorney-general-candidate-gary-grasso/
— Union Crowd Rallies At Daley Plaza – Mike Krauser
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/24/union-crowd-rallies-at-daley-plaza/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Several deputies failed to enter Florida high school while gunman fired on students, report says
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/several-deputies-failed-to-enter-florida-high-school-while-crazed-gunman-fired-on-students-report-s

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— NRA lashes out over boycott movement after United Airlines and Delta cut ties – Avi Selk (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, Republicans should boycott companies that boycott NRA.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-united-airlines-nra-20180224-story.html
— More than 200 protest deportations at Gary airport under eye of armed SWAT officers – Meredith Colias-Pete
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-gary-airport-protest-0223-st-0224-20180223-story.html
— America’s gay Olympians hope that in 20 years ‘gay Olympians’ won’t be a thing – Chuck Culpepper
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/international/ct-olympics-gay-olympians-20180224-story.html
— Working People’s Day of Action rally in Chicago (DIERSEN: Are/were you a worker? I was a lowly worker 1962-1997. Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise if not hate lowly workers like I was 1962-1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-working-peoples-day-action-photos-20180224-photogallery.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives say “Nationalism and — and heckling — take spotlight at Trump-friendly CPAC.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-cpac-trump-conservatives-20180224-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— New case of Legionnaires’ disease reported in Illinois resident – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/new-case-of-legionnaires-disease-reported-in-illinois-resident/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: No additional information about the resident, including their condition, was available. Health officials were gathering information about the person’s recent travels — including visits last month to a Springfield hotel and the Capitol Complex — to identify sources of exposure.)
— Through many decades of challenges, Illinois newspapers remain strong voice Like so much in Illinois, the origins of its newspapers were tied to politics and patronage. – Tara McClellan McAndrew (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Illinois newspapers a) serve as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party, Libertarian Party, and Green Party and b) promote the Democrat Party, Libertarian Party, and Green Party platforms.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/through-many-decades-of-challenges-illinois-newspapers-remain-strong-voice/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats direct ire at Roskam-authored tax bill – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: It would be great if Roskam would increase the SALT cap from $10,000 to $20,000 for those who file joint tax returns. The $10,000 cap discourages marriage and homeownership.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180224/democrats-direct-ire-at-roskam-authored-tax-bill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While Republicans touted the new tax bill’s increase in standard deductions, it also capped the amount of property and income taxes that can be claimed when itemizing tax deductions, something Democrats believe many taxpayers in the district relied on to reduce their tax burden.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO
— United is the latest to cut NRA ties – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, Republicans should boycott companies that boycott NRA.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180224/NEWS07/180229928/united-is-the-latest-to-cut-nra-ties

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Person who traveled through Springfield has Legionnaires’ disease – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180224/person-who-traveled-through-springfield-has-legionnaires-disease

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Legislators (Bost, Roskam, and Schakowsky) collect paycheck from Washington, pension from Illinois – BGA (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, since 1997, when I was 49 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been beyond furious that I have been getting a Civil Service Retirement System pension of $51,864/year in today’s dollars and an $18,000/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy in today’s dollars.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180224/legislators-collect-paycheck-from-washington-pension-from-illinois
— Even Democrats see Madigan as a campaign issue – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180224/statehouse-insider-even-democrats-see-madigan-as-campaign-issue

 

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY TORCH
— BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION TO HOST ATTORNEY GENERAL FORUM AT RU – Lauren Grimaldi
https://rutorch.com/2018/02/24/better-government-association-to-host-attorney-general-forum-at-ru/

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Why Rauner’s Failures Justify A Reform Agenda In Illinois – Wirepoints
https://mailchi.mp/27b072ef4398/wirepointscom-why-rauners-failures-justify-a-reform-agenda-in-illinois

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Conroy opponent Jay Kinzler calls for the resignation of Madigan following complaint against staffer – Chandra Lye
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511349840-conroy-opponent-calls-for-the-resignation-of-madigan-following-complaint-against-staffer

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Union lawsuit: If union can’t force non-union workers to pay, also can’t be forced to represent them – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511350491-union-lawsuit-if-union-can-t-force-non-union-workers-to-pay-also-can-t-be-forced-to-represent-them

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Governor’s Race Comparison
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IFA_2up-Governors-Comparison.pdf

 

FOX NEWS
— Ben Shapiro tells CPAC the ‘era of political correctness is over’ – Alex Pappas (DIERSEN: Not in Illinois. In Illinois, ever-increasingly, if you use a term that is not politically correct, the more of the following that you are, the sooner that anti-conservatives flush you down the toilet: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/22/ben-shapiro-tells-cpac-era-political-correctness-is-over.html

 

HARTLAND INSTITUTE
— PROGRESSIVE TOTALITARIANS AND NATIVIST NATIONALISTS IN OUR MIDST America seems to be an increasingly politically polarized society. – Richard Ebeling (DIERSEN: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote diversity focus on destroying those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote diversity.)
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/progressive-totalitarians-and-nativist-nationalists-in-our-midst

 

BLAZE
— Conservative students say they feel marginalized, bullied by peers advocating gun control – Teri Webster (DIERSEN: Wouldn’t those who want gun control overwhelmingly be snowflakes?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/02/24/conservative-students-say-they-feel-marginalized-bullied-by-peers-advocating-gun-control/

 

BREITBART
— CPAC Poll: 75 Percent of Conservatives Support Reducing Legal Immigration in Exchange for DACA Amnesty – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/cpac-poll-75-percent-of-conservatives-support-reducing-legal-immigration-in-exchange-for-daca-amnesty/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— CPAC Straw Poll Shows High Approval of Trump’s Policies, Caution on His Tweets – Fred Lucas
http://dailysignal.com/2018/02/24/cpac-straw-poll-shows-high-approval-of-trumps-policies-caution-on-his-tweets/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Former RNC Chair Michael Steele Responds To CPAC Official’s Claim He Was Only Elected ‘Because He’s A Black Guy’ – Juliegrace Brufke (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I got the following bad jobs only because no one else wanted them: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GOPUSA Illinois Editor, Republican Precinct Committeeman, GAO employee, IRS employee, etc.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/24/michael-steele-cpac-rnc-criticism/

 

NEWSMAX
— Scalise Backs Trump’s Proposal to Arm Teachers in Schools – Loren Gutentag
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/scalise-trump-teacher-arm/2018/02/24/id/845261/

 

POLITICO
— Pelosi fires back at Trump over Dreamers remark – BRENT D. GRIFFITHS (DIERSEN: Democrats care about Dreamers only because Democrats have had such great success in turning Dreamers into “good little Democrats” 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/24/nancy-pelosi-trump-dreamers-daca-423448

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Overwhelmingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, and other anti-conservatives who criticize CPAC are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/nationalism-anti-immigration-rhetoric-take-spotlight-at-conservative-conference/2018/02/24/abe967ea-1988-11e8-92c9-376b4fe57ff7_story.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRANSGENDER ACTIVISTS AT CPAC: WE’RE CONSERVATIVES, TOO – ALEXANDER NAZARYAN (DIERSEN: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity focus on destroying those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.newsweek.com/transgender-trump-conservatives-cpac-819008

 

FED SMITH
— Average Federal Employee Salary in States: How Do You Compare? – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Illinois is $89,194)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/02/24/average-federal-employee-salary-states-compare/

February 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Madigan’s importance to Democratic Party likened to wartime general – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/madigans-importance-to-democratic-party-likened-to-wartime-general/3130797/
— Threats to Chicago area schools cancel classes, fuel anxiety – Leah Hope
http://abc7chicago.com/threats-to-chicago-area-schools-cancel-classes-fuel-anxiety/3129932/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Friday morning Crete-Monee School District 201-U had extra security after a social media threat.)

 

NBC5
— Illinois Lawmakers Revisit Gun Legislation
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-lawmakers-gun-legislation-474944033.html
— Social Media Roasts Rauner’s Chocolate Milk Stunt (DIERSEN: I should write a book and title it “Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion?”)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-chocolate-milk-diversity-474965713.html
— Could Hastert Case be Heard in Secret? The case in question involves a lawsuit from the accuser of disgraced former House Speaker Dennis Hastert to recover the balance of over $1 million in hush money he says Hastert promised to pay to conceal decades-old incidents of sexual abuse. – Phil Rogers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/could-hastert-case-be-heard-in-secret-474973403.html

 

CBS2
— Carvlin, an elementary school teacher and mother of two, is taking on one of Madigan’s strongest allies, state Rep. Bob Rita, alleging that Madigan’s support for Rita shows he’s no friend of women. – Derrick Blakley,
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/22/opponent-revives-domestic-abuse-allegations-against-lawmaker/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Autopsy confirms woman, 22, mauled to death by her own dogs
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-miss/autopsy-confirms-woman-22-mauled-to-death-by-her-own-dogs

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan schedules votes on gun control proposals as Republicans question his motives – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-gun-day-20180223-story.html
— Elgin Mayor questions need for state license for gun shops – Mike Danahey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-mayor-guns-st-0225-20180223-story.html
— Our Republican choice for attorney general: Erika Harold
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-harold-erika-republican-attorney-general-illinois-20180216-story.html
— DuPage Board District 1 candidates agree O’Hare western access is needed – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/news/ct-elh-dupage-board-district-1-tl-0301-20180223-story.html
— Shameful decision by a Downstate TV station allows Pritzker to cancel a debate – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-pritzker-debate-rauner-cancel-0225-20180222-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Is Mike like Ike? Dem says ousting Madigan now like sacking Eisenhower on D-Day – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/put-off-talk-of-removing-madigan-until-after-primary-rahms-floor-leader-says/
— Trump says he goes to great lengths to hide his bald spot – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-tries-to-hide-bald-spot/
— How Michael Madigan could be ‘taxed’ out of existence – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/how-michael-madigan-could-be-taxed-out-of-existence/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Statement from Burt Minor on accusations of racist, sexist comments
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180223/statement-from-burt-minor-on-accusations-of-racist-sexist-comments
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote Islam demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do promote Islam.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180223/batavia-natives-debut-novel-addresses-hate-islamophobia
— Billy Graham’s rare honor at U.S. Capitol – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180223/billy-grahams-rare-honor-at-us-capitol
— Threat not credible, but Lake Park cancels classes – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180223/threat-not-credible-but-lake-park-cancels-classes
— AP-NORC Poll: Most have grim outlook on America’s direction – AP (DIERSEN: The future looks especially grim for those in Illinois who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform because those who dominate the Illinois Democrat Party and those who dominate the IRP increasingly make it clear that they want to get rid of those in Illinois who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the IRP platform.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180223/news/302239921/
— Kane County clerk will open Aurora satellite office if election commission voted down – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180223/kane-county-clerk-will-open-aurora-satellite-office-if-election-commission-voted-down
— GOP candidates in 10th House race support varying degrees of gun control – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180223/gop-candidates-in-10th-house-race-support-varying-degrees-of-gun-control

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Gun-control forces prepare for key Springfield vote – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180223/BLOGS02/180229934/gun-control-forces-prepare-for-key-springfield-vote

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Madigan: Illinois House to vote on gun bills next week – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180223/madigan-illinois-house-to-vote-on-gun-bills-next-week

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— ENDORSEMENT: A reluctant nod for Rauner
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/pantagraph-endorsement-a-reluctant-nod-for-rauner/article_08043821-fdb8-579c-b124-7187ce176a7c.html

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrats Turn Out For Chance To Flip GOP Districts – VICTOR YEHLING (DIERSEN: Of course, since 2000, and especially since 2006, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I have caused all of Roskam’s problems, all of your problems, all of my problems, and all of everyone’s problems, b) that my knowledge of IRS and of GAO that I gained from working for IRS for almost 9 years, from working for GAO for almost 18 years, and from working for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years is worthless, and c) that Roskam should not seek or accept my input on anything.)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/democrats-turn-out-chance-flip-gop-districts
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Schraufnagel suggests that Roskam’s stance on a major issue may have had an effect on attracting so many Democrats. “Roskam is one of the architects of the tax-reform legislation that recently passed, and that particular legislation hasn’t been considered very popular,” Schraufnagel said. As far as which way the district leans, he pointed to the Partisan Voting Index, which takes the average vote for president in the previous two election cycles. The 6th District comes out as R+2, meaning it’s a Republican district — but only by two percentage points. “So that’s why I think the Democrats are crowding this field,” Schraufnagel said. “They see this as a real chance to pick up a seat. Indeed, the Cook Political Report and some others rate this as a toss-up and a very potential Republican loss.”)

 

BGA
— THREE STEPS TO FIX ILLINOIS’ BROKEN BUDGET PROCESS – Andy Shaw
https://www.bettergov.org/news/shaw-three-steps-to-fix-illinois-broken-budget-process

 

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
— DuPage Election Commission Introduces New Election Results Reporting System
http://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2018/56961/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Why Rauner’s failures justify a reform agenda in Illinois – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/rauners-failed-record-the-best-case-for-a-reform-agenda-in-illinois-wirepoints-report/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Jeanne Ives talks with Dan & Amy about the Quincy VA & the race against Rauner
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511350434-cma-jeanne-ives-talks-with-dan-amy-about-the-quincy-va-the-race-against-rauner

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— GOP lawmakers to Rauner: stop your “shameful distortions and fabrications”
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-gop-lawmakers-to-rauner-stop-your-shameful-distortions-and-fabrications/
— McSweeney files bill to block Rauner budget proposal
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-republican-lawmaker-files-bill-to-block-rauner-budget-proposal/

 

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— Is CPAC Conservative When It Bans Anti-Gay-Agenda Exhibitors While Welcoming LGBTQ Activists? – Peter LaBarbera
https://americansfortruth.com/2018/02/23/aftah-is-cpac-conservative-when-it-bans-anti-gay-agenda-exhibitors-while-welcoming-lgbtq-activists/
— Log Cabin Republicans’ Float in ‘Gay Pride’ Parade Mocked Military with Crude Gay Sexual Humor – As Children Watched
https://americansfortruth.com/2018/02/18/log-cabin-republicans-float-in-gay-pride-parade-mocked-military-with-crude-gay-sexual-humor/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Crain’s not-so-wholeheartedly endorses Rauner, Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/23/crains-not-so-wholeheartedly-endorses-rauner-pritzker/
— Democrats use Greitens to attack Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/23/dems-use-greitens-to-attack-rauner/
— Hinz: “The governor is in full Pinocchio mode”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/23/hinz-the-governor-is-in-full-pinocchio-mode/
— Kennedy responds *** Pritzker hit again on the lack of women in his companies (DIERSEN: In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Financial industry employers have always been under tremendous pressure to hire, to retain, and to promote young minorities and young females. Since 1997, that, and my bad demographics (born in 1948, White, male, etc.), have frustrated my efforts to get a job in the financial industry appropriate for someone with my salary history, work experience, professional certifications, professional license, and education. I worked for GAO on audits of financial industry regulators 1990-1997 at the GS-13 Step 3-10 levels, currently $106,044-$125,325. I became a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and an MBA from Loyola in 1976. Further, not only financial industry employers, but all employers view federal employees and federal retirees as being overpaid, lazy, stupid, and even worse things. Further, my former GAO superiors and their supporters continue to do everything that they can to frustrate my job search.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/23/pritzker-hit-again-on-the-lack-of-women-in-his-companies/

 

CBN
— Wheaton College Thanks God for Victory in 5-Year Religious Rights Battle
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2018/february/christian-college-thanks-god-for-victory-in-5-year-religious-rights-battle

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Florida School Shooting Reveals Epic Government Failures – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/27460-florida-school-shooting-reveals-epic-government-failures

 

GOPUSA
— Fresh blood means ratings for media sharks
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=40062
— Transgender movement rejected by growing body of research
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=40065
— Marine Corps again lowers requirements for Infantry Officer Course
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=40067
— Major bank halts NRA credit card, car rental firm ends discount
http://www.gopusa.com/major-bank-halts-nra-credit-card-car-rental-firm-ends-discount/
— CPAC: Trump points to McCain for health care failure
http://www.gopusa.com/cpac-trump-points-to-mccain-for-health-care-failure/

 

HOT AIR
— Analogy Alert: Illinois’ Gov Integrates A Glass Of Milk – ANDREW MALCOLM (DIERSEN: I should write a book and title it “Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion?”)
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/02/23/analogy-alert-illinois-gov-integrates-glass-milk/
— Catholic Bishop Denies Senator Durbin Communion Until He Repents – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/02/23/catholic-bishop-denies-senator-durbin-communion-repents/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Campus Activists Take on a Generational Battle for Free Speech – Chrissy Clark
http://dailysignal.com/2018/02/23/campus-activists-take-on-a-generational-battle-for-free-speech/

 

DAILY CALLER
— The Second Amendment Is Plainly About War, Not Hunting – Alan Keyes
http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/23/the-second-amendment-is-plainly-about-war-not-hunting/

 

FREE BEACON
— CNN Worries Trump Calling Parkland Shooter ‘Sicko’ May Be ‘Harmful’ – Alex Griswold
http://freebeacon.com/issues/cnn-worries-trump-calling-parkland-shooter-sicko-harmful/

 

BREITBART
— Four of Sheriff Scott Israel’s Deputies Waited Outside Douglas High During School Shooting – AWR Hawkins
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/23/report-four-sheriff-scott-israels-deputies-waited-outside-douglas-high-school-shooting/

 

BLAZE
— Following Florida shooting, President Trump warns that violent video games are shaping kids’ thoughts – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/02/23/following-florida-shooing-president-trump-warns-that-violent-video-games-are-shaping-kids-thoughts/

 

THE HILL
— Trump: Armed teacher would have ‘shot the hell’ out of gunman – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/375278-trump-armed-teacher-would-have-shot-the-hell-out-of-gunman
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use anti-Republicans to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/375292-ex-rnc-chairman-trump-suggestion-to-arm-teachers-is-delusional

 

POLITICO
— Tax law ignites White House power struggle At stake is who has ultimate authority to shape the nuances of the tax cuts and other rules as part of the $1.5 trillion Republican tax overhaul. – NANCY COOK and AARON LORENZO (DIERSEN: So far, those who want tax law to discourage marriage and to discourage homeownership are winning.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/23/tax-law-white-house-power-struggle-364885

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Washington’s Fight Over Taxes Is Only Beginning Never mind that “once in a generation” tax bill that passed last year. Congress is headed for years more of battles over taxes, particularly those for individuals. – Jim Tankersley
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/23/business/washingtons-fight-over-taxes-is-only-beginning.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Even if the law survives those challenges, trouble lurks in the years to come. Nearly all of the law’s tax changes for individuals — including a nearly doubled standard deduction and the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions that has outraged blue-state legislators — are set to expire at the end of 2025, and so are some major provisions for businesses. Others won’t adjust for inflation, resulting in growing tax pain for some families in the years ahead. . .For individuals, a repeal push could add confusion to an already murky transition to the new law. The Trump tax overhaul eliminated personal exemptions that taxpayers may claim for themselves and their dependents, but it added a larger standard deduction and an expanded child tax credit. It reduced the cap on the mortgage interest deduction for newly purchased homes, and it limited state and local tax deductions to $10,000 a year — a number that will not rise with inflation. As the law is written, those changes are set to vanish at the end of 2025 — reviving the old system and tax rates for individuals — unless Congress extends them.)

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Chicago Fires Back at Feds’ Request in Sanctuary City Fight – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-02-23/chicago-fires-back-at-feds-request-in-sanctuary-city-fight

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— All the Companies Cutting Ties With the NRA After Deadly Florida School Shooting – BRAD TUTTLE
http://time.com/money/5172471/nra-enterprise-first-national-bank-of-omaha-boycott-protests/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Senators Try Yet Again to Crack Down on VA’s Senior Executives – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: Because Republican Senators and Republican Representatives cracked down on GAO during the 1980s and the 1990s, the Democrat Senior Executives who ran GAO back then got rid of their employees like me who were Republican, and especially their Republican employees like me who were White, male, 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.)
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/02/senators-try-yet-again-crack-down-vas-senior-executives/146210/

 

DAILY BEAST
— Wanna Be a Player At CPAC? Write a Check First. How a six-figure payment from one interest group scored it a panel and promotion from the yearly conservative confab. – LACHLAN MARKAY (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I give little or no money a) to the Republican Party, b) to the Illinois Republican Party, c) to the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, d) to the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, and e) to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/wanna-be-a-player-at-cpac-write-a-check-first

February 18 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Rauner’s Deceitful Campaign Ads – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/tag/crains-chicago-business-magazine/

 

ABC7
— House Speaker Madigan calls for end to harassment, abuse at State House
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/house-speaker-madigan-calls-for-end-to-harassment-abuse-at-state-house/3102125/
— Chicago Reader Editor Konkol out after controversy over Pritzker cartoon
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-reader-editor-konkol-out-after-controversy-over-cartoon/3102203/

 

NBC5
— Scammers Impersonating AG’s Office on Social Media
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/scammers-impersonating-attorney-generals-office-on-social-media-474395063.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan taps trio of women, including Bustos, to change ‘culture of politics’ – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Of course, this will be taken as a mandate to get rid of Republican men, and especially Republican men who are White, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German national origin, draft avoiders, patriotic, rich, gun owners, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/speaker-madigan-taps-trio-including-bustos-to-change-culture-of-politics/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Saturday’s letter, Madigan writes that “persons within our party should be rewarded for their value and contribution, regardless of gender, race, religion or sexual orientation. It’s time to move beyond our current way of thinking. I recognize this change must start at the top, which means it starts with me and with each of you.”)
— Statement from Sun-Times Media CEO on change in Chicago Reader leadership (DIERSEN: The Chicago Sun-times says “We wish Mark well.” My Democrat GAO superiors did not wish me well. Ever since they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they have done everything that they could to stop me from getting a job that is appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license. That is why my attorney Walter T. Charlton filed Diersen v. GAO in Washington D.C. in 1998. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/statement-from-sun-times-media-ceo-on-change-in-chicago-reader-leadership/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Border wall to have many hurdles too clear – Jaclyn Cosgrove (DIERSEN: Of course, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups argue against 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, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180218/281908773618753
— When echoes of bagpipes fade after another police funeral, cops know they are alone – John Kass (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who promote hatred against federal employees, against federal retirees, and/or against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-police-funeral-kass-0218-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— In Naperville, 6,000 volunteers pack 1.2 million meals for hungry – Justin Kmitch (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, questionnaires that newspapers send candidates will ask those candidates what they have done to feed the hungry during the last week, last month, last year, last 5 years, etc.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180217/in-naperville-6000-volunteers-pack-12-million-meals-for-hungry

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
– DUCKWORTH USING PREGNANCY TO EDUCATE MALE-DOMINATED SENATE – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I the most as being disgusting undeserving filthy rich DINKs (dual income, no kids) because we gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents.)
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20180218/AP/302189973

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Bicentennial: Illinois embraced role as the Land of Lincoln – Kate Schott (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, the Republican Party is a “house divided against itself.” Those who dominate the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), etc. a) want the Republican Party and the IRP to dump their traditional family, right to life, immigration, and many other planks in their platforms and b) want the Republican Party, IRP, DCRCC, MTRCC, etc. to dump those who support those planks. That is why those who dominate the Republican Party, IRP, DCRCC, MTRCC, etc. want to dump me and want to dump my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/bicentennial-illinois-embraced-role-as-the-land-of-lincoln/article_648f200a-641f-5c7b-846d-48e2f0ef16c5.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lincoln’s biggest accomplishment was probably the abolishment of slavery, an issue he began speaking out against as a young adult. His first statement on the issue is said to have been March 3, 1837, when he said “the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy” during a speech at the state legislature when it was in Vandalia. It was an issue he would repeatedly discuss during his political career: When accepting the Republican nomination in June 1858 during a convention in Springfield to be the party’s candidate for U.S. Senate, Lincoln gave his “A house divided against itself cannot stand” speech.)

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Rauner on consolidation: ‘People of McHenry should be empowered to make their own choices’
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/02/16/gov-bruce-rauner-on-consolidation-people-of-mchenry-should-be-empowered-to-make-their-own-choices/afaa3ds/

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Who is Jeanne Ives? – Editorial
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/editorials/who-is-jeanne-ives/article_3087d54b-335d-5b08-8a44-216c489a82f9.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Opponents: Rauner insurance changes would hurt state workers, retired teachers – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180217/opponents-rauner-insurance-changes-would-hurt-state-workers-retired-teachers

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pension-cost shift a ‘nonstarter’ for many lawmakers – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: The Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) should sue GAO. If my Democrat GAO superiors had not succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, so far, in today’s dollars I would have paid into the CSRS $179,110 (245 months X $731/month) instead of CSRS paying me $1,058,890 (245 months X 4,322).)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-02-18/tom-kacich-pension-cost-shift-nonstarter-many-lawmakers.html
— Volunteers scarce to lead takedown of Madigan – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: It has been easy for my critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois to recruit nasty/vicious operatives and nasty/vicious dupes to take me down a) because they have tremendous religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and b) because I have a history of forgiving those who trespass against me.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-02-18/jim-dey-volunteers-scarce-lead-takedown-madigan.html

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Shifting Illinois pension burden to school districts is no budget solution – Editorial
http://www.whig.com/20180218/shifting-illinois-pension-burden-to-school-districts-is-no-budget-solution#//

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Primary election critical, be sure to vote – DON WOOTEN
http://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/primary-election-critical-be-sure-to-vote/article_9723fdfc-cc20-5815-8087-e1d67af63c9e.html
— School pension-cost shift still cause for concern – Editorial
http://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-school-pension-cost-shift-still-cause-for-concern/article_1f042b91-d267-54de-b901-978186ff9812.html

 

PONTIAC DAILY LEADER
— GOP candidates introduce themselves to constituency – Paul Westermeyer
http://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/news/20180217/gop-candidates-introduce-themselves-to-constituency

 

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Unpacking Rauner’s Problematic Budget Proposal – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/unpacking-rauners-budget-proposal

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— A bad deal for Illinois – Editorial
http://www.commercial-news.com/editorials/editorial-a-bad-deal-for-illinois/article_aa4e4315-d4a9-50c1-9d68-71e55ec3bb14.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— How Immigration Could Motivate Democrats In 2018 – ASMA KHALID (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs a) use immigrants to get rid of Republicans whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, b) use minorities to get rid of Republicans who are White, c) use women to get rid of Republicans who are male, d) use non-Protestants to get rid of Republicans who are Protestant, e) use those who have less money to get rid of Republicans who have more money, f) use non-German Americans to get rid of Republicans who are German American, g) etc.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/how-immigration-could-motivate-democrats-2018#stream/0

 

BGA
— THREE WAYS TO IMPROVE ILLINOIS’ BUDGET PROCESS – Danish Murtaza
https://www.bettergov.org/news/analysis-three-ways-to-improve-illinois%E2%80%99-budget-process

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Comparing tax rates increases by type of tax district
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/02/17/comparing-township-road-bridge-property-taxes-2002-versus-2016-part-6/
— Shannon Teresi Campaigning for County Auditor Appointment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/02/16/shannon-teresi-campaigning-for-county-auditor-appointment/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Man Up to Marriage – Micah Clark (DIERSEN: In 1978, when I was 29 years old, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I married a woman who was earning almost as much as I was and had saved $20,000 ($74,000 in today’s dollars). My IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should not get any promotions because I was already undeservedly filth rich. In 1980, they wanted me to suffer much more of a pay cut than the $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars that I suffered to transfer from IRS to GAO. Of course, they wanted me to be always ranked in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and especially so after my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. Of course, the wanted me to take GAO’s $25,000 early retirement buyout in 1993 when I was 45 years old. Of course, they were overjoyed when they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49. Most of my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government painted themselves as having financial difficulties, most commonly because of the high cost of raising their children, and therefore, that they were in need of pay increases and promotions.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/man-up-to-marriage/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While being a good husband is hard work, the paper points out that the benefits of marriage are numerous for both men and women, and even more so for children. Natural marriage also has numerous societal and economic benefits. For example: Married men earn 10-40% more than comparable single men; Marriage increases the earning power of men; Married men are less likely to be fired from a job; The typical married man in his 50’s has three times the financial assets of his unmarried peer.)

 

BLAZE
— Mainstream media claims Florida shooter ‘trained by the NRA.’ But here’s the truth. – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/02/17/debunked-mainstream-media-claims-florida-shooter-trained-by-the-nra-but-heres-the-truth/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Feds to Repeal 298 Tax Regulations Treasury seeking to eliminate outdated regs dating back to 1941. – Elizabeth Harrington
http://freebeacon.com/issues/feds-repeal-298-tax-regulations/

 

NEWSMAX
— Atlantic: Could China’s Big-Brother Social Credit System Work in US? – Solange Reyner (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are “untrustworthy.” 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 hint/imply/argue/shout that I am untrustworthy. They demonize, denigrate, and condemn those like me who refuse to a) glorify and praise them, b) pander to them, c) serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and d) give them money.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/china-system-controls-citizen/2018/02/17/id/843994/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: China’s development of a nationwide tracking system to rate the reputations of individuals, businesses and even government officials could spread to the West and change the lives of many for years to come, The Atlantic reports. The Chinese government plans to launch its Social Credit System in 2020. The aim is to judge the trustworthiness of the country’s 1.3 billion residents by monitoring and evaluating their purchases, who their friends are, how much time they spend watching TV or playing video games, what bills and taxes they pay (or don’t) and where they are at any given time. Launched in 2012, the initiative plans to “make trustworthy people benefit everywhere and untrustworthy people restricted everywhere” by the time it is fully implemented.)

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting Florida students to “turn to activism in wake of shooting.”

http://thehill.com/homenews/news/374422-in-the-wake-of-shooting-florida-students-turn-to-activism

 

ABC NEWS
— 5 men accused of sexual assault or harassment whom Trump has defended. – MEGHAN KENEALLY (DIERSEN: Trump said he hopes Porter has “a great career ahead of him” and said the administration “wish[es] him well. My Democrat GAO superiors did not wish me well. Ever since they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they have done everything that they could to stop me from getting a job that is appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license. That is why my attorney Walter T. Charlton filed Diersen v. GAO in Washington D.C. in 1998. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/)
http://abcnews.go.com/US/men-trump-defended-amid-assault-accusations/story

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Brazil Looks to Crack Down on Fake News Ahead of Bitter Election – Ernesto Londoño (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my nasty/troubled/vicious critics/opponents, their nasty/troubled/vicious operatives, and their nasty/troubled/vicious dupes have cracked down on me for putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. According to them, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/17/world/americas/brazil-election-fake-news.html
— Do I Have to Spring for My Kid to Go to an Elite College? – Kwame Anthony Appiah (DIERSEN: Did you expect your parents to pay for your college education? I did not. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and did not buy a new car until he was 45, and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/13/magazine/do-i-have-to-spring-for-my-kid-to-go-to-an-elite-college.html

 

FORBES
— Infrastructure Spending Will Be Difficult With Massive State And Local Debt – Erik Sherman
https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2018/02/17/infrastructure-spending-will-be-difficult-with-massive-state-and-local-debt/#bb365cd6c9c6

 

BLOOMBERG
— Driving the Market Luxury automakers are finally realizing the scale of female buying power—and changing their tactics accordingly. – HANNAH ELLIOTT (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who despise me also despise cars, and they especially despise cars built by General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler. Further, they despise unions, despise past union members, despise present union members, and despise future union members.)
https://www.scribd.com/article/371605056/Driving-The-Market

 

SALON
— Sign of the times? Majority of school districts now require “active shooter” drills There have been 18 instances involving weapons on school properties across the country since the beginning of 2018 – SHIRA TARLO
https://www.salon.com/2018/02/17/sign-of-the-times-majority-of-school-districts-now-require-active-shooter-drills/

February 12 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Kane County clerk hopefuls at odds over Aurora Election Commission – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180212/kane-county-clerk-hopefuls-at-odds-over-aurora-election-commission
— Can a social conservative win in the 10th House District? – Russell Lissau (DIERSEN: Anti-conservatives want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) to dump its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and many other planks in its platform. Anti-conservatives want the IRP to dump those voters who support those planks. Anti-conservatives want the IRP to pander to 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Anti-conservatives want to destroy the IRP. Anti-conservatives want anti-conservatives to be elected to the IRP State Central Committee (SCC) in 2018. Anti-conservatives want those IRP SCC members to appoint members to the 2020 IRP Platform & Resolution Committee who will gut the IRP platform. At the 2016 IRP State Convention, anti-conservatives almost succeeded in gutting the traditional family plank in the IRP platform. In your congressional district, who is running to represent you on the IRP SCC?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180212/can-a-social-conservative-win-in-the-10th-house-district

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— County commissioner John Fritchey pushing pot legalization has medical marijuana card – Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: Pot pushers want everyone in Illinois to have a “medical marijuana card.” If you push pot, you push destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-medical-marijuana-fritchey-201802012-story.html
— On apology tour, Pritzker pledges an administration with ‘African-American leaders at all levels’ – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: In the federal government, if you are a non-veteran White male employee, to get promoted to 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, you have to pledge to meet your agency’s Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion goals, that is, you have to pledge that you will waste the careers of and get rid of non-veteran White male employees who do 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-black-voters-apology-church-20180209-story.html
— As midterms near, more women plunging into campaigns – Kate Thayer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-congress-more-women-running-20180205-story.html
— How to end gerrymandering in Illinois – Jeff Raines (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-gerrymander-illinois-redistricting-elections-0212-20180208-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
– Government doesn’t work if citizens don’t vote – ANDY SHAW (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on turning out voters 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180209/ISSUE07/180209878

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Rauner lays out ambitious goals for budget – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180211/gov-rauner-lays-out-ambitious-goals-for-budget

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bruce Rauner’s never been in a better position to balance the budget, now use it – John Cullerton
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180211/john-cullerton-bruce-rauners-never-been-in-better-position-to-balance-budget-now-use-it

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DeKalb County real estate agents say small decline possible in home values, sales – KEVIN SOLARI (DIERSEN: Government should encourage homeownership. The $10,000 SALT cap discourages home ownership. Further, my wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978. Under the new Republican tax law, if there was no marriage penalty, instead of $10,000, the SALT cap would be $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/02/09/dekalb-county-real-estate-agents-say-small-decline-possible-in-home-values-sales/a7bv7yi/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Local politicians outnumber voters at Sunday meet-and-greet in Crystal Lake Weather might have played factor in attendance – MIKE MALLORY (DIERSEN: Have you ever served as the chairman of a political organization? I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes always a) demonized, denigrated, and condemned those who I recruited to speak at TAPROOT meetings, picnics, and Christmas parties and b) hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if they, or if anyone who they manipulated/dominated, had been the chairman of TAPROOT, many more would have attended TAPROOT events. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I must be an extremely bad person because a) those who I recruited to speak at TAPROOT events, b) those who attended TAPROOT events, and c) everyone else failed/refused to do more to stop my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes from getting rid of me in 2012. In my defense, I stress that my critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have tremendous religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, and they have made it very clear to everyone that they have used, are using, and will use their tremendous clout to viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, or any government that might come to my defense. Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/02/11/local-politicians-outnumber-voters-at-sunday-meet-and-greet-in-crystal-lake/alv9dqq/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Townships forever? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-02-11/townships-forever.html

 

TIMES
— Ives is strong leader we need – LARRY LANGSTON, Serena
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/letters/langston-ives-is-strong-leader-we-need/article_a7b4eec1-0e2d-54ee-be74-fe6253864419.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Congress takes on immigration issue amid election pressures – AP (DIERSEN: In Illinois, if you get elected or appointed to a government or political office as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/congress-takes-on-immigration-issue-amid-election-pressures/969020435

 

WGLT
— For Local Republicans Picking Next Chair, How Big Should The Tent Be? – RYAN DENHAM (DIERSEN: Anti-conservatives want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) to dump its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and many other planks in its platform. Anti-conservatives want the IRP to dump those voters who support those planks. Anti-conservatives want the IRP to pander to 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Anti-conservatives want to destroy the IRP. Anti-conservatives want anti-conservatives to be elected to the IRP State Central Committee (SCC) in 2018. Anti-conservatives want those IRP SCC members to appoint members to the 2020 IRP Platform & Resolution Committee who will gut the IRP platform. At the 2016 IRP State Convention, anti-conservatives almost succeeded in gutting the traditional family plank in the IRP platform. In your congressional district, who is running to represent you on the IRP SCC?)
http://wglt.org/post/local-republicans-picking-next-chair-how-big-should-tent-be#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— Rauner, Ives take shots at each other at GOP luncheon – Andrew Feather
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37480046/rauner-ives-take-shots-at-each-other-at-gop-luncheon
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and his primary challenger Jeanne Ives continued to take shots at each other Saturday at the Williamson County Republican Women’s Lincoln Day Luncheon. Ives said Rauner betrayed Illinois conservatives by signing what she called liberal legislation, including taxpayer funds to pay for abortions and making Illinois a sanctuary state. “For the last three year he’s lied to everybody about everything,” said Ives. “You can’t trust him for another four years.” Rauner said Ives is the one who is not telling the truth. “Let me be crystal clear: I am adamantly against Illegal immigration,” said Rauner. “I would never allow Illinois to become a sanctuary.” For much of the day the topic centered around one person: House Speaker Mike Madigan As the candidates stressed the importance of replacing longtime house speaker Mike Madigan, Gov. Rauner said he’s the only Republican candidate who can lead that movement. “Democrats want Madigan gone almost as much as Republicans do and this is the time we can bring people together,” said Rauner. “This is the time for a revolution. The people of Illinois stand together and say no more corrupt Chicago political machine.” But Ives claims Rauner had given in to Madigan in the past and would continue to if re-elected. A poll released last month showed Rauner ahead in the primary race by more than 40 points, but a Public Policy Polling survey last week found only 26 percent of Illinoisans have a favorable view of the governor. Illinois primaries will take place March 20.)

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Watchdog Group Suggests Taxing Retirement Income – TONY ARNOLD (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who have retirement income are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being undeservedly filthy rich. If the anti-rich people succeed in taxing retirement income, the first $100,000 for individuals and the first $200,000 for married couples should exempt.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/watchdog-group-suggests-taxing-retirement-income#stream/0

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— A New Approach To Campaigns: Competitive Candidate School
http://nprillinois.org/post/new-approach-campaigns-competitive-candidate-school#stream/0
— Former Trump Campaign Adviser George Papadopoulos Was More Than A Coffee Boy, Fiancee Says – TOM DREISBACH (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that while I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, I was nothing more than an overpaid coffee boy.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/former-trump-campaign-adviser-was-more-coffee-boy-fiancee-says#stream/0

 

COLUMBIA CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoters say “Attack ads may hinder voter turnout.”
http://www.columbiachronicle.com/metro/article_c114f97a-0df5-11e8-8ac6-8326e45b15f6.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In an attempt to capitalize on Rauner’s low approval rating, his primary opponent, state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton, Illinois, launched a controversial attack ad Feb. 2, titled “Thank you, Bruce Rauner,” which was met with criticism from activist groups, newspaper editorial boards and even members of her own Republican party. “[Attack ads] can have a beneficial or a negative impact,” said Jim Allen, spokesman at the Chicago Board of Elections. “A certain amount of conflict is good.” It is “par for the course” to attack an incumbent with negative commercials, Mooney said, and Ives’ “Thank you, Bruce Rauner” ad is trying to appeal to President Donald Trump’s voter base. Though Trump lost Illinois in the 2016 presidential election, he did resonate with many downstate Republican voters, and Ives is trying to galvanize those voters, he added. However, Ives’ negative ads are so politically incorrect that they could mobilize voters to check Rauner’s name on the ballot in protest against her candidacy, according to Mooney. Historically, far-right conservatives in statewide Illinois primaries only account for anywhere between 25–30 percent of the vote, and the majority tend to be socially moderate, he added.)

 

WIREPOINTS
— Incomes in top 50 Illinois cities can’t keep pace with state pensions – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (DIERSEN: When will someone start blasting private sector employers for screwing their lower-level (under $100,000/year) workers?)
http://www.wirepoints.com/local-incomes-havent-kept-up-with-total-illinois-state-pension-benefits-wirepoints-original/

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— President Trump is the Last Hope for Illinois – DOUG IBENDAHL (DIERSEN: Which candidates on the March 20, 2018 Republican primary ballot for your precinct have done the most to paint themselves as being anti-Trump?)
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14420
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Republican Governor Bruce Rauner is a lost cause. He’s made his bed with his proven record of dishonesty, incompetence and betrayal. And he certainly can’t expect President Trump’s help at this point. Rauner isn’t savvy enough to seek it in any case. Republican Primary challenger Jeanne Ives could easily defeat Rauner. Ives’ problem is she hasn’t really earned President Trump’s support or that of his supporters. It’s still not too late but she would have to make significant changes. Right now she doesn’t seem to be truly behind the President or his winning agenda. She’s not a Never-Trumper like Rauner, but her support is lukewarm at best, as evidenced by the way she’s blown her most obvious path to victory thus far. History says that mid-term elections are usually bad for an incoming President’s party. But I don’t think that will be the case this year for Republicans nationally. Trump has saved the GOP from itself. However, Illinois is likely to buck the trend. It certainly wouldn’t be the first time. President Trump should be a huge asset for any Illinois Republican running this year. However, laziness and horrible judgment by the local yokels are squandering the potential. Failure to stand with the President against the Left and its media toadies, coupled with refusal to help educate voters about the winning Trump agenda are turning an asset into a liability. Clearly we’re saddled with a lot of cowards in Illinois politics. That’s not seriously debatable. But one would think even cowards would be smart enough to act in their own self-interest. The Trump agenda represents the only serious plan out there for rebuilding America and the work is well underway. Smart politicians in other states across the country get it. Their states are already reaping positive results from the Trump economy. And they’ll continue to welcome some of the best and brightest from Illinois who decide they can no longer tolerate this state’s incompetence and dysfunction. Illinois Republicans have only one card left to play and that’s the Trump Card. Played well the GOP could restore hope to all Illinoisans from Cairo to Chicago and beyond.)

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HUNDREDS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS IN DUPAGE HAVE SALARIES OVER $100,000 Residents of DuPage County pay some of the highest property taxes in the state – and the country. As taxpayers feel the pinch, compensation remains generous for many local officials – some have even enjoyed a boost. – Vincent Caruso (DIERSEN: When will the IPI write an article about those in the private sector and in the not-for-profit sector in Illinois whose salaries are over $100,000? Will IPI describe those salaries as being “generous?”)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/hundreds-of-local-officials-in-dupage-have-salaries-over-100000/
— BROKEN PENSION SYSTEM PUTS SCHAUMBURG TAXPAYERS ON THE HOOK FOR BAD INVESTMENTS – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/broken-pension-system-puts-schaumburg-taxpayers-on-the-hook-for-bad-investments/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— KOENIG: OPEN LETTER TO IL GOP STATE CHAIRMAN TIM SCHNEIDER: SHAME ON YOU!
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/koenig-open-letter-to-il-gop-state-chairman-tim-schneider-shame-on-you-.html
— GRIEVING BROTHER FEATURED IN NEW JEANNE IVES AD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/after-brother-killed-by-drunken-illegal-and-rauner-ignores-him-joins-ives-effort-.html

 

POLITICFACT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoters say “Campaign ad falsely claims Rauner made taxpayers fund late abortions.”
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2018/feb/12/jeanne-ives/campaign-ad-falsely-claims-rauner-made-taxpayers-f/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— PPP poll has Kennedy in second in Cook; Ives has new “sanctuary state” ad and maybe money to burn; Pritzker continues apology tour
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/11/sunday-roundup-ppp-poll-has-kennedy-in-second-in-cook-ives-has-new-sanctuary-state-ad-and-maybe-money-to-burn-pritzker-continues-apology-tour/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— In Illinois, a Pro-Life Democrat (Lipinski) and Not So Pro-Life Republican (Rauner) – Mary Fiorito
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/456302/illinois-abortion-politics-republican-governor-bruce-rauner-democrat-congressman-dan-lipinski-pro-life

 

NEWSMAX
— Bannon Was ‘Sick of Being a Wet Nurse to 71-Year-Old’ (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination. They have always shouted that if you are a non-veteran White male federal employee, you are lazy, stupid, and even worse things if you do 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.newsmax.com/newsfront/steve-bannon-president-donald-trump-joshua-green/2018/02/11/id/842709/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— GOP Senators will introduce enforcement-heavy immigration bill – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/02/gop_senators_will_introduce_enforcementheavy_immigration_bill_.html

 

BLAZE
— Trump to unveil plan making brutal changes to government worker pay — and unions are already angry – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Democrats have always ran the federal government, Democrats are running the federal government now, and Democrats will always run the federal government. 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.theblaze.com/news/2018/02/11/trump-to-unveil-plan-making-brutal-changes-to-government-worker-pay-and-unions-are-already-angry
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The proposal would end regular tenure and merit-based raises for more than 1.5 million federal government employees. Instead, the plan will call on government agencies to reward employees with performance-based raises and other incentives. . .In addition, the plan seeks to phase out the traditional pension-based retirement plan and adopt employee-contribution plans found in the private sector. Overall, the plan seeks to bring employee pay and benefits to the modern age. . .The Associated Press noted that moving to performance-based work could lead to the termination of many government employees with poor work reviews. . .What are government employees saying? According to USA Today, unions representing federal government employees are not a fan of the changes. David Cox, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, said the changes “wipe out due process rights for employees.” Cox also expressed concern government leadership would use the changes to punish women, minorities and political dissidents. “He seems to be interested in political revenge by firing people,” Cox said of Trump. “The government is not a family business that you get to be in total control of.”)

 

POLITICO
— REPUBLICANS aren’t interested in Trump weighing in on domestic violence — PLANE CRASHES in Moscow; RSC executive director out, after he critiques GOP leadership – ANNA PALMER
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2018/02/11/republicans-arent-interested-in-trump-weighing-in-on-domestic-violence-plane-crashes-in-moscow-exclusive-from-bade-rsc-executive-director-out-after-he-critiques-gop-leadership-246006

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978. Under the new Republican tax law, if there was no marriage penalty, instead of $10,000, the SALT cap would be $20,000 for married filing jointly.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/many-married-couples-gain-under-the-new-tax-law-1518404941?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But some significant problems remain. “You might hear someone say [the new law] got rid of the marriage penalty. That’s not true,” says Jackie Perlman, principal tax-research analyst at The Tax Institute at H&R Block. “It’s still there. The tax code is replete with all sorts of marriage penalties.” Marriage penalties and bonuses have been controversial tax topics for many decades.)
— The Secret to Getting More People to Pay Their Taxes Compliance would rise if taxpayers feel they have a say in how the money is spent – Cait Lamberton and Michael I. Norton (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that the more tax that you pay, the more say that you should have in how that money is spent? Should everyone be required to disclose how much federal, state, and local taxes that they have paid (adjusted for inflation) during the last year, last 5 years, last 10 years, last 15 years, last 20 years, last 25 years, last 30 years, last 35 years, last 40 years, last 45 years, last 50+ years, etc.?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-secret-to-getting-more-people-to-pay-their-taxes-1518405000
— The Secret to Midcareer Success – Michael S. Malone (DIERSEN: For non-veteran White male employees in the federal government, it is no secret that the secret to career success is helping your supervisors and superiors get rid of employees who are non-veteran, White, and/or male 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.wsj.com/articles/the-secret-to-midcareer-success-1518377918
— Why Teens Need a Sense of Purpose About 20% of teens are considered purposeful; having a parent, teacher or friend as a role model is important – Clare Ansberry (DIERSEN: Aside from being a student, what did you do while you were a teen? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; and delivered mail 1966-1969.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-teens-need-a-sense-of-purpose-1518264001
— FRONT PAGE: There’s a Global Race to Control Batteries—and China Is Winning Chinese companies dominate the cobalt supply chain that begins at mines in Congo – Scott Patterson and Russell Gold (DIERSEN: Of course, those who promote China have no problem with this.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/theres-a-global-race-to-control-batteriesand-china-is-winning-1518374815

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: At airports, pot is still illegal – Harriet Baskas
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2018/02/07/can-you-fly-marijuana-within-legalized-states/312169002/
— Rob Porter scandal exposes 3 land mines – Editorial
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/02/08/rob-porter-scandal-exposes-3-land-mines/319902002/

 

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Federal pay may take hit in 2019 budget – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: Since 1989, the Democrats who run GAO have used pay-for-performance (PFP) a) to hire, retain, and promote those who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger and b) to get rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran. To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors in GAO’s Chicago office always ranked me in the lower half of my coworkers for PFP purposes.)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Federal-pay-may-take-hit-in-2019-budget-12606628.php

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Associated Press reported Trump will propose a pay-for-performance plan for most feds, a notion that makes union leaders seethe. Performance-based pay sounds like a reasonable idea, but federal employees remember it from the National Security Personnel System at the Defense Department under the last Republican president, George W. Bush. The implementation was so troubled, the buy-in from employees so poor, and the program so beleaguered with charges of racial discrimination that Congress abolished the program. Now Trump reportedly wants to install a much broader pay-for-performance system. He won’t get it without a tough fight from federal labor leaders and their Democratic allies. A pay-for-performance system would be a “nail in the coffin of the apolitical professional civil service,” said J. David Cox Sr., president of the American Federation of Government Employees, the largest federal employee union. In addition to the experience-based complaints against performance-based pay, labor leaders warn against Trump’s twisted notion of narcissistic fidelity. “Does anybody want a system that allows financial rewards – funded by taxpayers – to be provided exclusively to those deemed loyal to the administration?” Cox asked. “Does anybody want a pay system that denies pay adjustments to people considered disloyal to the administration? Pity the EPA scientist whose work demonstrates the existence of climate change.” The president’s reported proposal would save the government $10 billion over 10 years, which means that’s what it would cost federal employees. It would apply to about 1.5 million federal workers out of about 2 million. It is not clear who would be excluded. “In reality, performance-based pay in the federal government is a cost-containment tool, nothing more,” Randy Erwin, president of the National Federation of Federal Employees, said in an email. “Once federal workers’ pay becomes ambiguous, it becomes easier to whittle away.”)

February 11 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Some who helped Arthur Jones get on the ballot say they didn’t know his politics – Frank Main (DIERSEN: Who are the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in the precincts in which Jones gathered petition signatures? Do the Republican voters in those precincts keep their Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains posted on what is going on in their precincts? Who are the officers of the Republican township parties in the townships in which Jones gathered petition signatures? Do the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in those townships keep the officers of their Republican township parties posted on what is going on in their precincts? I have been gathering petition signatures in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton since 1999 for myself and for all the Republican candidates who seek to be on Republican primary ballots in my precinct. I would hope that if a Jones-type candidate sought petition signatures from Republicans in my precinct, they would let me know. I would certainly let the Milton Township Republican Central Committee officers know.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/arthur-jones-nominating-petitions-bridgeview-holocaust-denier-anti-semitic-views/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On an unusually warm afternoon last fall, residents in Bridgeview opened their doors to a stranger. Arthur Jones was going house to house in the southwest suburb on Oct. 5, rounding up signatures for his primary election petition for Congress. Voters signed it after Jones told them he was hoping to run as a Republican against Democrat Rep. Dan Lipinski in the 3rd Congressional District. What Jones didn’t say is that he’s an avowed anti-Semite, Holocaust denier and the former leader of the New American Nazi Party. “He seemed like a nice guy,” said Michal Bodyziak, whose wife, Anna, signed her name to the petition. Now Jones is the sole GOP candidate in the 3rd District on the primary ballot March 20, which means he is on track to be the Republican Party nominee in the November general election. On a 10-degree evening last week, residents in Bridgeview opened their doors once again to tell a Chicago Sun-Times reporter how Jones went about collecting some of the 603 signatures he needed. Of the six people who agreed to be interviewed, none had heard of Jones until he rang their doorbells. Jones, 70, of Lyons, is now the subject of national and international news after the Sun-Times reported on Feb. 4 that the he was poised to clinch the nomination. In an interview with the Sun-Times, Jones has said he’s in charge of an organization called the American First Committee, whose membership is limited to “any white American citizen of European, non-Jewish descent.” But while he was collecting signatures, Jones didn’t mention any of that. “He just told us he was all about the people,” Michal Bodyziak said. Bodyziak said he and his wife are immigrants from Poland. Jones didn’t say that he denies there was a Holocaust in which 6 million Jews died, many of them in Poland. “No, he said none of that,” Anna Bodyziak said. According to her husband, Jones said he “wanted to help the state make everything better, lower taxes and that. Yes, it was very positive.” When a reporter showed the couple video snippets of Jones’ controversial statements on Jews, they winced. They said they could never support Jones for Congress after seeing that. A neighbor down the block also gave Jones his signature. The man said he’d never heard of Jones, either, but he agreed to sign the petition “because I want people to run for office. If I knew he stood for any of that, I wouldn’t have signed.” About a mile away, Medardo Elizalde was sitting on his couch when his son opened the door to a reporter. The son said his father mostly speaks Spanish and translated for him. He asked his dad if he remembered signing Jones’ petition. Jones had said people wanted to keep him off the ballot, Elizalde recalled. Elizalde said he gave his signature so Jones would go away. Jones managed to collect 834 signatures in Bedford Park, Bridgeview, Chicago Ridge, Countryside, Hickory Hills, Homer Glen, Justice, La Grange, Oak Lawn, Orland Park, Palos Hills, Stickney, Summit and Worth — but none in Chicago. “I waited on the last day, Dec. 4, to file my signatures. I turned them in, fully expecting for an objection or that there would be a candidate that they’re putting up against me,” he has told the Sun-Times. Though GOP officials in his own party have now repudiated Jones and his candidacy, he still thinks he’s got a shot even though the district is overwhelmingly Democratic. Lipinski, of Western Springs, faces Marie Newman, of LaGrange, in the Democratic primary. Said Jones, “Listen, I don’t go to all this damn trouble if I didn’t believe I had a chance to win.”)
— 2 Cook County commissioners missed over 40 percent of Forest Preserve meetings – Rachel Hinton and Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: Since 1999, I have the best record by far for attending Milton Township Republican Central Committee monthly meetings and fundraisers.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/cook-county-forest-preserve-meetings-missed-jerry-butler-bridget-gainer/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Fox News Channel.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-military-parade-tweets-fox-news-donald-trump-fiasco/
— GOP candidate for attorney general: Gary Grasso
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gop-candidate-for-attorney-general-gary-grasso-2018-illinois-primary/
— GOP candidate for attorney general: Erika Harold
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gop-candidate-for-attorney-general-erika-harold-2018-illinois-primary/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— McCarthy offers campaign preview during fundraiser: Emanuel’s Chicago ‘a mess’ – Bill Ruthhart and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-garry-mccarthy-campaign-fundraiser-20180211-story.html
— Real estate market unfazed by changes to tax law – Kenneth R. Harney (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978. Under the new Republican tax law, if there was no marriage penalty, instead of $10,000, the SALT cap would be $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-0211-kenneth-harney-20180206-story.html
— Yes, you: Lawmakers, put the remap amendment on the ballot – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-remap-amendment-illinois-gerrymandering-20180208-story.html
— Waukegan approves new video gambling regulations – Emily K. Coleman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-waukegan-video-gaming-st-0209-20180211-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage GOP candidates tout experience in county board District 3 race – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180211/dupage-gop-candidates-tout-experience-in-county-board-district-3-race
— What the Porter accusations say about the White House – Kathleen Parker
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180211/what-the-porter-accusations-say-about-the-white-house

 

NBC5
— Democratic Candidates Attend Church Services to Shore Up African-American Support – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: Do you attend church services? I do not. Should I write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who viciously demonize me, who viciously denigrate me, who viciously condemn me because I am not a member of any church, because I do not attend church services, and because I do not give money to a church? The aforesaid not only paint themselves as being far superior to you and I, they focus on destroying those like me who do not glorify and praise them, who do not pander to them, who do not serve as their operatives or dupes, and who do not give them money.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/candidates-for-governor-attend-church-services-to-shore-up-african-american-support-473737063.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Registered sex offender in small Pennsylvania town elected fire chief
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/registered-sex-offender-in-small-pennsylvania-town-elected-fire-chief

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Marter: It’s time to take our money back Congressional candidate talks spending, immigrant and education funding during Dixon visit – BOB TOMASZEWSKI
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/02/10/marter-its-time-to-take-our-money-back/aq7bb1g/

 

BREITBART
— Jeanne Ives Targets Illinois ‘Sanctuary State’ Law in Republican Primary – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/11/jeanne-ives-sanctuary-state-becoming-major-issue-il-governor-primary/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Revels In Chicago Nazi’s GOP Nod, Skips Democrat Hugs of Farrakhan – Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2018/02/11/ny-times-revels-chicago-nazis-gop-nod-skips-democrat-hugs-farrakhan

 

FOX NEWS
— Fast food workers set to protest in push for $15 minimum wage – Matthew Kazin
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/11/fast-food-workers-set-to-protest-in-push-for-15-minimum-wage.html

 

HOT AIR
— Rob Porter Is A National Security Scandal, Too (DIERSEN: If you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/02/rob-porter-national-security-scandal/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The ‘Manly’ Jobs Problem – Susan Chira (DIERSEN: Were the jobs that you held “manly?” I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. Because very few qualified women or minorities wanted the bad jobs that I had, it was very difficult for my superiors to meet their Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/sunday-review/sexual-harassment-masculine-jobs.html

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS

— NOVEMBER 27, 2017 MORNING EDITION FLASHBACK: Nominating Petitions
https://gopillinois.com/uncategorized/november-27-morning-edition-2/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since 2000, I have gathered signatures on nominating petitions for all the candidates who seek to be on Republican primary ballots in my precinct. For the March 20, 2018 Republican primary, I gathered 667 signatures from 19 households in my precinct for the following candidates:

U.S. CONGRESS: Peter Roskam
STATE OF ILLINOIS: Bruce Rauner, Governor and Evelyn Sanguinetti, Lieutenant Governor; Jeanne Ives, Governor and Rich Morthland, Lieutenant Governor; William Kelly, Governor and Brian Leggero, Lieutenant Governor; Erika Harold, Attorney General; Jason Helland, Secretary of State; Jim Dodge, Treasurer; and Darlene Senger, Comptroller
ILLINOIS SENATE: Michael Connelly
ILLINOIS HOUSE: Amy Grant, Jeanne Ives, Burt Minor
DUPAGE COUNTY: Dan Cronin, Board Chairman; James Mendrick and Frank Bibbiano, Sheriff; Paul Hinds, Clerk; Gwen Henry, Treasurer; Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools
DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD District 4: Ron Almiron, Grant Eckhoff, Amy Grant, Paula McGowen, Thommen Poozhikunnel, Beth Tatro, and Chris Zaruba
DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE: Joseph Cantore, President
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE: Jeff MacKay, Richard Russo, Karen Wilson)

— OCTOBER 7, 2017 MORNING EDITION FLASHBACK: Nominating Petitions (DIERSEN: Subsequently, I circulated nominating petitions in my precinct for Ives/Morthland, Kelly/Leggero, Dodge & Senger, Helland, Minor, Almiron, MacKay, and Russo.)
https://gopillinois.com/uncategorized/october-7-morning-edition-2/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: So far, from 19 homes in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, I have gathered 559 signatures from registered Republican voters on 56 nominating petition sheets for the 19 announced candidates who will be on the March 20, 2018 Republican primary ballot in my precinct. The candidates are: U.S. CONGRESS: Peter Roskam; STATE OF ILLINOIS: Bruce Rauner, Governor and Evelyn Sanguinetti, Lieutenant Governor and Erika Harold, Attorney General; ILLINOIS SENATE: Michael Connelly; ILLINOIS HOUSE: Jeanne Ives; DUPAGE COUNTY: Dan Cronin, Board Chairman; James Mendrick and Frank Bibbiano, Sheriff; Paul Hinds, Clerk; Gwen Henry, Treasurer; Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools; DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD District 4: Grant Eckhoff, Amy Grant, Paula McGowen, and Beth Tatro; DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE: Joseph Cantore, President; CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE: Richard Russo and Karen Wilson; and REPUBLICAN PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN: Dave Diersen. Outstandingly, yesterday evening, my State Farm Insurance Agent Mark Prutzman notarized the aforesaid 56 nominating petitions and my Statement of Candidacy, Oath of Registration Officer, and Loyalty Oath. Ever since I was first elected Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000, my policy has been to gather signatures on nominating petition sheets for all the candidates who will be on Republican primary ballots in my precinct.)

February 10 Morning Edition

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Ives beats Rauner in Wayne Township Republican Organization straw poll – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be conducting straw polls for a) Rauner/Sanguinetti v. Ives/Morthland, b) Harold v. Grasso, c) Diganvker v. Jhingan, d) Stella v. Vlakancic, e) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne, f) Kinzler v. Orozco, g) Zito v. Khouri, h) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, i) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Gavanes, j) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully, k) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, l) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, m) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, n) etc.)
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511332446-ives-beats-rauner-in-wayne-township-republican-organization-straw-poll
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton} easily bested Gov. Bruce Rauner in a Republican primary straw poll vote conducted by the Wayne Township Republican Organization (WTRO), 88 percent to 12 percent. Ives also topped Rauner by a better than 3-to-1 margin (76 percent to 24 percent) on the question of “Who has the best chance of beating the democratic candidate.” The WTRO straw vote takes on added significance with some given how accurate it was in predicting the 2016 presidential race won by Donald Trump. “I have always felt the GOP committeemen in Wayne Township have the pulse of the voters,” organization chairman Jerry Marchese said in a press release. “We shall anxiously await the results of this poll and how it matches the outcome from the March 20th primary elections.” In the WTRO straw vote for sheriff, James Mendrick topped Frank Bibbiano, 69 percent to 31 percent; while Burt Minor topped Amy Grant in the race for state representative in the 42nd District, 85 percent to 15 percent; and Tonia Khouri squeaked by Nic Zito, 53 percent to 47 percent in the 49th District. Another poll of all the races is slated to take place on March 8, less than two weeks before voters formally go to the polls. “As always, we encourage everyone to get out to vote on Tuesday, March 20th, and vote for the candidate of their choice,” Marchese added in the press release. “Our committeeman will be stopping by or knocking on doors from now until Election Day to encourage voters to come out to vote.”)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Budget finally OK, Congress heads into big fight over immigration, Dreamers – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries, Democrats and RINOs call you a White supremacist, a Nazi, a KKK member, a hater, a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things. Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they work for less money.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-congress-budget-immigration-fight-20180209-story.html
— Transgender student appeals after judge denies unrestricted access to Palatine locker room – Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-transgender-locker-room-appeal-20180208-story.html
— Student says 1st Amendment rights violated when school ‘threatened’ him to be quiet during Cary mayor’s visit – Amanda Marrazzo (DIERSEN: Should I start filing lawsuits again? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being litigious, but I have not filed a lawsuit since 1998. Should I write a book about all the lawsuits and demands for arbitration that I have filed? In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-cary-grove-first-amendment-20180209-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Cary-Grove High School senior said his First Amendment rights were violated when Cary’s mayor came to his school for a question-and-answer session and the student was told not to interrupt, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court. Matthew Ahmann, 18, a self-described political journalist, has been outspoken against Mayor Mark Kownick in recent years through his politically driven Facebook account. In his lawsuit filed against the school board of Crystal Lake-based District 155, Ahmann said that on Sept. 26 he did as he was told by the school’s dean, James Kelly, after receiving a “threatening ultimatum” and kept quiet during the mayor’s visit to his advanced placement politics class. Ahmann, who also is seeking $50,000 in compensatory damages, said in the lawsuit that Kelly approached him after having a conversation with Kownick. Kelly told him not to “say or do anything” during Kownick’s visit “or negative consequences would follow.” According to the lawsuit, “Mayor Kownick and Dean Kelly, working in concert and prior to the mayor’s speech, conspired to stifle Matt’s continued political journalism by having Dean Kelly threaten and intimidate Matt.” Ahmann did however record the session on his cellphone and weeks later posted it on his politically charged Facebook page. He said the district in retaliation punished him by placing him on a one-day in-school suspension. Ahmann said in the lawsuit he wants this expunged from his record because having this “permanent academic record of suspension” hurts his future chances of being accepted into colleges and earning scholarships.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As snow blankets Chicagoland, a third of Cook County jail guards called in sick – Andy Grimm (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I was frequently called in to work because my coworkers had called in sick.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/as-snow-blankets-chicagoland-a-third-of-cook-county-jail-guards-called-in-sick/

 

DAILY HERALD
— State appeals adding ‘pain’ as medical marijuana qualifier – AP (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180209/news/302099905/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois’ lousy credit rating: It’s contagious
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/bonds

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner makes re-election case as ‘proud Republican’ – RYAN VOYLES and TOM LISI (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you do not defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/elections/rauner-makes-re-election-case-as-proud-republican/article_f6871c3d-134f-5195-9225-0ca5551d816a.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Polls don’t bode well for Rauner – RICH MILLER
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/miller-polls-don-t-bode-well-for-rauner/article_99984a5a-4ce7-5ae3-9d7e-214f4546a82d.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner pushes for term limits, end to Madigan’s reign – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-02-10/rauner-pushes-term-limits-end-madigans-reign-visit-n-g.html

 

WGEM
— Illinois looking into medical marijuana instead of opioids – Patrick Doss (DIERSEN: If you promote pot or opioids, you promote destruction.)
http://www.wgem.com/story/37472301/2018/02/Friday/illinois-looking-into-medical-marijuana-instead-of-opioids
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The bill passed through a senate committee with a 16-1 vote, with the lone opposition vote coming from Republican Senator Bill Brady of Bloomington, Illinois. His office said Friday that the reasoning behind that opposition vote was concerns from the Illinois Department of Health over being able to staff the additional people needed to streamline the process. If it becomes a law, it would allow people applying for the medical marijuana program in the first year, to do so without a physician’s certification, or the fingerprint background check.)

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German Americans, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://nprillinois.org/post/why-men-remain-high-power-positions-despite-claims-abuse#stream/0

 

WJBD RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German Americans, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2018/02/09/white-house-speechwriter-resigns-after-domestic-abuse-allegations

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Releases New TV Spot To Honor the Life of Denny McCann: Repeal Sanctuary State
https://mailchi.mp/592bb3b94198/ives-releases-new-tv-spot-to-honor-the-life-of-denny-mccann-repeal-sanctuary-state

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly pot pushes use opioid problems to push pot.
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/dispensary-owner-medical-pot-for-pain-would-be-better-quality/article_089ee400-0d14-11e8-8f00-1f34e4a07e45.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Walgreens Restroom Kerfuffle – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/walgreens-restroom-kerfuffle-2/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NEW IVES’ AD: “NOW THAT I’VE GOT YOUR ATTENTION …”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/new-ives-ad-now-that-ive-got-your-attention-.html


— BETWEEN A FARMER AND A DISABLED VETERAN, WHO DESERVES TAXPAYER SUBSIDIES MORE?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/between-a-farmer-and-a-disabled-veteran-who-deserves-taxpayer-subsidies-more.html

 

AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Walgreens’ new policy welcomes men into women’s restrooms
https://www.afa.net/activism/action-alerts/2018/walgreens-new-policy-welcomes-men-into-womens-restrooms/

 

BREITBART
— Illinois Candidate for Gov. Jeanne Ives Releases Ad Aimed at Conservatives – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/09/illinois-candidate-for-governor-jeanne-ives-releases-ad-aimed-at-conservatives/
— Democrats, Business Sacrifice ‘Dreamers’ To Preserve Chain Migration – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they work for less money.)
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/02/09/democrats-sacrifice-dreamers-to-preserve-chain-migration-immigration-inflow/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats Helped Create Neo-Nazi Arthur Jones – Rich Logis
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/02/democrats_helped_create_neonazi_arthur_jones.html

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Shame: 2018 Winter Olympics allows men claiming to be ‘women’ to compete against real women – DOROTHY CUMMINGS MCLEAN
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/shame-2018-winter-olympics-allows-men-claiming-to-be-women-to-compete-again

 

GOPUSA
— Bermuda repeals same-sex marriage
http://www.gopusa.com/bermuda-repeals-same-sex-marriage/

 

THE HILL
— Second White House aide resigns amid past abuse allegations – AVERY ANAPOL
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/373227-second-white-house-official-in-one-week-resigns-over-domestic-abuse

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrats Give Up Fighting For Dreamers. Again. – Cesar Vargas (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Who fights for those who share your demographics?)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-vargas-dreamers-democrats_us_5a7e2bebe4b08dfc9304249f

 

REUTERS
— U.S. budget deals grants $1.5 billion for opioid-addicted babies, families – Duff Wilson, John Shiffman
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-congress-opioids/u-s-budget-deals-grants-1-5-bln-for-opioid-addicted-babies-families-idUSL2N1PZ112

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Fox News Removes a Top Executive’s Column on Olympic Team Diversity – Michael M. Grynbaum (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot and even worse things if you do not promote diversity, that is, if you do not promote getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/business/media/fox-news-olympics-john-moody.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fox News on Friday removed an incendiary op-ed article by one of its top executives, after the piece drew criticism for mocking American Olympic officials who had emphasized the diversity of this year’s team of athletes. The column suggested, sarcastically, that the United States Olympic Committee adopt a new motto: “Darker, Gayer, Different.” The piece, published on Wednesday and written by John Moody, an executive vice president and executive editor of Fox News, caused an uproar on social media. Some of the network’s employees expressed dismay that Fox News had allowed the article to be published on its website. “John Moody’s column does not reflect the views or values of Fox News and has been removed,” the network said in a statement. Mr. Moody, a Time magazine alumnus who was one of the network’s earliest senior news managers, was close to Roger E. Ailes, Fox News’s former chairman. Mr. Moody’s role at Fox News has dwindled over the years; despite his lofty title, he has little formal oversight over the channel’s day-to-day coverage.)
— How Taxpayers Who Want Help Can Find a Reputable Preparer – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: Do you prepare and file your own income tax returns? I have since 1964. I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO on audits of IRS 1986-1988. I itemized 1972-1977 and my wife and I have itemized since 1978. I won a split decision in Tax Court when my Democrat IRS superiors and Money Magazine disallowed my education deductions in 1978. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I have used Quicken and Turbotax since they became available. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn my knowledge of IRS and of federal taxes. What do you say to people who do not even know if they take the standard deduction or if they itemize who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn my knowledge of IRS and of federal taxes?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/your-money/find-tax-return-preparers.html
— Select the Worst Trump Minion – Gail Collins (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who serve as minions for my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/opinion/worst-trump-minion.html
— The Great Republican Power Grab – Editorial (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about a) those who succeeded in 2015 in gerrymandering my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton and b) why they did it?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/opinion/republicans-gerrymandering-power.html
— For Republicans, the Tea Party Is Over – Carl Hulse
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/us/politics/republicans-budget.html
— Fight Over Cambodian Leader’s Facebook ‘Likes’ Reaches a U.S. Court – Julia Wallace (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/world/asia/cambodia-facebook-hun-sen.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: The Era of Fiscal Austerity Is Over. Here’s What Big Deficits Mean for the Economy. It depends on whether you look at the short, medium or long term. – Neil Irwin
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/upshot/the-era-of-fiscal-austerity-is-over-heres-what-big-deficits-mean-for-the-economy.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Why might the White House have kept Rob Porter?” and says “Everyone else was incompetent.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-might-the-white-house-have-kept-rob-porter-everyone-else-was-incompetent/2018/02/09/f2ab30ac-0de2-11e8-8b0d-891602206fb7_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— There’s One Thing Worse Than Paying Bad Teachers Not to Work Bill de Blasio’s New York has started putting them back in the classroom, especially in poor areas. – Marcus A. Winter (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am so BAD that since 1997, my GAO superiors have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,058,890 ($4,322 X 245 months) in today’s dollars to not work.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/theres-one-thing-worse-than-paying-bad-teachers-not-to-work-1518219111
— Free Speech Gets Expensive A university sent the College Republicans a $17,000 security bill. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/free-speech-gets-expensive-1518221133
— College Republicans Avoid Security Fees for Campus Event University of Washington blocked from charging college GOP group security fees – Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-group-avoids-school-fees-1518217236
— Will China Impose a New World Order? When Pax Britannica gave way to Pax Americana, the transition was peaceful. A repeat is unlikely, says the author of ‘Safe Passage.’ – Tunku Varadarajan (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who have no problem with China running the world? Those who promote China want to get rid of me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/will-china-impose-a-new-world-order-1518219178
— The Enlightenment Is Working Don’t listen to the gloom-sayers. The world has improved by every measure of human flourishing over the past two centuries, and the progress continues – Steven Pinker (DIERSEN: Has America been good to you? Are you doing better than your parents? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My mother never attended high school. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. I earned three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license. My father did not buy a new car until he was 45, and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy. I bought my first new car in 1966 when I was 17. My daily driver is a 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS that I bought from my aunt in 2010. Other cars that I own are: 1972 Chevy Corvette*, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX*, 2005 Chevy Corvette*, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max*, and 2016 Ford Mustang*. Previously, I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint*, 1968 Oldsmobile 442*, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE*, 1974 Dodge Dart*, 1978 Chevy Chevette*, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale*, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX*, 1993 Ford Thunderbird*, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier*. (* = bought new))
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-enlightenment-is-working-1518191343
— In Collective Identities, We Both Lose and Find Ourselves Races, nations and even generations are thought of as having personalities, talents—even destinies. – Crispin Sartwell (DIERSEN: Who in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois takes the lead in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning members of the following groups as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and bigots, and even worse things: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-collective-identities-we-bothe-lose-and-find-ourselves-1518216561
— Despite U.S. Push, Most NATO Allies Fail to Fulfill Military-Spending Goals Even as European military outlays rise, the majority of allies won’t meet 2%-of-GDP benchmark, officials say – Julian E. Barnes (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, were it not for America’s military might, virtually every country in the world invade and would attempt to conquer the countries around them.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/despite-u-s-push-most-nato-allies-fail-to-fulfill-military-spending-goals-1518200382

 

KIPLINGER
— Tax Planning for Newlyweds Will getting married cut your tax bill or will you fall victim to the marriage tax penalty? (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978. Under the new Republican tax law, if there was no marriage penalty, instead of $10,000, the SALT cap would be $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.kiplinger.com/article/taxes/T055-C000-S001-marriage-and-taxes.html

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says: Dumbed-Down Security Briefings Still Too Difficult for Trump to Read.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails contain links to too many articles from too many sources.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/dumbed-down-security-briefings-still-too-difficult-for-trump.html

 

RAW STORY
— Conservative group enriches its leaders with questionable dealings as its political influence grows – Pro Publica
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/conservative-group-enriches-leaders-questionable-dealings-political-influence-grows/

 

NEXT GENERATION STRATEGIES
— The only way Illinois Policy Institute survives is if it purges itself of Tillman, Proft and Hughes. Will be interesting to see as this unfolds what exactly Proft and Hughes did to justify the nearly $300,000 in consulting fees. – Pat Brady
https://twitter.com/pat_brady/status/962017458969182208

February 8 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Republican candidates who participated in the League of Women voters of Wheaton meet and greet this evening included Almiron, Bibbiano, Byrne, Chinchilla, Eckhoff, Grant, Henry, McGowen, Mendrick, Minor, Tatro, Wiley, Wilson, Zaruba, Zay, and Zito. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Midnight government shutdown creeps closer as Congress debates budget – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/midnight-government-shutdown-creeps-closer-as-congress-debates-budget/3052220/
— BGA and ABC7 host IL attorney general forums (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://abc7chicago.com/politics/bga-and-abc7-host-il-attorney-general-forums/3019513/

 

NBC5
— Pritzker Slipping in New Polls as Biss Gains Ground Pritzker’s lead over Biss is down to 3.3 percent according to new polling data
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jb-pritzker-slipping-in-new-polls-as-daniel-biss-gains-ground-473442763.html
— Illinois Early Voting Starts, but Not Available to All
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-early-voting-473369643.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner Responds To Pritzker Tapes The governor said his campaign was not behind the newly leaked wiretaps of JB Pritzker speaking the disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich. – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/category/spoken-word-wbbmtv/3807171-rauner-responds-to-pritzker-tapes/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner won’t give ‘another nickel’ to former ally Illinois Policy Institute – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-illinois-policy-institute-20180208-story.html
— What’s to blame for the candidacy of a Neo-Nazi? Start with the maps – Randy Blaser
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-ppn-column-blaser-tl-0215-20180208-story.html
— Lauzen helped recruit candidates challenging Democrats in Kane County primary races – Kate McCann
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-kane-lauzen-races-st-0209-20180207-story.html
— Why Illinois’ richest person, Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, sees some rough weather ahead – Robert Reed
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/reed/ct-biz-griffin-citadel-stocks-economy-robert-reed-0208-story.html
— Chicago Democrats, where’s your outrage for local politicians? – Andrew Buchanan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-politics-chicago-democrats-madigan-berrios-burke-0209-20180208-story.html
— Facing lack of money, Kennedy says Dem voters ‘quite capable of learning on their own’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chris-kennedy-lack-of-money-20180208-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner ‘very troubled’ by Sun-Times-ProPublica report on past conservative ally John Tillman – Tina Sfondeles and Mick Dumke
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-very-troubled-by-sun-times-propublica-report-on-past-conservative-ally/
— Poll taken day after FBI wiretap release finds Pritzker, Biss in ‘dead heat’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/poll-taken-day-after-fbi-wiretap-release-finds-pritzker-biss-in-dead-heat/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-conservative says “New rot in the White House shakes this conservative’s confidence.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/new-rot-in-the-white-house-shakes-this-conservatives-confidence/
— Near Biss: Polls show Biss-Pritzker ‘dead heat’ – and either Dem beating Rauner – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/poll-taken-day-after-fbi-wiretap-release-finds-pritzker-biss-in-dead-heat/
— Illinois GOP congressional delegation condemns Holocaust denier Arthur Jones – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-gop-congressional-delegation-condemns-gop-holocaust-denier-arthur-jones/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. If you push pot, you push destruction.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/medical-marijuana-opioid-crisis-solution/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner focuses on this above all: Madigan, Madigan, Madigan – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180208/BLOGS02/180209888/rauner-focuses-on-this-above-all-madigan-madigan-madigan
— Here’s the real problem with Pritzker’s Blago convo – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180207/BLOGS02/180209915/j-b-pritzkers-blagojevich-problem-is-about-more-than-race
— Grubhub lawsuit ruling: Drivers are contractors, not employees – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180208/EMPLOYMENT/180209875/grubhub-lawsuit-ruling-drivers-are-contractors-not-employees

 

DAILY HERALD
— District 220 to pay $1.1 million for new headquarters – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180208/district-220-to-pay-11-million-for-new-headquarters-
— How the suburbs might become more attractive to millennials – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: When you were young, what attracted you to where you lived? For my wife and I, when we got married in 1978, it was Wheaton’s being religious, conservative, Republican, safe, prosperous, and on a commuter rail line. We both worked in the Loop and we were both taking night classes in the Loop.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180208/how-the-suburbs-might-become-more-attractive-to-millennials

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner clashes with Illinois Policy Institute’s Tillman – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180208/gov-rauner-clashes-with-illinois-policy-institutes-tillman
— Under the Dome Podcast: ‘Thank you, Bruce Rauner’ ad, Pritzker-Blago tapes
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180208/under-dome-podcast-thank-you-bruce-rauner-ad-pritzker-blago-tapes

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— At Prayer Breakfast, Trump Says Faith Central To American Life – BRIAN NAYLOR
http://nprillinois.org/post/prayer-breakfast-trump-says-faith-central-american-life#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— White House wants to change pay for federal workers – AP (DIERSEN: According to this article, “people with advanced degrees earn 18 percent less in the government.” While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I earned three job-related masters degrees, I earned six job-related professional certifications, and I earned a job-related professional license.).
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/white-house-wants-to-change-pay-for-federal-workers/961484011
— Trump picks California lawyer to head IRS – AP
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-picks-california-lawyer-to-head-irs/961012056

 

ILLINOIS STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
— Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship Program (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? According to members of Group A, it should be 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://www.isac.org/students/during-college/types-of-financial-aid/scholarships/minority-teachers-of-illinois-mti-scholarship-program.html

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— New Poll Finds Rauner Can’t Win As Republicans Flee
https://mailchi.mp/362a9ef3250d/new-poll-finds-rauner-cant-win-as-republicans-flee


— Bruce Rauner Allies: The Anti-Family Forces that Fund Chicago Democrats: Personal PAC and Planned Parenthood
https://ivesforillinois.com/bruce-rauner-allies-that-anti-family-forces-the-fund-chicago-democrats-personal-pac-and-planned-parenthood/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Palatine Township GOP endorsement session called a sham – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511330532-palatine-township-gop-endorsement-session-called-a-sham

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner to ask lawmakers for $1.1 billion supplemental to pay unappropriated FY17 spending – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-to-ask-lawmakers-for-billion-supplemental-to-pay-unappropriated/article_6b72179e-0c58-11e8-97ff-6bf9daecd427.html

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— A rise in polls could mean a rise in problems for Biss – Megan Swett
http://illinoistimes.com/article-19673-a-rise-in-polls-could-mean-a-rise-in-problems-for-biss.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Voters Need to Know Where Their Republican Candidates Stand on the Issue of Leadership – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/02/voters-need-to-know-where-their-republican-candidates-stand-on-the-issue-of-leadership/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN HULTGREN CO-HOSTS ANNUAL PRAYER BREAKFAST FEATURING PRESIDENT TRUMP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/illinois-congressman-hultgren-co-hosts-annual-prayer-breakfast-featuring-president-trump.html
— WEYERMULLER: IVES TELLS CITY CLUB WHY RAUNER IS UNELECTABLE IN 2018
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/weyermuller-ives-tells-city-club-why-rauner-is-unelectable-in-2018.html
— PALATINE TOWNSHIP GOP UPHEAVAL CONTINUES: REP. MORRISON RESPONDS TO AARON DEL MAR
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/palatine-township-gop-upheaval-continues-rep-morrison-responds-to-aaron-del-mar-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— IPI retorts – Nybo shoots back – Tillman responds *** GOP Sen. Nybo wants Legislature to call for federal/state Tillman probe
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/gop-sen-nybo-wants-legislature-to-call-for-federalstate-tillman-probe/
— Rauner says Madigan has told his members that he’d “love to see another budget stalemate this year”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/rauner-says-madigan-has-told-his-members-that-hed-love-to-see-another-budget-stalemate-this-year/
— AG: Reviewing *** Rauner throws Tillman under the bus, Tillman responds in kind
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/rauner-throws-tillman-under-the-bus-tillman-responds-in-kind/
— Biss poll: Biss outperforms Pritzker over badly tanking Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/biss-poll-biss-outperforms-pritzker-over-badly-tanking-rauner/
— Shocker poll: Biss surges to within 4 of Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/shocker-poll-biss-surges-to-within-4-of-pritzker/
— Lots more budgetary pain on the way
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/lots-more-budgetary-pain-on-the-way/
— Rickert apparently gets what she wants, asks to dismiss FOIA lawsuit
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/rickert-apparently-gets-what-she-wants-asks-to-dismiss-foia-lawsuit/
— BGA looks at Pritzker’s charitable giving (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/bga-looks-at-pritzkers-charitable-giving/
— Director said caught off guard in 2015 – Rep. Kifowit responds *** Rauner says state did “exceptionally well” and “we would not do anything different” after Quincy veterans’ home deaths
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/rauner-says-state-did-exceptionally-well-and-we-would-not-do-anything-different-after-quincy-veterans-home-deaths/

 

BREITBART
— George W. Bush Praises Cheap Labor Immigration: ‘We Ought to Say Thank You and Welcome Them’ – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those like Bush who would never stoop to take the bad jobs that I took. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/08/george-w-bush-praises-mass-immigration-we-ought-to-say-thank-you-and-welcome-them/
— Paul Ryan: DACA Amnesty Is ‘Next Big Priority’ – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/02/08/ryan-daca-amnesty-is-next-big-priority/

 

GOPUSA
— Pelosi filibusters for 8 hours in support of illegal aliens
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38921
— Chicago homeless couple sues city for removing their tents
http://www.gopusa.com/chicago-homeless-couple-sues-city-for-removing-their-tents/
— VERY SAD: Establishment Darling George W. Bush talks illegal aliens, Russian meddling
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38955
— Study: 62.1% of transgender youth report mental health woes
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38753

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Open the Books: $20 Billion Hidden in the Swamp: Feds redact 255,000 Salaries – Adam Andrzejewski (DIERSEN: It would be great if Open the Books would analyze federal salaries broken out by political affiliation, race, gender, age, job-related education, job-related work experience, job-related professional certifications, and job-related professional licenses.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/02/08/20_billion_hidden_in_the_swamp_feds_redact_255000_salaries.html

 

THE HILL
— CPAC chief predicts Trump to attend conservative event
http://thehill.com/video/in-the-news/372986-watch-cpac-chief-predicts-trump-to-attend-conservative-event
— Budget deal is brimming with special tax breaks – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: Since 1972, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have painted itemized deductions, and especially mortgage interest, real estate tax, education expenses, 501(c)(3) donations, and medical and dental expenses, as being “special tax breaks.”)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/372992-budget-deal-is-brimming-with-special-tax-breaks

 

REUTERS
— Trump tax cuts trickle across America, bringing glee and skepticism (DIERSEN: Those who pay the marriage penalty like, my wife and I have since 1978, are not gleeful. If there was no marriage penalty, instead of $10,000, the SALT cap would be $20,000 for married filing jointly. My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tax-voices/trump-tax-cuts-trickle-across-america-bringing-glee-and-skepticism-idUSKBN1FS26M

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The White House’s Rob Porter debacle is a sign of incompetence or hubris — or both – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/02/08/the-white-houses-rob-porter-debacle-is-either-a-sign-of-incompetence-or-hubris-or-both/
— Understaffing, lack of training at agencies hampering agency services to public, personnel agency says – Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if the federal government reimbursed job-related education, I would not have had to spend lots of my money on tuition and books 1966-1983 and 1992-1997.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/02/08/understaffing-lack-of-training-at-agencies-hampering-agency-services-to-public-personnel-agency-says/

 

ATLANTIC
— How a Nazi Made the Ballot in Illinois The strange candidacy of Arthur Jones points to failures of democratic safeguards on every level. – ELAINE GODFREY
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/how-a-nazi-made-the-ballot-in-illinois/552758/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— When workforce reductions aren’t an option, here’s a few strategies to improve performance management – David Thornton (DIERSEN: “Workforce reduction” is no longer an option when there are no more employees left to get rid of who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2018/02/when-workforce-reductions-arent-an-option-heres-a-few-strategies-to-improve-performance/

February 5 Morning Edition

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Receives $2 million from Uihlein in Governor’s Race
https://mailchi.mp/bac28c167b9f/ives-receives-2m-from-uihlein-in-governors-race
(FROM THE STATEMENT: The Ives for Illinois campaign is pleased to announce it has received a $2 million donation from businessman Dick Uihlein. These funds will support and ensure that Jeanne Ives is able to introduce herself to the GOP primary electorate and present a clear choice for those voters between the crony bailouts and extreme Left social policy agenda of Gov. Rauner’s and the conservative reform policy record and vision of Ives. Ives has now raised more than $3.5 million in the few short weeks of her insurgent campaign against Gov. Rauner. “Mr. Uihlein’s commitment to a conservative reform policy revolution is humbling as is the commitment of every donor and volunteer to our campaign,” said Ives. “People doing what they can with what they have is how we win this race for the people who play by the rules and do their part to make Illinois a great place to live, work and raise a family. A state government aligned with their interests is long overdue in Illinois.”)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BRZOSKA: IN RESPONSE TO RAUNER ATTACKS ON IVES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/brzoska-in-response-to-rauner-attacks-on-ives.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner challenger state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton will start the week with a speech to the City Club of Chicago, just about 12 hours after announcing late Sunday that her campaign received a $2 million contribution from Lake Forest businessman Richard Uihlein. Last week ended in controversy for Ives, after she released a TV ad critics deemed as “racist,” “sexist” and “homophobic.” Criticism from top Republicans continued over the weekend, and her City Club speech puts her in position to face crowd and reporter questions while the controversy is fresh.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-chicago-musicians-20180205-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Hultgrens promote two Democrats who want to run against Hultgren.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-chicago-musicians-20180205-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Nation’s deeply divided views on Trump mirrored in rural Henry Co. – Ted Gregory
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-trump-presidency-henry-county-politics-20180204-story.html
— 12 workplace sins (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and got rid of me because I was guilty of these 12 sins plus more, and NOT because I was a non-veteran White male conservative Republican who opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180205/281917363527619
— Encore act How to find meaningful work in second half of life – Sandra Block (DIERSEN: After they succeeded in wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors focused on assuring that I would never get a job that would be appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license. SEE: Diersen v. GAO at http://1ya26p3n0oxk2c6c8827msel-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180205/281887298756547
— Give yourself a boost Steps to aid retirement savings. – Elliot Raphaelson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have been the most furious that my wife and I could and did save a lot for our retirement.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180205/281874413854659
— Hapless in Democratland “Can’t stand church and family? Neither can we! Vote for the Democrats in 2018! – Heather Wilhelm (DIERSEN: To vote for Democrats 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-wilhelm-democratland-heather-hapless-trmp-democrat-0205-story.html
— Poor People’s Campaign aims for nationwide mobilization (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me for the problems that poor people have. They 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.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180205/281676845359043

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— An anti-Trump says “Chicago’s young African-Americans don’t count in Trump’s jobs boast.”
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20180205/281702615162641
— What it means to be American – Maudlyne Ihejirika (DIERSEN: According to members of Group A, to be an American is to be a member 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, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/condoleezza-rice-cubs-joe-maddon-american-creed-race-relations-documentary/

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoters say “Jeanne Ives returns campaign donation made by neo-Nazi.”
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/jeanne-ives-returns-campaign-donation-made-by-neo-nazi/3034389/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A blame members of Group B for all the problems that minorities have. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about members of Group A in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and their growing success in getting rid of members of Group B.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180204/ecc-talk-to-focus-on-minorities-in-prison-pipeline
— The fiasco on pre-paying property taxes – Roman E. Strzala
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180205/the-fiasco-on-pre-paying-property-taxes

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— University of Chicago stakes its claim as the anti-Berkeley – LYNNE MAREK
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180202/ISSUE01/180209960

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Someone who is both anti-Rauner and anti-Ives says “Ives needs many more Facebook views.”
http://qctimes.com/opinion/columnists/miller-ives-needs-many-more-facebook-views/article_5d70b3e3-f3ad-523a-8ee2-e18591585300.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— At least half of Springfield aldermen oppose raising sales tax – Crystal Thomas
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180204/at-least-half-of-springfield-aldermen-oppose-raising-sales-tax

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Remembering Reagan: “He’s a person I will always cherish” Former aide talks about his time with the president at Dixon dinner – RACHEL RODGERS
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/02/04/remembering-reagan-hes-a-person-i-will-always-cherish/aqcecuh/

 

WJBD RADIO
— Trump revisits national anthem controversy before Super Bowl
http://www.wjbdradio.com/national-sports/2018/02/04/trump-revisits-national-anthem-controversy-before-super-bowl

 

NORTHERN STAR
— Gubernatorial candidate Ives calls out Rauner – Michael Urbanec
http://northernstar.info/news/gubernatorial-candidate-ives-calls-out-rauner/article_24e90556-0a11-11e8-a81e-ef1b5069dd12.html

 

DEPAULIA
— VERY SAD: Biss at DePaul Democratic candidate for governor holds town hall – Benjamin Conboy
http://depauliaonline.com/32283/news/biss-at-depaul/

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoters say “Gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives’s ad offends both sides of the aisle.”
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/02/05/gubernatorial-candidate-jeanne-ivess-ad-offends-both-sides-of-the-aisle-and-other-chicago-news

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Is Cutting Legal Immigration Putting “America First”? – WHET MOSER (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they want cheap labor.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/February-2018/Is-Cutting-Legal-Immigration-Putting-America-First/

 

PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE
— 40,000 IL College Students Eligible for SNAP (DIERSEN: What income did you have while you earned your bachelor’s degree? I worked for the Park Forest Post Office part-time while I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU in 1969. In today’s dollars, my salary increased from $15.85/hour to $16.91/hour. In addition, I worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970. My outstanding parents provided me with room and board while I attended UIC, weekends during my first semester at NIU, and the summer of 1969. In 1967, I sold my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint and bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442. In 1968, I sold my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I graduated debt-free from NIU in August of 1970.)
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-02-05/livable-wages-working-families/40-000-il-students-eligible-for-snap/a61294-1

 

WHEATON PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Wheaton Patch promotes anti-conservatives Daniel Biss and Tim Schneider.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/hateful-ives-campaign-ad-ignites-anger-both-sides

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois state GOP official John McGlasson slams Schneider, Rauner for pushing party attack of Ives – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511329002-illinois-state-gop-offical-slams-schneider-rauner-for-pushing-party-attack-of-ives

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ICE agents see ‘gaping holes’ in Trump’s immigration plan – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/feb/4/ice-agents-slam-donald-trumps-immigration-plan/

 

BARBWIRE
— WHAT EQUALITY ILLINOIS IS SAYING ABOUT JEANNE IVES’ CAMPAIGN AD – Laurie Higgins
https://barbwire.com/2018/02/04/jeanne-ives-campaign-ad/

 

BREITBART
— GOP Tries, Fails to Stop Antisemite from Running Unopposed in Primary – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: Specifically, what did the Illinois Republican Party do during 2017 to stop Jones from running unopposed?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/04/i-hate-illinois-nazis-gop-tries-fails-stop-antisemite-running-unopposed-primary/

 

BLAZE
— Americans nationwide are boycotting the Super Bowl to stand with military, law enforcement – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/02/04/americans-nationwide-are-boycotting-the-super-bowl-to-stand-with-military-law-enforcement

 

POLITICO
— Why Trump’s tax plan may spur more divorces Looming end of alimony write-off has divorce lawyers telling clients to act fast – BRIAN FALER (DIERSEN: If there was no marriage penalty, instead of $10,000, the SALT cap would be $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/04/tax-plan-divorce-alimony-marriage-389074

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— An Actual Nazi Is About To Get The Republican Nomination For An Illinois Congressional Seat The Holocaust denier has no primary opponents. – Ed Mazza (DIERSEN: What responsibility do political organizations have to encourage members of their party to run in primaries? In Illinois, because Rauner and his supporters run the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), those who are not willing to do Rauner’s bidding are discouraged from running. Rauner rejects the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and many other planks in the IRP platform.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/arthur-jones-republican-nomination_us_5a77d3f6e4b0905433b5bd84

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoters say “Thank you for letting me use the girls’ bathroom ad draws fire.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/02/05/thank-you-for-letting-me-use-the-girls-bathroom-ill-campaign-ad-draws-fire/
— Opponents of gerrymandering keep winning, but it might not affect 2018 – Robert Barnes (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote the use of gerrymandering to harm a) those who they disapprove of, b) those who they cannot manipulate or dominate, c) those who refuse to serve as their operatives or dupes, and/or d) those who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about those who disapprove of Ives and disapprove of me who gerrymandered our adjoining precincts in 2015.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/opponents-of-gerrymandering-keep-winning-but-it-might-not-affect-2018/2018/02/04/83e5785c-078f-11e8-b48c-b07fea957bd5_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “Our older, less fertile America needs immigration to stay competitive.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/02/02/older-less-fertile-america-needs-immigration-stay-competitive-jennifer-sciubba-column/1082523001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “DACA deal dud: Trump’s extreme ‘dreamers’ plan makes no sense for America.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/01/29/trumps-extreme-dreamers-plan-nativist-unamerican-bad-economy-raul-reyes-column/1073441001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans crow that “Evangelicals may be driving Republican stance to embrace DREAMers.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/02/03/evangelicals-pushing-republicans-shift-stance-embrace-dreamers/1067038001/
— Is ‘chain migration’ a racist term? No, it’s just you, Democrats. – Jonah Goldberg
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/01/31/chain-migration-racist-term-no-its-just-you-democrats-jonah-goldberg-column/1079100001/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois’s Magic Pension Trick Close your eyes, issue 27-year bonds and watch liabilities disappear. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinoiss-magic-pension-trick-1517776081
— Are American 5-year-olds falling behind the rest of the world? A new test from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development aims to find out, in order to better gauge what methods of early childhood education work best. – Leslie Brody (DIERSEN: What “unfair advantages” have you had in life? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that my father made enough money a) that my mother could stay home and raise me and b) that he could send me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-test-to-compare-u-s-kindergarteners-with-the-rest-of-the-world-1517826600
— The Surprising Good News About Demographics and the Stock Market Millennials could step in for the boomers in the stock market, defying the conventional wisdom—and boosting equities – Mark Hulbert (DIERSEN: Because my wife and I have always been conservative investors, a) we have always put more of our savings into fixed income than into equities and b) consequently, we have less money today.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-surprising-good-news-about-demographics-and-the-stock-market-1517800441
— Don’t Avoid Women, Mentor Them Worried by #MeToo? Here’s how to become part of the solution. – Rachel Thomas and Stacy Brown-Philpot (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/dont-avoid-women-mentor-them-1517776842

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Disgusting anti-conservatives who support Rauner try to link Ives with Jones.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/illinois-holocaust-denier-to-win-gop-nomination-for-congress.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: To make matters worse, the Illinois Republican Party is dealing with another bigotry-related scandal. Over the weekend, state Representative Jeanne Ives, who’s launched a primary challenge against Governor Bruce Rauner, released an ad in which actors playing a transgender woman, a pro-choice activist, an “illegal immigrant criminal,” and other right-wing bogeyman thank Rauner for advancing their interests (for example, a woman wearing a pink pussy hat thanks him for making Illinois families “pay for my abortions.”) The state GOP denounced the ad, saying “There is no place in the Illinois Republican Party for rhetoric that attacks our fellow Illinoisans based on their race, gender or humanity.” Unfortunately for Illinois Republicans, a passionate anti-Semite was able to find a place on their ballot.)

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/