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December 10 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democratic candidates for governor gather for women’s forum – Rachel Hinton (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting candidate forums for a) Rauner and Ives, b) Sanguinetti and Morthland, c) Harold and Grasso, d) Diganvker and Jhingan, e) Stella and Vlakancic, f) Minor, Grant, Byrne, and Augustynowicz, g) Kinzler and Orozco, h) Mazzochi and Arendt, i) Zito and Khouri, j) Mendrick and Bibbiano, k) Tornatore, DeMichele, Fichtner, and Gavanes, l) Hart, Abbott, Tully, and Broline, m) McGowen, Almiron, Eckhoff, Zaruba, Tatro, and Chinchilla, n) Wiley, Zay, and McQuade, o) Russo and MacKay, p) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, q) etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/democratic-candidates-for-governor-gather-for-womens-forum/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: There’s no escaping politics – Ted Slowik (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will tell you that you can escape politics and live happily ever after if you do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. What do you say to those who a) crow that they do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-everything-political-st-1210-20171208-story.html
— Economy is creating millionaires at an astonishing pace. But what’s it doing for everyone else? – Christopher Ingraham (DIERSEN: How much money have you saved for your retirement? If you have not saved at least $1 million dollars, or are on track to have at least $1 million saved by the time you retire, you are in big financial trouble.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-economy-millioniares-20171208-story.html
— ‘Crisis mode’: As boomers age, a shortage of caregivers – Robert Channick (DIERSEN: How much have you saved for your retirement? My 87-year-old aunt is paying $230 a day, or $1,610 a week, or $6,900 a month, or $83,950 a year, or $839,500 a decade out of her life savings to live in an assisted living facility.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-caregivers-demand-aging-20171116-story.html
— GOP tax plan diverges wildly from Trump’s promises to the middle class – Damian Paletta (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants to make those who itemize their deductions to pay more federal income tax? ANSWER: Those who rent rather than own. Those who pay little or no state income tax. Those who do not have major medical and/or dental expenses. Those who do not pay for job-related graduate courses. Those who give little or nothing to 501(c)(3) organizations. Overwhelmingly, the aforesaid are Democrats and/or people with major financial problems who will never vote for a Republican.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-tax-plan-trump-middle-class-20171209-story.html
— ‘SNL’ cold open: Kids wonder if Al Franken, Roy Moore and Trump are on Santa’s naughty list – Amy B Wang
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-snl-james-franco-20171210-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— There’s a lot that’s right about Illinois – Editorial (DIERSEN: Members of Group B can celebrate that members of Group A have not yet succeeded in driving them out of Illinois. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171209/editorial-theres-a-lot-thats-right-about-illinois
— NOVEMBER 17, 2017 FLASHBACK: Haymarket could open residential drug treatment center in Wheaton – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171103/haymarket-could-open-residential-drug-treatment-center-in-wheaton

 

ABC7
— Chicago police finalizing expansion of body camera program to every patrol officer (DIERSEN: As things get worse, soon, if not already, members of Group B should wear body cameras to better document threats of violence and/or violence against them by members of Group A. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://abc7chicago.com/cpd-finalizing-expansion-of-body-camera-program-to-every-patrol-officer/2764478/

 

NBC5
— ‘Cards Against Humanity’ Cuts Checks as Part of Latest Promotion – James Neveau (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that Cards Against Humanity wants to get rid of you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cards-against-humanity-redistributes-money-with-latest-promotion-463103443.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Save the date for governor’s race primary debates – Angie Muhs (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting debates between a) Rauner and Ives, b) Sanguinetti and Morthland, c) Harold and Grasso, d) Diganvker and Jhingan, e) Stella and Vlakancic, f) Minor, Grant, Byrne, and Augustynowicz, g) Kinzler and Orozco, h) Mazzochi and Arendt, i) Zito and Khouri, j) Mendrick and Bibbiano, k) Tornatore, DeMichele, Fichtner, and Gavanes, l) Hart, Abbott, Tully, and Broline, m) McGowen, Almiron, Eckhoff, Zaruba, Tatro, and Chinchilla, n) Wiley, Zay, and McQuade, o) Russo and MacKay, p) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, q) etc.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171209/angie-muhs-save-date-for-governors-race-primary-debates
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Our three organizations also have invited the two Republican candidates — incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner and state Rep. Jeanne Ives — to debate the night before, on Feb. 20, also at UIS. Ives has accepted our invitation, and we certainly hope that the governor will do the same.)
— Governor, focus on what you can do – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171209/our-view-governor-focus-on-what-you-can-do
— Houlihan tells Biss to not give GOP ammunition – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171209/bernard-schoenburg-houlihan-tells-biss-to-not-give-gop-ammunition

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Division of power No single person has been, is now or ever will be in charge of the state of Illinois, and it’s a darn good thing. – Editorial (DIERSEN: One could argue that Rauner is in charge of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), and therefore, he is in charge of a) the IRP National Committeeman and National Committeewoman, b) the IRP officers and staff, c) the IRP State Central Committee members, d) the IRP County Chairman’s Association, e) the IRP county party officers, f) the IRP township/ward party officers, and g) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain. How strongly do the aforesaid talk and act like Rauner is in charge of them, that is, that Rauner tells them what to think, do, say, etc.?)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-12-10/division-power.html
— Jim Durkin hires top pro Mike Zolnierowicz to fend off opponent Mickey Straub- RICH MILLER
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-12-10/capitol-fax-gops-durkin-hires-top-pro-fend-opponent.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Time for candidates, voters to refocus the debate – Editorial (DIERSEN: QUESTIONS FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES: Do you support the following planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, and if so, what would you do if elected to defend and advance those planks: traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving)? Do you oppose promotion of the following, and if so, what would you do to stop promotion of the following: LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the Second Amendment, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, and political affiliation discrimination?)
http://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-time-for-candidates-voters-to-refocus-the-debate/article_bf4aaf33-9a75-5de1-b56a-4f9bb7162b47.html

 

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Durkin Stepping Up His Primary Race – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/durkin-stepping-up-primary-race

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— FBI Increasingly Politicized Under Comey and Mueller – Bill Gertz (DIERSEN: The federal government has always been politicized and it getting worse. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, it hired, retained, and promoted fewer and fewer and fewer Republicans. Ever-increasingly, I was one of an extremely few Republicans, if not the only Republican, in the office that I worked in and the group that I was assigned to.)
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/fbi-increasingly-politicized-comey-mueller/
— Acosta: ‘When Journalists Are Attacked, Journalists Have to Resist’ – Charles Russell (DIERSEN: Who attacks you and why? I should write a book about 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 state that they are conservative and/or Republican and who attack me. If you attack me, you shout that you are not conservative or Republican.)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/acosta-journalists-attacked-journalists-resist/

 

THE HILL
— Democratic Rep. Don Beyer (Va.): Trump’s reported habits would ‘get most Americans fired from their jobs’ – JOSH DELK (DIERSEN: What do you do with your time? I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/364102-democrat-reported-trump-habits-would-get-most-americans-fired-from
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “According to his own aides Trump watches 4-8 hours of TV every day, regularly fails to show up for work by 9-930 even after urging from both of his Chiefs of Staff, and spends many days golfing,” Beyer tweeted, citing a new report from The New York Times. . .Trump regularly watches cable news and often references things being discussed on the programs when hitting back at political opponents on Twitter. Trump also regularly records his favorite cable news shows, including Fox News’s “Fox & Friends” on a recording device installed for him in the White House, the Times reported. Trump has previously denied reports of his TV habits, saying that he is often too busy “reading documents.” White House chief of staff John Kelly has also worked to strengthen Trump’s work habits, reducing the president’s free time and pushing Trump to arrive at work earlier, by 9 a.m. or 9:30 a.m., an effort previously undertaken by former chief of staff Reince Priebus, according to the Times. Beyer has ripped Trump in the past for golfing at one of his resorts during the Hurricane Maria recovery efforts in Puerto Rico as many U.S. citizens faced dire conditions including no electricity or clean water.)

 

REUTERS
— Trump attends civil rights museum opening; black leaders stay away – Jeff Mason (DIERSEN: It is always very interesting a) who organizes events, b) who attends those events, and c) how many attend those events. What do you say to “conservative” and “Republican” event organizers a) who do not want me to know about their events, b) who not want me to promote their events, c) who do not want me to attend their events, d) who bar me or evict me from their events, and e) who do not want me to report on their events? Most commonly, they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-mississippi/trump-attends-civil-rights-museum-opening-black-leaders-stay-away-idUSKBN1E30P1

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Solid Sources to Help Sort Fact From Fiction – Justin Wolfers (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn any source that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/08/business/economic-facts-political-fictions.html
— Trump, Rejecting Calls to Stay Away, Speaks at Civil Rights Museum – Michael D. Shear and Ellen Ann Fentress
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/09/us/politics/trump-mississippi-civil-rights-museum.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— How the Kremlin Tried to Pose as American News Sites on Twitter  Twitter has suspended dozens of accounts masquerading as U.S. news sources that had more than 500,000 followers. – Selina Wang (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Libertarian news websites that unethically pose/masquerade as being conservative and/or Republican. I should write a book about Democrat news websites that unethically pose/masquerade as being non-partisan.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-05/how-the-kremlin-tried-to-pose-as-american-news-sites-on-twitter

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “He does not deserve to be in Jackson.” Who does not want you to know about, to promote, to attend, and/or to report on their events? For me, it is those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or are those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/09/he-does-not-deserve-jackson-trumps-visit-civil-rights-museum-met-protests/937988001/
— 5 ways to cut the cost of your commute – William Cummings (DIERSEN: What did you do to cut the cost of your commute? When I got promoted to a job in the Loop in 1974, I bought a studio condo and then a one bedroom condo in 1976 in the Outer Drive East Building and walked to work and to job-related graduate business courses at Loyola 1974-1976 and job-related graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1978. When my wife and I got married in 1978, we bought a home in walking distance of the College Avenue train station in Wheaton and we had a home build in walking distance of the Wheaton train station in 1984.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/budget-and-spending/2017/12/04/5-ways-cut-cost-your-commute-transportation/556620001/

 

ARIZONA CENTRAL
— With reform pending in Congress, now is the time to look at your taxes – Russ Wiles (DIERSEN: According to this article, “Only about 30 percent of individual taxpayers itemize deductions.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if you itemize your deductions, you are a tax dodger and you are undeservedly filthy rich. I itemized my deductions 1972-1977 and my wife and I since 1978. We would NOT have itemized our deductions a) if we had rented instead of owned, b) if I had not taken job-related graduate courses, c) if we had given less money to 501(c)(3) organizations, and d) if we had not had major medical and dental expenses.)
https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/economy/2017/12/10/tax-reform-pending-congress-time-look-your-taxes/921033001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Taxpayers who wait until the ink is dry on the sweeping Republican tax-reform plan could leave some money on the table. While the vast majority of changes won’t take effect until January — assuming the legislation is signed into law — several tax-shaving actions still can be taken before then. The waning weeks of 2017 thus are shaping up as particularly important for year-end planning, as many people may not be able to take advantage of several key deductions come Jan. 1. Only about 30 percent of individual taxpayers itemize deductions, and that could drop to around 10 percent with the proposed changes. Even for people who continue to itemize, plenty of familiar deductions might no longer be available. As a rule, taxpayers often find it worthwhile to defer income into the next year, if they can, and to take as many deductions and credits as possible in the current year. “With tax reform, that strategy makes even more sense,” said Mark Luscombe, principal federal tax analyst at Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting. Most people can’t do much to delay salary income. But for those who can ask their employer to defer year-end bonuses or delay their own invoices for a personal business, that income likely will be taxed at somewhat reduced rates next year. “Most people in most brackets will get at least some benefits (from the proposed lower rates),” said Luscombe, referring to House and Senate bills that had been passed as of early December. Try moving deductions into 2017 On the deduction side, there are several year-end planning opportunities. People who itemize might want to focus on deductions that, as of early December, were slated to get cut entirely or scaled back. These include the proposed elimination of the federal deduction for state/local income taxes and a possible new $10,000 annual deduction cap on real estate taxes. Other itemized deductions likely will continue to be available, but only for people who itemize, such as the deduction for charity donations and that for mortgage interest, which could be scaled back a bit. Year-end planning opportunities thus might include prepaying a property-tax installment due early in 2018, making a premature estimated state-tax payment or writing an early mortgage check prior to Jan. 1. Also, the remaining weeks of 2017 could be a time to double-up on charity donations that might not deliver any tax benefits next year, depending on your circumstances. Donations can be made by credit card prior to Jan. 1 and applied for 2017, even if the bill isn’t paid for weeks or months later. For certain deductions that have thresholds to meet, it can be beneficial to bunch expenses and utilize them in alternate years. This is true of medical expenses, which are currently deductible only to the extent they exceed 10 percent of a person’s adjusted gross income. As of early December, the House bill would repeal this deduction, though the Senate version would retain it, allowing deductions above 7.5 percent of AGI temporarily before reverting to 10 percent in 2019. This creates an opportunity to utilize the medical-expense deduction, possibly by prepaying certain items during 2017, if you are near this year’s threshold. . .The Government Accountability Office, in a new report, estimates Americans pay 81.7 percent of the taxes owed on a voluntary and timely basis. The report looked at individual, corporate, estate, excise and employment taxes from 2008 to 2010. According to the report, which relies on Internal Revenue Service estimates, taxpayers collectively owed $2.5 trillion in taxes annually, of which $2.04 trillion was paid in a timely and voluntary manner. Another $52 billion was collected in late payments and enforcement actions, with the IRS estimating $406 billion never will be paid.)

December 9 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

December 6 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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


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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

December 4 Evening Edition

CBS2
— State Rep. Jeanne Ives To Challenge Rauner In Republican Primary – Rob Hart
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/12/04/jeanne-ives-running-for-illinois-governor/
— Tax Reform Bills’ Impact On Homeowners – Dorothy Tucker
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/12/04/tax-reform-bills-impact-on-homeowners/

 

NBC5
— Trump Heartily Endorses Moore as GOP Comes to Grips With Him Trump for weeks was silent after the allegations against Moore surfaced, and the White House has said he had no plans to make campaign appearances before the Dec. 12 election – Jill Colvin and Steve Peoples
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Roy-Moore-Alabama-Donald-Trump-Full-Support-461809593.html
— Biss Questions Pritzker’s Income Tax After Candidate’s Recent Release – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Biss-Questions-Pritzkers-Income-Tax-After-Last-Weeks-Release-461813873.html

 

ABC7
— Gov. Rauner, facing primary challenge, reacts to criticism by blaming Madigan – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-facing-primary-challenge-reacts-to-criticism-by-blaming-madigan/2737830/
— Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Trump travel ban – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/supreme-court-allows-full-enforcement-of-trump-travel-ban/2737280/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. Rauner: ‘I am not in charge’ — Madigan ‘has rigged the system’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-i-am-not-in-charge-madigan-has-rigged-the-system/
— GOP senator says ‘booze or women’ comments misinterpreted – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gop-senator-wealthy-invest-others-spend-on-booze-or-women/
— The American plutocracy gets its immoral tax bill – Jesse Jackson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/jackson-the-american-plutocracy-gets-its-immoral-tax-bill/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Roskam: Republicans have ‘crossed the Rubicon’ with tax overhaul plans – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-peter-roskam-tax-overhaul-20171204-story.html
— Rauner faces war on two fronts as Republican challenger Ives attacks – Rick Pearson, Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-ives-primary-challenge-20171204-story.html
— Rauner: I’m ‘not in charge,’ Speaker Madigan is – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-madigan-not-in-charge-20171204-story.html
— Other governors see us as easy pickings for their states – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/-ct-lns-selle-neighboring-governors-rauner-st-1205-20171204-story.html
— Durbin rallying support for Dream Act – Nereida Moreno
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-durbin-dream-act-met-1205-story.html
— “Booze or women or movies:’ GOP senator says comments on estate tax misinterpreted – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-grassley-estate-tax-comments-20171204-story.html
— This tax deal will make America more prosperous – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-tax-20171204-story.html
— Crowded Republican field emerges in 9th Congressional District primary involving Arlington Heights – Karen Ann Cullotta
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/news/ct-ahp-march-2018-primary-9th-congressional-district-tl-1207-20171204-story.html
— Most Lake County Board seats, countywide offices will have competitive races next fall – Emily K. Coleman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-county-filing-st-1205-20171204-story.html
— Some incumbent southland legislators could face primary challenges – Mike Nolan and Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-election-filings-wrapup-st-1205-20171204-story.html
— Suburban Democrats line up to challenge Roskam, Hultgren in 2018 – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-congress-filing-roskam-hultgren-st-1206-20171204-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Republicans, Democrats both face primaries for DuPage County Board – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171204/republicans-democrats-both-face-primaries-for-dupage-county-board
— With filing over, candidates vie to kick one another off ballot – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171204/with-filing-over-candidates-vie-to-kick-one-another-off-ballot
— Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa on why people don’t invest: Spending every penny on ‘Booze or women or movies’ – Kyle Swenson (DIERSEN: While I was a “working American” 1964-1997 and since 1997, I have always a) spent far less on immediate pleasures than my peers and b) saved far more than my peers. In today’s dollars, since 1997, I have had $1,454,723 less to spend and/or save because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement offer. In today’s dollars, my salary was $122,991/year, but my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $50,856/year.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171204/grassley-on-why-people-dont-invest-spending-every-penny-on-booze-or-women-or-movies
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The suggestion – that anyone not socking away their savings in the bank or investments must be profligately throwing their money away – played directly into the critique that Republicans are disconnected from the majority of working Americans.)
— Those tax breaks in the GOP plan? Enjoy them while they last – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171204/business/312049919/
— Lake County Board races shape up for March primary – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171204/lake-county-board-races-shape-up-for-march-primary

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner vs. Ives: A nasty war for control of the Illinois GOP – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171204/BLOGS02/171209960/illinois-republican-governor-race-war-for-control-of-the-party
(FROM THE ARTICLE: She described him as a man who “sold out” to Chicago Democrats, not only allowing a tax hike to pass but also signing laws making Illinois a haven for illegal immigrants and allowing taxpayer funds to pay for abortion. He laughed the charges off as “baloney”—then said in so many words that he, and not she, is the person who can keep state government on the path of honesty and stop it from totally being turned over to the control of Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan. There wasn’t much subtlety today as—with everybody’s nominating petitions finally filed—the GOP primary race for governor started off with a bang. Incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner and challenger state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton are ready to rumble. Ives, a West Point graduate who has become a champion of fiscal and economic conservatives, started off the exchange with an internet video post in which she labeled the incumbent “Benedict Rauner,” echoing a line first used by Illinois Policy Institute chief John Tillman. It’s a clear sign that, in the era of Donald Trump, Ives intends to tap into the same sort of populist fervor against “the ruling class” that made him president. Ives said she believed Rauner four years ago when he promised to shake up the state. But she added: “The tough-talking dude on a Harley with no agenda turned out to be an empty Carhartt jacket. We were promised a conservative reform governor. Instead we got an Ivy League gender studies professor.” In a later news conference, Ives toned it down a few notches, but argued that Illinois needs a chief executive to keep a lid on taxes in a way that Rauner has not. The first three items on her agenda: lowering property taxes, attracting more jobs and going after corruption at every level of government. Rauner allies argue he has tried to do all of those things, only to be blocked by large Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, and by some Republicans who broke party ranks to back the increase in the state income tax. Rauner himself, meeting with reporters shortly after Ives, shrugged off her attacks, as well as a nasty article last week in the National Review, a leading conservative publication, declaring him the worst GOP governor in the country. Regardless of what that “political hit piece” said, Rauner contends, the truth is that it was Madigan who blocked the kind of reforms he wants. And, he continued, he is better positioned to hold off the speaker and whomever turns out to be the Democratic nominee for governor. His message to GOP primary voters: “I will win the general election. I will win it, and if we don’t win it, nothing else matters.” He was referring to upcoming reapportionment after the 2020 census, and Democratic talk about implementing a graduated income tax the governor said would hit many middle-class families. Asked if he was saying Ives is too conservative to win a general election, Rauner gave the same answer—”I will win”—eventually adding, “I have the best chance of anybody in the state to win the general election.” He then went on to rip Madigan, saying the speaker “has become a millionaire” by preserving a “rigged” property tax system that benefits Madigan’s property tax appeals law firm. On paper, Illinois history would suggest that while firebrand conservatives such as Ives draw a lot of attention, in the end, relative moderates prevail in what never has been a leading conservative state. That certainly was the case with prior Govs. Jim Thompson and Jim Edgar, who fought off conservatives. Beyond that, Rauner has the financial resources to spend whatever it takes. Ives has collected around $300,000 so far with contributions from investor Peter Huizenga, railroad asset lessor Vince Kolber, Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey and others. Rauner had $65.5 million in his main campaign fund as of Sept. 30. She could even that up somewhat if wealthy conservative businessman Richard Uihlein switches sides and supports her; Ives said today she’d accept funds from him, despite his financial role in backing Alabama Senate hopeful Roy Moore. But it’s far from clear that will happen. On the other hand, as Trump has shown, many of the old political rules are in question now. The state’s GOP establishment is not what it was, with some congressmen and other leaders so far sitting out the race. Will Rauner go negative in a big way if polling shows Ives is pulling ahead? It’s too soon to tell in what’s shaping up as a lively, perhaps all-out battle for control of the Illinois Republican Party.)

 

WTTW
— Gov. Rauner Seeking Re-election: ‘I Am Not in Charge’ – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/12/04/gov-rauner-seeking-re-election-i-am-not-charge
— How Will GOP Tax Plan Affect the Economy and Americans’ Wallets? – Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/12/04/how-will-gop-tax-plan-affect-economy-and-americans-wallets

WLS AM
— Rauner fires back – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/12/04/rauner-fires-back/
— Ives makes it official, she is challenging Rauner for Governor – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/12/04/ives-makes-it-official-she-is-challenging-rauner-for-governor/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— McCann won’t seek GOP nomination for new Senate term – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171204/mccann-wont-seek-gop-nomination-for-new-senate-term

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— County board member’s hat in ring for lt. governor Rich Morthland is gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives’ running mate – Ginger Arnold
http://www.ourquadcities.com/election/yleh-qc/county-board-members-hat-in-ring-for-lt-governor/874945852

 

MORNING ANSWER CHICAGO
— Rep. Jeanne Ives Talks About Her Primary Run Against Bruce Rauner
http://morninganswerchicago.com/2017/12/04/rep-jeanne-ives-talks-primary-run-bruce-rauner/

 

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Kelly announces independent bid for Governor against Rauner
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-announces-independent-bid-for-governor-against-rauner
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18q9mvABlcs

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Roskam may withhold support for Rauner re-election – Caitlin Nordahl
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511280697-roskam-may-withhold-support-for-rauner-re-election

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— County chairperson bill ignores wishes of McHenry County voters, says Reick – Sean Fowler
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511282712-county-chairperson-bill-ignores-wishes-of-mchenry-county-voters-says-reick

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Taxpayers spend tens of thousands on Illinois municipal conference – Greg Bishop, Dan McCaleb and Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/taxpayers-spend-tens-of-thousands-on-illinois-municipal-conference/article_0a0cd47c-d6d3-11e7-b2b7-573d1a925545.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Why the Masterpiece Cake Case Matters to All Americans – Dr. Michael L. Brown
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/masterpiece-cake-case-matters-americans/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES BID FOR GOVERNOR (FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Jeanne Ives announced officially Sunday night in an invitation-only gathering in her home district that she would be a candidate for governor in the March 2018 Illinois Republican Party primary.) (DIERSEN: Who was invited? Who was not invited? I was not invited. I should write an article about the many campaign announcements in DuPage County that I have been invited to attend since 2000.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/ives-officially-announces-bid-for-governor.html
— SENATOR MCCANN NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION; DISSES IL GOP IN ANNOUNCEMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/mccann-not-to-run-for-re-election-disses-il-gop-in-announcement.html
— ILLINOIS LIBERTARIANS TO HOST GUBERNATORIAL DEBATE FORUM TUESDAY NIGHT IN CHAMPAIGN (DIERSEN: There tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/illinois-libertarians-to-host-gubernatorial-debate-forum-tuesday-night-in-champaign.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner repeatedly lashes out at reporters over Madigan: “You’re playing games and you’re not reporting the truth to the people of Illinois”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/04/rauner-repeatedly-lashes-out-at-reporters-over-madigan-youre-playing-games-and-youre-not-reporting-the-truth-to-the-people-of-illinois/
— Rauner on Dems: “They will sock the middle class with a tax hike that Madigan and his puppets want and it will destroy Illinois”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/04/rauner-on-dems-they-will-sock-the-middle-class-with-a-tax-hike-that-madigan-and-his-puppets-want-and-it-will-destroy-illinois/
— Rauner says National Review article a “hit piece,” won’t commit to debating “fringe” Ives
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/04/rauner-says-national-review-article-a-hit-piece-wont-commit-to-debating-fringe-ives/
— Pritzker, Proft, Ives ridicule Rauner for “I am not in charge” claim
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/04/pritzker-ridicules-rauner-for-%e2%80%9ci-am-not-in-charge%e2%80%9d-claim/
— Rauner campaign, ILGOP respond *** A matter of trusts
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/04/a-matter-of-trusts/
— Recreational cannabis sponsors offer to educate Rauner “when he is ready to deal in facts, not scare tactics” (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/04/recreational-cannabis-sponsors-offer-to-educate-rauner-when-he-is-ready-to-deal-in-facts-not-scare-tactics/

 

BREITBART
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, IF NOT CRIMINAL: Amnesty Is Good for Business, Says GOP Gov. Snyder In Michigan – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Snyder talks like he is a paid agent for countries that want to destroy America.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/04/gov-snyder-michigan-praises-amnesty-good-for-business/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Differences House, Senate Will Have to Resolve to Advance Tax Reform Bill – Rachel del Guidice
http://dailysignal.com/2017/12/04/the-differences-house-senate-will-have-to-resolve-to-advance-tax-reform-bill/

 

DAILY CALLER
— TIME Just Released Its Finalists For Person Of The Year — You’ll Notice A Disturbing Trend – Benny Johnson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/04/time-just-released-its-finalists-for-person-of-the-year-youll-notice-a-disturbing-trend/

 

TOWNHALL
— Busted: Dick Durbin Exposed As Hypocrite For Railing Against Handwritten Changes to Legislation – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/12/04/durbin-busted-for-hypocrisy-on-handwritten-changes-to-legislation-n2417559

 

THE HILL
— Lawmakers seek end to taxpayer-backed sexual harassment settlements – CRISTINA MARCOS
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/362864-lawmakers-seek-end-to-taxpayer-backed-sexual-harassment-settlements

 

WARWICK
— Cannabis linked to bipolar symptoms in young adults
https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/cannabis_linked_to/

December 2 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Senate OKs tax bill as Trump, GOP near big legislative win – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-oks-tax-bill-as-trump-gop-near-big-legislative-win/
— Rauner gets nod of support — and $5,600 — from one of Koch brothers
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-gets-nod-of-support-and-5k-from-one-of-koch-brothers/
— Judge who lent law clerk her robes has Alzheimer’s, ordered to retire – Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judge-who-lent-law-clerk-her-robes-has-alzheimers-ordered-to-retire/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Contempt for Democrats is overarching GOP philosophy.” Anti-Trumps are the majority in 11 of Illinois’ 102 counties — Cook, DuPage, Will, Lake, Kane, St. Clair, Winnebago, Champaign, Peoria, Rock Island, and DeKalb. The larger the majority that anti-Trumps are in a county, the more contempt for Trump supporters.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/lyons-contempt-for-democrats-is-overarching-gop-philosophy/
— Happy birthday, Illinois! – Editorial (DIERSEN: Beyond tragically, under the Democrats, Illinois is ever-increasingly anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and especially in the following 11 counties: Cook, DuPage, Will, Lake, Kane, St. Clair, Winnebago, Champaign, Peoria, Rock Island, and DeKalb.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-bicentennial-year-lincoln-springfield-lake-michigan-douglas-river-chicago-peoria/
— Prostitution hurts society as a whole – Sylvia Keppel, Batavia
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/prostitution-exelon-bonnie-liltz-elections-politics/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
– Sanctuary city politics killed Kate Steinle – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-california-shooting-kass-1203-story.html
— Senate Republicans pass massive $1.5 trillion tax overhaul on 51-49 vote – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-senate-tax-bill-20171201-story.html
— As Republican tax bill evolved, benefits for corporations and the wealthy grew – Heather Long
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-republican-tax-plan-wealthy-20171201-story.html
— At 110 years old, Arlington Heights woman joins world’s elite club of supercentenarians – Karen Ann Cullotta (DIERSEN: How much money have you saved for your retirement? My 87-year-old aunt is spending $230 a day out of her life savings to live in an assisted living facility in Flossmoor.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/news/ct-ahp-110th-birthday-celebration-tl-1207-20171201-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After completing elementary school in a one-room schoolhouse, she boarded with a family to attend high school in a neighboring town before moving to Detroit, where she met her future husband, Joseph Arbanas, said Anne Feichter, the Arbanas’ eldest daughter. After the couple married in 1934, Joseph Arbanas, an attorney, went on to serve as a legal counsel for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Chicago, while Lois became a homemaker and dedicated volunteer in the community. Joseph Arbanas later died in 1992, shortly before the couple’s 60th wedding anniversary, Feichter said. Lois Arbanas remained at The Moorings retirement community in Arlington Heights, which she has called home for the past 25 years.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Cook County soda tax’s wounds are permanent, some businesses say – Eric Peterson and Christopher Placek
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171201/cook-county-soda-taxs-wounds-are-permanent-some-businesses-say

 

CBS2
— Former Markham Mayor Facing Federal Bribery Charges
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/12/01/former-markham-mayor-facing-federal-bribery-charges/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Legalizing pot isn’t a panacea – Kathy Valente, director of operations, Illinois Family Institute
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171201/ISSUE07/171139979/legalizing-marijuana-isnt-good-for-illinois
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While Big Marijuana pours millions into Illinois, leftist lawmakers, giddy about a tiny new revenue source to aid their insatiable spending, ignore the unmistakable damage legalization is causing Colorado. Colorado now ranks No. 1 in the entire nation for marijuana use among teens, scoring 55 percent above the national average, says the National Survey on Drug Use & Health. Colorado high school drug violations have increased 71 percent and suspensions for drugs have increased 45 percent since legalization. Based on alarming research by the Denver Post, drivers in fatal car crashes who tested positive have doubled since legalization. Residential neighborhoods reek of marijuana, as do warehouse growing operations along major freeways. As if that isn’t enough, the Colorado homelessness growth rate now ranks among the highest in the country. The bottom line is this: Does Illinois want more drugged drivers on our roads, more buzzed employees on job sites and more stoned students in our homes and schools? If the answer is no, don’t remain silent. Tell your state representative and senator to oppose legalization efforts before it is too late.)
— Rauner’s caught a bad case of Madigan Fever – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171201/ISSUE11/171209983/illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-has-a-bad-case-of-madigan-fever

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Is Illinois ready for legal recreational marijuana use? (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171130/under-dome-podcast-is-illinois-ready-for-legal-recreational-marijuana-use

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Bogus state fee exposes sneaky lawmakers Illinois lawmakers weren’t satisfied when they passed an income tax increase over the governor’s veto. They also snuck in a new fee for collecting local sales taxes. It doesn’t get any sneakier than that. – Editorial
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/11/29/bogus-state-fee-exposes-sneaky-lawmakers/ae5yzze/

 

VANDALIA RADIO
— Gov Rauner not in favor of legalizing marijuana – Todd Stapleton
http://www.vandaliaradio.com/2017/12/02/gov-rauner-not-in-favor-of-legalizing-marijuana/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ GOP Congressmen Bost and Hultgren call Durbin, Duckworth hypocrites over tax comments – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-gop-congressmen-call-durbin-duckworth-hypocrites-over-tax-comments/article_f56a0054-d5ff-11e7-8b49-378d11d7a3c9.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— NEW IRS DATA: ILLINOIS SEES RECORD LOSS OF PEOPLE, INCOME TO OTHER STATES The Land of Lincoln is experiencing heavy losses of people and income to other states, new IRS data reveal. Illinois lost more than 86,000 people and $4.75 billion in adjusted gross income to other states from 2015-2016. – Austin Berg (DIERSEN: Members of Group A dominate Illinois and they want members of Group B to leave the state. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/new-irs-data-illinois-sees-record-loss-of-people-income-to-other-states/

 

GOPUSA
— Mayor: San Francisco is and always will be a sanctuary city (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if personal safety is important to you, you leave and/or stay out of sanctuary cities, sanctuary townships/wards, sanctuary counties, and sanctuary states.)
http://www.gopusa.com/mayor-san-francisco-is-and-always-will-be-a-sanctuary-city/
— NPR And PBS, The Biggest Harassment Hypocrites
http://www.gopusa.com/npr-and-pbs-the-biggest-harassment-hypocrites/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Steinle Verdict Reignites GOP Firestorm Over Sanctuary Cities, States Killer of Kate Steinle acquitted of murder charges, convicted of gun charge – Susan Crabtree
http://freebeacon.com/issues/steinle-verdict-reignites-gop-firestorm-sanctuary-cities-states/

 

BREITBART
— Amnesty Advocates Claim Progress in House GOP – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/01/minimal-house-gop-support-for-dream-amnesty/
— Obama Campaigners Pour Another $733,000 into Single Day of Media Buys to Oppose Roy Moore, Total ‘In-Kind Contributions’ Now Exceed $2.7 Million – MICHAEL PATRICK LEAHY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/01/obama-campaigners-pour-another-733000-into-single-day-of-media-buys-oppose-roy-moore/
— Walmart Selling ‘Antifa’ Fan Gear – AMANDA HOUSE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/01/walmart-selling-antifa-fan-gear/

 

BLAZE
— Texas GOP lawmaker used $84K in taxpayer funds for sexual harassment settlement – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/12/01/gop-lawmaker-used-84k-in-taxpayer-funds-for-sexual-harassment-settlement

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Senate Passes Sweeping Revision of U.S. Tax Code – Richard Rubin and Siobhan Hughes
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/12/02/senate-passes-sweeping-revision-u-s-tax-code.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sen. Susan Collins (R., Maine) scored a $10,000 deduction for property taxes, an expanded but temporary deduction for people with large medical expenses, and a promise of future bipartisan health-care legislation to mitigate the effects of repealing the individual health-insurance mandate. . .The bill also would push millions of households out of itemizing deductions. That would reduce the incentive to deduct mortgage interest and charitable contributions. But nonprofits, home builders and real-estate agents were unable to sway Republicans to reverse course on the measure.)

 

THE HILL
— Senate passes tax overhaul, securing major GOP victory – JORDAIN CARNEY AND NAOMI JAGODA
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/362891-senate-passes-tax-overhaul-securing-major-victory

 

CNN
— Senate passes sweeping GOP tax plan in early hours of Saturday morning – Lauren Fox, Phil Mattingly, Ashley Killough and Ted Barrett
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/01/politics/senate-tax-bill-vote-uncertainty/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Senate Passes Sweeping Republican Tax Overhaul Bill – Jim Tankersley, Thomas Kaplan and Alan Rappeport
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/us/politics/senate-tax-bill.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Want to See Earnings, by Major, by College? You Can’t – Ron Lieber
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/your-money/college-graduation-earnings-privacy.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Some tax breaks are for the rich. Others for the poor. Which are for you? – Reuben Fischer-Baum and Kevin Schaul
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/tax-breaks/?tid=graphics-story&utm_term=.58ca96cd28ef
— Here are 7 differences Republicans must resolve between their tax bills – Jeff Stein, Kim Soffen, Reuben Fischer-Baum and Kevin Uhrmacher
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/business/tax-bill-differences-reconciliation/
— Senate GOP tax bill passes in major victory for Trump, Republicans – Erica Werner and Damian Paletta
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/johnson-to-back-senate-tax-bill-putting-gop-leaders-close-to-securing-passage/2017/12/01/0226ff98-d6a2-11e7-b62d-d9345ced896d_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Senate Passes Sweeping Revision of U.S. Tax Code Republican-backed plan lowers corporate rate to 20% and reduces individual rates – Richard Rubin and Siobhan Hughes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-passes-sweeping-revision-of-u-s-tax-code-1512197717

 

USA TODAY
— These key provisions of the Senate tax bill may be a tough sell in the House – Herb Jackson and Eliza Collins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/12/01/senate-tax-bill-provisions-house/914598001/
— ‘Pretendians’: Elizabeth Warren not alone in making questionable claim to Native American heritage Falsifying heritage can yield social, economic perks – Maria Polletta (DIERSEN: Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-German-American. What if from the beginning I had pretended to be Swedish-American? While all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, according to DNA Ancestry at http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. What do you say to German-Americans who demonize, denigrate, and condemn German-Americans to curry favor with anti-German-Americans?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/30/pretendians-who-can-claim-native-american-ancestry/912337001/

 

PBS
— San Francisco defends sanctuary status as backlash mounts – AP (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if personal safety is important to you, you leave and/or stay out of sanctuary cities, sanctuary townships/wards, sanctuary counties, and sanctuary states.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/san-francisco-defends-sanctuary-status-as-backlash-mounts

 

THE NATION
— Democrats Don’t Need Trump Supporters to Win Elections The 2017 elections made clear that the Obama coalition is the majority. – Steve Phillips (DIERSEN: The Obama coalition is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.thenation.com/article/democrats-dont-need-trump-supporters-to-win-elections/

 

ATLANTIC
— The Lines That Divide America Americans are increasingly segregated by socioeconomic class—and have forgotten that all citizens deserve a shot at moving ahead. – NITIN NOHRIA (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, it should be those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, and/or a poor veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/12/the-lines-reshaping-america/547205/

 

SALON
— The GOP tax plan is a middle finger to everyone but the rich Nobody should have any illusions about what Republicans are trying to accomplish – STEVE ROSENFELD
https://www.salon.com/2017/12/02/the-gop-tax-plan-is-a-middle-finger-to-everyone-but-the-rich_partner/

December 1 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. Rauner not high on legalizing marijuana: ‘That’s a mistake’ – TINA SFONDELES
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-not-high-on-legalizing-marijuana-thats-a-mistake/
— Alderman Derrick Curtis quick to raise our taxes, slow to pay his own – Dan Mihalopoulos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-alderman-quick-to-raise-our-taxes-slow-to-pay-his-own/
— Would Trump really pay more under the tax bill? Not likely – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/would-trump-really-pay-more-under-the-tax-bill-not-likely/
— Make good on a wage promise to working people, Mr. Mayor – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/enforce-chicago-minimum-wage-mayor-rahm-emanuel/
— The sexist boys in Springfield still don’t get it – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/washington-the-sexist-boys-in-springfield-still-dont-get-it/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Here’s how Illinois should respond to the GOP’s tax breaks for the rich – Ted Slowik (DIERSEN: Since 1972, my anti-rich critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if you itemize your deductions, you are rich. To hint/imply/argue/shout that I am rich, they stress that I bought a new town home in 1972 when I was 24, a studio condo in 1974, and one bedroom condo in 1976 and that my wife and I bought a home in 1978 and we had one built in 1984. They stress that I took graduate business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, and graduate finance courses at IIT 1992-1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-tax-bill-st-1203-20171201-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the changes could drastically affect Illinois residents who deduct mortgage interest and property taxes when they file their federal income taxes. As president-elect of the National Conference of State Legislatures, state Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D-Olympia Fields, sent the four Congressional leaders a letter Nov. 16 opposing elimination of the state and local tax (SALT) deduction. “Eliminating or significantly modifying this deduction will lead to higher tax burdens for tens of millions of middle-class taxpayers of every political affiliation, an outcome contrary to the stated goal of providing meaningful relief to taxpayers,” said the letter co-signed by outgoing NCSL President Deb Peters, of South Dakota. Other deductions, including charitable donations and medical expenses, also could be eliminated. The personal exemption could be repealed.)
— Why deregulating internet service makes sense – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents are for anything that gives them more power to destroy a) those who do not glorify and praise them, b) those who do not pander to them, c) those who do not serve as their operative or dupe, and/or d) those who do not give them give them money.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-net-neutrality-internet-20171122-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Schaumburg media host Vandana Jhingan announces candidacy for 8th District GOP primary – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171201/schaumburg-media-host-announces-candidacy-for-8th-district-gop-primary
— Naperville stands alone as special census-taker in 2018 – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171128/naperville-stands-alone-as-special-census-taker-in-2018

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Avoid Colorado’s problems, oppose legal pot – Kathy Valente, Tinley Park
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/11/30/letter-avoid-colorados-problems-oppose-legal-pot/a1g3aza/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner campaign removes ‘tax survey’ info from Facebook – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171201/schoenburg-rauner-campaign-removes-tax-survey-info-from-facebook

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump says Steinle verdict a ‘travesty of justice’ Candidate often cited case on campaign trail – SOPHIE TATUM
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-tweet-slams-disgraceful-kate-steinle-verdict/871786141

 

CITY CLUB CHICAGO
— Kirk Dillard, Chairman, Regional Transportation Authority, Thursday, Nov 30, 2017
https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/video/1246/kirk-dillard

 

WEST COOK NEWS
— Powerful Chicago Democrat alderman backs Durkin’s GOP statehouse bid
https://westcooknews.com/stories/511280766-powerful-chicago-democrat-alderman-backs-durkin-s-gop-statehouse-bid

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— ‘Our Home Our Fight’ campaign website outlines Rauner’s agenda for second term – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511269502-our-home-our-fight-campaign-website-outlines-rauner-s-agenda-for-second-term

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— State borrows to pay down debt with worst terms of any state “by far”
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-state-borrows-to-pay-down-debt-with-worst-terms-of-any-state-by-far/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ GOP Congressmen call Durbin, Duckworth hypocrites over tax comments – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-gop-congressmen-call-durbin-duckworth-hypocrites-over-tax-comments/article_f56a0054-d5ff-11e7-8b49-378d11d7a3c9.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES DUBS RAUNER A “WEAK MAN” FOR MAKING ILLINOIS A SANCTUARY STATE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/ives-dubs-rauner-a-weak-man-for-making-illinois-a-sanctuary-state-.html
— THORNER: ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVES GATHER IN ROCKFORD TO “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/thorner-illinois-conservatives-gather-in-rockford-to-make-america-great-again.html
— CONGRESSMAN BOST LEADS EFFORT TO REPEAL UNELECTED MEDICARE-CUTTING BOARD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/congressman-bost-leads-effort-to-repeal-unelected-medicare-cutting-board.html
— ILLINOIS SENIOR SENATOR DURBIN TWEETS OUTRAGE ABOUT GOP TAX CUT PLANS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/illinois-senior-senator-durbin-tweets-outrage-about-gop-tax-cut-plans.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner calls legalizing marijuana a “mistake”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/01/rauner-calls-legalizing-marijuana-a-mistake/
— Wheeler: “Rauner’s three years in office have been worse for Illinois than the ‘failed’ Quinn”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/01/wheeler-rauners-three-years-in-office-have-been-worse-for-illinois-than-the-failed-quinn/
— Rauner scrambling to placate southern Illinois
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/01/rauner-scrambling-to-placate-southern-illinois/
— Gov. Rauner’s full remarks on the federal tax proposals
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/01/gov-rauners-full-remarks-on-the-federal-tax-proposals/

 

GOPUSA
— NFL agrees to commit $89M over seven years to social justice causes (DIERSEN: To promote “social justice” is to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. To promote social justice is to promote class warfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, gender and race based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=34327
— Student Newspaper Runs Anti-White Op-Ed; University President Calls It ‘Racist’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to get of Whites.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=34276
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The University Star column, written by Texas State junior Rudy Martinez, condemns white privilege and criticizes white people who deny that have any sort of privilege in the world because of their race. The published headline says, “Your DNA is an abomination.” It concludes by saying, “Ontologically speaking, white death will mean liberation for all. To you good-hearted liberals, apathetic nihilists and right-wing extremists: Accept this death as the first step toward defining yourself as something other than the oppressor.”)
— Will Joe Barton’s accuser be charged for ‘revenge porn’?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=34272

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— KATE’S BLOOD CRIES OUT AGAINST SANCTUARY CITIES AS CNN DERIDES TRUMP 10,000 criminal aliens released since 2014 – LEO HOHMANN
http://www.wnd.com/2017/12/kates-blood-cries-out-against-sanctuary-cities-as-cnn-derides-trump/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The GOP Should Put Tax-Loving Democrats on a No-SALT Diet Dump the federal deduction on state and local taxes. – Deroy Murdock (DIERSEN: What about Republicans who live in high-SALT Democrat states?)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454274/tax-reform-salt-state-local-taxes-republican-congress
— Is Feminism the Answer to Sexual Harassment? – Mona Charen (DIERSEN: LGBTQ activity is the answer according to those who promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454232/sexual-harassment-feminism-how-sexual-liberation-brought-us-here
— Newspapers Shouldn’t Act Like Super PACs – David Harsanyi
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454253/new-york-times-politicking-improper

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— So Much for the Congressional Accountability Act The 1995 law created the Office of Compliance and has paid out $17 million in settlements. But where is the transparency? – JERYL BIER
http://www.weeklystandard.com/so-much-for-the-congressional-accountability-act/article/2010661

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump failing to lead on HIV, advocates say on World AIDS Day – DARTUNORRO CLARK
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-failing-lead-hiv-advocates-say-world-aids-day-n824961

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Petting zoos at the office are the latest perk for stressed-out employees – Andrea Sachs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/petting-zoos-at-the-office-are-the-latest-perk-for-stressed-out-employees/2017/11/30/6b443fea-c0bd-11e7-959c-fe2b598d8c00_story.html

 

PBS
— Flynn says Trump transition team directed him – AP (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government talked and acted like Democrat politicians directed them to take adverse actions against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, 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.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/flynn-says-trump-transition-team-directed-him

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP DOESN’T VERIFY WHAT HE TWEETS, SAYS WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS – GRAHAM LANKTREE (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to a) stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stop everyone from reading those emails. But failing that, they want me to verify each article before I include a link to it in the emails, that is, they want me to get their permission before I include a link to an article in the emails.)
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-doesnt-verify-what-he-tweets-says-white-house-press-secretary-sarah-728137
— JARED KUSHNER CAN’T PASS HIS SECURITY CLEARANCE INVESTIGATION – CHRIS RIOTTA
http://www.newsweek.com/jared-kushner-security-clearance-white-house-access-ivanka-donald-trump-723993
— IS MELANIA TRUMP HAPPY? ‘PRESIDENT TRUMP’S WIFE’ TRIES TO CONVINCE STEPHEN COLBERT SHE WANTED TO BE FIRST LADY – TUFAYEL AHMED (DIERSEN: Do you want the job that you have? Obviously I want my GOPUSA Illinois Editor job because I spend 10+ hours each and every day and thousands of dollars each and every year doing it. Did you want the jobs that you had?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the jobs that I had. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.newsweek.com/melania-trump-happy-president-trumps-wife-tries-convince-stephen-colbert-she-728126

December 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats must revisit the ‘deplorables’ if they want to stem Trumpism – Ron Grossman (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Democrats do not want to revisit deplorables, they want to destroy deplorables. Deplorables are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-met-trumpism-deplorables-20171121-story.html
— Cover star: We’re imagining the conversation in the governor’s office this morning went something like this: Gov. Rauner, first the good news: You made the cover of a national conservative magazine. Now, the bad news: National Review’s headline was “The Worst Republican Governor in America.” And, well, the cover is, um, quite something. They drew you with a large cartoon head, and you’re wearing a leather jacket after just crashing your trademark motorcycle. You can read the piece here, but it’ll cost you two bucks unless you’re a subscriber (in which case you probably already knew about it). For the too long, didn’t read crowd: It’s your standard-issue coastal clip job. One tidbit: Rep. Jeanne Ives is called a “credible conservative challenger and wonky state representative.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-soda-pop-tax-20171201-story.html
— Radio talk show host Dan Proft’s Liberty Principles PAC put out a Speaker Madigan-themed attack mailer hitting House Republican leader Jim Durkin as he battles a primary challenge from Burr Ridge Village President Mickey Straub. Check it out here.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-soda-pop-tax-20171201-story.html
— Supreme Court could let states allow sports bets – Phil Rosenthal (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs promote vice. Republicans oppose vice.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-spt-sports-gambling-supreme-court-rosenthal-20171130-story.html
— The Taxpayer Hush Money Fund protects sex abusers in Congress – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-congress-sexual-harassment-hush-money-20171128-story.html
— Tax issues could become royal pain – Adam Taylor (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since got married in 1978.SEE: https://www.fool.com/taxes/2017/11/25/will-tax-reform-get-rid-of-the-marriage-penalty.aspx)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20171201/281827169089198
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Dan Rather warns Naperville audience of ‘dark’ times, need to heal country’s rift – David Sharos (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps do not want to heal any kind of rift. They want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dan-rather-naperville-st-1201-20171130-story.html
— GOP leader says they have enough votes to pass tax bill – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-senate-tax-bill-20171201-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Teaching and enforcing civility among public officials – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171130/editorial-teaching-and-enforcing-civility-among-public-officials
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-men crow over their success in turning women against men. Those who promote LGBTQ activity are overjoyed.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171201/suburban-women-fired-up-about-new-wave-of-female-candidates

 

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DePaul glorifies and praises a) those who come to America illegally, b) those who stay in America illegally, and c) those who bring others to America illegally.
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/11/30/daca-repeal-puts-med-students-murky-waters

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— LGBT advocates seek to scuttle a vital Constitutional right – Travis Weber
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171130/counterpoint-lgbt-advocates-seek-to-scuttle-vital-constitutional-right

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County lawmakers, anti-abortion groups sue state over taxpayer-funded abortion measure – DAN McCALEB
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/11/30/mchenry-county-lawmakers-anti-abortion-groups-sue-state-over-taxpayer-funded-abortion-measure/aaw3tse/

 

SOUTHERN
— Once a skeptic, Sen. Durbin says he’s ‘impressed’ by HUD Secretary Carson’s early performance – MOLLY PARKER
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/acha/once-a-skeptic-sen-durbin-says-he-s-impressed-by/article_b9b11294-a5b5-5f66-be7a-fa873b9ea1bf.html

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Gov. Rauner Pitches Cutting Taxes And Slashing Regulation In DeKalb Speech – SUSAN STEPHENS
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/gov-rauner-pitches-cutting-taxes-and-slashing-regulation-dekalb-speech

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Three Local State Legislators Join Pro-Life Groups to Delay Implementation of Tax Paid Abortions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/12/01/three-local-state-legislators-join-pro-life-groups-to-delay-implementation-of-tax-paid-abortions/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Another one of those weeks for Gov. Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/01/another-one-of-those-weeks-for-gov-rauner/

 

GOPUSA
— Hush Fund: Make Congress’ harassment settlements public
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=34258

 

NEWSMAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps are overjoyed that Kinzinger says “Trump’s Anti-Muslim Retweets Didn’t Help Fight Terrorism.”
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/muslim-retweets-adam-kinzinger-terrorism/2017/11/30/id/829110/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Congress Paid Out $100K Of Taxpayer Money To Settle Male Staffers’ Harassment Claims Against Disgraced Democrat – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/30/report-congress-paid-out-100k-of-taxpayer-money-to-settle-male-staffers-harassment-claims-against-disgraced-democrat/

 

THE HILL
— White House maintenance orders reveal cockroaches, ants and mice infestations – JOHN BOWDEN
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/362644-white-house-maintenance-orders-reveal-mice-infestations

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republican Tax Bill Hits Snag Over Deficit Concerns – Thomas Kaplan, Alan Rappeport and Jim Tankersley
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/us/politics/republican-tax-bill-moves-closer-to-senate-passage.html
— Generation Grumpy: Why You May Be Unhappy if You’re Around 50 The generation of people born 1962 to 1971, now in what are typically peak earning years, are finding they are not doing as well as they might have expected. – Robert Gebeloff (DIERSEN: How much money a) do you expect to earn, b) are you earning, or c) did you earn during your “peak earning years?” Since 1997 when I was 49 years old and my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” I have earned $1,454,723 less in today’s dollars, that is, my GAO salary would have been $2,480,319, but my Civil Service Retirement System pension has been only $1,025,596, or $1,454,723 less.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/upshot/income-us-generations-survey-satisfaction-wealth.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As people get older, they tend to become more at peace with their finances, survey research shows. But not the current crop of middle-aged Americans. Let’s call them the Grumpy Middle. They are unhappier than previous generations. And they’ve been this way for years. Typically, people 45 to 54 are more likely than others to say they are “pretty well satisfied” with their financial situation, according to the University of Chicago’s General Social Survey. Then the generation born between 1962 and 1971 started to reach their current age range — and bring their longstanding economic dissatisfaction with them. By 2016, as middle-aged Americans, they were 12 percent less likely to say they were satisfied financially, and 18 percent more likely to say they were unhappy.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps focus on turning Britain against Trump, that is, against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/opinion/britain-trump-tweets-visit.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: After Prejudice in Russia, Hope and Home in U.S. – Emily Palmer (DIERSEN: In the U.S., Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, and my precinct, members of Group A promote prejudice against members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/nyregion/after-fleeing-anti-semitism-in-russia-finding-hope-and-a-home-in-the-us.html
— Without Obamacare Mandate, ‘You Open the Floodgates’ for Skimpy Health Plans – Reed Abelson (DIERSEN: Unless you are extremely wealthy, the less health, dental, and vision insurance that you have, the more that you force others to pay your major medical bills.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/health/health-insurance-obamacare-mandate.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Think of Tax Reform as the Trump Family’s Christmas List Billionaires will find extravagant goodies in their stockings. Everyone else gets lumps of coal. – Alan S. Blinder (DIERSEN: Are you going to get an extravagant goodie or a lump of coal?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/think-of-tax-reform-as-the-trump-familys-christmas-list-1512086885
— FRONT PAGE: China’s Tech Giants Have a Second Job: Helping Beijing Spy on Its People Tencent and Alibaba are among the firms that assist authorities in hunting down criminal suspects, silencing dissent and creating surveillance cities – Liza Lin and Josh Chin (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to “silence dissent.” They have lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout. They dominate the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-tech-giants-have-a-second-job-helping-the-government-see-everything-1512056284

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Sexual harassment went unchecked for decades as payouts silenced accusers – Nathan Bomey and Marco della Cava
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2017/12/01/sexual-harassment-went-unchecked-decades-payouts-silenced-accusers/881070001/

 

FED SMITH
— House Votes to Double Probationary Period for New Feds – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that when I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, that because I had been under a probationary period at IRS, I was not under a probationary period at GAO. Nevertheless, they did everything that they could to get rid of me. They forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer. GAO audits IRS. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They gave me unfair performance expectations and unfair performance appraisals. They assigned me to work for, to work with, and to supervise the office’s most problematic employees. They did not promote me beyond GS-13. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, and even worse things. In my defense, I completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, became a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997. In addition, I completed the requirements for a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/11/30/house-votes-double-probationary-period-new-feds/

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— Will Tax Reform Get Rid of the Marriage Penalty? Married couples with two working spouses often have to pay a higher tax rate than if they were single. – Matthew Frankel (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since got married in 1978.)
https://www.fool.com/taxes/2017/11/25/will-tax-reform-get-rid-of-the-marriage-penalty.aspx

November 30 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— GOP lawmakers, anti-abortion groups sue state over abortion law – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gop-lawmakers-anti-abortion-groups-sue-state-over-abortion-law/
— ‘Bible of American conservatism’ dubs Rauner nation’s ‘worst’ GOP gov – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bible-of-american-conservatism-dubs-rauner-nations-worst-gop-gov/
— Rep. Bobby Rush will file for 14th term Monday – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sneed-exclusive-rep-bobby-rush-will-file-for-14th-term-monday/
— Illinois lawmakers seek more info on Medicaid contract – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-lawmakers-seek-more-info-on-medicaid-contract/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican lawmakers sue to block abortion law Rauner approved – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-abortion-lawsuit-20171130-story.html
— 2nd transgender student sues over locker room access at Palatine school – Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-palatine-transgender-student-sues-20171130-story.html
— Area Democrats talk finances, direct digs at Rauner – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-hastings-higher-ed-st-1201-20171130-story.html
— Comedy Shrine seeks exemption from Aurora video gambling moratorium – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-comedyshrine-st-1130-20171130-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Transgender student sues District 211 for denial of locker room access – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171130/transgender-student-sues-district-211-for-denial-of-locker-room-access

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— National Review takes a whack at Rauner
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171130/NEWS02/171139985/national-review-takes-a-whack-at-rauner
— Rauner’s winter of woes just beginning—but spring may come – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171130/BLOGS02/171139977/rauners-got-a-tough-winter-ahead-x2014-but-spring-may-come
— Is Bobby Rush retiring, too? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171130/BLOGS02/171139984/is-bobby-rush-retiring-too
— Anti-abortion groups sue Illinois to halt new abortion law – KRISTEN SCHORSCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171130/NEWS03/171139981/anti-abortion-groups-sue-illinois-to-halt-new-abortion-law
— GOP tax bill would lose $1 trillion – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171130/NEWS02/171139978/gop-tax-bill-would-lose-1-trillion

 

ABC7
— National Review calls Rauner ‘Worst Republican Governor in America’ – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/national-review-calls-rauner-worst-republican-governor-in-america/2719456/

 

NBC5
— Silverstein Files for Re-Election, Will Face New Challengers – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Silverstein-Files-for-Re-Election-Will-Face-New-Challengers-461080873.html
— Rush Only Illinois Congressman Not to File Re-Election Petitions – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bobby-rush-has-yet-to-file-petitions-for-re-election-bid-461113523.html

 

WLS AM
— Rauner Ridiculed in National Review
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/11/30/rauner-ridiculed-in-national-review/

 

WTTW
— National Review Dubs Rauner ‘Worst Republican Governor in America’ – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/11/30/national-review-dubs-rauner-worst-republican-governor-america

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pro-life groups sue over Illinois’ abortion funding law – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171130/pro-life-groups-sue-over-illinois-abortion-funding-law

 

LINCOLN COURIER
— Lawsuit filed challenging Illinois’ abortion funding law – Doug Finke
http://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20171130/lawsuit-filed-challenging-illinois-abortion-funding-law

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Duckworth reacts to Senate GOP Tax Bill “Working families, not large corporations, deserve a break.” – Owen Stiffler
http://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-senator-reacts-to-senate-gop-tax-bill/871041898
— State Dept. warned White House about possible increased threats after anti-Muslim tweets – ELISE LABOTT AND ABBY PHILLIP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with anti-Americans.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/state-dept-warned-white-house-about-possible-increased-threats-after-antimuslim-tweets/871155994

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Rauner on Recreational Cannabis? No Dope. – Danie (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/bronzeville-urban-green/2017/11/rauner-on-recreational-cannabis-no-dope/

 

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Rauner, Ives campaigns bullying my petition circulators
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-rauner-ives-campaigns-bullying-my-petition-circulators
— Illinois deserves a real choice for Governor in 2018
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-illinois-deserves-a-real-choice-for-governor-in-2018

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Attorney faults Illinois governor hopefuls for downplaying massive debt – Deb Rogers
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511271511-attorney-faults-illinois-governor-hopefuls-for-downplaying-massive-debt

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Powerful Chicago Democrat alderman Ed Burke backs Nic Zito’s west suburban GOP statehouse bid – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511278632-powerful-chicago-democrat-alderman-backs-zito-s-west-suburban-gop-statehouse-bid

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Williamson County Board chairman opposes tax freeze, urges Rauner, Madigan to ‘stop mandates’ instead – Karen Kidd
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511279576-williamson-county-board-chairman-opposes-tax-freeze-urges-rauner-madigan-to-stop-mandates-instead

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Tillman responds *** Deep dives into the growing Illinois web of conservative “propaganda” (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of conservative “propaganda.”)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/30/deep-dives-into-the-growing-illinois-web-of-conservative-propaganda/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hi, Rich, One of the golden rules of journalism is to stick to the facts. Unfortunately, a hit piece published by Gateway Journalism Review missed the mark. The authors of this piece set out not to investigate the truth, but to build a case to support a false premise they’d already convinced themselves was true. Virtually every paragraph is riddled with inaccuracies or distortions. It’s important to note that before maligning the Illinois Policy Institute, the authors of this piece failed to pick up the phone and talk to the Institute. They even failed to offer our organization a chance to comment. If the authors had extended this basic journalistic courtesy, perhaps they could have avoided the many inaccuracies in their piece. Our bias — as the authors like to refer to our point of view — is to advocate for policies that empower the people, not the government. We believe in fiscal responsibility, limited government and reforms that will grow the state’s economy. It’s very clear that Gateway’s complaint about our organization isn’t a process disagreement over modes of operation, which nearly every media organization has confronted and experimented with as new media has reshaped the landscape. It’s a desire to silence different points of view and new ways of reaching the public. Hit pieces like this don’t make journalism better. They make Illinois worse. John Tillman)
— New Proft mailer ties Durkin to Madigan
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/30/new-proft-mailer-ties-durkin-to-madigan/
— Frerichs, Pritzker respond *** Lawsuit filed to block HB40 implementation
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/30/lawsuit-filed-to-block-hb40-implementation/
— Rauner campaign blames Madigan *** National Review calls Rauner “worst Republican governor in America”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/30/national-review-calls-rauner-worst-republican-governor-in-america/
— Pritzker campaign accuses Gov. Rauner of “brazen lying”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/30/pritzker-campaign-accuses-gov-rauner-of-brazen-lying/
— Rauner weighs in *** Rauner spokesperson clarifies congressional tax bill stance
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/30/rauner-spokesperson-clarifies-congressional-tax-bill-stance/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Rauner: The Worst Republican Governor in America – John Miller
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2017-12-17-1950/bruce-rauner-illinois-worst-republican-governor-america

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— TRAGIC: College of the Holy Cross debating whether to nix Crusaders nickname Similarly named student newspaper also mulling name change – Ken Shepherd
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/30/college-holy-cross-debating-whether-nix-crusaders-/
(FROM THE COLLEGE: Seventeen years ago, Wheaton College of Illinois, an evangelical Protestant school, announced it was dropping the Crusaders nickname. Duane Litfin, the school’s president at the time, said the decision to drop the old nickname was “a matter of principle.” “I came to realize that those [Crusades] were not very happy episodes in Christianity. They are not something we want to glorify,” Mr. Litfin said, reported Christianity Today magazine in April 2000.)

BLAZE
— Roy Moore: Liberals, socialists and LGBT community are pushing sexual harassment allegations – Teri Webster
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/11/30/roy-moore-liberals-socialists-and-lgbt-community-are-pushing-sexual-harassment-allegations

 

BREITBART
— Marco Rubio Suggests Giving DACA Illegal Aliens Temporary Amnesty That Leads to ‘Permanent’ Amnesty – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at illegals that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/30/video-marco-rubio-suggests-giving-daca-illegal-aliens-temporary-amnesty-that-leads-to-permanent-amnesty/

 

GOPUSA
— Political Correctness Strikes Again: Holy Cross May Shed Crusader Moniker
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=34067

 

THE HILL
— GAO study shows lack of diversity in tech – ALI BRELAND
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/362650-government-study-shows-lack-of-diversity-in-tech
— Graham accuses media of painting Trump as a ‘kook,’ but once used same attack himself – REBECCA SAVRANSKY (DIERSEN: Who are the lead accusers in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do they accuse you of? I should write a book about the lead accusers in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. The worst of the aforesaid hint/imply/argue/shout that others are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/362611-graham-accuses-media-of-same-trump-criticisms-he-once-offered

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The Trump administration’s inevitable drift toward yes-men – Aaron Blake (DIERSEN: I am proud to say that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say that “You can’t tell Diersen what to do.”)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/11/30/rex-tillersons-exit-and-the-trump-administrations-inevitable-drift-toward-yes-men/

 

GAO
— DIVERSITY IN THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR: Federal Agencies Could Improve Oversight of Equal Employment Opportunity Requirements (DIERSEN: GAO has had great success in a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat females and young Democrat minorities and b) wasting the careers of and getting rid of its non-veteran White male employees who do not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-69

November 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kill the tax bill – Robert Samuelson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-republican-tax-reform-20171129-story.html
— Why Bruce Rauner is ‘applaudin’ Congress’ – Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: From what I see, outrageously, under Republican “tax plan,” the more that your itemized deductions have been, the more federal income tax that you will pay.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-congress-taxes-20171130-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Professional services need competitive bidding – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171129/professional-services-need-competitive-bidding

 

WGN RADIO
— “Can we at least write President Trump up for violating our country’s social media policy?” – PETER ZIMMERMAN
http://wgnradio.com/2017/11/29/the-carry-out-11-29-17-can-we-at-least-write-president-trump-up-for-violating-our-countrys-social-media-policy/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker doesn’t seek cash as he backs labor – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171129/bernard-schoenburg-pritzker-doesnt-seek-cash-as-he-backs-labor

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— In St. Charles speech, Trump says tax plan will bring back jobs, help Main Street – JOSEPH BUSTOS (DIERSEN: From what I see, outrageously, under Republican “tax plan,” the more that your itemized deductions have been, the more federal income tax that you will pay. My and my wife’s 2016 federal income tax return shows that we had $30,890 in itemized deductions. We paid $21,433 in medical and dental expenses and we were able to deduct $13,859 of that, we paid $12,835 in real estate taxes, we paid $1,468 in state income taxes, and we made $2,728 in 501(c)(3) contributions. From what I see, outrageously, the proposed “tax reform” is designed to a) punish those who have high medical and dental expenses, b) discourage homeownership, and c) discourage taking job-related graduate courses. Government should encourage homeownership. The deductibility of mortgage interest and real estate taxes a) encouraged me to buy a new town home in 1972 when I was 24 years old, a studio condo in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in 1976 and b) encouraged my wife and I to buy a home in 1978 and to have one built in 1984. Further, government should encourage getting job-related education. The deductibility of job-related education encouraged me to take job-related graduate courses 1972-1983 and 1992-1997.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article187151903.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Third day of primary filing period sees three new candidates – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-11-30/third-day-primary-filing-period-sees-three-new-candidates.html

 

STATELINE
— America’s judiciary is whiter under Trump 8% of nominees are not white; similar to Reagan – JOAN BISKUPIC
http://www.mystateline.com/news/politics/americas-judiciary-is-whiter-under-trump/870453887

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Don’t give government last word on consolidation – Editorial
http://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-don-t-give-government-last-word-on-consolidation/article_00613109-605e-5b91-bcae-303905885dff.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Campaign 2018: Rauner Vs. Madigan – CHARLES N. WHEELER III
http://nprillinois.org/post/campaign-2018-rauner-vs-madigan#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump claims the GOP tax plan will ‘cost me a fortune’ ‘Believe me, believe me, this is not good for me’ – DAN MERICA AND JEANNE SAHADI (DIERSEN: From what I see, outrageously, under Republican “tax plan,” the more that your itemized deductions have been, the more federal income tax that you will pay.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/factcheck-trump-claims-the-gop-tax-plan-will-cost-me-a-fortune/869302450

 

WSIU
— Boosting the Illinois Economy With Workforce Education – BRAD PALMER (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? 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://news.wsiu.org/post/boosting-illinois-economy-workforce-education#stream/0

 

WIRE POINTS
— $750 million in new borrowing: Who will watch how it’s spent? – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/750-million-in-new-borrowing-who-will-watch-how-its-spent-quicktake/

 

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER NEWS
— Bipartisan concern in Springfield for rising pension costs – Cole Lauterbach
http://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/bipartisan-concern-in-springfield-for-rising-pension-costs/article_d52ae07f-6037-5d3b-bbfe-4044d18c87eb.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Association of School Boards’ Disturbing Document – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/illinois_association_schools_disturbing_document/
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-illinois-association-school-boards-disturbing-document/

 

THE HILL
— Lipinski v. Newman: Dems set for abortion showdown in Illinois – LISA HAGEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/362459-dems-set-for-abortion-showdown-in-illinois

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FORUM (DIERSEN: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois would still be hosting such candidate forums if my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes had not succeeded in killing TAPROOT in 2012.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2017/11/30/rush-only-il-rep-who-hasnt-filed-reelection-petitions-gutierrez-testing-2020-228126
— Programming note: We will not publish Illinois Playbook on Friday but will be back Monday. (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have gone out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. Those emails included links to more than 288,000 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2017/11/30/rush-only-il-rep-who-hasnt-filed-reelection-petitions-gutierrez-testing-2020-228126

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Remembering Henry Hyde: Hero of the Pro-Life Movement Reflecting on the legacy of the Illinois congressman ten years after his death – Chuck Donovan
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454169/henry-hyde-pro-life-hero-died-ten-years-ago

 

THE HILL
— Congress should represent Americans — not illegal aliens – IRA MEHLMAN (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps put illegal aliens over citizens of America.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/362375-congress-should-represent-americans-not-illegal-aliens

 

REUTERS
— Nearly half of Americans oppose Republican tax bill: Reuters/Ipsos poll – Amanda Becker, Chris Kahn
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tax-poll/nearly-half-of-americans-oppose-republican-tax-bill-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1DT3BX

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Buried in the Tax Bills, Multiple Unintended Consequences Republicans’ determination to pass overhaul magnifies risks in an already complicated system – Greg Ip (DIERSEN: Obviously, the tax bills a) discourage owning a home and taking job-related graduate courses and b) punish those who have high medical expenses.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/buried-in-the-tax-bills-multiple-unintended-consequences-1511975166
— Taxes: What Would Jesus Do? – Daniel Henninger (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, Jesus is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. According to anti-Trumps, Jesus promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/taxes-what-would-jesus-do-1511997571
— The Internet Is Dying. Repealing Net Neutrality Hastens That Death. – Farhad Manjoo (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout want to manipulate/dominate the internet. My critics/opponents have done, are doing, and will increasingly do everything that they can to a) stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out, b) stop everyone from reading those emails, and c) stop everyone from visiting www.gopillinois.com. My critics/opponents do not want me to a) know about their events and other activities, b) promote their events and other activities, c) attend their events and other activities, and d) report on their events and other activities.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: It Started as a Tax Cut. Now It Could Change American Life. More inequality likely. – Peter S. Goodman and Patricia Cohen (DIERSEN: The tax plan a) discourages owning a home and taking job-related graduate courses and b) punishes those who have high medical and dental expenses.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/29/business/republican-tax-cut.html
— The Senate Is Rushing to Pass Its Tax Bill Because It Stinks – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/29/opinion/senate-tax-bill-problems-rush.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/29/technology/internet-dying-repeal-net-neutrality.html


— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Shares Inflammatory Anti-Muslim Videos, and Britain’s Leader Condemns Them – Peter Baker and Eileen Sullivan (DIERSEN: Since 2000, ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have focused on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails. Failing that, they ever-increasingly punish me for including links in the emails to articles that they do not like. Ever-increasingly, they make it clear that they do not want me to a) know about their events and other activities, b) promote their events and other activities, c) attend their events and other activities, and d) report on their events and other activities. My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. They are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are “rule or ruin” types who focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/29/us/politics/trump-anti-muslim-videos-jayda-fransen.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Trump touched off another racially charged furor on Wednesday by sharing videos from a fringe British ultranationalist group purportedly showing Muslims committing acts of violence, a move that was swiftly condemned by Britain’s prime minister as well as politicians across the spectrum.)

 

MARKET WATCH
— The real reason why Americans can’t save any money (DIERSEN: What has helped you save money? For me, since 1964, it has been taking and keeping jobs that others do not want, being a homeowner rather than a renter, using public transportation, and spending little or nothing on restaurant meals, entertainment, vacations, clothing, booze, gambling, and other vices and immediate pleasures.)
https://www.marketwatch.com/video/the-real-reason-why-americans-cant-save-any-money/B0DDBECE-E0DB-4FD1-80F4-FE70F4C85BA7.html?mod=trending_now_video_1

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Here’s How to Make Sure You Have a Worry-Free Retirement – Walter Updegrave (DIERSEN: I have had and I will have for the rest of my life far less money because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://time.com/money/5038703/retiree-fear-retirement-income/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Figure out how much income you’ll need each year. . .2. Understand how long you may live. . .3. Spend your money in a way that increases the odds that it will last.)

November 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump stokes anti-Muslim sentiments by retweeting extremist’s videos.”
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-stokes-anti-muslim-sentiments-by-retweeting-extremist/2713635/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois GOP signals support for Republican tax plan, but does Rauner? – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: From what I see, outrageously, under “Republican tax plan,” the more that your itemized deductions have been, the more federal income tax that you will pay. My and my wife’s 2016 federal income tax return shows that we had $30,890 in itemized deductions. We paid $21,433 in medical and dental expenses and we were able to deduct $13,859 of that, we paid $12,835 in real estate taxes, we paid $1,468 in state income taxes, and we made $2,728 in 501(c)(3) contributions. From what I see, outrageously, the proposed “tax reform” is designed to a) punish those who have high medical and dental expenses, b) discourage homeownership, and c) discourage taking job-related graduate courses. Government should encourage homeownership. The deductibility of mortgage interest and real estate taxes a) encouraged me to buy a new town home in 1972 when I was 24 years old, a studio condo in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in 1976 and b) encouraged my wife and I to buy a home in 1978 and to have one built in 1984. Further, government should encourage getting job-related education. The deductibility of job-related education encouraged me to take job-related graduate courses 1972-1983 and 1992-1997.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-gop-signals-support-for-republican-tax-plan-but-does-rauner/
— Trump and Republican tax plan gives democracy a beating – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-trump-and-republican-tax-plan-gives-democracy-a-beating/
— Facing pressure, House OKs anti-harassment training- AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/facing-pressure-house-nears-ok-of-anti-harassment-training/
— Age and time can’t stop allegations of sexual harassment – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sexual-harassment-public-humiliation-unwanted-sexual-advances/
— Smoking out investment gambles of Chris Kennedy and J.B. Pritzker – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/smoking-out-investment-gambles-of-chris-kennedy-and-j-b-pritzker/
— Lipinski now supports DACA bill, Roskam still opposes – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-lipinski-now-supports-daca-bill-roskam-still-opposes/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In Missouri speech, Trump touts benefits of tax cuts for ‘the people that like me best’ – John Wagner (DIERSEN: Trump must believe that those who take the standard deduction like him best. But overwhelmingly, those who take the standard deduction are young renters who vote for Democrats.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-tax-bill-20171129-story.html
— Matt Lauer’s firing and other skeletons in newsroom closets – Heidi Stevens
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-wednesday-matt-lauer-fired-ann-marie-lipinski-neiman-report-20171129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Anti-Muslim videos retweeted by Trump misrepresent what happened.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/factcheck/ct-trump-retweets-fact-check-20171129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump retweets hate group’s Islamaphobic videos — he is not well.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-trump-britain-first-video-muslim-huppke-20171129-story.html
— Sen. Durbin ratchets up government shutdown fight over ‘dreamers’ – Ed O’Keefe and Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-durbin-dreamers-20171129-story.html
— Rauner campaign touts rating from activist who said Lincoln fought Civil War over taxes, not slavery – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-taxpayer-group-abe-lincoln-20171129-story.html
— Rauner says Medicaid plan will save money despite increased contract costs – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-medicaid-managed-care-20171129-story.html
— DuPage County Board signs off on no-tax-raise budget – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-county-board-budget-st-1201-20171129-story.html
— Supporters, opponents air concerns at Orland Park video gambling forum – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-orland-video-gambling-st-1130-20171129-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage voters may get say on dissolving election commission – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171129/dupage-voters-may-get-say-on-dissolving-election-commission
— Schools want reimbursement for election security – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171129/schools-want-reimbursement-for-election-security-
— $157 million contract cemented with tollway firm despite conflict of interest doubts – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171129/157-million-contract-cemented-with-tollway-firm-despite-conflict-of-interest-doubts

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner says he’s ‘applauding Congress’ on tax bill
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171129/NEWS02/171129894/rauner-says-hes-applauding-congress-on-tax-bill-report

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner backs D.C. tax reform efforts, not specifics – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: To back “D.C. tax reform efforts” is to back a) letting those who take the standard deduction pay less federal income tax and b) making those who itemize their deductions pay more federal income tax.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171129/rauner-backs-dc-tax-reform-efforts-not-specifics

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton judge Linda Davenport announces bid for retiring chief judge’s seat
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/11/28/wheaton-judge-announces-bid-for-retiring-chief-judges-seat/ax5snk2/

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Local Support For Rauner? Area Republican Leaders Mum – Todd Wessell (DIERSEN: Rauner should be a) supported when he does things to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and b) opposed when he does things against the IRP platform.)
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/local-support-for-rauner/
— Local Support For Rauner? Area Republican Leaders Mum – Todd Wessell
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/local-support-for-rauner/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— College students would rather be offered an Illinois job than a state tax credit – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article186756403.html

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— SIU cheerleaders say they are being hidden during national anthem due to kneeling protests – NATHAN DODD AND BRIAN MUÑOZ
https://dailyegyptian.com/76302/showcase/siu-cheerleaders-say-they-are-being-hidden-during-national-anthem-due-to-kneeling-protests/

 

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Joshua C. Griffin: Republican Maverick for Secretary of State – Lee Edwards
https://chicagodefender.com/2017/11/29/joshua-c-griffin-republican-maverick-for-secretary-of-state/

 

STATELINE
— New Campaign Ads, New Opponents for Illinois Governor Rauner in Gubernatorial Race Governor Rauner target of new Gubernatorial Campaign Ad – Jerrica Valtierra
http://www.mystateline.com/news/new-campaign-ads-new-opponents-for-illinois-governor-rauner-in-gubernatorial-race/866752332

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Ives Files ‘Maximum Number Of Signatures’ To Challenge Rauner Wheaton Rep. Jeanne Ives collected closed to 13,000 signatures in her bid to oust Gov. Bruce Rauner. – Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: I gathered 10 of those signatures from registered Republican voters in my precinct. Previously, I had gathered 30 signatures from them for her House race.)
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/ives-files-maximum-number-signatures-challenge-rauner

 

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— We have to break the Rauner coalition in 2018
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-we-have-to-break-the-rauner-coalition-in-2018

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Straub joins call for Silverstein to resign from Senate – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511276795-straub-joins-call-for-silverstein-to-resign-from-senate

 

GATEWAY JOURNALISM REVIEW
— Illinois’ ‘independent’ news network publishes pro-Rauner propaganda ‘Hyperlocal’ news written from afar – Nathaniel Dean Fortmeyer, William Recktenwald and William H. Freivogel (DIERSEN: What if Gateway Journalism Review wrote an article about Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? Would that article be similar to Bernard Schoenburg’s August 16, 2012 article titled “A bunch of political info — daily” at http://www.sj-r.com/x1782330063/Bernard-Schoenburg-A-bunch-of-political-info-daily ?)
http://gatewayjr.org/2017/11/28/illinois-independent-news-network-publishes-pro-rauner-propaganda/

 

WIREPOINTS
— A District’s Survey Finds Anger Over Anti-Conservative ‘School Climate’ – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/a-districts-survey-finds-anger-over-anti-conservative-school-climate-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— UIHLEIN DONATES TO ROY MOORE PAC, DEMS CRY FOUL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/11/uihlein-donates-to-roy-moore-pac-dems-cry-foul.html
— 5 DEMOCRATS, 1 REPUBLICAN FILE FOR ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL (DIERSEN: DuPage County Board Member Gary Grasso is circulating nominating petitions for the position.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/11/5-democrats-1-republican-file-for-illinois-attorney-general.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP, Biss, Pritzker respond *** Rauner says he’s “applauding Congress” on tax bill
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/29/rauner-says-hes-applauding-congress-on-tax-bill/
— Mendoza responds *** Rauner on Mendoza: “She is such a puppet for Madigan”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/29/rauner-on-mendoza-she-is-such-a-puppet-for-madigan/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump’s Justice Department Takes on Harvard’s Asian Quotas (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to meet Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets. They focused a) on hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger and b) getting rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially Republicans who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.gopusa.com/trumps-justice-department-takes-on-harvards-asian-quotas/

 

BREITBART
— Billionaire’s Cheap Labor Lobby Behind Year-End DACA Amnesty Push – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/29/billionaires-cheap-labor-lobby-behind-year-end-daca-amnesty-push/
— Tech Executives Claim DACA Illegal Aliens Are ‘The Next Mark Zuckerberg’ – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps think as highly of citizens of foreign countries as they look down on citizens of America.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/29/tech-executives-claim-daca-illegal-aliens-are-the-next-mark-zuckerberg/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Liberal Organizers Incentivize Protesters To Get Arrested – PHILLIP STUCKY (DIERSEN: Since 2000, operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents talk and act like my critics/opponents have promised them lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and much more if they succeed in stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/29/exclusive-liberal-organizers-incentivize-protesters-to-get-arrested/
— New York Times Openly Lobbies Against Republican Tax Bill On Twitter – Robert Donachie (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the NYT acts as an arm of the Democrat Party.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/29/nyt-openly-lobbies-against-republican-tax-bill-on-twitter/
— Almost Every Graduate Of DC High School Was Truant, Yet All Of Them Were Accepted To College – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/28/almost-every-graduate-of-dc-high-school-was-truant-yet-all-of-them-were-accepted-to-college/

 

REUTERS
— Illinois’ $750 million bonds won by BofA with still hefty yields
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-bonds/illinois-750-million-bonds-won-by-bofa-with-still-hefty-yields-idUSKBN1DT325

 

WASHINGTON POST
— House to vote on lengthening trial period for federal employees from one to two years – Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that when I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, that because I had been under a probationary period at IRS, I was not under a probationary period at GAO. Nevertheless, they did everything that they could to get rid of me. They forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. GAO audits IRS. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They gave me unfair performance expectations and unfair performance appraisals. They assigned me to work for, to work with, and to supervise the office’s most problematic employees. They did not promote me beyond GS-13. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, and even worse things. In my defense, I completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, became a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997. In addition, I completed the requirements for a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/11/29/house-to-vote-on-lengthening-trial-period-for-federal-employees-from-one-to-two-years/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— We need a #metoo moment, but for prostitutes: The only way to combat their routine victimization is to decriminalize sex work – S.E. CUPP (DIERSEN: Of course, Libertarians agree. How many Libertarians are there in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in your county, in Illinois, and America who falsely claim to be Republican? They always vote for Democrats.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/metoo-moment-prostitutes-article-1.3665552

 

FED SMITH
— Cuts to Federal Retirement System: Evaded or Merely Postponed? – Randy Silvey
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/11/29/cuts-federal-retirement-system-evaded-merely-postponed/
— Are You a Good Bureaucrat, or a Bad Bureaucrat? – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: Of course, according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I was a bad bureaucrat. They stress that a) 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) 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) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. In my defense, I stress that they would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/11/29/good-bureaucrat-bad-bureaucrat/

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Preparations underway for Dec. 6 gubernatorial LGBT debate – Matt Simonette (DIERSEN: Which of these candidates will promise to do the most to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Preparations-underway-for-Dec-6-gubernatorial-LGBT-debate-/61225.html