July 16 Morning Edition

ABC7
— John McCain surgery for blood clot could complicate Senate vote – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/john-mccain-surgery-for-blood-clot-could-complicate-senate-vote/2222292/
— Congresswomen protest for ‘right to bare arms’ – CNN  (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, I wore a suit and tie.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/congresswomen-protest-for-right-to-bare-arms/2221728/

 

NBC5
— Senator Bernie Sanders Addresses Health Care at Rainbow PUSH Convention – James Neveau  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans should provide Democrats with free health care.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/senator-bernie-sanders-speaks-at-rainbow-push-coalition-convention-434722153.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— McConnell delays action on health care bill after McCain surgery – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mcconnell-delays-action-on-health-care-bill-after-mccain-surgery/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their success in driving Trump’s poll numbers down.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-approval-rating-at-36-percent-washington-post-abc-news-poll/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial in the Naperville Sun with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity big time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-foster-forum-lgbtq-issues-naperville-st-0716-20170715-story.html
— Will County plans to lower property tax rate, finance chairman says – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-lowers-taxes-st-0714-20170706-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHIC: Why Illinois’ personal income growth is 49th in nation – Anna Marie Kukec
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170715/why-illinois-personal-income-growth-is-49th-in-nation

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Governments must do more to listen to citizens – Andy Shaw  (DIERSEN: What about “citizens” who want governments to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?  Ever-increasingly, members of the aforesaid groups are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170715/andy-shaw-governments-must-do-more-to-listen-to-citizens
— Medicaid alternatives seen as ‘unrealistic’ by ACA supporter – Dean Olsen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170715/medicaid-alternatives-seen-as-unrealistic-by-aca-supporter
— Now hiring: Low unemployment complicates search for workers – Tim Landis  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170715/now-hiring-low-unemployment-complicates-search-for-workers

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— School-funding formula is next big fight – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-07-16/school-funding-formula-next-big-fight.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Quiet after the budget storm? Of course not – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170715/statehouse-insider-quiet-after-budget-storm-of-course-not

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Hey, congressman, mind if we punch you? – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article161583218.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry’s Fiesta Days offers free refreshments to designated drivers – Jordan J. Wilson
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/07/12/mchenrys-fiesta-days-offers-free-refreshments-to-designated-drivers/axdygo1/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Bulk Of Illinois Tax Increase Aimed at Tackling Pension Crisis – Greg Bishop
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=248369#.WWtdcIjyuM8
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Homeownership For Millenials Increasing, But Not In Illinois – Cole Lauterbach
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity in Naperville big time.
https://www.nctv17.com/bill-foster-hosts-lgbtq-panel-in-naperville/

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Indiana already sharing extensive voter data with Trump advisory commission leader – Dan Carden
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/indiana-already-sharing-extensive-voter-data-with-trump-advisory-commission/article_2c595abf-3d3d-5096-bc78-821f4601b8f8.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Housing vouchers continue to stir debate in Naperville – Glenn Minnis
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511112820-housing-vouchers-continue-to-stir-debate-in-naperville
— Hultgren meets five Yorkville workers who escaped persecution around globe – Brent Zell  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at immigrants and at refugees that members of the following groups are racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511130911-hultgren-meets-five-yorkville-workers-who-escaped-persecution-around-globe

 

SANGAMON SUN
— GOP denounces House passage of ‘radical’ abortion bill – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511112231-gop-denounces-house-passage-of-radical-abortion-bill
— Chicago schools again get huge funding preference, GOP alleges – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511123533-chicago-schools-again-get-huge-funding-preference-gop-alleges

 

HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— Phyllis Schlafly’s Proposal to Replace Do-Nothing, Professional Republican Legislators – Nancy Thorner
http://blog.heartland.org/2017/07/phyllis-schlaflys-proposal-to-replace-do-nothing-professional-republican-legislators/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Universal College Admission Tests Help Low-Income Students – SUSAN DYNARSKI (DIERSEN: What was your ACT score?  Mine was only 24.  Sooner or later, if you seek a government office or a political office, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use your ACT score against you.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/14/upshot/how-universal-college-admission-tests-help-low-income-students.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Breitbart.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/15/opinion/sunday/no-one-cares-about-russia-in-the-world-breitbart-made.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their success in driving Trump’s poll numbers down.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-finds-trump-standing-weakened-since-springtime/2017/07/15/2decf03a-68d2-11e7-9928-22d00a47778f_story.html

 

TIMES TRIBUNE
— Courts review political redistricting issues – G. TERRY MADONNA AND MICHAEL YOUNG
http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/courts-review-political-redistricting-issues-1.2219377

 

TWIN CITIES PIONEER PRESS
— Growing disgust with the ethos of college campuses does not mean a rejection of higher education – Esther Cepeda  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat teachers crank out “good little Democrats” who despise if not hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.twincities.com/2017/07/16/esther-cepeda-growing-disgust-with-the-ethos-of-college-campuses-does-not-mean-a-rejection-of-higher-education/

July 15 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Are you an elected official?  What is your position on redistricting, that is, what is your position on changes being made to the borders of the political jurisdiction in which you were elected?  Do you want to be notified in a timely manner of any proposed changes to those borders? To you want the opportunity to be able to object to proposed changes in a timely manner?

 

In DuPage County, elected Precinct Committeemen do not have that opportunity. The DuPage County Election Commission (DCEC) did not post maps of its many proposed changes to many precincts until July 12, 2017 and it will vote on accepting those proposed changes at its July 26, 2017 meeting.  My understanding is that the proposed changes affect about 100,000 voters, an unknown number of polling places, 276 precincts including 101 in Downers Grove Township and 27 in Milton Township, and 60 new precincts would be created including 12 in Downer Grove Township and 6 in Milton Township.

 

I have asked the DCEC for, but I have not been provided with a) a list of the 276 affected precincts broken out by the 9 townships, b) indication of which of those 276 precincts have elected Precinct Committeemen, and c) their contact information. Each of the elected Precinct Committeemen in those 276 affected precincts should have long since have been provided with a detailed map that precisely shows proposed changes to their precinct down to individual addresses.

 

Outrageously, most, if not virtually all of the elected Precinct Committeemen affected by the proposed changes have not been individually notified that DCEC has proposed changes to their precinct borders.

 

I have asked the DCEC to immediately and individually notify by regular mail and by email each and every elected Precinct Committeeman in precincts affected by DCEC’s proposed changes.  Please join me in this request by emailing and/or by phoning the following: Cathy Terrill – Chairperson at cterrill@dupageco.org and 630-407-5697; James S. Lowe – Vice Chair at jlowe@dupageco.org and 630-407-5699; John J. Boske – Secretary at john.boske@dupageco.org and 630-407-5698; and Joseph H. Sobecki – Executive Director at joseph.sobecki@dupageco.org and 630-407-5614. Sadly, there is no indication that what I have asked for will be done.

 

To get a rough indication of DCEC’s numerous proposed changes, visit: http://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2017/55317/.

 

I found DCEC’s 2015 “Policy for Precinct Modifications” on DCEC’s website , but I have not yet found DCEC’s 2017 “Policy for Precinct Modifications” on DCEC’s website. 

 

According to several Republican DuPage County Township Party Chairman, the DCEC does not want to deal with individual elected Precinct Committeemen, and therefore, it will only deal with county party chairmen and with township party chairmen concerning proposed changes. Needless-to-say, that is outrageous.  Two years ago, I was not notified in a timely manner of dramatic changes to my Milton Township Precinct 9. Further, it appears that as Democrats flood DuPage County, many changes to many precincts will have to be made every 2 years from now on.

 

While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors did everything that they could to delay if not to stop me from getting information that I could have used to avoid the adverse employment actions that they took against me.

 

In my roles as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have done everything that they can to delay if not to stop me from getting information that I could use to avoid adverse actions against me.

 

In my roles as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, as a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2000-2004, as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes did everything that they could to delay if not to stop me from getting information that I could have used to avoid adverse actions against me.


If you are an elected Precinct Committeeman like I have been since 2000, you understand my concerns about this. Again, please join me in asking the DCEC to immediately and individually notify by regular mail and by email each and every elected Precinct Committeeman in precincts affected by DCEC’s proposed changes.  Thanks. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Illinois’ credit rating – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-illinois-credit-rating/2217418/   

 

CBS2
— Governor Rauner Seems To Be Sticking With Plan Of Vetoing School Funding Bill – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/14/governor-rauner-veto-school-funding-bill/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-find-the-heart-president-trump-to-protect-dreamers/
— Gang member, 12, who shot at cop, spends allowance on pot: prosecutors – Stefano Esposito  (DIERSEN: What did you do with your money when you were young?  I saved as much as I could to buy cars and to pay for college expenses. I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964 when I was 16, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint when I was 17, 1968 Oldsmobile 442 when I was 19, 1969 Dodge Charger SE when I was 20, 1962 Chevy BelAir when I was 22, a 1972 Chevy Corvette when I was 23, 1974 Dodge Dart when I was 25, 1978 Chevy Chevette when I was 29, and 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale when I was 29.  I paid for my college expenses at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, and DePaul 1976-1980.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gang-member-12-who-shot-at-cop-spends-allowance-on-pot-prosecutors/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Photo of Barrington students labeled ‘KKK’ sparks protest, claims of racism – John Keilman and Todd Shields
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-kkk-barrington-high-school-met-20170714-story.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Gov. Rauner’s staff shakeup continues – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/268048143-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats glorify and praise those who vote for tax increases.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-sellout-gop-springfield-swanson-zorn-perspec-0716-md-20170714-column.html
— Some politicians who pander to the base risk becoming pariahs – Ted Slowik  (DIERSEN: Democrat politicians pander to their base.  The Democrat Party base is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-political-courage-st-0716-20170714-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Common ground plentiful at Democratic governor candidates forum – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/common-ground-plentiful-at-democratic-candidate-forum/

 

WTTW
— The Week in Review: Rauner Cleans House After Budget Veto
http://video.wttw.com/video/3002775557/

 

PEKIN TIMES
— Moody’s questions Illinois’ ability to pay bills – AP
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170714/moodys-questions-illinois-ability-to-pay-bills

 

WSIL TV
— When will Illinois’ higher income tax affect you? – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35890260/when-will-illinois-higher-income-tax-affect-you

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Catholic journal criticizes Trump ‘value voters’  Promote an ‘ecumenism of conflict’ – DELIA GALLAGHER
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/catholic-journal-criticizes-trump-value-voters/765711583
— What DC drama? Dow hits 25th record of 2017  Dow notches its third-straight record close – MATT EGAN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/what-dc-drama-dow-hits-25th-record-of-2017/765745276

 

NADIG NEWSPAPERS
— ‘Madigan’s tax increase’ boosts Rauner for 2018 – Russ Stewart
http://nadignewspapers.com/2017/07/15/madigans-tax-increase-boosts-rauner-for-2018/

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Teens Nabbing Cars In Early Morning Hours: DuPage County Sheriff’s Office  Undersheriff Frank Bibbiano said a group of teens and young adults is seeking out unlocked cars with keys inside and then stealing the car. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/teens-nabbing-cars-early-morning-hours-dupage-county-sheriffs-office

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Madigan Blames Rauner For Budget Woes
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/madigan-blames-rauner-for-budget-woes

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Madigan, Moylan need to go if Illinois is to grow, GOP opponent says – Karen Kidd
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511147874-madigan-moylan-need-to-go-if-illinois-is-to-grow-gop-opponent-says

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Silencing the Silencers – Robert Knight (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, if your group does not promote the Democrat Party platform, Democrats will call it a hate group.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/silencing-the-silencers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Frustrated by its inability to win elections, the left is attempting to silence opponents through intimidation, either in the streets or in the courts. The latest example is the hijacking of Guidestar USA by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Guidestar is a database of more than 2 million nonprofit and non-governmental (NGO) organizations. It’s considered the foremost authority on nonprofits, and had a self-avowed reputation for “remaining neutral.”)

 

GOPUSA
— London sees answer to acid attacks in ban of corrosive substances
http://www.gopusa.com/london-sees-answer-to-acid-attacks-in-ban-of-corrosive-substances/

 

BREITBART
— Obama Sets Sights on Post-2020 Redistricting Efforts at D.C. Fundraiser – ADELLE NAZARIAN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/14/obama-sets-sights-on-post-2020-redistricting-efforts-at-d-c-fundraiser/

 

NEWSMAX
— Consumer Sentiment Falls to Lowest of Trump Presidency
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/consumer-sentiment-Donald-Trump-outlook/2017/07/14/id/801660/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— All conservatives must support President Trump… the stakes couldn’t be higher – Cardinal Burke
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/support-for-trump-urgently-needed-to-head-off-threats-to-us-democracy

 

POLITICO
— Governors steer clear of Trump  At the annual NGA summer meeting, the president barely gets a mention. – GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI and MEGAN CASSELLA
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/15/governors-steer-clear-trump-at-nga-240586

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— If Workers Are Scarce, Is It the Work or the Wages? – PATRICIA COHEN  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes make it very clear that they would never have stooped to take the bad jobs that I took. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/13/business/economy/labor-market-wages.html
— How the Medicaid Debate Affects Long-Term Care Insurance Decisions – RON LIEBER  (DIERSEN: My 86-year-old aunt is spending $230 a day out of her life savings to live in an assisted living facility.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/14/your-money/how-the-medicaid-debate-affects-long-term-care-insurance-decisions.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— An A for Activism on Campus  The latest trend in college grade inflation. – Editorial  (DIERSEN: One would expect that the more of the following that students are, the higher the grades that Democrat teachers will give them: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-a-for-activism-on-campus-1500070766
— Jamie Dimon Goes Off  The J.P. Morgan CEO savages Washington’s anti-growth culture. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jamie-dimon-goes-off-1500070817
— First-Time Home Buyers Show More Interest in Market – Laura Kusisto  (DIERSEN: How old were you when you first bought real estate?  I bought a new town home when I was 24. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, who has always been privileged, and who would never had been able to do that if he had not avoided the draft and if he had not been an overpaid federal employee.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/first-time-home-buyers-show-more-interest-in-market-1500033602

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Judges in Md. redistricting case decry politically motivated electoral map – Ann E. Marimow and Josh Hicks
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/judges-in-md-redistricting-case-decry-politically-motivated-electoral-map/2017/07/14/33b44fc2-6814-11e7-9928-22d00a47778f_story.html

 

FREDERICK NEWS POST
— Judges consider delay, injunction in Maryland gerrymandering case – Danielle E. Gaines
https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/judges-consider-delay-injunction-in-maryland-gerrymandering-case/article_665bdea8-9422-5562-978c-8261eb510570.html

 

HERALD BULLETIN
— Rally aims to renew focus on redistricting – Scott L. Miley
http://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/state_news/rally-aims-to-renew-focus-on-redistricting/article_722f2b46-66e1-512e-9436-f0b64e8a946e.html

 

TEXAS TRIBUNE
— On day 5 of redistricting trial, Texas rebuts claim that current political maps discriminate  As lawyers for Texas defended the state’s political maps against charges of intentional discrimination, a lawmaker at the center of the case invoked “legislative privilege” Friday to avoid answering some questions. – JIM MALEWITZ
https://www.texastribune.org/2017/07/14/redistricting-trial-texas-refutes-discrimination-claims-while-blocking/

 

DALLAS NEWS
— State’s argument in redistricting trial takes hit because of lawmaker’s silence – James Barragán
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-legislature/2017/07/14/states-argument-redistricting-trial-takes-hit-lawmakers-silence

July 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gas tax hike hidden in Illinois budget – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gas-tax-hike-hidden-in-illinois-budget-/2210298/

 

NBC5
— Governor Rauner Has Yet to Visit Flood-Affected Areas in Illinois – Mary Ann Ahern  (DIERSEN: When disasters occur in a county, should county officials visit?  When disasters occur in a township/ward, should township/ward officials visit?  When disasters occur in a municipality, should municipal officials visit? When disasters occur in a precinct, should precinct committeemen/captains visit?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/governor-bruce-rauner-yet-to-issue-statement-visit-flooded-areas-in-illinois-434362013.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois’ strategy for digging out of debt: taking on more – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/267761318-story

 

CHGICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois’ strategy for digging out of debt: Borrowing more money – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-strategy-for-digging-out-of-debt-taking-on-more/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blast Trump’s supporters.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-trump-isnt-the-problem-the-problem-is-people-support-him/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you do anything other than promote Islam, anti-Trumps blast you.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-a-palos-township-trustees-shameful-facebook-posts/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that the poor have.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-close-the-huge-school-funding-gap-that-holds-back-poor-kids/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Is nothing about your life private? – Cory Franklin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-big-data-privacy-google-perspec-0713-jm-20171012-story.html
— Homeland Security chief has doubts about legality of DACA immigration program – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-legal-immigration-program-20170712-story.html
— Illinois income tax hike: 6 tips to manage or minimize how much you’ll pay – Gail MarksJarvis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-illinois-income-tax-hike-marksjarvis-column-0716-biz-20170713-column.html
— A few candid thoughts for Illinois’ radical governor – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-bruce-rauner-radical-zorn-perspec-0714-md-20170713-column.html
— Will Illinois schools open this fall? Stop stalling, lawmakers – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-schools-illinois-rauner-legislature-edit-jm-20170713-story.html
— Shoplifting at Chicago grocers drops after change in food stamp program – Sahil Chinoy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-chicago-shoplifting-snap-change-20170713-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— How do politicians collect opposition research? – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170713/news/307139981/
— OUTRAGEOUS: House rejects transgender ban measure for troops – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170713/news/307139836/

 

CRAINS’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago newspapers keep their left-right balance – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: Both the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune reject many planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170713/BLOGS02/170719921/chicago-tribune-sun-times-maintain-political-divide
— Surprise hit to local agencies tucked into the budget – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170713/BLOGS02/170719919/surprise-hit-to-local-agencies-tucked-into-the-budget

 

SANGAMON SUN
— GOP ad series takes aim at Madigan’s reign, IIlinois’ troubles – Matt Smith
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511147239-gop-ad-series-takes-aim-at-madigan-s-reign-iilinois-troubles

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Standoff Continues In Funding Formula For Public Schools – DUSTY RHODES
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/standoff-continues-funding-formula-public-schools

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Some say IDOT layoffs suspicious – Emilee Fannon  (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.  My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986. While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the employees who GAO got rid of were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/some-say-idot-layoffs-suspicious/764842384

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner staff hirings prompt new “Trumpcare” questions
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/13/rauner-staff-hirings-prompt-new-trumpcare-questions/
— Pritzker campaign mocks Rauner over new hires  (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.  My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/13/pritzker-campaign-mocks-rauner-over-new-hires/
— Where’s Rauner during unprecedented Lake County flooding?  (DIERSEN: When disasters occur in a county, should county officials visit?  When disasters occur in a township/ward, should township/ward officials visit?  When disasters occur in a municipality, should municipal officials visit? When disasters occur in a precinct, should precinct committeemen/captains visit?)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/13/wheres-rauner-during-unprecedented-lake-county-flooding/
— Leader Brady wants to use coming school funding crisis as “leverage” on “reforms”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/13/leader-brady-wants-to-use-coming-school-funding-crisis-as-leverage-on-reforms/
— More firing/hiring fallout for Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/13/more-firinghiring-fallout-for-rauner/

 

GOPUSA
— Elected Democrat threatens Trump in Facebook rant
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27083
— Another voting red flag
http://www.gopusa.com/another-voting-red-flag/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Shortage Of Foreign Labor Forces Maine Businesses To Hire Local Workers – Will Racke (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/13/shortage-of-foreign-labor-forces-maine-businesses-to-hire-local-workers/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— A HORRIFYING EXAMPLE OF GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS AND PERVERSE INCENTIVES – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/07/13/a-horrifying-example-of-government-handouts-and-perverse-incentives/

 

POLITICO
— House to vote on controversial study of Islam – RACHAEL BADE and JOHN BRESNAHAN (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.  There are many tremendous conflicts between Islam and the Constitution.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/13/house-vote-study-of-islam-240537

 

WASHINGTON POST
— AP-NORC Poll: Three-quarters in US say they lack political influence – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ap-norc-poll-three-quarters-in-us-say-they-lack-influence/2017/07/13/07c39c4c-67a1-11e7-94ab-5b1f0ff459df_story.html

 

USA TODAY
FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE AND GRAPHIC: In Trump country, Russia scandal doesn’t resonate, Dave Boucher
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/13/trump-country-russia-scandal/474789001/

 

BOSTON HERALD
— FBI nominee Wray asserts loyalty to Constitution, not president – Kimberly Atkins  (DIERSEN: I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/kimberly_atkins/2017/07/atkins_fbi_nominee_wray_asserts_loyalty_to_constitution_not

 

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— John Cox wants to govern a California with 12k legislators – Joe Garofoli
http://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/John-Cox-wants-to-be-govern-a-California-with-12k-11286678.php

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Flood insurance plan would shift burden to riskiest properties – Dylan Baddour  (DIERSEN: How susceptible is your property to flooding?)
http://www.chron.com/business/article/Flood-insurance-plan-would-shift-burden-to-11287636.php

 

NEWSDAY
— What will it take for Trump backers to pull their support? – Lane Filler
http://www.newsday.com/opinion/columnists/lane-filler/what-will-it-take-for-trump-backers-to-pull-their-support-1.13794927

 

INSURANCE JOURNAL
— More Senior Citizens Working Past Retirement Age – Ben Steverman
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2017/07/11/457194.htm

 

FCW
— Workforce antidiscrimination bill sails through House – Chase Gunter (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were required to promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, they were required to discriminate against, that is, to punish federal employees like me who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://fcw.com/articles/2017/07/13/workforce-discrimination-bill.aspx

 

FED SMITH
— $22 Million Dollar Retired Federal Employee – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/07/13/successful-federal-employee-stock-investor/

July 11 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Durbin: Republicans Need To Bring In Democrats On Health Care Reform  (DIERSEN: In the final analysis, Democrats want Republicans to pay for free health care for Democrats.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/11/dick-durbin-health-care-reform-congressional-republicans/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Why is Illinois’ governor’s race a big ol’ testosterone fest? – Heidi Stevens  (DIERSEN: Will Heidi Stevens run for governor?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-tuesday-women-illinois-governor-0711-story.html
(HEIDI STEVENS BIOGRAPHY: Heidi Stevens writes the “Balancing Act” column for the Chicago Tribune, where she has worked since 1998. Before covering lifestyles, she was an editor in the Tribune’s entertainment department. She is a mom of three who believes Dr. Seuss is one of our nation’s all-time greatest fiction writers.)
— Durbin to Republicans on Obamacare: ‘If you break it, you own it’ – John Byrne  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats urge those who have financial and/or health problems to demand that Republicans give them free health care.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-dick-durbin-health-care-20170711-story.html
— Survey: U.S. uninsured up by 2M this year as gains erode – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-uninsured-americans-20170710-story.html
— Can ethics laws go too far? Chicago’s rules favor those who pay to ‘lobby’ – Martin J. Oberman  (DIERSEN: How much money do your critics/opponents pay their operatives and their dupes to harm you?  Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents talk and act like they have promised and/or given lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and/or much more. Virtually all the operative and all the dupes that work for my critics/opponents have severe financial, health, and/or other problems.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-ethics-lobbyists-city-council-mayor-perspec-0711-20170710-story.html
— Chicago’s top cop Eddie Johnson asks court: Block hiring of Patrick Lavin once charged with hate crime – Steve Schmadeke  (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with lots of evidence of how my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors sabotaged my job search. They had treated me as though I was a “bad” employee, so they certainly did not want me to get a good job after they had forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-police-sue-over-job-candidate-met-20170710-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Retailers win another round against Cook County ‘soda tax’ – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170710/retailers-win-another-round-against-cook-county-soda-tax
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: New plan to save Loretto mansion: Move it to south edge of Wheaton property – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170711/new-plan-to-save-loretto-mansion-move-it-to-south-edge-of-wheaton-property
— STEM scholars get lesson on gender equality in Geneva – James Fuller  (DIERSEN: The panel should have included a top GAO official. GAO has had great success a) in hiring, in retaining, and in promoting young Democrat minority women and b) in making way for them by wasting the careers of and by getting rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, that is, GAO has had great success a) in giving preference to young Democrat minority women and b) in discriminating against those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, it is patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. GAO may very well be the first federal agency in which 100% of its employees are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170710/stem-scholars-get-lesson-on-gender-equality-in-geneva

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— State budget deal contains a junk-free sweetener for Chicago – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170711/BLOGS02/170719978
— Fix the school funding formula and open schools this fall – JOHN EDWARDSON AND MARIN GJAJA
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170711/OPINION/170719975/illinois-school-funding-formula-needs-fixing

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Don’t cheer for state’s so called ‘balanced’ budget – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170710/chuck-sweeny-dont-cheer-for-states-so-called-balanced-budget

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Health care protests erupt at GOP senators’ offices  Some protesters lay on ground – EMILY KARL (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats urge those who have financial and/or health problems to demand that Republicans give them free health care.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/health-care-protests-erupt-at-gop-senators-offices/762348152

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Judge Posner and 10th CD Republican Primary Candidate Doug Bennett w/Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/07/judge-posner-and-10th-cd-republican-primary-candidate-doug-bennett-wberkowitz-cable-web/

 

PALOS PATCH
— Palos Township Residents Confront Trustee On ‘Anti-Muslim’ Facebook Posts  Residents vow to attend all future Palos Township Board meetings until trustee resigns. Video coverage of rally and board meeting. – Lorraine Swanson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam. Soon, if not already, Democrats will stop you from getting an education, stop you from getting a job, stop you from owning property, etc. unless you promote Islam. Ever-increasingly, Muslims make it clear that they want to abolish the First Amendment. What do Rauner and Trump have to say about that?)
https://patch.com/illinois/palos/palos-township-residents-confront-trustee-anti-muslim-facebook-posts

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Olsen hopes Rauner makes automatic voter registration a reality – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511122708-olsen-hopes-rauner-makes-automatic-voter-registration-a-reality

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Morrison looks to Rauner to prevent publicly funded abortions – Glenn Minnis
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511112751-morrison-looks-to-rauner-to-prevent-publicly-funded-abortions

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Steve Andersson Loses GOP Floor Leader Slot
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/11/steve-andersson-loses-gop-floor-leader-slot/
— Former Cary School Board President Chris Spoerl Being Put Forth by Jack Franks to Replace Andrew Gasser on the County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/10/former-cary-school-board-member-chris-spoerl-being-put-forth-by-jack-franks-to-replace-andrew-gasser-on-the-county-board/
— Scott Coffey Sings Chris Spoerl’s Praises for County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/11/scott-coffey-sings-chris-spoerls-praises-for-county-board/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Outrageous Giveaway to Muni-Bond Buyers Hidden in Massive Budget Bill – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/outrageous-give-away-to-muni-bond-buyers-hidden-in-massive-budget-bill-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS’ $21 BILLION IN SCHOOL DEBT PUSHES UP PROPERTY TAXES – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-21-billion-in-school-debt-pushes-up-property-taxes/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner rejects Frerichs’ suggestions
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/11/rauner-rejects-frerichs-suggestions/
— Rep. Andersson ousted from House GOP Floor Leader slot
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/10/rep-andersson-ousted-as-house-gop-floor-leader/
— Kennedy’s latest poll has him holding at 44 percent
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/11/kennedys-latest-poll-has-him-holding-at-44-percent/
— Could Erika Harold run against Lisa Madigan?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/11/could-erika-harold-run-against-lisa-madigan/

 

GOPUSA
— Lindsey Graham still carrying water for the Democrats  (DIERSEN: There are few if any DINOs, but there are far too many RINOs. I should write a book about “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who “carry water for the Democrats.”)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26942
— ICE sued for allowing alleged killer to remain in country
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26921
— Trump is winning the immigration debate
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26937

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The 5 worst fiscally managed states in the USA: New Jersey, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, and Massachusetts – Joseph Lawler
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-5-worst-fiscally-managed-states-in-the-usa/article/2628211

 

DAILY CALLER
— Reporters Wonder: Has The Trump White House Lost Matt Drudge? – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/10/reporters-wonder-has-the-trump-white-house-lost-matt-drudge/

 

BREITBART
— VA Under Trump Admin Fires More Than 500 Employees, Suspends 200 for Misconduct – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ  (DIERSEN: Constructively, since 1997, the Democrats who run GAO have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,008,644 in today’s dollars ($4,238 X 236 months) to “sit at home.” According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the Democrats who run GAO are doing that because I am a “bad employee.”  I should write a book about adverse actions that my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors took to get rid of me during my first day, first week, first month, first year, first decade, and during the rest of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997. Those adverse actions included forcing me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, giving me unrealistic performance expectations and unfair performance appraisals, assigning me to supervise the office’s most problematic employees, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, not promoting me beyond GS-13, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They would not have done any of the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/10/va-trump-admin-fires-500-employees-suspends-200-misconduct/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— GEORGE SOROS MAKES ALINSKY LOOK REASONABLE  Brent Smith says billionaire ‘appears to prefer violent revolution’
http://www.wnd.com/2017/07/george-soros-makes-alinsky-look-reasonable/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Democrats Hatch Plans A, B, and C to Impeach Trump – Fred Lucas (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, RINOs, their operatives, and their dupes a) ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship and destroyed TAPROOT, b) ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership and destroyed the committee, c) ended my service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, d) ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership and destroyed ICRC, e) ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership and destroyed the chapter, f) ended my GAO employment, etc.  My critics/opponents are rule-or-ruin types. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, destroy etc. that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://dailysignal.com/2017/07/10/democrats-hatch-plans-a-b-and-c-to-impeach-trump/

 

THE HILL
— The county (Texas’s King County) that gave Clinton only 5 votes – REID WILSON  (DIERSEN: What percent of the votes did Trump and Clinton get in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  What do those who voted for Clinton think of you?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/341373-changing-america-the-county-that-gave-clinton-only-5-votes

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Gov. Rauner rejects treasurer’s call to back budget
http://www.kwqc.com/content/news/Gov-Rauner-rejects-treasurers-call-to-back-budget-433676503.html

 

AOL
— THOSE WHO LACK INTELLIGENCE AND/OR MORALS FALL FOR VICES AND BRING EVERYONE AROUND THEM DOWN: Nevada sold out of legal marijuana so quickly, the governor wants to declare a ‘statement of emergency’ – MELIA ROBINSON
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/07/10/nevada-sold-out-of-legal-marijuana-so-quickly-the-governor-want/23024226/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— 3 Lawsuits Filed Against White House Panel on Voter Fraud – MICHAEL WINES  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats fight efforts to stop voter fraud, that is, ever-increasingly, Democrats promote voter fraud.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/10/us/white-house-voter-fraud-lawsuits-kris-kobach.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Culture of Dishonesty.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/opinion/donald-trump-jr-russian-lawyer.html
— How We Are Ruining America  College-educated Americans have become devastatingly good at making sure children of other classes can’t join their ranks. – David Brooks  (DIERSEN: How much money do you have, and how much money do/did your parents have? What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have always viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned me and my parents as being undeservedly filthy rich?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/opinion/how-we-are-ruining-america.html
— Strategy for Democratic Mayors Facing Troubles: Attack Trump – MITCH SMITH  (DIERSEN: From what I see from living in Wheaton since 1978, in Chicago 1976-1978, in University Park 1972-1976, and in Crete 1948-1972, non-Republican mayors blame their problems, your problems, my problems, and everyone’s problems on individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being the top Trump supporter in Wheaton, if not in Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. They urge all the mayors in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois to take their hatred of Trump out on me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/10/us/democrat-mayor-candidates.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In Uruguay’s marijuana experiment, the government is your pot dealer – Nick Miroff  (DIERSEN: If you want to destroy a person, you give that person pot. If you want to destroy an organization, you give that organization pot. If you want to destroy a company, you give that company pot. If you want to destroy a government, you give that government pot. If you want to destroy a country, you give that country pot.  Mexico gives America mountains of pot every day, week, month, and year, so therefore, Mexico wants to destroy America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/in-uruguays-marijuana-experiment-the-government-is-your-pot-dealer/2017/07/07/6212360c-5a88-11e7-aa69-3964a7d55207_story.html
— Trump administration wants to boost value of federal employee buyouts – Eric Yoder  (DIERSEN: Federal agencies use buyouts to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/07/11/trump-administration-wants-to-boost-value-of-federal-employee-buyouts/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The carrot half of the carrot-and-stick formula for cutting federal jobs would be sweetened under a proposal the Trump administration has sent to Congress, seeking to increase the maximum value of buyout payments from $25,000 to $40,000 government-wide. Buyouts are payments used for “increasing voluntary attrition in agencies that are downsizing or restructuring,” in the words of the proposal, and reduce the need to use the stick side of the equation — the complex and contentious layoff process called reduction in force. A buyout is the lesser of $25,000 or the severance pay the employee would be due if laid off — as a practical matter, it’s usually the former. The payment is taxable, reducing its value typically to under $20,000, and employees who accept one generally must repay the full amount if they return to government employment within five years. The $25,000 figure has been the same since the government first started offering buyouts during the workforce downsizing in the Clinton administration. Last year the Defense Department asked for a boost to $40,000, arguing that $25,000 is no longer a sufficient incentive to get employees to resign or retire voluntarily. Congress agreed to the increase, but only at that department and only through September 2018.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What’s Wrong With Illinois? – Steve Moore
http://www.wsj.com/video/opinion-journal-whats-wrong-with-illinois/199780AE-7F60-4EA0-98F0-854006B046DD.html
— It Costs Taxpayers a Bundle, but Is It Art?  A $10,000 grant for theater ‘celebrating the saguaro cactus’? The National Endowment said yes. – Roger Kimball
https://www.wsj.com/articles/it-costs-taxpayers-a-bundle-but-is-it-art-1499726794
— U.S. Regulator Moves to Rewrite Rules for Swaps Transaction Reporting  CFTC working to reconcile post-trade reporting data from four privately-owned data repositories – Gabriel T. Rubin  (DIERSEN: GAO audits CFTC. GAO wasted my knowledge of swaps and my knowledge of the regulation of swaps. When the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” I knew as much about swaps and the regulation of swaps as anyone at GAO. I had worked on audits of CFTC and other federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years and I had just completed the requirements for a masters degree from IIT in financial markets and trading.  GAO would not have wasted my knowledge of swaps and my knowledge of the regulation of swaps and GAO would not have forced me to retire if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, younger, or a veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-regulator-moves-to-rewrite-rules-for-swaps-transaction-reporting-1499702728
— Consumer Agency’s Arbitration Move Sets Off GOP Showdown  CFPB rule opens door to class-action lawsuits against financial-services companies –  Rachel Witkowski, Andrew Ackerman, and Brent Kendall  (DIERSEN: I have been an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority since 1998.  SEE: https://www.finra.org/arbitration-and-mediation/finra-arbitrators)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cfpb-completes-rule-allowing-class-action-lawsuits-against-banks-1499712133

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump voter fraud panel may spark partisan voting rights battle – Heidi M Przybyla  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps talk and act like the only way that they can defeat Trump in 2020 is by committing massive amounts of voter fraud. Anti-Trumps are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Anti-Trumps are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/10/trump-voter-fraud-panel-may-spark-partisan-voting-rights-battle/464918001/

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow over their domination and destruction of California.
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article160120539.html

 

CHARLLESTON POST AND COURIER
— After Lindsey Graham comment and widespread ridicule, Trump backing off idea of ‘cyber security unit’ with Russia – AP (DIERSEN: Who in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois ridicules individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?  Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky and Alinsky promotes ridicule.)
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/after-lindsey-graham-comment-and-widespread-ridicule-trump-backing-off/article_fd5a3384-6565-11e7-bcef-8f0a157ae04f.html

 

INTELLIGENCER
— Paralysis in Washington and the politics of alienation – ANNE MCGARRY  (DIERSEN: Who are lead alienators in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  How successful have they been in making individuals, organizations, companies, and governments anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.theintell.com/opinion/guest/paralysis-in-washington-and-the-politics-of-alienation/article_e974bf2d-41f4-567d-ba8d-bfd522c961d7.html

 

AUTOWEEK
— Will France actually be able to ban all gas and diesel vehicles by 2040?  PEUGEOT CITROEN IS UPBEAT, BUT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS CAN’T IGNORE SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS  (DIERSEN: Those who hate “gas and diesel” cars promote “electric” cars. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) hate cars, and especially cars made by General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) hate those who own/owned cars made by General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler, and c) hate unions and past, present, and future union members.  I was a union member for almost 12 years. I worked for Chrysler for a short time in 1970.  I own a 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang.  I have owned a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier.)
http://autoweek.com/article/green-cars/will-france-be-able-ban-all-gas-and-diesel-vehicles-2040

 

NARFE
— Federal Benefits Under Attack  What You Need to Know! FREE Webinar  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that my $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension and my $17,288/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy are much too generous. However, many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.narfe.org/home/index.cfm
https://www.registrationheadquarters.com/events/?5a01a52f20b642dcb70f56e073d2006fa
(FROM THE POSTING: What’s at Stake? Current and future retirees risk losing out on cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) Current employees with FERS could lose their annuity altogether Current Feds would be required to contribute 6% more toward retirement FEHBP participants share of the premiums would increase And more proposals that hurt federal retirees and employees alike)

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Former ethics directors says threat from WH chief of staff ’emblematic’ of admin – AP  (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, I detailed the threats that my Democrat GAO superiors and superiors made to force me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  However, because my 7th Amendment rights were denied, I never had an opportunity to present those threats to a jury.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/low-key-fbi-director-pick-would-lead-agency-through-tumult

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Do not confuse this anonymous website with
www.gopillinois.com; it has no connection with www.gopillinois.com. David John Diersen is solely responsible for www.gopillinois.com. His phone number is 630-653-0462. He lives at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton, Illinois, 60189-6326. His email address is diersen@aol.com. For Bernard Schoenburg’s April 8, 2017 article on www.realgopillinois.com, SEE: http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170408/bernard-schoenburg-will-real-gop-of-illinois-stand-up-unlikely  For Bernard Schoenburg’s April 16, 2012 article on me, on my www.gopillinois.com, and on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, SEE: http://www.sj-r.com/x1782330063/Bernard-Schoenburg-A-bunch-of-political-info-daily)
https://realgopillinois.com/about/

July 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Rahm calls on Rauner to sign education funding bill left in limbo – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/education/rahm-calls-on-rauner-to-sign-education-funding-bill-left-in-limbo/2203068/

 

CBS2
— Frerichs To Rauner: Dial Down The Rhetoric
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/10/frerichs-to-rauner-dial-down-the-rhetoric/
— Emanuel Pushes For School Funding Bill Rewrite, Despite Rauner’s Opposition
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/10/emanuel-school-funding-bill/

 

WLS AM
— Emanuel calls Rauner “Governor Roadblock” – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/07/10/emanuel-calls-rauner-governor-roadblock/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner brings in new (far) right hand for re-election fight – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: Who says that you are far right?  Those who say that I am far right are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-brings-in-new-far-right-hand-for-re-election-fight/
— Emanuel sloughs off Moody’s threat to drop Chicago’s bond rating – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-sloughs-off-moodys-threat-to-drop-chicagos-bond-rating/
— Treasurer gives Rauner to-do list for Illinois to avoid ‘junk’ rating – Mitch Dudek  (DIERSEN: What items were on your superiors’ to-do lists? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors acted like Democrat politicians had given them to-do lists a) to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or young and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/treasurer-gives-rauner-to-do-list-for-illinois-to-avoid-junk-rating/
— Durbin unloads about Trump Jr. meeting with Russian attorney – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/durbin-unloads-about-trump-jr-meeting-with-russian-attorney/
— How to fix Illinois’ budget process – Madeleine Doubek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/doubek-how-to-fix-illinois-budget-process/
— CPS borrows another $500 million at high interest rates – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cps-borrows-another-500-million-at-high-interest-rates/
— Federal regulator moves to mostly ban arbitration clauses – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/federal-regulator-moves-to-mostly-ban-arbitration-clauses/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jesse Jackson Sr. demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/facing-the-assault-on-civil-rights/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Days after lawmakers override Rauner veto, he gets new chief of staff – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-chief-of-staff-met-0711-20170710-story.html
— With state budget pact, spin cycles circle the wagons – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-illinois-budget-spin-st-0711-20170710-story.html
— Don’t paint all Trump supporters as idiots and fools – Christine M. Flowers
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-supporters-stupid-20170710-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Treasurer to Rauner: Go to New York to fight off ‘junk’ status – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170710/treasurer-to-rauner-go-to-new-york-to-fight-off-junk-status
— State leaders must choose to govern or to campaign – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170710/editorial-state-leaders-must-choose-to-govern-or-to-campaign
— Sanguinetti praises three fire departments for pooling resources – Christopher Placek
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170710/sanguinetti-praises-three-fire-departments-for-pooling-resources

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner signals war with new chief of staff – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170710/BLOGS02/170719993/rauner-signals-war-with-new-chief-of-staff
— Who’s telling the truth on the state budget? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170710/BLOGS02/170719988/whos-telling-the-truth-on-the-state-budget
— Here’s what’s next for the former U.S. attorney Zachary Fardon – CLAIRE BUSHEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170710/NEWS04/170719979/heres-whats-next-for-the-former-u-s-attorney

 

WAND
— Rauner rejects treasurer’s call to back budget – AP
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35850085/the-latest-rauner-rejects-treasurers-call-to-back-budget

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Tribune: Same Illinois, only more expensive than ever – Brent Zell
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511145936-tribune-same-iilinois-only-more-expensive-than-ever

 

DUPAGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
— GOP Chairmen to fill S41 vacancy  Krajewski, Havel, Cook, & Ludwig will pick Radogno replacement
http://mailchi.mp/dupagegop/senate-district-41-appointment-process?e=b94156f960

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Durkin says state budget fails taxpayers once again – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511145588-durkin-says-state-budget-fails-taxpayers-once-again

 

FAMILY-PAC
— The Illinois Train Wreck – Paul Caprio
http://mailchi.mp/0dfe9fa5dbae/the-illinois-train-wreck?e=8dc9fff257

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Ineffective GOP Messaging Leads to Tax Hikes Without Reforms Every Time – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/07/ineffective-gop-messaging-leads-to-tax-hikes-without-reforms-every-time/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DUPAGE GOP OPENS PROCESS TO FILL RADOGNO VACANCY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/dupage-gop-opens-process-to-fill-radogno-vacancy.html
— IL TREASURER CALLS ON RAUNER TO ACT IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID JUNK BOND STATUS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/il-treasurer-calls-on-rauner-to-act-immediately-to-avoid-junk-bond-status.html
— REPUBLICAN HOUSE MEMBERS CONGRATULATE SPEAKER MADIGAN ON 32% TAX HIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/republican-house-members-congratulate-speaker-madigan-on-32-tax-hike.html
— THORNER/INGOLD: SCALISE SHOOTING DEMANDS LIFTING D.C.’S CONCEALED CARRY RESTRICTIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/thorneringold-scalias-shooting-demands-concealed-carry-restrictions-.html
— ‘WE ARE STILL IN’: RAHM EMANUEL’S FUTILE AND STUPID VIRTUE SIGNALING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/we-are-still-in-rahm-emanuels-futile-and-stupid-virtue-signaling.html

 

GOPUSA
— Sabotaging Illinois: Legislators’ tax-hike budget won’t stanch the exodus of jobs and people
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26865
— D.C. Council: Legal pot sales must go to minority businesses  (DIERSEN: To sell pot is to sell destruction.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26887
— Are automated orders at McDonald’s a game changer?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26868
— CNN Reporter says Trump’s statesman speech was a ‘White America’ throwback  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-White.)
http://www.gopusa.com/trumps-vision-statesmanship-shines-through-warsaw-speech/
— When the government becomes a god (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want government to be everyone’s GOD.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26907

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Obamacare repeal teeters for GOP from yes to ‘50-50’ to ‘dead’ – Cheryl K. Chumley
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/10/obamacare-teeters-gop-yes-50-50-dead/

 

BREITBART
— CNN’s Jeff Zeleny: Trump Warsaw Address a ‘White America, America First’ Speech – Jeff Poor  (DIERSEN: Zeleny should acknowledge that since the 1960s, the federal government has given tremendous preference to minorities; it is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/07/09/cnns-zeleny-trump-warsaw-address-white-america-america-first-speech/

 

JP MEDIA
— Who Killed the Left? – RICHARD FERNANDEZ
https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2017/07/07/babel/

 

NEWSWISE
— Marijuana and Vulnerability to Psychosis
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/677404/

 

THE HILL
— Illinois’s concocted budget crisis a red flag for all pension holders – JOHN KINDT
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-budget/341311-illinois-concocted-budget-crisis-a-red-flag-for-all-pension

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Fifteen states (New York, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington) and the District of Columbia side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/15-states-join-hawaii-s-challenge-travel-ban-enforcement-n781466

 

CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
— Only 24 senior Senate staffers are minorities — and there’s little being done about it – WILLIAM DOUGLAS  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, GAO did a lot about such things.  GAO did everything that it could to waste the careers of and get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article160580384.html

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Could Donald Trump Have Been Elected As a Democrat? – Jonathan Chait
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/07/could-donald-trump-have-been-elected-as-a-democrat.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— One of the Biggest Reasons Republicans Stick by Trump  They blocked Obama’s court nominees for years. Now they’re filling those seats, starting a huge shift rightward for the judiciary. – Paul Barrett and David Ingold
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-07-10/trump-begins-the-rightward-shift-of-america-s-courts

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— What VA’s now public adverse action reports don’t say about employee accountability – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: I should write a book about adverse actions that my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors took to get rid of me during my first day, first week, first month, first year, first decade, and during the rest of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997. Those adverse actions included forcing me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, giving me unrealistic performance expectations and unfair performance appraisals, assigning me to supervise the office’s most problematic employees, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, not promoting me beyond GS-13, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  They would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2017/07/what-vas-now-public-adverse-action-reports-dont-say-about-employee-accountability/

 

GAO
— GAO Requests $618M for Fiscal 2018  (DIERSEN: How should Republicans respond to that budget request? Constructively, since 1997, the Democrats who run GAO have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,008,644 in today’s dollars ($4,238 X 236 months) to “sit at home.” According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the Democrats who run GAO are doing that because I am a “bad employee.”  I should write a book about adverse actions that my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors took to get rid of me during my first day, first week, first month, first year, first decade, and during the rest of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997. Those adverse actions included forcing me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, giving me unrealistic performance expectations and unfair performance appraisals, assigning me to supervise the office’s most problematic employees, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, not promoting me beyond GS-13, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  They would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USGAO/2017/07/10/file_attachments/844510/MN4420.pdf

July 10 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Governor Rauner Taps New Chief Of Staff
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/10/rauner-new-chief-of-staff-kristina-rasmussen/

 

ABC7
— Greenpeace activists charged with scaling Trump Tower with banner
http://abc7chicago.com/news/greenpeace-activists-charged-with-scaling-trump-tower-with-banner/2198556/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel gets some victories from Springfield – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-illinois-legislature-2017010-story.html
— Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. suggest bill to repeal health care law is ‘dead’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-repeal-obamacare-bill-20170709-story.html
— Obama returns to political fray for a Democratic Party cause
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-obama-democratic-party-fundraiser-20170709-story.html – Juliet Eilperin
— Protesters caused thousands in damage at Trump Tower: prosecutors – Tony Briscoe, Rosemary Regina Sobol and Ariana Figueroa
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-tower-banner-charges-met-20170709-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s tweets might actually start a nuclear war with North Korea.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-tweets-nuclear-war-20170706-story.html
— Ways to alienate new hires – Michael Schneider (DIERSEN: I should write a book about adverse actions that my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors took to get rid of me during my first day, first week, first month, first year, first decade, and during the rest of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997. Those adverse actions included forcing me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, giving me unrealistic performance expectations and unfair performance appraisals, assigning me to supervise the office’s most problematic employees, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, not promoting me beyond GS-13, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  They would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170710/281895888278732
— Worry steals well-being  Fears about the future, money, retirement can take a toll – Marissa Levin  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, to get rid of me, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did everything that they could to make me worry. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170710/281994672526540

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Shake-up in Rauner administration: Governor names new chief of staff
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/shake-up-in-rauner-administration-gov-names-new-chief-of-staff/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote voter fraud.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-voter-integrity-probe-would-make-hacking-elections-easier/
— Chicago Public Schools: 1 of 4 African-American students stuck in subpar schools – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/1-of-4-african-american-students-stuck-in-subpar-schools-report/
— Greenpeace activists charged with raising banner at Trump Tower
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/greenpeace-activists-charged-with-scaling-trump-tower-with-banner/
— Growing Muslim population means more services to keep up – Rachel Hinton
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/growing-muslim-population-means-more-services-to-keep-up/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Cook County and City Hall try a radical idea: Listening – ANDY SHAW  (DIERSEN: How much clout do you have?  One could argue that politicians listen the hardest to those individuals, those organizations, those companies, those governments, and those countries that have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170708/ISSUE07/170709931
— The missing ingredient in Rauner’s Medicaid Rx – KRISTEN SCHORSCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170708/ISSUE01/170709929

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrat newspapers report on parades in West Chicago but not in Wheaton. The video of Wheaton’s outstanding 2017 Independence Day Parade is at
http://wheaton-il.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=2782.  Republicans who participated in the parade were: DuPage State’s Attorney Bob Berlin; DuPage County District 4 officials Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, and Tim Whelan; James Mendrick for DuPage Sheriff; Frank Bibbianno for DuPage Sheriff; Karen Wilson for DuPage Judge; and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC).  Republicans who walked with entries included Ron Almiron, Lori Carlson, Joseph Caruso, Flo Dangelo, Sal Falbo, Chris Heidorn, Pat Hinchey, Marty Keller, Larry LaVanway, Antonio Lollino, Paula McGowen, Ron Menna, David Norck, Thommen Poozhikunnel, Mary Rash, Pat Ryan, and Janet Shaw. Gary Muehlfelt drove the truck that pulled the outstanding MTRCC float. Peter Breen, Mike Connelly, and Jeanne Ives could not participate in the parade because of the Democrats. Peter Roskam participated in a different parade. This year, for the 12th year in a row, “DuPage Republicans” helped sponsor the parade and fireworks. “DuPage Republicans” was one of the two $2,500 “Star” sponsors and again sponsored the Wheaton high school bands and the Tunes of Glory Pipes and Drums parade entries. Because of a last minute shortage of banner carriers, I had the honor of helping carry the “Sponsored by DuPage Republicans” banner ahead of the Tunes of Glory Pipes and Drums. Outstandingly, again this year Tim Whelan coordinated Republican use of the “DuPage Republicans” booth at the fireworks. This year again, I delivered flyers to the residences and businesses on the parade route. The flyers listed the Republican entries in the parade and the Republicans who helped sponsor entries. Outstandingly, the flyers were printed courtesy of Alpha Graphics. This year, outstandingly, Roger Claar is a $500 contributor, Chris Nybo is a $250 contributor, Phil Suess is a $150 contributor, and Bob Berlin, Peter Breen, Mike Connelly, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Jeanne Ives, Marty Keller, Deanne Mazzochi, Paula McGowen, James Mendrick, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, and Tim Whelan are $100 contributors. Please thank them for helping sponsor the parade and fireworks. This year was the 10th anniversary of an elephant walking behind Roskam in the parade.  For that 2007 parade, I had the honor of raising $2,000 on short notice from DuPage Republicans to sponsor that elephant.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170709/west-chicago-parade-celebrates-the-arts
— Why it’s so hard to do good work in the modern office – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: In 1990, when GAO moved into new space in a new building in the Loop (200 West Adams at http://www.200westadams.com/), my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious that I got a preferred corner office a) because I had been promoted to GS-13 in 1986, b) because I had almost 12 years more federal seniority because I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years and for the Post Office for almost 3 years, and c) because I got full-time credit for my Post Office time even though I had only worked part-time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170709/essay-why-its-so-hard-to-do-good-work-in-the-modern-office
— Do you have to share your salary history with potential employers? – Karla L. Miller  (DIERSEN: As everyone on the planet earth knows full-well, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that want cheap labor viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn government employees as being overpaid. In defense of my federal salary 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170709/do-you-have-to-share-your-salary-history-with-potential-employers
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote dependency on government and on charity.  Republicans promote individual responsibility.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170710/how-to-disrupt-the-cycle-of-poverty-and-crime
— We need national Day of Civility – U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, Plano  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the most uncivil people in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and why they are uncivil.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170710/we-need-national-day-of-civility

 

WGN RADIO
— The Sunday Spin: Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 7/9/17 – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/07/09/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-7917/

 

DNA INFO
— DISGUSTING: Push To Legalize Weed Still On In Illinois To Help Solve Budget Problems – Heather Cherone (DIERSEN: If you push pot, you push destruction.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170710/edgewater/legal-marijuana-pot-legalization-weed-recreational-state-law-heather-steans-kelly-cassidy-gov-bruce-rauner

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner names Illinois Policy exec as chief of staff
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170710/rauner-names-illinois-policy-exec-as-chief-of-staff

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Bloomington’s immigrant resolution on hold for state law – Maria Nagle  (DIERSEN: As everyone on the planet earth knows full-well, to say that immigrants are welcome is code for expressing hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. To support the Illinois Trust Act is to express hatred against the aforesaid groups.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/bloomington-s-immigrant-resolution-on-hold-for-state-law/article_0d7d1730-7972-5bd8-9235-1abe6aa2f5b6.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Bloomington City Council will not act Monday night on a proposed resolution intended to assure Bloomington’s immigrant residents that they are welcome. The item is being pulled from the agenda for the 7 p.m. Monday council meeting so the city can wait for Gov. Bruce Rauner to act on related legislation, said Mayor Tari Renner. The resolution would be a statement of the city’s dedication to diversity and inclusion and not a change in law enforcement policy, according to background documentation submitted to the council. The Illinois Trust Act, if enacted, would prevent state law enforcement agencies from assisting in immigration actions unless there’s a warrant and offer protections from immigration enforcement to some safe havens such as schools. If Rauner signs the bill, possibly by Aug. 1, it would affect some of the language in the city’s proposed resolution, said Renner.)

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— McCain: GOP health care bill ‘probably’ will die  Senator criticizes secretive process – ELI WATKINS
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/mccain-gop-health-care-bill-probably-will-die/761549207

 

PALOS PATCH
— Residents To Rally for Palos Twp. Trustee’s Dismissal Over ‘Anti-Muslim’ Facebook Posts  Palos Township Tr. Sharon Brannigan says she will not resign despite public outcry over alleged anti-Muslim remarks made on social media. – Lorraine Swanson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote Islam and mass/illegal immigration, then individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you as being a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://patch.com/illinois/palos/residents-rally-palos-township-trustees-dismissal-over-anti-muslim-facebook-posts

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Illinois tax hikes give Indiana competitive advantage – Dan Carden
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-tax-hikes-give-indiana-competitive-advantage/article_5fc2456b-9f6f-533d-9cc7-0870ddb3e87a.html

 

MOMKUS MCCLUSKEY ROBERTS LLC
— James F. McCluskey Installed as President Elect of the Illinois State Bar Association
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/07/prweb14477789.htm

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rauner replaces Chief of Staff Goldberg with Illinois Policy’s Rasmussen
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511146236-rauner-replaces-chief-of-staff-goldberg-with-illinois-policy-s-rasmussen
— Edison Middle School post test results  (DIERSEN: Edison Middle School is in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511140135-edison-middle-school-post-test-results

 

SANAMON SUN
— Rauner replaces Chief of Staff Goldberg with Illinois Policy’s Rasmussen
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511146210-rauner-replaces-chief-of-staff-goldberg-with-illinois-policy-s-rasmussen

 

WEST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Montgomery County Senate hopeful Chris Hicks sees tax hikes as ‘kick in the teeth’ – Glenn Minnis
http://westcentralreporter.com/stories/511141580-montgomery-county-senate-hopeful-sees-tax-hikes-as-kick-in-the-teeth

 

EAST METRO SUN
— 54th Senate District candidate Rafael Him says ‘total reform’ only chance Illinois has – Justin Stoltzfus
http://metroeastsun.com/stories/511144650-senate-hopeful-says-total-reform-only-chance-illinois-has

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Cook County businesses see uncertain future as workplace regulations, new cost drivers take effect – Michael Carroll  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Cook County make it illegal to employ those who are not members of the following groups: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/cook-county-businesses-see-uncertain-future-as-workplace-regulations-new/article_3df8a46e-6315-11e7-9366-778493f7aee4.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER HIRES ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE COO TO BE HIS NEW COS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/rauner-hires-illinois-policy-institute-coo-to-be-his-new-cos.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Policy Institute President picked as Rauner’s new chief of staff
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/10/illinois-policy-institute-president-picked-as-rauners-new-chief-of-staff/

 

GOPUSA
— Voters withdraw registration in fear of Trump voter fraud commission  (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America, a) how many voter registrations are fraudulent, b) how many Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens are registered as Republicans, and c) how often to Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens cast Republican primary ballots to put the least electable Republican candidate on the ballot for general elections?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26871
— Come legally, stay legally or go home!
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26859
— Chicago: Child as young as 6 could be robbing victims at gunpoint
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26851

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Despite budget deal, Illinois finances still in death spiral – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/07/despite_budget_deal_illinois_finances_still_in_death_spiral.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Marching to the poorhouse  Illinois, already at the precipice, leads the way to the brink of financial ruin – Editorial
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/9/editorial-marching-to-the-poorhouse/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Bad news for Illinois  Time will tell, but recent actions in Illinois may result in more people leaving the state. – Chris Woodward
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2017/07/10/bad-news-for-illinois

 

FEDERALIST
— Trump Administration Continues Obamacare’s Illegal Corporate Welfare – Christopher Jacobs
http://thefederalist.com/2017/07/10/trump-administration-continues-obamacares-illegal-corporate-welfare/

 

INDEPENDENT NEWS JOURNAL
— Stelter: Attacks on Media Are About Eliminating News Coverage, ‘Not Trying to Improve Journalism’ – DAVID BIXENSPAN  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who have attacked me, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, a GAO employee 1980-1997, an IRS employee 1971-1980, etc.?)
http://ijr.com/2017/07/915834-stelter-attacks-media-eliminating-news-coverage-not-trying-improve-journalism/

 

FREE BEACON
— Americans’ Top Financial Worry Is The Cost of Health Care  Health care costs were more of a worry than debt, college expenses, unemployment, taxes – Ali Meyer
http://freebeacon.com/issues/americans-top-financial-worry-cost-health-care/

 

POLITICO
— What If Trump Had Won As a Democrat?  It’s not as crazy as it sounds. And taking the idea seriously offers revealing insights about our political culture. – MATT LATIMER
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/07/08/what-if-trump-had-won-as-a-democrat-215351

 

REUTERS
— Big financial woes linger in Illinois’ new budget = Dave McKinney and Karen Pierog
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget-idUSKBN19V0BQ

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Long After Protests, Students Shun the University of Missouri – ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/09/us/university-of-missouri-enrollment-protests-fallout.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How President Trump could tweet his way into nuclear war with North Korea.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/07/05/how-president-trump-could-tweet-his-way-into-nuclear-war-with-north-korea/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Amid Turbulence, Fox News Holds On to No. 1 Spot as MSNBC Rises  Cable network weathers a year of controversies from sexual-harassment scandals, departing talent Joe Flint
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amid-turmoil-fox-news-holds-on-to-no-1-spot-as-msnbc-surges-1499601601

 

FORBES
— Illinois: A State In Crisis – Richard Lehmann
https://www.forbes.com/sites/investor/2017/07/10/illinois-a-state-in-crisis/#42c5edc62138

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Why Trump Will Never Make A Historic Speech.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-07-07/why-trump-will-never-make-a-historic-speech

 

USA TODAY
–DIERSEN HEADLINE: Poll: Nationwide, 37.5% say the are conservative, 32.9% say they are moderate, 24% say they are liberal, and 5.6% say they are other or don’t know.  What percent of those in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois say that they are conservative, moderate, liberal, or other or don’t know?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/07/09/can-america-compromise-again-editorials-debates/442744001/
— The state of hate in America – Alia E. Dastagir  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those in Group A promote hatred against those in Group B. Those in Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  Those in Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/09/kkk-racist-rants-religious-vandalism-us-vs-them-mentality-escalates-leaving-dark-corners-interne/418100001/
— Trump’s immigration stance fuels opposition with millions in donations and volunteers – Alan Gomez (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those in Group A use Trump to raise money to get rid of those in Group B. Those in Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  Those in Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/07/10/trump-immigration-aclu-donations-undocumented-immigrants/458480001/
— As fewer women have babies, population declines in these states: Connecticut, Illinois, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming – Tim Henderson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2017/07/10/fewer-women-have-babies-population-declines-these-states/459447001/

 

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
— Trump keeps an enemies list and isn’t afraid to use it  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have many millions of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. on their enemies lists.  They have their operatives and their dupes destroy individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that they cannot manipulate/dominate.  In 2012, they destroyed TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois.)
http://www.sltrib.com/blogs/outofcontext/5492622-155/news-roundup-trump-keeps-an-enemies

 

BUCKS COUNTY COURIER TIMES
— Paralysis in Washington and the politics of alienation – ANNE MCGARRY  (DIERSEN: Who in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois takes the lead in alienating everyone against members of the following groups: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?  I should write a book about the lead alienators in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/opinion/guest/paralysis-in-washington-and-the-politics-of-alienation/article_0032d7b4-882c-5b9c-b51e-9d228453b74b.html

 

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Picking up the Pieces in Illinois  College and university leaders are happy to see the first state budget in two years, but many prepare for less state support in the future and confront lingering impacts of cuts and uncertainty. – Rick Seltzer
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/07/10/illinois-leaders-re-evaluate-higher-education-after-first-state-budget-two-years

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Legislators pass devastating austerity budget in Illinois – Alexander Fangmann
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/07/10/budg-j10.html

 

MILITARY TIMES
— VA to make public all employee firings – Leo Shane III  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What if my Democrat superiors had “made public” the adverse actions that they took against me? ANSWER: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would have cheered. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. 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 are filled with hatred against federal employees and against retired federal employees. They are especially filled with hatred against federal employees and retired federal employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/va-firings-public-listing-accountability

July 8 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— End of state budget impasse brings stability, disappointment for business – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz and Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-budget-business-impact-0709-biz-20170706-story.html
— ‘A questionable expense’: Aurora Housing Authority spent thousands on luxury patio, office fireplace – Sarah Freishtat and Hannah Leone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-housing-authority-fireplace-patio-st-0627-20170707-story.html
— Illinois’ financial challenges remain despite income tax increase – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-budget-tax-hike-finances-met-0709-20170707-story.html

— Illinois taxpayers: After the whomping, do we stay or do we go? – John Kass  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Illinois increasingly make it clear that they want individuals, organizations, and companies that are members of Group A to stay in the state and members of Group B to leave the state. Group A is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and Group B is Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  In aggregate, members of Group B pay far more taxes than members of Group A.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-illinois-tax-hike-kass-met-0709-20170707-column.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump, with Putin, predicts ‘positive things’ for US, Russia – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170707/news/307079978/
— Lake Michigan water flows into new areas of Lake County – Mick Zawislak
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170708/lake-michigan-water-flows-into-new-areas-of-lake-county

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Did Rauner really win the budget fight? – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: One could ask “Did those who won the fight against TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, and GAO really win?”)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170708/ISSUE05/170709930/how-illinois-budget-veto-override-will-affect-governor-race
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners ask “What, exactly, was the point of all this, Governor?”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170708/ISSUE07/170709939/crains-editorial-how-gov-rauner-failed-illinois
— Poll: On budget battle, Crain’s readers pick side
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170708/ISSUE07/170709937/on-budget-battle-crains-readers-pick-side

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner retaliation? Time will tell – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170708/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-retaliation-time-will-tell

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Service agencies: Budget deal may be ‘too little, too late’ – Paul Swiech
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/service-agencies-budget-deal-may-be-too-little-too-late/article_3c4bff13-9680-59cd-a5c2-5c8bf8db1172.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Doing my job, voting for balanced budget – Mike Unes
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20170708/spotlight-doing-my-job-voting-for-balanced-budget

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— You will work 28 hours to pay new Illinois tax. How about 14 to change things? – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article159970434.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Who is the real public today? – Dennis Marek  (DIERSEN: Are/were you rich?  All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat co-workers, and Democrat subordinates demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being rich. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/dennis-marek-who-is-the-real-public-today/article_dee873ef-db72-531b-86cb-65bf3cafd71d.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As I, and most of America, get more nauseated by the political scene each day, something else arises. We, of Illinois, are the victims of a state with little hope. Last month, it was announced Illinois ranks 50th in the financial stability of all the states. We have no budget as I write this. We have no cooperation between the governor and the legislature. We have no money. All we have is self-righteous rich men and women running our state into utter bankruptcy. Is the general public rich or poor? I suppose that depends on the definition of rich. Obviously, this also depends on the person who is defining the term. If a person is on Social Security, public assistance, or is unemployed, someone earning $30,000 is rich. If one is a professional earning $150,000 per year, then the multimillionaire is rich. And if you are Gov. Rauner who has millions, then Bill Gates is rich. It is all in the point of view. So, let’s be fair. Let’s say the well-off person is from a family that nets after all deductions and itemizations more than $50,000. Then, let’s say the present budget impasse between Michael Madigan and Rauner is on the proposed increase in the Illinois income tax rate. The House, with the help of 15 Republicans, passed Madigan’s bill increasing the state income tax for individuals from 3.75 to 4.9 percent and the corporate tax from 5.25 to 7 percent. We are a broke state. Do we tax more or spend less to get out of debt? That is one of the major differences between the political parties today. Democrats want to tax the rich more and keep programs going. The Republicans want to “lower” everyone’s taxes (mostly theirs) and cut spending everywhere. So, who is right? Rauner wants to redo the worker’s compensation system, something that was fought over forever 50-plus years ago. Rauner wants to cut Medicaid and fees charged by doctors. He wants to leave Illinois taxes low. Remember, not that long ago, we actually paid 5 percent state income tax. Let’s look at who really gets help if we do not raise state taxes. Take a $50,000 family. If the tax stays at 3.75 percent, the family pays $1,875 in Illinois tax. If it goes to 4.9 percent, the family pays $2,450 or $575 more. But if you are in the 20 percent Federal tax bracket and itemize, you save $115 on your Federal tax because your state income tax is another deduction. So, this bill that passed the House cost this family $460. Yet, it is predicted across the state such an increase would bring the state $4.3 billion. The increase in the corporate rate from 5.25 percent to 7 percent would bring in another $460 million. So, the middle income family pays an added $460 per year. Who do you think really pays the balance of the $4.3 billion? The super-rich. The Rauners and the Pritzkers. The very people who want to run the State of Illinois.)

 

WSIL TV
— Trump pledges $50 million to help women entrepreneurs  (DIERSEN: The Republican Party platform calls for equal opportunity, that is, no race or gender based preference giving.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35838690/trump-pledges-50-million-to-help-women-entrepreneurs

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— “Fire The 15” Campaign Launch
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/fire-the-15-campaign-launch

 

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— ‘Lipstick reforms’ won’t cover up Illinois’ problems, Wheeler contends – Hoang Tran
http://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511145582-lipstick-reforms-won-t-cover-up-illinois-problems-wheeler-contends

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rauner described as giving in to compromise yet failing anyway – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511143198-rauner-described-as-giving-in-to-compromise-yet-failing-anyway

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Policy writer Austin Berg argues budget plan has no solutions for Illinois – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511143454-policy-writer-argues-budget-plan-has-no-solutions-for-illinois

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Barbara Wheeler: Illinoisans are leaving, and budget is another shove out the door – Hoang Tran
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511145586-wheeler-illinoisans-are-leaving-and-budget-is-another-shove-out-the-door

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage board member Brian Krajewski saddened, not surprised, by Radogno departure – Justin Stoltzfus
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511143155-dupage-board-member-saddened-not-surprised-by-radogno-departure
— DuPage County taxpayers will pay an extra $557M with passage of tax hike law
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511144677-dupage-county-taxpayers-will-pay-an-extra-557m-with-passage-of-tax-hike-law

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP RELEASES NEW VIDEO ATTACKING SPEAKER MADIGAN’S TAX HIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/il-gop-releases-new-video-attacking-speaker-madigans-tax-hike.html

 

GOPUSA
— Oregon governor to sign bill providing free abortions to all
http://www.gopusa.com/oregon-governor-to-sign-bill-providing-free-abortions-to-all/
— DeVos’ conservatism questioned over transgender pronouns  (DIERSEN: Conservatives do not do anti-conservative things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26765

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Despite passing a budget, Illinois bonds could still drop to junk status – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/07/despite_passing_a_budget_illinois_bonds_could_still_drop_to_junk_status.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump charges Trump with “Dissing Jews.”  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many of my superiors and supervisors were Jewish.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates reminded them a) that I am 100% German national origin and b) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. In my defense, I stressed a) that all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, b) that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, c) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and d) my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/opinion/sunday/why-does-donald-trump-keep-dissing-jews.html

July 7 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois has 1st budget in 2 years, includes 32 percent income tax increase – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-has-1st-budget-in-2-years-includes-32-percent-income-tax-increase/2191919/
— Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks on Illinois budget, Rainbow Push convention
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rev-jesse-jackson-speaks-on-ill-budget-rainbow-push/2192075/

 

NBC5
— What Illinois’ New Budget Means for Residents – Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-new-budget-what-it-means-for-residents-432983263.html

 

CBS2
— Cook County Sheriff Braces For Layoffs – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/06/cook-county-sheriff-braces-for-layoffs/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Health care protesters at Flake’s Arizona offices arrested – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/266205319-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Will Republicans who bucked Rauner face primary challenges?  (DIERSEN: Who have you bucked? I have bucked 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.  I have bucked those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti- Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-republicans-budget-20170707-story.html
— Boss Madigan’s Republican enablers give his minions cover – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-illinois-budget-tax-hike-kass-met-0707-20170706-column.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Those 15 Republicans who voted for the tax hike gave Madigan enough votes to pass the tax and to give ample political cover to eight House Democrats, some in suburban districts, to vote against it. In effect, the 15 Republicans protected the Madigan Democrats, so Madigan didn’t have to expose his pet minions. And now they can send out direct mail advertising — approved by Boss Madigan — to tell voters in their districts that they’re Democrats independent of Madigan, that they care for middle-class suburban taxpayers, that they haven’t lost touch. Of course that’s nonsense. If Boss Madigan told them to lick the white powder off the Capitol Building floor, they’d do it. There were 10 Democrats who voted against the tax increase: Mike Halpin; Marty Moylan; Michelle Mussman; Jerry Costello II; Natalie Manley; Sue Scherer; Katie Stuart; Sam Yingling; John Connor; Rita Mayfield. Eight of these, all but Connor and Mayfield, were expected to have been targeted by Republicans.)
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: In Chicago, many still struggle to find work despite healthy employment figures. Here’s why. – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: From what I see, in Chicago, the more of the following that you are, the more difficult it is for you to find work: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-long-term-unemployed-illinois-0707-biz-20170706-story.html
— Chicago police express frustration after more than 100 shot in violent Fourth of July weekend – Peter Nickeas, Elvia Malagon, Elyssa Cherney and Jeremy Gorner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-july-4-weekend-shootings-violence-20170705-story.html
— Your Illinois income tax hike? Right now. Reforms? Maybe later — maybe. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-budget-tax-veto-edit-0707-jm-20170706-story.html
— Voter information must be kept safe – Michael Chertoff
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-voter-information-security-20170706-story.html
— Americans like to think we’re ‘nice’ — are we really? – Carrie Tirado Bramen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-americans-nice-20170706-story.html
— Those obsessing over Trump’s tweets merely are bitter that he’s succeeding – Mark Davis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-tweets-cnn-reddit-20170706-story.html
— Justice Dept. questions cities’ immigration info sharing – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–attorney-general-sanctuary-cities-20170706-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Justice Department, Chicago, Cook County tangle on sanctuary status – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/justice-department-chicago-cook-county-tangle-on-sanctuary-status/
— GOP budget defectors may find it best to ‘shelter in place’ – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gop-budget-defectors-may-find-it-best-to-shelter-in-place/
— Gov. Rauner, show us you know how to win – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/gov-rauner-show-us-you-know-how-to-win/
— County Board president lists 925 for layoffs if no soda tax – Michael Sneed  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I was always on their “get rid of” lists a) because I refused to become a Democrat, b) because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) because I refused to help my superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees because they were Republican White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, d) because in 1988 when I was 40 years old I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, and e) because I am not a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/exclusive-county-board-president-lists-925-for-layoffs-if-no-soda-tax/
— Rahm Emanuel, the New York Daily News, and the rise of ‘outrage porn’ – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/rahm-emanuel-the-new-york-daily-news-and-the-rise-of-outrage-porn/
— Man who sold gun used to shoot 2 cops released on $4,500 bond – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/man-who-sold-gun-used-to-shoot-2-cops-released-on-4500-bail-sources/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois spending bill still higher than average – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170706/illinois-spending-bill-still-higher-than-average
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps oppose efforts to stop voter fraud.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170706/editorial-officials-right-to-resist-election-panels-demands

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— VERY SAD: Powerball and Mega Millions resume in Illinois – KARA BERG
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article160036484.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— U.S. Attorneys: Who needs an insider? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-07-07/who-needs-insider.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Illinois has a budget, and residents have a tax increase  House overrides Rauner veto, ending historic stalemate – AP
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/07/06/illinois-has-a-budget-and-residents-have-a-tax-increase/as9p22/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Two Income Tax Hike “No” Voters React to Veto Override
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/06/two-income-tax-no-voters-react-to-veto-override/
— Family PAC Calls for Republican Floor Leader Steve Andersson’s Resignation from Illinois House
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/06/family-pac-calls-for-republican-floor-leader-steve-anderssons-resignation-from-illinois-house/
— All Legislative Democrats Can’t Be This Dumb
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/05/all-legislative-democrats-cant-be-this-dumb/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Fortner among GOP legislators to override SB 9 veto
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511144800-fortner-among-gop-legislators-to-override-sb-9-veto
— Ives: Decision to override SB 9 will only keep feeding big government
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511144749-ives-decision-to-overide-sb-9-will-only-keep-feeding-big-government

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois has a budget, but workers’ paychecks to shrink after House overrides Gov. Rauner vetoes – Greg Bishop and Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-workers-paychecks-to-shrink-after-house-overrides-gov-rauner/article_7869beb8-6297-11e7-9f6e-97e7e61b3f3a.html

 

BREITBART
— Bankrupt Illinois Slams Citizens with 32% Income Tax Hike, More to Come – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/06/bankrupt-illinois-slams-citizens-32-income-tax-hike-come/
— Illinois Still Insolvent as Democrats Over-ride Veto to Raise Taxes – CHRISS W. STREET
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/07/06/illinois-still-insolvent-as-democrats-raise-taxes-over-ride-republican-veto/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— It’s not just New Jersey and Illinois — many states are facing budget trouble – Emma Brown and Sandhya Somashekhar
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/its-not-just-new-jersey-and-illinois–many-states-are-facing-budget-trouble/2017/07/07/220061dc-6196-11e7-a4f7-af34fc1d9d39_story.html
— Feds pay Social Security judge $500,000 to sit at home on leave – Stephen Dinan  (DIERSEN: Constructively, since 1997, the Democrats who run GAO have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,008,644 in today’s dollars ($4,238 X 236 months) to “sit at home.” According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the Democrats who run GAO are doing that because I am a “bad employee.”)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/6/social-security-finds-difficulty-firing-bad-employ/
(FROM THE ARTICE: A Social Security judge has collected somewhere in the neighborhood of half a million dollars over the past three years while sitting at home on administrative leave, according to a report that details just how much trouble the agency faces in trying to fire bad employees. Neither Social Security nor the agency’s inspector general named the administrative law judge, known in governmentspeak as an ALJ, but the ordeal described by investigators and officials could be costing the government — or deserving disabled Americans — tens of millions of dollars in claims.)

 

DAILY CALLER
— CNN Host Who Wants All ‘Racists’ Outed Has His Own Past To Worry About – Justin Caruso  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, you are called a racist if you do anything other than a) glorify and praise minorities and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/06/cnn-host-who-wants-all-racists-outed-has-his-own-past-to-worry-about/

 

THE HILL
— Illinois lawmakers override governor to enact first spending plan in two years – JOHN BOWDEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/340915-illinois-lawmakers-override-governors-veto-to-enact-first-spending-plan-in-two

 

POLITICO
— Illinois Republicans help override Rauner’s veto, sealing budget deal – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/06/republicans-override-illinois-governor-240276

 

REUTERS
— Contentious end to Illinois budget impasse turns threatening – Dave McKinney
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget-threats-idUSKBN19S0AC
— Cities dubbed immigrant ‘sanctuaries’ hit back on Trump funding threat –  Mica Rosenberg and Jonathan Allen  (DIERSEN: Sanctuary cities side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-sanctuarycities-idUSKBN19R3A6

 

WASHINGTON POST
— A look at Illinois’ historic budget impasse, deal to end it – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/a-look-at-illinois-historic-budget-impasse-deal-to-end-it/2017/07/06/00f80804-62a5-11e7-80a2-8c226031ac3f_story.html
— Federal employee civil service protections outdated? The experts speak. – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/07/07/federal-employee-civil-service-protections-outdated-the-experts-speak/

 

BLOOMBERG
— A “Safe Harbor” Plan For Hiring Older Workers – Samuel Estreicher  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.)
https://www.bloombergquint.com/view/2017/07/07/a-safe-harbor-plan-for-hiring-older-workers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nearly every day, hundreds of Americans over the age of 50 lose their jobs due to corporate downsizing. These workers remain unemployed for longer periods than do younger workers and are more likely to leave the workforce entirely. The rise of long-term joblessness among middle-aged Americans is straining public resources, contributing to drug use and harming economic growth. What can be done? Paradoxically, federal laws against age discrimination also discourage companies from taking a chance on older job applicants. That’s why the key to helping older workers find jobs is to reduce the costs of letting them go. The United States has been a global leader in protecting workers from employment discrimination on the basis of age. The federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and similar state laws bar employers from treating older workers differently than their younger counterparts with respect to wages, benefits, and other working conditions. These laws have had a largely beneficial effect for older people who already have jobs. But they make it harder for the unemployed to find work. Companies tend to assume that older job applicants will be problematic employees. Older workers often must adjust to lower salaries than they’re accustomed to and may bristle at working for younger supervisors. Because older workers belong to a protected class under age-bias laws, employers face potential legal action if they attempt to fire disgruntled or unproductive employees. The easier route is to avoid the problem altogether — and not consider job applicants over the age of 50. There are essentially two ways to deal with this problem: sticks and carrots. The most readily available sticks are lawsuits filed by job applicants who believe they’ve been victimized by age bias. But such an approach can only go so far. The law gives employers considerable latitude when it comes to hiring decisions, and effective challenges to hiring bias are extremely rare. Job seekers are not told why their applications are unsuccessful; even when employers adopt across-the-board rules against hiring older workers, such discriminatory policies are rarely written down and thus difficult to prove. Carrots are more effective. Specifically, the government should allow for wider use of “safe harbors” – essentially administrative rules that give employers a risk-free opportunity to hire older workers and then evaluate whether the perceived drawbacks actually materialize. The agency responsible for enforcing the federal statute barring age discrimination is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC has the authority to grant exemptions, also termed safe harbors, from the ADEA. Early on in the agency’s history, the EEOC promulgated safe-harbor-type guidelines to encourage affirmative action programs and careful use of aptitude tests. The U.S. Supreme Court itself announced a kind of safe harbor in its 1998 rulings telling companies when they will be held liable for sexual harassment committed by supervisors (and when they likely will not). The safe-harbor approach could be used to experiment with ways to overcome hiring barriers confronting older workers. For example, the EEOC could declare that job applicants may be hired for a two-year probationary period. Workers employed under the safe-harbor authority would be protected by all other laws, including laws against harassment and unequal benefits. But if an employer chose to terminate them during the probationary period, the employees would not be permitted to challenge the decision in court. If this safe-harbor approach proved effective in helping older workers find jobs, the EEOC could consider extending it to other groups who face obstacles in the hiring process. These might include people with certain physical disabilities, such as blindness, that are costly to accommodate, or workers with criminal or credit records. Use of the safe-harbor provision provides a way to promote anti-discrimination objectives without any serious downside. It would give older Americans left out of the labor market a chance to persuade employers they can be productive contributors to the new workplace.)

 

GOVERNING
— Illinois Still Battling and Risky Pension Investments – LIZ FARMER
http://www.governing.com/week-in-finance/gov-finance-roundup-last-minute-state-budgets-pension-Investments.html

July 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois has budget after House votes to override Gov. Rauner’s veto – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-has-budget-after-house-votes-to-override-gov-rauners-veto/2187933/
— Illinois House OKs budget, ends historic impasse – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-house-oks-budget-ends-historic-impasse/2187933/

 

NBC5
— Illinois House Votes to Override Rauner’s Budget Veto  The vote means the budget plan is now law – Charlie Wojciechowski
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-house-bruce-rauner-veto-override-vote-budget-432862213.html

 

CBS2
— Illinois House Overrides Rauner Budget Vetoes, With GOP Help
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/06/illinois-house-debate-budget/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois House OKs budget, ends historic impasse – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/266116450-story

 

WGN TV
— State has budget after Illinois House overrides Governor Rauner’s veto – MELISSA ESPANA
http://wgntv.com/2017/07/06/illinois-house-overrides-governor-rauners-budget-veto/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— House overrides Rauner budget vetoes; lockdown ends at capitol – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-house-reconvenes-to-override-rauner-budget-vetoes/
— Long-awaited budget vote won’t yet solve school funding problems – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/long-awaited-budget-vote-wont-yet-solve-school-funding-problems/
— Chris Kennedy: ‘I’ve seen the Holy Spirit at work’ – Robert Herguth  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD is a liberal Democrat who promotes dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD despises if not hates individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chris-kennedy-ive-seen-the-holy-spirit-at-work-face-to-faith-podcast/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— How Illinois House voted on Rauner tax hike override
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-madigan-rauner-illinois-house-tax-increase-override-box-met-0707-20170706-story.html
— Illinois Capitol reopens after lockdown, no hazardous materials found – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-madigan-rauner-illinois-house-budget-veto-met-0707-20170706-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois has a budget, with income tax hike – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170706/breaking-illinois-has-a-budget-with-income-tax-hike
— Chicago woman faces gun charges after Wheaton traffic stop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170706/chicago-woman-faces-gun-charges-after-wheaton-traffic-stop

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois takes first step toward a budget – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170706/NEWS02/170709952/illinois-takes-first-step-toward-a-budget
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois House has voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a bill to raise the state’s income tax, the first and most difficult of a series of votes expected today to give the state its first budget in three years. The action came on a largely party-line vote 71 to 42, the bare number needed, with GOP lawmakers who broke from Rauner in passing the bill last week joining with all but a handful of Democrats to finalize the tax increase. Since the Senate already had voted for an override, the action means that, effective July 1, the individual income tax will rise from 3.75 percent to 4.95 percent and the corporate rate from 5.25 percent to 7 percent. The action also sets the stage for what is likely to be a no-holds-barred race for governor next year between Rauner, seeking a second term, and one of a half-dozen Democrats who are vying to take him on in the general election. The Illinois House has voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a bill to raise the state’s income tax, the first and most difficult of a series of votes expected today to give the state its first budget in three years. The action came on a largely party-line vote 71 to 42, the bare number needed, with GOP lawmakers who broke from Rauner in passing the bill last week joining with all but a handful of Democrats to finalize the tax increase. Since the Senate already had voted for an override, the action means that, effective July 1, the individual income tax will rise from 3.75 percent to 4.95 percent and the corporate rate from 5.25 percent to 7 percent. The action also sets the stage for what is likely to be a no-holds-barred race for governor next year between Rauner, seeking a second term, and one of a half-dozen Democrats who are vying to take him on in the general election.)
— It’s official: Illinois has a budget. Your taxes are going up. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170706/NEWS02/170709952/its-official-illinois-has-a-budget-your-taxes-are-going-up
— Temperature rises as budget votes near – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170706/BLOGS02/170709962/temperature-rises-as-budget-votes-near
— Deadbeat Illinois’ new budget won’t fix what’s broken for nonprofits – Lisa Bertagnoli
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170706/NEWS02/170709956/deadbeat-illinois-new-budget-wont-fix-whats-broken-for-nonprofits

 

WTTW
— House Overrides Rauner’s Vetoes to Pass a Budget – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/06/house-overrides-rauner-s-vetoes-pass-budget

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House overrides Rauner; state budget approved
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170706/house-overrides-rauner-state-budget-approved
— 19 AGs, including Illinois’, sue DeVos for delaying for-profit college rules – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170706/19-ags-including-illinois-sue-devos-for-delaying-for-profit-college-rules

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Doing ‘Everything Possible’ To Prevent Veto Override — Except Calling Lawmakers – BRIAN MACKEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-doing-everything-possible-prevent-veto-override-except-calling-lawmakers#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— Trump administration backs Texas voter ID law in court – AP (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, the Bush administration backed GAO, that is, it backed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35826781/trump-administration-backs-texas-voter-id-law-in-court

 

CHICAGOIST
— National Politics-Style Vitriol Has Filtered Into Illinois Budget Crisis Rhetoric
http://chicagoist.com/2017/07/06/national_political_vitriol_filters.php

 

WILL COUNTY NEWS
— Will County Finance Chair Fricilone announces Republican Majority will not raise property tax and work to reduce the tax rate. – Steve Balich
http://willcountynews.com/2017/07/06/will-county-finance-chair-announces-republican-majority-will-not-raise-property-tax-and-work-to-reduce-the-tax-rate/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinoisans are still waiting for independence – Austin Berg
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/berg-illinoisans-are-still-waiting-for-independence/article_dc417608-61be-11e7-95ab-8bcffc233125.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS PASS PERMANENT INCOME TAX HIKE, OVERRIDE RAUNER’S VETO  The Illinois House of Representatives has completed an override of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a budget plan, including multibillion-dollar tax increases. – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-lawmakers-pass-permanent-income-tax-hike-override-rauners-veto/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Unsustainable: Raising Taxes Solves Nothing, Makes Illinois Worse Off – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/unsustainable-raising-taxes-solves-nothing-makes-illinois-worse-off/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS TO SEE 32% HIKE. HOUSE OVERRIDES BUDGET VETO.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/illinois-taxpayers-to-see-32-hike-house-overrides-budget-veto.html
— MOODY’S WARNS MADIGAN’S BUDGET HIKE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TO AVOID JUNK STATUS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/moodys-warns-madigans-budget-hike-may-not-be-enough-to-avoid-junk-status.html
— THORNER:  BRUCE RAUNER, TROJAN HORSE FOR THE BIPARTISAN SPENDERS OF ILLINOIS?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/thorner-bruce-rauner-trojan-horse-for-the-bipartisan-spenders-of-illinois.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP threatens Repubs for “choosing Madigan” *** Rauner: Today “another step in Illinois’ never-ending tragic trail of tax hikes”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/06/rauner-today-another-step-in-illinois%e2%80%99-never-ending-tragic-trail-of-tax-hikes/
— Emaneul, Madigan react *** House overrides Rauner tax hike veto with 71 votes
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/06/house-overrides-rauner-tax-hike-veto-with-71-votes/
— Democrats lash out at Rauner ahead of veto vote
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/06/democrats-lash-out-at-rauner-ahead-of-veto-vote/
— State Board of Elections replies to Kobach Commission
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/06/state-board-of-elections-replies-to-kobach-commission/

 

AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
— Americans for Prosperity-Illinois Decries Permanent Income Tax Hike
https://americansforprosperity.org/americans-prosperity-illinois-decries-permanent-income-tax-hike/

 

BREITBART
— Coincidence? Polish Government Seats Trump Beside Painting of Polish King Famed For Routing Islam From Europe – OLIVER JJ Lane
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/06/polish-government-seats-trump-beside-painting-polish-king-famed-routing-islam-europe/

 

THE BLAZE
— Tucker Carlson accuses Maxine Waters of living in neighborhood ‘segregated’ from constituents – Carlos Garcia  (DIERSEN: How long have you lived in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  I have lived in my precinct since 1984.  I have lived in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County since 1978.  I have lived in northeast Illinois since 1948.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/06/tucker-carlson-accuses-maxine-waters-of-living-in-neighborhood-segregated-from-constituents/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Federal Employee Quits Trump Admin ‘Because The People In Charge Want To Burn It Down’ – Eric Lieberman
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/06/federal-employee-quits-trump-admin-because-the-people-in-charge-want-to-burn-it-down/
— Media Furious After Trump Bashes CNN In Poland – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to be furious when they bash me and bash my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/06/media-furious-after-trump-bashes-cnn-in-poland/
— CNN Analyst: You Don’t Have The ‘Right’ To Be Anonymous – Scott Greer  (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who want to be anonymous?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/06/cnn-analyst-you-dont-have-the-right-to-be-anonymous/

 

THE HILL
— Dems divided on Trump attack strategy for 2018 – MIKE LILLIS  (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats will attack individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/340754-dems-divided-on-trump-attack-strategy-for-2018

 

CNN
— Illinois budget crisis pits governor against his wife – Matt Egan
http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/06/investing/illinois-budget-governor-diana-rauner/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Illinois Lawmakers Override Governor’s Budget Veto – JULIE BOSMAN and MONICA DAVEY
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/us/illinois-budget-shutdown-states-rauner.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Says West Must Defend Its Civilization  U.S. president speaks to thousands of Poles during his second trip to Europe – Peter Nicholas and  Anton Troianovski  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps have a low opinion of Western civilization, if not despise Western civilization, if not hate Western civilization. Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-says-west-must-defend-its-civilization-1499355200
— Office of Government Ethics Director Walter Shaub Resigns  Shaub leaving post six months early, often tangled with President Donald Trump over ethics issues – Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/office-of-government-ethics-director-walter-shaub-resigns-1499361406

 

TODAY’S WORKPLACE
— Recognizing Signs of Age Discrimination in the Workplace  (DIEWRSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.)
http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2017/06/30/recognizing-signs-of-age-discrimination-in-the-workplace/

 

FED SMITH
— What You Should Know (and Do) If Your Agency is Downsizing – Jeff Neal  (DIERSEN: GAO was downsized during all of the almost 18 years that I worked for the agency 1980-1997.  Even though it was almost always under hiring and/or promotion freezes, it was also under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger. Consequently, the Democrats who ran GAO focused on wasting the careers of and getting rid of its employee who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/07/06/what-you-should-know-your-agency-downsizing/

 

TORQUE NEWS
— Ford Mustang Sales are Strong in China – Patrick Rall
https://www.torquenews.com/106/ford-mustang-sales-are-strong-china

July 5 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gov. Rauner urges Illinois House not to undo budget plan veto – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-urges-house-not-to-undo-budget-plan-veto/2185657/

 

NBC5
— Illinois House to Vote on Possible Veto Override Thursday – Charlie Wojciechowski
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-House-to-Vote-on-Possible-Veto-Override-Thursday-432718343.html

 

CBS2
— Agency Of Gov. Rauner’s Wife Supports Budget Veto Override
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/05/governors-wife-budget/
— House Sets Vote To Override Budget Veto; Rauner Calls Tax Hike “Two-By-Four Across The Foreheads”
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/05/illinois-state-budget-veto-override-vote-rauner-madigan/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Gov. Rauner urges House not to undo budget plan veto – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/265745912-story

 

WLS AM
— Illinois House adjourns, will consider Rauner tax hike override on Thursday. – John Demspey
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/07/05/illinois-house-adjourns-will-consider-rauner-tax-hike-override-on-thursday/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Facing a veto override, Rauner continues call for ‘fundamental reform’ – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/facing-a-veto-override-rauner-continues-call-for-fundemantal-reform/
— Madigan sets Thursday vote to override Rauner’s veto of budget package – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-adjourns-again-without-voting-to-override-budget-vetoes/
— Illinois to delay Trump commission voter data request until August – Lynn Sweet and Sam Charles  (DIERSEN: Of course, this makes it look like Rauner is anti-Trump, anti-Pence, and anti-Republican, and that he wants to get rid of voters in Illinois who are Trump supporters, Pence supporters, and/or Republican.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-to-decide-on-trump-commission-voter-data-request-in-august/
— Rauner on his high horse, where he’s most comfortable – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-on-his-high-horse-where-he-is-most-comfortable/
— Let’s go to town on cutting wasteful township governments – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/lets-go-to-town-on-cutting-wasteful-township-governments/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘HookyGate’ at the Illinois House: Why are dozens of lawmakers no-shows? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-tax-increase-house-madigan-edit-0706-jm-20170705-story.html
— Rauner: Tax hike ‘a 2-by-4 across the forehead’ – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-illinois-budget-met-0706-20170705-story.html
— Illinois election officials get letter requesting voter data – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-donald-trump-illinois-elections-met-0706-20170705-story.html
— Chicago commits $100 million to investment fund aimed at low-income areas – Peter Matuszak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-catalyst-fund-met-20170704-story.html
— TREASONOUS: Cook County ID card proposed for people living in the U.S. illegally as city tries its own – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-id-card-met-20170705-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— What would a state income tax hike cost you? – Jamie Sotonoff
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170705/what-would-a-state-income-tax-hike-cost-you
— Illinois officials undecided on Trump’s request for voter information – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, this makes it look like Rauner is anti-Trump, anti-Pence, and anti-Republican, and that he wants to get rid of voters in Illinois who are Trump supporters, Pence supporters, and/or Republican.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170705/illinois-officials-undecided-on-trumps-request-for-voter-information
— Two key suburban House Republicans (David Harris and Steven Andersson) still favor tax hike – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170705/two-key-suburban-house-republicans-still-favor-tax-hike

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Moody’s throws curveball into state budget debate – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170705/BLOGS02/170709975/moodys-throws-curveball-into-state-budget-debate
— Illinois balks at vote fraud panel’s data request – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Of course, this makes it look like Rauner is anti-Trump, anti-Pence, and anti-Republican, and that he wants to get rid of voters in Illinois who are Trump supporters, Pence supporters, and/or Republican.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170705/BLOGS02/170709989/illinois-balks-at-vote-fraud-panels-data-request
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Add Illinois to the list of states that are balking at turning over massive amounts of voter data that is normally kept private to a commission chaired by Vice President Mike Pence. In an interview, Ken Menzel, general counsel to the Illinois State Board of Elections, said the board this morning finally received a written request from the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. The commission says it’s trying to prevent voter fraud; Democrats say it is attempting to drive down voter turnout among progressive voters. The request was mistakenly sent to Secretary of State Jesse White, whose office passed it on to the board. Menzel said the matter will be researched and referred to the board for possible action. But the board doesn’t meet until Aug. 22, Menzel added, so nothing is going to be happening soon. And it’s clear that at least some requested data will not be going to the feds. “They’re certainly not going to get the last four numbers of (each registrant’s) Social Security number,” he said. “We don’t give that out to anybody.” Some other information—the commission asked for past military records, felony convictions and other data—may be possible, Menzel indicated. But even that’s not sure. “This (request) doesn’t fit neatly into what our laws provide.” I’d look for Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to jump into this fray.)
— Inside Illinois’ new budget and tax plan – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170705/BLOGS02/170709993/inside-illinois-new-budget-and-tax-plan

 

DNA INFO
— A View From The Outside: Chicago Violence Stuns Australia’s ’60 Minutes’
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170704/grand-crossing/view-from-outside-australias-60-minutes-looks-at-chicago-violence#new_tab

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner: ‘Do not override my veto’; House schedules vote – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170705/rauner-do-not-override-my-veto-house-schedules-vote
— Rep. Jimenez explains ‘tough decision’ amid ‘nastiness’ – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170705/bernard-schoenburg-rep-jimenez-explains-tough-decision-amid-nastiness
— Work isn’t over for Statehouse once budget becomes law – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170705/our-view-work-isnt-over-for-statehouse-once-budget-becomes-law

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Trust a state lawmaker to best know how to spend your $1,205 – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article159784569.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Income tax hike a necessary evil in quest to fix state’s woes – Editorial
http://thesouthern.com/opinion/editorial/voice-of-the-southern-income-tax-hike-a-necessary-evil/article_439d0955-d1c6-54bc-87da-7030cf9e0c7f.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Gov. Rauner urges House not to override budget package veto – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/gov-rauner-urges-house-not-to-override-budget-package-veto-07-05-2017

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Two House Republicans (David Harris and Steven Andersson) Still Favor Tax Hike; Rauner Vows To Block Veto Override
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/two-house-republicans-still-favor-tax-hike-rauner-vows-block-veto-override#stream/0

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republican Floor Leader Steve Andersson Saying He Will Vote for the 32% Income Tax Veto Override
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/05/republican-floor-leader-steve-andersson-saying-he-will-vote-for-the-32-income-tax-veto-override/
— Which Republicans Will Be Chumps for Mike Madigan?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/05/which-republicans-will-be-chumps-for-mike-madigan/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois House returns to Capitol day after having no quorum – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/for-second-straight-day-house-session-adjourns-because-no-quorum/article_1ece5b72-6187-11e7-90aa-2fe277bfaf1c.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Massive Tax Bill Rejected by Governor Rauner; Back to the House – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/higher-tax-bill-headed-governors-desk/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CITIZEN GROUPS CALL ON TAXPAYERS TO DEMAND IL REPUBLICANS NOT TO OVER-RIDE GOV’S VETO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/citizen-groups-call-on-taxpayers-to-demand-il-republicans-not-vote-to-over-ride-governors-veto.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Mrs. Rauner’s group urges budget veto override
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/05/mrs-rauners-group-urges-budget-veto-override/
— Rauner vows “everything possible” to stop override, lashes out at Madigan, shrugs off possible junk bond rating
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/05/rauner-vows-everything-possible-to-stop-override-lashes-out-at-madigan-shrugs-off-possible-junk-bond-rating/

 

GOPUSA
— Assimilation is essential to the unity of America  (DIERSEN: Members of the following groups fight assimilation: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/assimilation-is-essential-to-the-unity-of-america/
— Texas forces Donald Trump to pick sides on Dreamer amnesty
http://www.gopusa.com/texas-forces-donald-trump-to-pick-sides-on-dreamer-amnesty/
— CNN Under Fire for Threatening Private Citizen  (DIERSEN: How vulnerable are you to threats?  Most often, those who threaten people hint/imply/argue/shout that if they do not succumb to them, they will cut, if not eliminate, their sources of income. My critics/opponents were beyond furious that GAO paid me $122,991/year in today’s dollars in 1997 and they are beyond furious that I have a) a $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension, b) a $17,288/year federal health/dental/vision insurance subsidy, and c) $2,028/year Social Security that they cannot cut or eliminate. Therefore, they have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they will viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might hire me to do anything. My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  They are consumed with hatred of me.  Should I write a book about them?)
http://www.gopusa.com/cnn-under-fire-for-threatening-private-citizen/

 

FOX NEWS
— New Poll Shows More Americans Trust the White House Than the Media
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/07/05/poll-more-americans-trust-trump-white-house-media-journalists-press
— Trump Critics Claim ‘Racism’ Because They’re ‘Desperate’ to Destroy Him – Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson  (DIERSEN: If you are a member of any of the following groups and someone calls you a racist, a sexist, a bigot, a etc., you should consider suing them for slander: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, if you are a member of any of the aforesaid groups, being called a racist, a sexist, a bigot, a etc. is like being called Jew in Germany during the 1940s.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/07/04/trump-racism-claims-democrats-desperate-destroy-him-jesse-lee-peterson-said-tucker

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Illinois Budget Deal Would Leave Many Problems Unaddressed — Update – Quint Forgey and Heather Gillers
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/07/05/illinois-budget-deal-would-leave-many-problems-unaddressed-update.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Don’t Count on Pension Plans for Your Retirement – Trevor Gerszt  (DIERSEN: Beginning in 1966, when I was 18 years old, to promote hatred against me, my critics/opponents stressed to their operatives and to their dupes that I was earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. Since 1997, when I was 49 years old, to promote even more hatred against me, my critics/opponents have stressed to their operatives and to their dupes that I have been getting a CSRS pension since 1997 when I was 49 years old, currently $50,856/year.)
http://www.newsmax.com/TrevorGerszt/Pension-Plans-Retirement-gold/2017/07/04/id/799736/

 

DAILY CALLER
— The Establishment Media’s Mission: Police The Public – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/05/the-establishment-medias-mission-police-the-public/
— Under Trump, More Central American Migrants Resettling In Mexico – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/05/under-trump-more-central-american-migrants-resettling-in-mexico/

 

BREITBART
— Official Who Released Criminal Aliens into U.S. for Obama Now Directing ICE – BRANDON DARBY & ILDEFONSO ORTIZ
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/07/01/official-released-criminal-aliens-u-s-obama-now-directing-ice/
— Swedish Feminists To Organize ‘No Men’ Music Festival To Prevent Sex Assaults – CHRIS TOMLINSON  (DIERSDEN: Under the Democrats, how soon, if not already, will we see signs in America that say “NO Trump supporters, NO Protestants, NO conservatives, NO Republicans, NO Americans, NO Whites, NO males, NO older people, NO rich people, NO gun owners, NO German Americans, NO draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or NO those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?”)
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/05/swedish-feminists-organise-no-men-music-festival-prevent-sex-assaults/
— CNN Blackmails Source of Donald Trump Wrestling Video – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/07/04/cnn-blackmails-source-donald-trump-wrestling-video/
— ‘CNNBlackMail’ #1 Twitter Trend As Network Threatens to Reveal Reddit User’s Identity – ALLUM BOKHARI
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/07/04/cnnblackmail-1-twitter-trend-as-network-threatens-to-reveal-reddit-users-identity/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Northwestern wants ‘social justice education’ for frats, sororities – Toni Airaksinen  (DIERSEN: To promote “social justice” is to promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9368

 

CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: White House to schools: ‘Affirm students’ preferred transgender pronoun’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups promote sexual confusion: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.christian.org.uk/news/white-house-schools-affirm-students-preferred-transgender-pronoun/

 

THE HILL
— Kobach: Reports about voter commission problems are ‘fake news’ – BEN KAMISAR AND JOHN BOWDEN
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/340740-kobach-rips-reports-about-voter-commission-problems-fake-news
— Voter fraud commission may have violated law – LYDIA WHEELER AND MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I violated law when I submitted sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969, when I claimed partial day per diem in 1973 and 1974, and when I deducted educational expenses 1972-1978.)
http://thehill.com/regulation/other/340738-voter-fraud-commission-may-have-violated-law

 

REUTERS
— Possible Illinois Budget Fix Poses Big Financial Questions – Dave McKinney and Karen Pierog
https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2017-07-05/possible-illinois-budget-fix-poses-big-financial-questions
— Illinois House sets Thursday budget veto override vote – Dave McKinney and Karen Pierog
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget-idUSKBN19Q2P1

 

CNBC
— Illinois could be downgraded to junk even if state passes budget, tax hike – Reuters
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/05/illinois-could-be-downgraded-to-junk-even-if-state-passes-budget-tax-hike.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— At parades and protests, GOP lawmakers get earful about health care – David Weigel, Murray Carpenter and Julia O’Malley
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/at-parades-and-protests-senators-get-earful-about-health-care/2017/07/04/ab675938-5de2-11e7-9fc6-c7ef4bc58d13_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Budget Deal Would Leave Many Problems Unaddressed  House expected to take up veto override on Thursday, breaking two-year stalemate – Quint Forgey and Heather Gillers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-budget-deal-would-leave-many-problems-unaddressed-1499284214

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Houston’s most Republican and Democrat neighborhoods – John D. Harden  (DIERSEN: Which are the most Republican and Democrat neighborhoods in your precinct, in your municipality, and in your county?  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, hard-core Democrats hypocritically move into and hypocritically stay in Republican neighborhoods to hypocritically take advantage of the safety and prosperity that Republicans created there. These hard-core Democrats count on Democrat success in driving out of Illinois members of the following groups: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Houston-Republican-and-Democratic-neighborhood-11256158.php

 

FED SMITH
— Money, Manpower, Morale, and Motivation – Robbie Kunreuther  (DIERSEN: Measuring job performance is extremely subjective. My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used that subjectivity a) to retain and to promote their Democrat employees and especially those who were minority, female, and/or younger and b) to get rid of their employees who were Republican and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/07/05/money-manpower-morale-motivation/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What motivates you? We know that your work to get paid and meet your needs, but what makes you take extra time and effort to do a job well? Why do people work for the government and why do some contribute so much more than others? As a former HR specialist these are questions that I am motivated to examine. Clearly, there are carrots and sticks to consider when looking at what makes Feds go. This article focuses on the most commonly considered carrot – money. Memories and motivation  There is ample reason to believe that the General Schedule will be abolished over the next few years and replaced by a pay-for-performance (PFP) system. It will likely be shaped by “pay bands” in which new hires are placed when hired. After that, annual salaries will only be increased based on performance reviews.)