July 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— What’s made in your state? White House hosts Made in America Showcase
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/white-house-hosts-made-in-america-showcase/2230831/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/father-of-4-forced-to-part-with-family;-will-be-deported-to-mexico/2229776/

 

NBC5
— Republican State Senator Sam McCann May Challenge Rauner in Primary – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/republican-state-senator-sam-mccann-weighs-run-against-rauner-435230603.html
— Berrios Faces County Board’s Questions on Property Tax System – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/joe-berrios-hearing-cook-county-board-435267953.html

 

CBS2
— Berrios Under Fire Again Regarding Property Tax System
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/18/berrios-under-fire-again-regarding-property-tax-system/

 

WLS AM
— Adam Kinzinger criticizes Trump son over Russian meeting
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/07/18/republican-congressman-criticizes-trump-son-over-russian-meeting/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Together, Pritzker, Rauner spending $120,000 a day on campaign – Tina Sfondeles and Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/together-pritzker-rauner-spending-120000-a-day-on-campaign/
— ‘Let Obamacare fail,’ Trump declares as GOP plan collapses – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/health-care-bill-collapse-leaves-divided-gop-at-crossroads/
— Rauner interviewed ‘body man’ fired on first day, former staffers say – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-interviewed-body-man-fired-on-first-day-former-staffers-say/
— IG alleges preferential parking scheme on streets near United Center – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/ig-alleges-preferential-parking-scheme-on-streets-near-united-center/
— Trump is doing exactly what his supporters expect him to do – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-trump-is-doing-exactly-what-his-supporters-expect-him-to-do/
— CAMPAIGN SCORECARD: Money raised and spent in governor’s race – Mitchell Armentrout and Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/campaign-scorecard-money-raised-and-spent-in-governors-race/
— Health insurance American-style is always a disaster – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-health-insurance-american-style-is-always-a-disaster/
— Rep Steven Andersson who helped end budget impasse is uncommitted on school bill – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-rep-who-helped-end-budget-impasse-is-uncommitted-on-school-bill/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Let Obamacare fail,’ Trump says after GOP health care plan collapses – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-health-care-bill-20170718-story.html
— Big-dollar donations show why governor race to be most expensive in Illinois history – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-governor-race-campaign-fundraising-met-0719-20170718-story.html
— Doings-area lawmakers fear property tax, workers’ comp reforms died with Illinois budget – Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/news/ct-dhd-state-budget-followup-tl-0720-20170718-story.html
— Obamacare wins again as GOP adds to its list of stalled legislation – Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-obamacare-health-care-repeal-page-perspec-0719-jm-20170718-story.html
— Nasty Women Oak Park art event to raise funds for Planned Parenthood of Illinois – Caitlin Mullen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/news/ct-oak-nasty-women-art-tl-0720-2-20170718-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Rauner lurches from crisis to crisis.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-rauner-budget-crisis-school-funding-zorn-perspec-0719-md-20170718-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Bruce Rauner doesn’t care.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-rauner-flooding-disaster-perspec-20170718-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The U.S. will pay a price for Trump’s stunning incompetence.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-incompetent-president-20170718-story.html
— County officials quiz Berrios about fairness of his office – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-board-assessor-berrios-met-20170718-story.html
— Dennis Hastert released from prison but still faces sex-offender treatment – Christy Gutowski, Jason Meisner and Elyssa Cherney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-dennis-hastert-released-chicago-20170718-story.html
— ‘Campaign’ by getting things done. Say, Democrats, where are those reforms? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-rauner-governor-election-campaign-edit-0719-md-20170718-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage starts process to remove land from taxing district – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170718/dupage-starts-process-to-remove-land-from-taxing-district

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Black backs Vermilion chairman in 104th District GOP race – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-18/black-backs-vermilion-chairman-104th-district-gop-race.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Caterpillar asks “Does Caterpillar speak with a forked yellow tongue?”
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170718/luciano-does-caterpillar-speak-with-forked-yellow-tongue

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Here’s where Illinois stands on Trump’s Voter Fraud Commission – Roger Schlueter
http://www.bnd.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/answer-man/article161905908.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois’ Gubernatorial Race: One of the Nation’s Priciest – TONY ARNOLD
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-gubernatorial-race-one-nations-priciest#stream/0

 

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Democrats say Gov. Scott Walker accepted donation from marijuana trade group – Lillian Price
http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/18/walkers-drug-testing-proposal-faces-criticism-democrats/487578001/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Breen: Democrat’s school funding bill latest in series of “blackmail” bills – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/breen-democrat-s-school-funding-bill-latest-in-series-of/article_6a391f56-6b56-11e7-8dc7-4f031db91327.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives calls Besler ideal choice for Rauner re-election bid – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511149745-ives-calls-besler-ideal-choice-for-rauner-re-election-bid

 

CAPITOL FAX
— The real danger with the way the Rauner purge is being handled
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/18/the-real-danger-with-the-way-the-rauner-purge-is-being-handled/
— Bill Black endorses candidate for Hays seat
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/18/bill-black-endorses-candidate-for-hays-seat/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Congress’ Plan To Eliminate Government Waste: Create A New Commission – Thomas Phippen
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/18/congress-plan-to-eliminate-government-waste-create-a-new-commission/

 

CNN
— Hastert victim ‘surprised’ at former speaker’s early release – Sophie Tatum
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/18/politics/dennis-hastert-investigation-cnntv/index.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— GOP again hits federal retirement in latest budget plan – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/07/18/gop-again-hits-federal-retirement-in-latest-budget-plan/
— Report calls for new civil service system with more power to agencies – 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/2017/07/18/report-calls-for-new-civil-service-system-with-more-power-to-agencies/

 

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, CATO makes it clear that it exists a) to elect and reelect Democrats and b) to promote cheap labor.
https://www.cato.org/blog/north-carolina-other-states-should-reconsider-e-verify
https://www.cato.org/blog/e-verify-does-not-lower-unemployment

 

FED SMITH
— Union Exec: EPA Has Sent Over 1,000 Buyout Notices to Employees – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: Have you gotten a buyout notice?  I did in 1993 when I was 45 years old. In 1993, GAO sent $25,000 buyout notices to all its employees like me who had 25 or more years of federal service.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/07/18/union-exec-epa-sent-1000-buyout-notices-employees/

July 18 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner quickly hires new lead political operative as staff shuffle continues – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-new-adviser-20170718-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites use Chicago water department employees to blame all the problems that minorities have on Whites.  Who hired and supervised the Chicago Water department employees?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-water-department-emails-dahleen-glanton-20170717-column.html
— It’s getting harder for kids to move up the economic ladder. He’s got ideas how to fix that. – Kate MacArthur  (DIERSEN: If you earn/earned more money than your parents, what are the main reasons for that? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, he fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, he died suddenly from heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21, and he never earned more than about $40,000 a year in today’s dollars. My mother never attended high school and did not get a job until after my father died. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I earned more money than my parents because I was born a healthy White male, I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, I have always been privileged, I avoided the draft, and the federal government grossly overpaid me.  In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-bsi-cmap-lazaro-lopez-20170713-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The percentage of Americans earning more than their parents did at the same age has plunged over the past 50 years, especially in Illinois and other Midwestern states. For Chicago-area residents to improve their ability to move up the economic ladder, we must change our education and employment systems, says Lazaro Lopez, chair of the Illinois Community College Board. He will be a panelist on the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s July 19 forum on the future of economic opportunity. It’s part of an effort to engage community members as the agency prepares to develop its 2050 regional plan.)
— Dennis Hastert returns to Illinois to complete sentence after ‘fall from grace’ – Christy Gutowski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-dennis-hastert-released-chicago-20170718-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner tops all gov candidates in cash; Pritzker has most among Dems – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-tops-all-gov-candidates-in-cash-pritzker-has-most-among-dems/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rauner reported $20,639,341.82 in contributions, with the bulk coming from Illinois’ richest man, Ken Griffin, who dumped $20 million into Rauner’s campaign fund in May. That individual contribution was second in size in state history only to the one that Rauner gave himself last December — $50 million. The incumbent’s campaign spent $3,398,395.34 — including a $1.5 million contribution to the Illinois Republican party — and it’s on the hook for $39,625 in other debts and obligations. Rauner also reported $68,221.41 in in-kind contributions. With $67,633,577.05 cash on hand, his war chest dwarfs his Democratic challengers.)
— Dennis Hastert out of Minnesota prison – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dennis-hastert-out-of-minnesota-prison-bop-records-show/
–DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, Democrats shout that the only reason why government should exist is a) to take money away from those who have more money and b) to give that money to those who have less money.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jackson-trumps-cold-hearted-agenda-is-immoral/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Encourage good media – Lee Hamilton  (DIERSEN: Who manipulates/dominates you?  My critics/opponents focus on having their operatives and their dupes destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that they cannot manipulate/dominate. They want to destroy me because they cannot manipulate/dominate me.  So far, their tremendous efforts to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out has been unsuccessful.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170718/encourage-good-media

 

ABC7
— Dennis Hastert released from federal prison in Minnesota – AP  (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. All during the time (2000-2005) that Diersen v. GAO (
https://gopillinois.com/documents/) was pending in the federal courts in Chicago, Dennis Hastert was the Speaker of the House, Peter Fitzgerald was my U.S. Senator, and Henry Hyde was my U.S. Representative.  One could conclude a) that because Fitzgerald appointed both the district court judge in the case and the attorney who represented GAO, b) that because GAO never offered to settle, c) that because the district court denied my 7th Amendment rights and granted GAO summary judgment, and d) that because the appellate court upheld that decision, that Hastert, Fitzgerald, and Hyde sided with the Democrats who ran GAO, that is, that Hastert, Fitzgerald, and Hyde favored patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid.  Hyde may have tried to help me because in 1989, he intervened for me, and if he had not done that, the Democrats who ran GAO back then might have succeeded in getting rid of me.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always sided with the Democrats who ran/run GAO.)
http://abc7chicago.com/news/dennis-hastert-released-from-federal-prison-in-minnesota/2229162/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Caterpillar honored at White House Made in America event
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/caterpillar-honored-at-white-house-made-in-america-event-07-18-2017

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner demands school funding bill so he can cut Chicago money – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170717/rauner-demands-school-funding-bill-so-he-can-cut-chicago-money

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Big dogs fight, again … with schools at risk – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-18/jim-dey-big-dogs-fight-again-schools-risk.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Caterpillar ‘ready to pull out all the stops’ for tax reform – Matt Buedel
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170717/caterpillar-ready-to-pull-out-all-stops-for-tax-reform

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— No red carpet for Trump, says London Mayor Khan  Opposes president on immigration – SAMUEL BURKE AND HILARY CLARKE
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/no-red-carpet-for-trump-says-london-mayor-khan/767528406

 

CHIAGOIST
— The Mass, Post-Budget Exodus From Rauner’s Office Keeps Rolling On
http://chicagoist.com/2017/07/18/mass_exodus_from_rauners_office_con.php

 

CHICAGO NOW
— A 10th CD contested Republican Primary: Berkowitz w/Doug Bennett
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/07/a-10th-cd-contested-republican-primary-berkowitz-wdoug-bennett-cableweb/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois congressmen: Republican voters should be angry if Obamacare repeal fails – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/illinois-congressmen-republican-voters-should-be-angry-if-obamacare-repeal/article_e288f054-6a9c-11e7-8d39-8b1d2125ed36.html

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Employment Opportunity: Election Warehouse Laborer
http://www.dupageco.org/HR/Jobs/55340/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Urge Governor Rauner: Please Veto These Two Terrible Bills (HB 1785 and HB 40) – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/urge-governor-rauner-please-veto-two-terrible-bills/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Poll: Rauner disapproval at 49 percent  (DIERSEN: Who focuses on driving up your disapproval rating?  What do you say to “Republicans” who hint/imply/argue/shout that I drive up their disapproval ratings a) by my including links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that they disapprove of and b) by my complaining when they fail/refuse to defend/advance the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and/or the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling?)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/18/poll-rauner-disapproval-at-49-percent/
— The one-day body man (DIERSEN: It seems to be increasingly obvious that there are too many anti-Rauners in the Rauner administration who leak information to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media to harm Rauner.  These anti-Rauners do not want anyone to first learn of anything by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/18/the-one-day-body-man/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I had been saving this little tidbit for subscribers tomorrow, but I’m sure there will be plenty of other stuff to tell them. Rauner did, indeed, personally interview Tracy according to my own sources…)

 

GOPUSA
— Bloody Chicago: 56 wounded, 11 fatally, in weekend shootings
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27296
— Years of Dishonesty Cost the GOP
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27283

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— ORGANIZING FOR ANARCHY  His party may be falling apart, but Obama’s community organizing group is going strong. – Matthew Vadum
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267308/organizing-anarchy-matthew-vadum

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: Unity-challenged GOP has come a long way since last year’s convention – Jeffrey A. Rendall  (DIERSEN: Do your critics/opponents paint you as being a political outsider or as a being political insider?)
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/26073-outsiders-vs-insiders-unity-challenged-gop-has-come-long-way-last-year%E2%80%99s-convention

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— JUNE 20, 2017 FLASHBACK: Denny Hastert and the D.C. Swamp – Lee Cary  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political position.)
http://canadafreepress.com/article/denny-hastert-and-the-d.c.-swamp

 

POLITICO
— RAUNER hiring imbroglio – Natasha Korecki (DIERSEN: Who considers you to be “dispensable?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the following consider me to be dispensable: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes consider virtually everyone and everything to be dispensable.)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/07/18/politico-illinois-playbook-rauner-hiring-imbroglio-biss-leads-kennedy-pawar-in-fundraising-its-governor-vs-cps-again-221373
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Takeaway 1: It’s Proft and Illinois Policy Institute’s John Tillman who are key Rauner influencers right now. That’s driven out staffers who resigned in protest of the direction they believe Rauner is headed. Takeaway 2: Rauner has a major political problem on his hands because of how he’s handled his office shift. As evidenced by the former staffer quote above and numerous interviews of our own and reported elsewhere, the governor has obliterated any loyalty and potential confidences once held by many of the people who were the closest to his office and campaign for the last three years. More than one has commented that they feel the governor believes those close to him are “dispensable.” These are people who know where the bodies are buried. That means the drip, drip, drip of tidbits, tips and dirt, involving Rauner will be amped up just as he heads into reelection mode.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Old Truth Trips Up G.O.P. on Health Law: A Benefit Is Hard to Retract – JENNIFER STEINHAUER  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats want government to take more money from those who have more money and to give that money to those who have less money, that is, ever-increasingly, Democrats want government to take more money from Republicans and to give that money to Democrats.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/17/us/politics/republican-party-health-care-law-obamacare.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Trends suggest high school seniors’ GPAs are inflated – Greg Toppo  (DIERSEN: If you seek a government office or a political office, sooner or later, your critics/opponents will post all the grades that you got in grade school, middle school, high school, and college unless they were all As.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/17/easy-a-nearly-half-hs-seniors-graduate-average/485787001/

 

CHARLESTON POST AND COURIER
— Civil service needs reform – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/editorials/civil-service-needs-reform/article_9fae11f0-6818-11e7-a6a4-7ba99e1ee44c.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-cars promote electric cars.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/opinion/a-brighter-future-for-electric-cars-and-the-planet.html
— Getting Radical About Inequality – David Brooks  (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to fight income inequality?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, 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 would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/opinion/inequality-pierre-bourdieu.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Who will be the next Trump staffer to go? – Post Opinions Staff  (DIERSEN: Who will be the next Rauner staffer to go?  Will Illinois Republicans again learn of that from the Democrat news media?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/07/18/who-will-be-the-next-trump-staffer-to-go/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— America’s Summer Labor Shortage  Trump’s 15,000 extra guest-worker visas aren’t nearly enough. – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Would your critics/opponents have taken the summer jobs that I did when you were in high school and in college?  Few if any of my critics/opponents would have stooped to take the jobs that I did. I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; I washed dishes during the summer of 1965; I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966; and I delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-summer-labor-shortage-1500332657
— Banking Regulator Urges CFPB to Delay Rule Barring Mandatory Arbitration  Comptroller asks to vet data before consumer bureau proceeds with rule – Rachel Witkowski
https://www.wsj.com/articles/banking-regulator-urges-cfpb-to-delay-rule-barring-mandatory-arbitration-1500313048

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Chicago Cardinal Says ‘We Get the Leaders We Deserve’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats vote for candidates who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-07-17/chicago-cardinal-says-we-get-the-leaders-we-deserve

July 17 Morning Edition

CAPITOL FAX
—  Haevers leaves – Rodriguez leaves *** Mahoney is latest top Rauner administration official to resign (DIERSEN: In Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton, when there is news of interest to Illinois Republicans, routinely, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs first give that news to the Democrat news media, and especially to Rich Miller. Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs do not want Illinois Republicans to first learn of anything by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Further, when there is news of actions taken by the DuPage County Election Commission (DCEC) that might adversely affect elected DuPage County Republican Precinct Committeemen, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs certainly do not want me to know about it. They know that if I was given the names and contact information of those elected DuPage County Republican Precinct Committeemen who are affected by DCEC’s proposed precinct line changes, I would immediately notify them.  Just kidding, but not completely, I ask should I consider forming a “DuPage County Elected Republican Precinct Committeeman Association.” What about politicians who want precinct lines to be changed a) to reward those who pander to them and b) punish those who do not pander to them?)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/17/mahoney-is-latest-top-rauner-administration-official-to-resign/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mike Mahoney, the governor’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Legislative Affairs, resigned this morning. I’m told the parting was amicable Here’s Sneed from last week… “The big question: Will Mike Mahoney, the governor’s policy chief, be told to leave? “Mike was the guy who kept the troops together, but the expectation is that there is a lot more to come in the cleaning house department,” a Rauner source said.” It almost goes without saying that this is yet another big loss for the administration. Mahoney was a key player and both House Republican Leader Jim Durkin and Senate GOP Leader Bill Brady reportedly asked the governor to do what he could to keep Mahoney on the payroll. In the end, however, he really had no choice but to leave. I’m told that more resignations are expected as early as today, so stay tuned.  Sources close to the governor’s office confirm that the governor’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Public Engagement Phil Rodriguez has also resigned. Rodriguez worked for Comptrollers Topinka and Munger and ran both of their campaigns. He’s moving over to the Tollway.  The governor’s body man, Kyle Haevers, has been told his services were no longer needed and was asked to find an agency to move to. His replacement is Ben Tracy, who has already begun traveling with the governor. Kyle was a loyal Raunerite and has been part of Rauner World since 2014 and helped on the Rep. McAuliffe race last fall.)
— More on the Mike Z resignation
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/17/more-on-the-mike-z-resignation/
— “Radical Candor”  It doesn’t take a genius to figure out what group of people are likely behind the new RadicalCandorIL Twitter account. I followed it closely all weekend and since the resignations are continuing, I thought you might want a ScribbleLive feed…
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/17/live-coverage-radical-candor/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER BEGINS MAJOR OFFICE STAFF RENOVATION; PANIC SPREADS AMONG SPRINGFIELD INSIDERS (FROM THE ARTICLE: Miller is furious because he liked the way things were before.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/rauner-begins-major-office-staff-renovation-panic-spreads-among-springfield-insiders.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump-inspired ‘Make America Great Again’ swimsuit stirring online craze
http://www.fox32chicago.com/entertainment/268295944-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner staff shift doesn’t bode well for state government, Democratic lawmaker Elaine Nekritz says – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: GAO’s staff shift during the 1980s and 1990s did not bode well for its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-morning-spin-monday-edition-20170716-story.html
— McHenry County braces for early week flooding as waters recede in Lake County – Yadira Sanchez Olson and Tony Briscoe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/-ct-lns-flooding-northern-illinois-st-0717-20170716-story.html
— Delta tells Ann Coulter her insults are ‘unacceptable’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-ann-coulter-delta-airlines-20170717-story.html
— 7.1 million Venezuelans vote in symbolic rejection of president’s plan to rewrite constitution – AP  (DIERSEN: Those in Group A want to rewrite the U.S. Constitution 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 and 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-venezuela-constitution-vote-20170716-story.html
— Fans embrace Ivanka Trump’s brand as a political statement – Matea Gold and Drew Harwell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-ivanka-trump-brand-fans-20170717-story.html
— Business group warns Republican health-care bill could cost companies – Carolyn Y. Johnson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-republican-health-care-bill-business-20170717-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps 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/
— Illinois college students relieved MAP grants available again – Lauren FitzPatrick  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, an dupes would use Emma Sheikh to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being someone a) whose parents were undeservedly filthy rich, b) who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, c) who has always been privileged, and d) who was grossly overpaid when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; and worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970. They would stress that I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964 when I was 16, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint when I was 17, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 when I was 19, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE when I was 20, and that I outrageously graduated debt-free from NIU in 1970. They would stress that I avoided the draft with student deferments 1966-1970 and with a financial hardship deferment 1970-1971.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-college-students-relieved-map-grants-available-again/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Area lawmakers discuss Trump’s relationship with Congress – Chris Kaergard
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170716/area-lawmakers-discuss-trumps-relationship-with-congress
— Illinois Bicentennial planning kicks into high gear – David Blanchette  (DIERSEN: My ancestors have lived in northeast Illinois since 1844, but I have lived in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton only since 1978.  Because of that, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a newcomer.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170716/illinois-bicentennial-planning-kicks-into-high-gear

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Law enforcement hits the road to raise money Illinois State Police Memorial Park – John Reynolds
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/07/16/law-enforcement-hits-the-road-to-raise-money-illinois-state-police-memorial-park/afw5ye7/
— Big wheels from Illinois roll into D.C. for ‘Made in America’ week – Chris Kaergard
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/07/16/big-wheels-from-illinois-roll-into-d-c-for-made-in-america-week/a2s6ind/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— White House announces more theme weeks  Manufacturing. Veterans. ‘Dreams’ – ELI WATKINS  (DIERSEN: What if Trump has a “Federal Employee” week and/or a “Retired Federal Employee” week?  Of course, that would be viciously ridiculed. Ever-increasing, everyone blames their problems on federal employees and on retired federal employees.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/white-house-announces-more-theme-weeks/766909149
— Collins: GOP bill would affect ‘most vulnerable’ – ELI WATKINS  (DIERSEN: How vulnerable have you been, and how vulnerable are you now?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I have never been vulnerable and that I never will be vulnerable because I am a White male and b) that I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion because of that, and because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, because I have always been privileged, because I am healthy, because I avoided the draft, because the federal government overpaid me, because my wife has always had a job, because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/collins-gop-bill-would-affect-most-vulnerable/766824994

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Leading Dem Gov Primary Candidates Pritzker, Kennedy & Biss at Rainbow Push: Eye on the Prize. – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/07/leading-dem-gov-primary-candidates-pritzker-kennedy-biss-at-rainbow-push-eye-on-the-prize/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— 36 former employees of Milton Township receiving the highest annual pension payouts
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511139924-here-are-the-36-former-employees-of-milton-township-receiving-the-highest-annual-pension-payouts

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Governor Rauner Views Sandbagging and Beginning of Flooding – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/16/governor-rauner-views-sandbagging-and-beginning-of-flooding/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Change Is Coming
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/hkhtb1m20rin3yzyar1om2njwz7qlj

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s staff shakeup sends clear signal of what’s to come – Rich Miller  (DIERSEN: One could argue that the Democrats who ran GAO during the 1980s and 1990s sent clear signals to their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran of what was to come.  They forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, they kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, they did not promote me beyond GS-13, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://rebootillinois.com/2017/07/17/rauner-staff-shakeup-sends-clear-signal/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— AG: Naperville Police improperly denied School Shooting 911 call and radio traffic – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/ag-naperville-police-improperly-denied-school-shooting-911-call-and-radio-traffic/

 

NEWSMAX
— South Carolina Had Almost 150,000 Attempts to Hack Voter-Registration System Election Day Last Year – Brian Freeman  (DIERSEN: How many attempts have been to hack your election commission?  How many of those hacks were successful?  According to the DuPage County Election Commission (DCEC), only 137 in my precinct voted for Trump, but 211 voted for Clinton.  That is inconsistent with the precinct’s voting history. I am considering asking the DCEC to allow me to look at the actual ballots to verify the 137 and 211 numbers.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/South-Carolina-voter-registration-hack-President-Donald-Trump-Russian-hacking/2017/07/16/id/801957/
— Trump Trolls Poll on Twitter – Eric Mack
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-tweet-trolls-polls/2017/07/16/id/801905/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Attacks ‘Fake News Media’ In Latest Round Of Tweets – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/16/trump-attacks-fake-news-media-in-latest-round-of-tweets/

 

THE HILL
— Texas Republicans take aim at liberal cities – REID WILSON  (DIERSEN: When will Illinois Republicans take aim at liberal cities?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/342291-texas-republicans-take-aim-at-liberal-cities

 

POLITICO
— Trump triggers flood of Democratic candidates  For better and for worse, crowded House primaries are becoming a familiar sight on the Democratic side. – CARLA MARINUCCI and MATT FRIEDMAN  (DIERSEN: Will lots of RINOs run as anti-Trumps in Republican primaries?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/16/trump-triggers-flood-of-democratic-candidates-240597

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their success in driving Trump’s favorable poll numbers down and driving his unfavorable poll numbers up.
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/trump-s-standing-takes-hit-even-places-he-won-2016-n783611
— Criticism of College Culture Is Not Higher Education Rejection – ESTHER J. CEPEDA
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/opinion-criticism-college-culture-not-higher-education-rejection-n783101

 

WASHINGTON POST
— As companies relocate to big cities, suburban towns are left scrambling – Jonathan O’Connell (DIERSEN: When a company moves from a Republican area to a Democrat area, that company shouts that it is dumping its customers, employees, suppliers, shareholders, 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.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/as-companies-relocate-to-big-cities-suburban-towns-are-left-scrambling/2017/07/16/81c12cea-618d-11e7-84a1-a26b75ad39fe_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps ask “At the six-month milestone, can Trump turn around his struggling presidency?”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/16/analysis-six-months-can-trump-turn-around-his-presidency/478470001/
— STUDY: 69% of 2017 grads expect to make more than $35,000, but only 49% of 2015/2016 grads do.  (DIERSEN: I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.  In 1971, I started working for IRS as a GS-7 (currently $44,853) Revenue Officer.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-arizona-republic/20170717/281809988946636

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— La Raza Finally Loses ‘the Race’  The leftist Chicano outfit rebrands itself as UnidosUS. – Mike Gonzalez  (DIERSEN: To support La Raza, or now UnidosUS, is to shout that you 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 your ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/la-raza-finally-loses-the-race-1500229809
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since its inception in 1968, made possible in part by a grant from the Ford Foundation, La Raza has been far more dependent on boardrooms and government than grass-roots support. But with government largess drying up, the liberal political-advocacy group may find itself needing greater support from the rank and file. This won’t be easy. The nation’s “Hispanics” are undergoing a radical shift that most politicians are missing: A white majority is likely to persist in America. “Many children growing up today in mixed families are integrating into a still largely white mainstream society,” sociologist Richard Alba noted in American Prospect last year. These children are “likely to think of themselves as part of that mainstream, rather than as minorities excluded from it.” The name La Raza—“the race” in Spanish—flies in the face of this reality. It is off-putting to many “Hispanics,” an artificial Census category comprising many razas. The organization’s CEO, Janet Murguia, admitted as much in a video announcing the name change: “We must make sure that our name and our organization evolves along with and remains relevant to our ever changing Hispanic community.” Appealing to a broader swath of this diverse group is necessary now that the “fat years” under President Obama are gone. The Obama Justice Department made a practice of settling lawsuits against corporate defendants by requiring they make large donations to groups like La Raza. It was, in the words of House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, “a scheme to funnel money to politically favored special interest groups.” In a letter sent to Attorney General Loretta Lynch in the closing days of the Obama administration, Mr. Goodlatte noted that “in just the last two years, DOJ has directed nearly $1 billion to activist groups, entirely outside of Congress’s spending and oversight authority.” Taxpayer money was flowing into La Raza coffers too. When Cecilia Munoz, a top La Raza lobbyist, joined Mr. Obama’s Domestic Policy Council, federal subsidies for La Raza went from $4.1 million to $11 million a year. And La Raza loyally promoted Mr. Obama’s policies as pro-Latino. You can expect the group to continue agitating on behalf of the Democratic Party. Whether UnidosUS becomes more grass-roots-driven than La Raza remains to be seen. The group’s corporate board of advisers still includes Comcast , AT&T , Bank of America , Chevron , Coca-Cola , Ford, Con-Agra Foods and other Fortune 500 firms. Its more than 260 local affiliates train and mobilize an activist core of community organizers but have only a third of the vote on the board. This week’s name change may be a recognition of an imperfect model. Or it may be nothing more than a marketing ploy. The latter is more likely.)
— Republicans Aren’t Team Players – Fred Barnes  (DIERSEN: Those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not a team player focus on destroying those like me who fail/refuse to a) glorify and praise them, b) pander to them, c) serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or d) give them money.  I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not a team player.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-arent-team-players-1500229048
— South Carolina May Prove a Microcosm of U.S. Election Hacking Efforts  There were nearly 150,000 attempts to penetrate the voter-registration system on Election Day 2016, State Election Commission says – Alexa Corse  (DIERSEN: How many attempts have been to hack your election commission?  How many of those hacks were successful?  According to the DuPage County Election Commission (DCEC), only 137 in my precinct voted for Trump, but 211 voted for Clinton.  That is inconsistent with the precinct’s voting history. I am considering asking the DCEC to allow me to look at the actual ballots to verify the 137 and 211 numbers.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-carolina-may-prove-a-microcosm-of-u-s-election-hacking-efforts-1500202806
— Learn a Language, but Not a Human One  Fluency in coding is a more useful skill than French, Spanish or Russian. – Andy Kessler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/learn-a-language-but-not-a-human-one-1500229654

 

IVN
— You Thought Gerrymandering in Wisconsin Was Bad, Illinois Is Worse – Carl Wicklander
https://ivn.us/2017/07/17/gerrymandering-wisconsin-bad-illinois-worse/

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— 7 Countries With Worse Income Inequality Than the United States  It’s not a problem unique to us, and it doesn’t always mean gloom and doom, either. – Brian Stoffe  (DIERSEN: What would your past/present employers say that they did to fight income inequality?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, 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 would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/07/17/7-countries-with-worse-income-inequality-than-the.aspx

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 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Des Plaines River still rising; Rauner issues disaster proclamation – Jessica D’Onofrio, Diane Pathieu, Evelyn Holmes and Will Jones
http://abc7chicago.com/weather/des-plaines-river-still-rising;-rauner-issues-disaster-proclamation/2216321/
— Website asks: Where are female candidates for Ill. governor? – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/website-asks-where-are-female-candidates-for-ill-governor/2218258/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Issues State Disaster Proclamation for Three Illinois Counties
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Gov-Rauner-to-Visit-Flooded-Lake-County-434465303.html
— Rauner Shakes Up Staff After Rough Week – Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-deep-dish-bruce-rauner-shakes-up-top-staff-434567253.html
— Cook County Announces Layoffs for 300 Employees Amid Budget Crisis – James Neveau
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/cook-county-announces-lay-offs-for-300-employees-amid-budget-crisis-434550813.html

 

CBS2
— Gov. Rauner Declares Disaster Status For Lake, McHenry And Kane Counties
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/14/governor-bruce-rauner-lake-county-flooding/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Cook County lays off more than 300 employees due to budget crisis
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/268011060-story
— Poll: 73% of Democrats would give up booze for Trump impeachment  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes drink lots of booze or want to drink lots of booze.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/267867533-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. Bruce Rauner still swinging ax, cuts policy staff – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sneed-rauner-still-swinging-ax-cuts-policy-staff/
— Moody’s keeps Illinois under review for a credit downgrade
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/moodys-keeps-illinois-under-review-for-a-credit-downgrade/amp/
— Rauner won’t talk about Trump but borrows from his playbook – MARK BROWN
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-donald-trumps-influence-on-bruce-rauner-is-yuuuge/
— Peter Roskam’s million-dollar warchest a reality check for Democrats – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/peter-roskams-million-dollar-warchest-a-reality-check-for-democrats/
— ‘Unprecedented’ flooding north of Chicago hits about 6,800 buildings – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/unprecedented-flooding-north-of-chicago-hits-about-6800-buildings/
— Rauner: ‘Baloney’ to link staff shakeup to budget showdown – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-baloney-to-link-staff-shakeup-to-budget-showdown/
— Rauner should lead charge to protect Illinois health care – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-rauner-should-lead-charge-to-protect-illinois-health-care/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In midst of staff shakeup, Gov. Rauner casts attention toward flooded Illinois – Kim Geiger and Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-lake-county-met-20170715-story.html
— ‘My last resort’ — thousands come to Illinois to have abortions – Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-abortion-out-of-state-met-20170714-story.html
— Newly released racist, sexist emails show scope of scandal at Chicago’s water department – Hal Dardick, Ray Long and Todd Lighty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-water-department-emails-met-20170714-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that without voter fraud, they cannot win elections.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-white-house-voter-information-20170714-story.html
— How to be a proper ‘elitist’ in the age of Trump — Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-college-elites-page-perspec-0716-jm-20170714-story.html
— Hours after touring Gurnee flood zone, Rauner issues disaster declaration for Lake County – Frank S. Abderholden and Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-gurnee-flood-rauner-st-0715-20170714-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner declares Lake, McHenry, Kane counties state disaster areas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170714/rauner-declares-lake-mchenry-kane-counties-state-disaster-areas
— Rauner: State officials are evaluating Lake County flooding – Lee Filas and Doug T. Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170714/rauner-state-officials-are-evaluating-lake-county-flooding
— Fox River flooding closes forest preserves, Fox River Trail; Lauzen issues disaster declaration – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170714/fox-river-flooding-closes-forest-preserves-fox-river-trail-lauzen-issues-disaster-declaration

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner loses top political aide Mike Zolnierowicz, capping a week of chaos – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170714/BLOGS02/170719892/rauner-loses-top-political-aide-capping-a-week-of-chaos
— Rauner goes full-bore ideologue with ruthless staff purge – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170714/NEWS02/170719894/rauner-goes-full-bore-ideologue-with-ruthless-staff-purge
— Dimon says being an American abroad is ‘almost an embarrassment’ – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170714/NEWS01/170719903/dimon-says-being-an-american-abroad-is-almost-an-embarrassment

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Governor’s staff shakeup continues – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170714/governors-staff-shakeup-continues

 

PEORIA STANDARD
— ISU senior Austin Bertschy wants to get to top of GOP to prevent Illinois from sinking any more – Glenn Minnis
http://peoriastandard.com/stories/511112628-isu-senior-wants-to-get-to-top-of-gop-to-prevent-illinois-from-sinking-any-more

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Bad budget will backfire, Wirepoints founder contends – Justin Stoltzfus
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511147833-bad-budget-will-backfire-wirepoints-founder-contends

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— UNDERSTANDING WHY THE NEW BUDGET FAILS ILLINOISANS  Tax hikes on struggling Illinoisans as the state is bordering on a recession, a lack of structural spending reforms, no true pension reform, $100 million in pork spending, and the continued threat of a junk credit rating are among the ways the new Illinois budget fails taxpayers. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/understanding-why-the-new-budget-fails-illinoisans/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— 911 Tax Increase in Illinois for all Telephone Users – Benjamin Yount
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/07/911-tax-increase-in-illinois-for-all-telephone-users/
— 44 Percent of Liberal Democrats Say Churches Bad for America – Michael Gryboski  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, liberal Democrats are taking over churches in America and destroying them.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/07/44-percent-of-liberal-democrats-say-churches-bad-for-america/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL REP. ROSKAM LEADS HOUSE PANEL TO UNANIMOUSLY VOTE TO END IRS FORFEITURE ABUSE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/il-rep-roskam-leads-house-panel-to-unanimously-vote-to-end-irs-forfeiture-abuse.html
— Dubnow leaving – Bovis quits – Demertzis quits *** The Rauner purge restarts
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/14/the-rauner-purge-restarts/
— Rauner denies being distracted, says he’s “incredibly proud” of his staff
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/14/rauner-denies-being-distracted-says-hes-incredibly-proud-of-his-staff/
— Moody’s warns against further SB 1 delays while Rauner declares “Schools are gonna open”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/14/moodys-warns-against-further-sb-1-delays-while-rauner-declares-schools-are-gonna-open/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Another one goes: Mike Z leaves Rauner campaign
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/14/another-one-goes-mike-z-leaves-rauner-campaign/

 

GOPUSA
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: 5 million immigrants granted US citizenship can’t speak English
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27115
— Most Vocal Republican Critics of Trump Are the Least Popular  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my “Most Vocal Republican Critics.”)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27163
— FBI nominee Christopher Wray asserts loyalty to Constitution, not president  (DIERSEN: What are you loyal to?  I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, and to the extent that they defend and advance the aforesaid, I am loyal to Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, Republican etc.  Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27143

 

DAILY CALLER
— Billionaire Banker Jamie Dimon Embarrassed To Travel Internationally Because Of ‘Stupid Sh*t’ In Washington  Dimon says being an American abroad is ‘almost an embarrassment’- Thomas Phippen
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/14/billionaire-banker-embarrassed-to-travel-internationally-because-of-stupid-sht-in-washington/
— University of Missouri: No Campus For Republicans – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/14/no-campus-for-republicans/

 

NEWSMAX
— JPMorgan’s Dimon: Being an American ‘Almost an Embarrassment’
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/dimon-jpmorgan-chase-american-embarrassment/2017/07/14/id/801709/
— GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger: Trump Jr. Meeting ‘Isn’t Treason’ – Theodore Bunker
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/GOP-adam-kinzinger-donald-trump-jr-meeting/2017/07/14/id/801690/

 

FEDERALIST
— ABC News: Christians Who Believe In The First Amendment Are A ‘Hate Group’ – Mollie Hemingway
http://thefederalist.com/2017/07/13/abc-news-christians-who-believe-in-the-first-amendment-are-a-hate-group/

 

THE BLAZE
— ABC News smears Alliance Defending Freedom, a prominent Christian nonprofit, as ‘hate group’ in recent article – Tré Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/14/abc-news-smears-prominent-christian-nonprofit-as-hate-group-in-recent-article/

 

POLITICO
— Rauner’s top political aide Mike Zolnierowicz jumps ship amid office chaos – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/14/rauner-aide-jumps-ship-amid-chaos-240581

 

CNBC
— Social Security is fueling income inequality. Let’s end it  Social Security is a misleading scheme and it’s going insolvent anyway. It was sold as an insurance plan, but it’s really income redistribution that takes money from the less wealthy and gives it to the more wealthy. It’s time to phase out the program and give a real boost to the economy. – Jake Novak  (DIERSEN: My Social Security of $2,028/year is dramatically reduced because a get a dramatically reduced Civil Service Retirement System pension of $50,856/year.)
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/14/social-security-is-stealing-our-money-lets-end-it-commentary.html

 

SCIENCE DAILY
— Marijuana and vulnerability to psychosis
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170705104042.htm

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— OPM proposes new guidelines on administrative leave – Terry Wing  (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors have had me on reduced pay administrative leave since 1997. Since 1997, they have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,008,644 in today’s dollars (238 months X $4,238) to “sit a home.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-newscast/2017/07/opm-proposes-new-guidelines-on-admin-leave/

 

THE HILL
— Progressives: Dems at risk of perennial election defeat – AMIE PARNES  (DIERSEN: Weren’t Democrats always supposed to win in the future because there would always be fewer and fewer and fewer members of the following groups: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/341936-progressives-dems-at-risk-of-perennial-election-defeat

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Are Young People Saving for Retirement?  (DIERSEN: I started saving for my retirement in 1966, when I was 18 years old, when I started working part-time for the Post Office, and paying 7% of my salary into the Civil Service Retirement System.)
http://www.barrons.com/video/are-young-people-saving-for-retirement/40EED2CE-2F6B-4CB1-A3E2-03D0917369B2.html

 

GUARDIAN
— Ferris Bueller’s daily grind: how poverty in Chicago went suburban  On the surface, Lake County, Illinois – the setting for John Hughes’ 1980s films of affluent suburban angst – is all detached houses, swimming pools and malls. Hidden from view, though, is the growing need – Scott Allard
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/jul/14/ferris-bueller-poverty-chicago-suburban-lake-county

July 14 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Des Plaines River still rising; Rauner to tour Lake County flood damage – Jessica D’Onofrio and Diane Pathieu
http://abc7chicago.com/weather/des-plaines-river-still-rising;-rauner-to-tour-lake-county-flood-damage/2216321/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel heads to London, Berlin, Milan to promote Chicago – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-morning-spin-friday-edition-20170713-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Base’s loyalty could give Trump last laugh – Roger Simon  (DIERSEN: What are you loyal to?  I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, and to the extent that they defend and advance the aforesaid, I am loyal to Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, Republican etc.  Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/simon-trumps-grand-presidential-performance/

 

DAILY HERALD
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: New Sun-Times owners: Coverage won’t be changing – Robert Feder (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, newspapers, television stations, radio stations, websites, etc. act as arms of the Democrat Party.  They promote the Democrat Party platform and activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who can and will defend and advance the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170713/new-chicago-sun-times-owners-unions-investors-wont-interfere-with-coverage
— Inaugural class of STEM Scholars honored at graduation – U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren  (DIERSEN: When you were in high school and in college, were you ever honored for anything?  I was not. To have money to buy cars to get to work and school and to graduate from college debt-free a) while I was in high school, I did yard work, delivered newspapers, and washed dishes; b) during the summer between high school and college, I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline; and c) while I was in college, I delivered mail, worked on an automobile assemble line, and worked as a security guard.  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would use the aforesaid against me.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170713/inaugural-class-of-stem-scholars-honored-at-graduation
— Glendale Heights-based home health agency owners accused of Medicare fraud – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170713/glendale-heights-based-home-health-agency-owners-accused-of-medicare-fraud
— Trump caught on tape complimenting Macron’s wife’s body – AP  (DIERSEN: Are you in great shape?  I am not. I need to lose 50 pounds.  Every hour that I might spend exercising would mean at least six fewer articles in the next GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170714/news/307149948/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners ask “Has Bruce Rauner lost it?”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170714/ISSUE05/170719913

 

DNA INFO
— 600 Immigrants Helped By City Defense Fund Set Up After Trump’s Election – Heather Cherone  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps do everything that they can to make immigrants 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.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170713/pilsen/600-immigrants-helped-by-city-defense-fund-set-up-after-trumps-election

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JORNAL REGISTER
— Springfield aldermen experience highs, lows of social media – Mary Hansen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170713/springfield-aldermen-experience-highs-lows-of-social-media

 

TIMES
— State Rep. Jerry Long, R-Streator, Libertarians have common ground – David Giuliani  (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and  the Republican Party platform.  Libertarian plants in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. have always worked very hard against me.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/long-libertarians-have-common-ground/article_294ae889-40a8-50cb-97d6-8b5cc3640e9c.html
— Illinois attorney general issues sex-crimes response guide  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/illinois-attorney-general-issues-sex-crimes-response-guide/article_45f39210-05d9-53fa-a6fb-930618773cb6.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Bush, Clinton stress value of humility in Oval Office  Ex-presidents never mentioned Trump  (DIERSEN: Who want you to be humble?  My critics/opponents want me and everyone else to be humble.  My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and they use their clout to viciously destroy individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are not humble.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/bush-clinton-stress-value-of-humility-in-oval-office/765066592

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, those in Illinois who are members of the following groups rely on “social services:” 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://peoriapublicradio.org/post/jb-pritzker-highlights-social-services-tazewell-county#stream/0

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Tax hike is really a pay cut – Jay Jamison
http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/111627/commentary-tax-hike-is-really-a-pay-cut

 

CHICAGO READER
— Springfield’s ongoing feuding with CPS could stop funding for other Illinois schools if a deal isn’t reached soon, and other Chicago news – Kate Shepherd
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/07/14/springfields-ongoing-feuding-with-cps-could-stop-funding-for-other-illinois-schools-if-a-deal-isnt-reached-soon-and-other-chicago-news

 

CHICAGOIST
— ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Dressed Demonstrators Urge Rauner To Sign HB40
http://chicagoist.com/2017/07/13/handmaids_tale_dressed_demonstrator.php

 

CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
— ‘Madigan Tax Increase’ a Big Boost for Rauner for Governor – RAY LONG
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/featured/madigan-tax-increase-a-big-boost-for-rauner-for-governor/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Southern Illinois Congressman Mike Bost pushes HUD Secretary on Cairo housing ‘corruption’ – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/southern-illinois-congressman-pushes-hud-secretary-on-cairo-housing-corruption/article_17f8766e-6819-11e7-af3b-fb89fbb7c21c.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ALL FIVE DEMOCRATS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR SUPPORT MADIGAN TAX HIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/all-five-democrats-running-for-governor-support-madigan-tax-hike.html
— THORNER & INGOLD: TWITTER USERS CLAIM TRUMP VIOLATED THEIR 1ST AMENDMENT RIGHTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/thorner-ingold-twitter-users-claim-1st-amendment-rights-violated.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Legislators want Rauner to declare emergency and call out National Guard
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/14/legislators-want-rauner-to-declare-emergency-and-call-out-national-guard/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump: US not ready for comprehensive immigration reform  (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants who will vote for Democrats.  RINOs want immigrants who will work for less money.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27141
— Russia Baiters and Putin Haters – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/russia-baiters-and-putin-haters/
— Bronx teen blared ‘F— tha Police’ from apartment window during slain officer’s funeral
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27132
— Two Democrats put their ignorance on full display with article of impeachment
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27138

 

WASHINGTOIN TIMES
— Feminist geographers encourage colleagues not to cite research of white men – Bradford Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/13/feminist-geographers-dont-cite-research-white-men/

 

THE BLAZE
— Jesse Jackson: Hillary Clinton really ‘won the election’ against Trump — but ‘it was stolen’ – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/13/jesse-jackson-hillary-clinton-really-won-the-election-against-trump-but-it-was-stolen/
— Bernie Sanders’ Democratic challenger isn’t buying his ‘Robin Hood shtick’ – Brandon Morse (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who paint themselves as being Robin Hood?  They have always painted me as being undeservedly filthy rich.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/13/bernie-sanders-democratic-challenger-isnt-buying-his-robin-hood-shtick/

 

DAILY CALLER
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Trump Admin Continues Obama-Era Tradition Of Giving Millions To Soros-Linked Groups – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/13/trump-admin-continues-obama-era-tradition-of-giving-millions-to-soros-linked-groups/
— Dan Rather Resurrects Disgraced Career As Trump Critic – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/13/dan-rather-resurrects-disgraced-career-as-trump-critic/

 

NEWSMAX
— Rising Student Debt Blocks Millennials From Home Ownership  (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 had not been an overpaid federal employee.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/student-education-debt-housing/2017/07/13/id/801518/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump, in France, Tells Brigitte Macron, ‘You’re in Such Good Shape’ – LIAM STACK  (DIERSEN: Are you in great shape?  I am not. I need to lose 50 pounds.  Every hour that I might spend exercising would mean at least six fewer articles in the next GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/13/world/europe/trump-france-brigitte-macron.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Ivanka Inc.  The first daughter talks about improving the lives of working women. Her father urges companies to “buy American.” But her fashion line’s practices collide with those principles – and are out of step with industry trends. – Matea Gold, Drew Harwell, Maher Sattar and Simon Denyer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/ivanka-trump-overseas/

 

USA TODAY
— Trump calls Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with Russian lawyer ‘opposition research’ – David Jackson and Fredreka Schouten  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use against you?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress to those who are anti-Trump that I am a Trump supporter, b) stress to those who are anti-Protestant that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, c) stress to those who are anti-conservative that I am conservative, d) stress to those who are anti-Republican that I am Republican, e) stress to those who are anti-American that I am American, f) stress to those who are anti-White that I am White, g) stress to those who are anti-male that I am a male, h) stress to those who are anti-older people that I am 68 years old, i) stress to those who have less money than I have that I have more money than they have, j) stress to those who have more money than I have that I have less money than they have, k) stress to those who are anti-gun owners that I am a gun owner, l) stress to those who anti-German Americans that I am 100% German national origin, m) stress to anti-draft avoiders that I am a draft avoider, n) stress to those who are anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, o) stress to those who are not married that I have been married since 1978, p) stress to those who have children that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, that we did not adopt, and that we did not become foster parents, q) stress to those who own dogs that I have never owned a dog, r) stress to those who hate American-nameplate cars that I have only owned American-nameplate cars, s) stress to those who are anti-union that I was a union member for almost 12 years, t) stress to those who hate federal employees that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, u) stress to those who hate federal retirees that I have been a federal retiree for almost 20 years, v) stress to those who promote vices including booze, gambling, and pot, that I oppose promotion of vice, and w) stress to those who are anti-etc. that I am etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/13/donald-trump/475459001/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Budget That Saved It From Brink May Add to Pension Debt – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-14/illinois-budget-that-saved-it-from-brink-may-add-to-pension-debt

 

EVANSVILLE COURIER PRESS
— GOP strips Musgraves from party role for Dem donation – Zach Evans
http://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2017/07/11/gop-strips-musgraves-party-role-dem-donation/103600992/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A $500 political donation to a Democrat from almost two years ago led to the removal of Cheryl Musgrave and her husband from their roles within the Vanderburgh County Republican Party. The move is one of several political moves against Republican Vanderburgh County Commissioner Musgrave by local Republican Chairman Wayne Parke in recent years. Robert Musgrave, her husband, is listed on campaign finance documents as having donated $500 to the Gail Riecken mayoral campaign in August 2015. Robert Musgrave is an elected Republican precinct committeemen. Riecken is a Democrat who unsuccessfully challenged Republican Mayor Lloyd Winnecke in 2015. Indiana Republican Party rules prohibit ranking Republicans from donating outside the party.)

 

HERALD AND NEWS
— On Religion: Trump meets the ‘worship wars’ in flashy D.C. rites – Terry Mattingly  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that I am a religious hypocrite because I am not a member of any church, because I do not attend church services, and because I do not give money to a church. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes 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://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/faith/on-religion-trump-meets-the-worship-wars-in-flashy-d/article_cbf50d48-c6dd-5183-9a05-5e6b23f2d7dd.html

 

  1. AUGUSTINE
    — DeSantis taking on federal pensions – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What does DeSantis say about my Democrat GAO superiors constructively having me on reduced pay administrative leave since 1997? Since 1997, they have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,008,644 in today’s dollars (238 months X $4,238) to “sit a home.” My critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
    http://staugustine.com/opinion/2017-07-14/desantis-taking-federal-pensions

 

ABC ACTION NEWS
— Florida voters asking to be removed from voter rolls  Federal commission delaying request for voter info – Jessica Rodriguez, Adam Winer
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/florida-voters-asking-to-be-removed-from-voter-rolls

 

VOICE OF AMERICA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Work of Trump’s Voter Fraud Panel Inflames Partisan Divide.”
https://www.voanews.com/a/work-of-trump-voter-fraud-panel-inflames-paritsan-divide/3942978.html

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— OPM offers new rules on paid leave – Rachael Kalinyak  (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors have had me on reduced pay administrative leave since 1997. Since 1997, they have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,008,644 in today’s dollars (238 months X $4,238) to “sit a home.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/opm-offers-new-rules-on-paid-leave
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rather than using administrative leave as an all-encompassing category, the three new statutory sections divide administrative leave, investigative and notice leave, and weather and safety leave while providing requirements on each in three new subparts.)

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— OPM to Implement Leave Changes for Agencies – Erich Wagner  (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors have had me on reduced pay administrative leave since 1997. Since 1997, they have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,008,644 in today’s dollars (238 months X $4,238) to “sit a home.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/07/opm-implement-leave-changes-agencies/139426/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Officials with the Office of Personnel Management have drafted new rules that aim to limit the use of paid administrative leave while an employee is under investigation for misconduct.)

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Socialists do everything that they can to make immigrants 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://socialistworker.org/2017/07/14/a-stealth-legislative-assault-on-immigrants

July 11 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Rauner Staffer Brad Hahn Fired as Shakeup Continues in Governor’s Office  NBC 5 has learned Brad Hahn was fired Tuesday morning – Mary Ann Ahern  (DIERSEN: When employers fire employees, force them to resign, or force them to retire, should they be required to issue press releases that explain in detail exactly why the employee was fired, forced to resign, or forced to retire?  For that matter, when employers take adverse actions against their employees, should they be required to issue press releases that explain in detail exactly why they took those adverse actions?  Should employees be allowed, encouraged, and/or required to issue press releases that tell their side of the story?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-staffer-fired-as-shakeup-continues-in-governors-office-433865933.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The shakeup in Governor Bruce Rauner’s office continues as NBC 5 has learned Brad Hahn was fired Tuesday morning. Hahn had served as deputy chief of staff for public engagement and communications director. He has been a longtime GOP staffer, working for both Comptroller Judy Barr Topinka and Leslie Munger. When Hahn was hired last year, he was part of the 23 people who worked for Munger and were then hired by the Rauner administration when Munger lost her bid for re-election. Insiders said the morale inside the Rauner office and campaign is very low among those who do not agree with the governor’s decision to shift his strategy to a more conservative tone.)
— Read the Full Memo From Gov. Rauner’s New Chief of Staff
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-chief-of-staff-kristina-rasmussen-memo-433934633.html
— New Survey Shows Kennedy Maintaining Lead in Democratic Race for Governor  JB Pritzker is gaining traction, the survey shows – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/New-SKennedy-is-maintaining-his-lead-in-the-Democratic-race-for-Illinois-governor-433863543.html

 

CBS2
— Top Missouri Official Disses Illinois
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/11/missouri-official-disses-illinois/
— Latino Chicago Students Receive $110,000 In Combined Scholarships – Bernie Tafoya  (DIERSEN: Did you get any scholarships?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I did not get any scholarships a) because my grades and ACT score were not good enough, b) because I did not play sports, let alone excel in any sport, c) because my washing dishes for the minimum wage during my junior and senior years and the summer in between did not demonstrate leadership potential, and d) because my parents were filthy rich.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/11/latino-students-scholarships-chicago-aldermen/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner staff changes could signal a sharper tone – Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, if you get elected or appointed to an office as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-staff-changes-met-0712-20170711-story.html
— Activists demand resignation of Palos Township trustee following Facebook posts – Zak Koeske  (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?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-palos-township-protest-st-0711-20170711-story.html
— Is Mike Pence betting it will all come crashing down on Trump? – Sarah Posner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-mike-pence-trump-russia-20170711-story.html
— Rep. Andersson sticks up for ‘Republican values’ by bucking GOP governor – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-andersson-rauner-madigan-illinois-budget-zorn-perspec-0712-md-20170711-column.html
— What Trump’s election commission could do – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-voter-fraud-commission-edit-0712-20170711-story.html
— Former Foster aide Carole Cheney announces run for Roskam’s U.S. House seat – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-carole-cheney-peter-roskam-election-st-0712-20170711-story.html
— Donald Trump Jr.’s emails are far more damning than anyone could have imagined – Randall Eliason  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government did not put in writing things that would incriminate them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-jr-emails-russia-0170711-story.html
— Most expensive cities in the world for commuting to work  (DIERSEN: Chicago is ranked 11th. I walked to work and to graduate business and accounting classes in downtown Chicago 1974-1978.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/travel/ct-most-expensive-cities-commuting-work-20170710-photogallery.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— More top aides to Gov. Bruce Rauner are ousted – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/another-top-aide-to-gov-bruce-rauner-is-ousted-report/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One day after Gov. Bruce Rauner replaced his chief of staff, two other staffers in the governor’s administration have been ousted, according to published reports. NBC5 reported Tuesday that Brad Hahn, who served as Rauner’s communications director, was fired. Both Hahn and the governor’s office did not return messages seeking comment. It was unclear if a replacement had been named. Hahn joined the Rauner administration in December 2016 after serving as chief of staff to former Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger, who is now Rauner’s deputy governor. Catherine Kelly, a spokeswoman for Rauner’s administration, also was fired Tuesday, though she was expected to resign as early as next month, according to the Capitolfax.com website, which covers Illinois state politics. The shake-ups came a day after Rauner tapped Kristina Rasmussen to replace Richard Goldberg as his chief of staff. Rasmussen had previously served as president of the Illinois Policy Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank.)
— Children who make mistakes deserve a second chance – Phil Kadner  (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-children-who-make-mistakes-deserve-a-second-chance/
— Missouri treasurer to legislature: Don’t be like Illinois – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/missouri-treasurer-to-legislature-dont-be-like-illinois/
— Sorting fake from felonious in Trump Jr. email flap – AP  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government did not put in writing things that would incriminate them.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/faq-news-sorting-fake-from-felonious-in-trump-jr-email-flap/
— Trump Jr.’s Russia emails raise troubling questions – Editorial (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government did not put in writing things that would incriminate them.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-trump-jr-s-russia-emails-raise-troubling-questions/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “GOP confronts no-win situation on health care.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170711/news/307119839/
— Donations of cash, food collected during Wheaton 4th of July Parade – Cathy SooHoo
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170710/donations-of-cash-food-collected-during-wheaton-4th-of-july-parade

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— New budget threatens to deepen pension debt – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170711/BLOGS10/170719965/illinois-2018-budget-could-deepen-state-pension-debt
— Spinning aplenty as poll shows Kennedy still ahead of Pritzker – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170711/BLOGS02/170719961/spinning-aplenty-as-poll-shows-kennedy-still-ahead-of-pritzker

 

WTTW
— Gov. Bruce Rauner Shakes Up Staff – Nick Blumberg
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/11/gov-bruce-rauner-shakes-staff
— Illinois Rep. Steven Andersson Deposed as House GOP Floor Leader – Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/11/illinois-rep-steven-andersson-deposed-house-gop-floor-leader
— State Budget Passes. Now What? – Paris Schutz and Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/10/state-budget-passes-now-what

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: John J. Dunphy demonizes, denigrates, and condemns “White extremists.”  Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites who support Trump as being “White extremists.”)
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/105359/dunphy-extremists-within-our-borders

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Most Republicans say higher education is hurting America  Pew: 58 percent view college negatively  (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers crank out “good little Democrats” who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/most-republicans-say-higher-education-is-hurting-america/762917379

 

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Former Foster Staffer Looks To Unseat Roskam  Carole Cheney says she is running for Congress. – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/former-foster-staffer-looks-unseat-roskam

 

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— CHENEY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO UNSEAT ROSKAM – Ray Hanania
http://suburbanchicagoland.com/2017/07/11/cheney-launches-campaign-to-unseat-roskam/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— GOP: Pritzker promotes himself, not area school kids – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511126002-gop-pritzker-promotes-himself-not-area-school-kids

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Rauner’s New Chief Of Staff Kristina Rasmussen
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/rauners-new-chief-of-staff-kristina-rasmussen

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Morrison says GOP legislators gave themselves black eye with budget passage – Giovanni Whaley
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511145302-morrison-says-gop-legislators-gave-themselves-black-eye-with-budget-passage

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Treasurer Frerichs urges Gov. Rauner to champion budget, tax hikes he vetoed – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/treasurer-frerichs-urges-gov-rauner-to-champion-budget-tax-hikes/article_4ce79c2e-664d-11e7-98c6-778a39d0170c.html
— INN asks the tough statehouse questions regardless Madigan’s bullying – Chris Krug
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/krug-inn-asks-the-tough-statehouse-questions-regardless-madigan-s/article_c93f037e-64d7-11e7-9e2a-df0c79f746ba.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Being Pro Life Empowers Women and Families – Joshua Denton
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/pro-life-empowers-women-families/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Policy Institute’s Lucci, Scott Walker’s Patrick hired by Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/11/illinois-policy-institutes-lucci-scott-walkers-patrick-hired-by-rauner/
— Hahn out, more to come
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/11/hahn-out-more-to-come/
— Budget games could lead to a cash crunch
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/11/budget-games-could-lead-to-a-cash-crunch/
— “Smoothing” sounds nice, but it’s another way of saying “We’re shorting the pension funds”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/11/smoothing-sounds-nice-but-its-another-way-of-saying-were-shorting-the-pension-funds/
— New website asks why no women are running for governor  (DIERSEN: Because all the jobs that I had were bad jobs, few if any women wanted them. Qualified women could always get better jobs elsewhere. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/11/new-website-asks-why-no-women-are-running-for-governor/

 

GOPUSA
— Left-wing ‘diversity’ vs Muslims and their ‘customs’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26878
— Leftists Tormented by Trump’s Inspiring Warsaw Speech
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26929
— Silencing the silencers  (DIERSEN: Who wants to silence you and why? I should write a book about those who want to silence me and why.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26881

 

DAILY CALLER
— Illi-noise: Another ‘Progressive’ Blue State Cannot Pay Its Bills – Ron Hart
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/11/illi-noise-another-progressive-blue-state-cannot-pay-its-bills/

 

CNN
— Pro-Trump media scrambles to react to bombshell emails – Oliver Darcy  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government did not put in writing things that would incriminate them.)
http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/11/media/right-wing-media-donald-trump-jr-emails-russians/index.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Paying Professors: Inside Google’s Academic Influence Campaign  Company paid $5,000 to $400,000 for research supporting business practices that face regulatory scrutiny; a ‘wish list’ of topics. – Brody Mullins and Jack Nicas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/paying-professors-inside-googles-academic-influence-campaign-1499785286

 

NEW YORK POST
— Firing hundreds at the VA should be just the start – Betsy McCaughey  (DIERSEN: McCaughey should write an article about a) why 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; b) why 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; and c) why my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://nypost.com/2017/07/11/firing-hundreds-at-the-va-should-be-just-the-start/

 

FOX 59
— Police: 11 Fishers teens hospitalized after eating THC-laced gummy bears
http://fox59.com/2017/07/07/police-11-fishers-teens-hospitalized-after-eating-thc-laced-gummy-bears/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Authorities with the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office say 11 teens from Fishers were hospitalized after eating gummy bears laced with THC, an active ingredient found in marijuana. Police began investigating the incident just before midnight on Thursday after they were dispatched on a medical call to the 5200 N block of CR 325 W. A 19-year-old male at the scene told a deputy that he became ill after ingesting drugs, and he needed to go to the hospital. He said he was in the area camping with friends, and they also ingested the drugs. Several more sheriff’s deputies arrived and found 10 other teens that all said they were suffering from a rapid heart rate, pain in their legs, blurred vision, and hallucinations. According to the sheriff’s office, a deputy determined that they each ate one half of a gummy bear that supposedly contained THC.)

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