Tag: pension

February 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Rauner proposes education spending boost, $50M for Quincy home fix – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-proposes-education-spending-boost-$50m-for-quincy-home-fix/3082673/

 

NBC5
— Read Governor Bruce Rauner’s Full Budget Address Gov. Rauner unveiled his 2019 budget proposal to a General Assembly expecting to hear him explain how he’ll erase a $9 billion deficit
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/read-governor-bruce-rauners-full-budget-address-474084483.html
— Petitions to Save Only Downstate Debate of Governor’s Race Collect Thousands of Signatures – Brendan Pedersen
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/wcia-debate-illinois-governor-candidates-biss-kennedy-petition-474077533.html
— Rauner’s Budget Calls For Reduced Spending, Pension Reform Promises $1 billion tax cut – Brendan Pedersen
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-budget-calls-for-reduced-spending-pension-reform-474082603.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner’s Budget Sets Sights On State’s Pension Costs – Craig Dellimore,
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/14/rauner-budget-proposal/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner wants $1 billion tax cut with pension fix – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/rauner-wants-1-billion-tax-cut-with-pension-fix

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner re-election budget takes aim at two favorite targets: CPS and unionized state workers – Monique Garcia, Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-illinois-budget-20180214-story.html
— Primary voters face increasingly wacky ballot lineup – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-lake-county-primary-ballot-st-0215-20180214-story.html
— Time to be retirin’ the FolksyMeter? – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-time-to-be-retirin-the-folksymeter-20180214-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glencoe/news/ct-gln-womens-march-anniversary-tl-0215-20180214-story.html
— Gun-rights hysteria doesn’t sell in the Trump era – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-remington-gun-sales-obama-20180214-story.html
— Rauner’s budget message fits trend — Make the other guy pay – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-rauner-budget-shift-st-0215-20180214-story.html
— Oberweis: Governor presents balanced budget
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/community/chi-ugc-article-sen-oberweis-governor-presents-balanced-bud-3-2018-02-14-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner urges pension changes, ‘spend only the money we have’ in budget address – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bruce-rauner-state-budget-address-shortfall-health-care-income-tax/
— 11th Congressional District GOP candidate: Constant G. “Connor” Vlakancic
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/11th-congressional-district-republican-candidate-constant-connor-vlakancic-2018-illinois-primary/
— 11th Congressional District GOP candidate: Nick Stella
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/11th-congressional-district-gop-candidate-nick-stella-2018-illinois-primary/
— ENDORSEMENT: Nick Stella for Congress in 11th District Republican Primary
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/11th-congressional-district-republican-primary-nick-stella-endorsement-2018-illinois-primary/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The women of the White House care so little about women.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/the-women-of-the-white-house-care-so-little-about-women/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner’s big budget idea: Passing the tab to local governments – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180214/BLOGS02/180219947/rauners-big-budget-idea-passing-the-tab-to-local-governments
— Tolls on expressways? Trump plan says yes. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180214/BLOGS02/180219954/tolls-on-expressways-trump-plan-says-yes

 

DAILY HERALD
— Some Kane County Board members question Lauzen’s reimbursement request – James Fuller (DIERSEN: To discredit me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my partial day per diem requests in 1974. They hinted/implied that my requests were fraudulent. However, GAO upheld an arbitrator’s ruling in my favor in 1977. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866. To discredit me, Money Magazine and my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions in 1978. However, I took IRS to Tax Court and won a split decision.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180214/some-kane-county-board-members-question-lauzens-reimbursement-request
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON THE ELGIN COMMUNITY TIGHTENS: Elgin community gathers to protest rape culture – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180214/elgin-community-gathers-to-protest-rape-culture
— Naperville not certain pedal pubs fit with ‘downtown culture’ – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180214/naperville-not-certain-pedal-pubs-fit-with-downtown-culture

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Reactions to Gov. Rauner’s budget address
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180214/reactions-to-gov-rauners-budget-address

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Ives: Madigan should step down over handling of sexual harassment complaint
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511344579-ives-madigan-should-step-down-over-handling-of-sexual-harassment-complaint

 

  1. LOUIS POST GAZETTE
    — ‘Progressive’ income tax may be hot topic in Illinois campaign – Pat Gauen
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/gauen-progressive-income-tax-may-be-hot-topic-in-illinois/article_e0855002-5b64-5018-82f4-00b6006e9d4e.html

 

CHAMBANA SUN
— Caulkins says lottery chairman violated ‘unspoken oath’ – Glenn Minnis
https://chambanasun.com/stories/511332963-caulkins-says-lottery-chairman-violated-unspoken-oath

 

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Ives must cancel Thursday’s speech by #MeToo Denier Dan Proft
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-ives-must-cancel-thursdays-speech-by-metoo-denier-dan-proft

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Rauner Budget Makes Income Tax Increase Permanent and Raises Property Taxes
https://mailchi.mp/b553560a01a0/ives-rauner-budget-to-make-the-income-tax-increase-permeant-and-raise-property-taxes
— Rauner Sits Out Infrastructure Meeting with President Trump
https://ivesforillinois.com/rauner-sits-out-infrastructure-meeting-with-president-trump/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Proposes Shifting Teacher Pension Payments to Local Taxpayers
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/02/14/rauner-proposes-shifting-teacher-pension-payments-to-local-taxpayers/
— Franks Endorses Casten to Run Against Roskam
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/02/14/franks-endorses-casten-to-fun-against-roskam/
— Anna May Miller Took Home $31,146 in “Misc” Income since 2013
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/02/14/anna-may-miller-took-home-31146-in-misc-income-since-2013/

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Conservatives 2nd Nybo’s call to investigate Rauner-funded Illinois Policy Institute
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/02/13/investigate-rauner-illinois-policy-institute-pals/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RETAILERS ABOUT RAUNER BUDGET SPEECH: RAZOR THIN MARGINS BLAMED ON REGS, MANDATES AND TAXES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/retailers-about-rauner-budget-speech-razor-thin-margins-blamed-on-regs-mandates-and-taxes.html
— DEMOCRAT GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION: RAUNER DROVE ILLINOIS’ FINANCES INTO THE GROUND; MAKES MIDDLE CLASS PAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/democrat-governors-association-rauner-drove-illinois-finances-into-the-ground-makes-middle-class-pay.html
— IL TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION DISSES RAUNER’S WORKERS’ COMP REFORM PROPOSAL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/il-trial-lawyers-association-disses-rauners-workers-comp-reform-proposal.html
— IL MUNICIPAL LEAGUE ABOUT RAUNER BUDGET: LOCAL GOVT FUND CUT WOULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT CITIZENS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/il-municipal-league-about-rauner-budget-speech-local-govt-fund-cut-would-negatively-impact-citizens.html
— IMA ON RAUNER BUDGET SPEECH: MANUFACTURING GROWTH LAGS DUE TO FAILED TAX AND REG POLICIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/ima-on-rauner-budget-speech-manufacturing-growth-lags-due-to-failed-tax-and-reg-policies.html
— CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON RAUNER BUDGET SPEECH: STAND READY TO WORK ON NEEDED BUSINESS REFORMS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/chamber-of-commerce-on-rauner-budget-speech-stand-ready-to-work-on-needed-business-reforms.html
— GOVERNOR RAUNER SEEKS BILLION DOLLAR INCOME TAX CUT IN WEDNESDAY’S BUDGET SPEECH
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/governor-rauner-seeks-billion-dollar-income-tax-cut-in-wednesdays-budget-speech.html
— THORNER: SENATOR ALTHOFF CALLS ON IL GOP FAITHFUL TO “HOLD THE PARTY TOGETHER” AT LINCOLN DAY DINNER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/thorner-senator-calls-on-il-gop-faithful-to-hold-the-party-together-at-lincoln-day-dinner.html

 

CBN NEWS
— Tea Party Anger Mounts as Congress ‘Puts the Cart Before the Horse’ on Immigration – Paul Strand
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2018/february/tea-party-anger-mounts-as-congress-puts-the-cart-before-the-horse-on-immigration

 

GOPUSA
— Gregg Popovich, Spurs coach, says U.S. ‘racist country’ (DIERSEN: Those who hint/imply/argue/shout that American is a racist county have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=39338

 

BLAZE
— Men across the country are fighting the quiet, unbearable war of the falsely accused – Natasha Pascetta (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/02/14/commentary-men-across-the-country-are-fighting-the-quiet-unbearable-war-of-the-falsely-accused/

 

POLITICO
— Third White House official resigns after being told he wouldn’t qualify for full clearance National Economic Council official George David Banks departed amid increasing scrutiny of the Trump administration’s decision to let multiple staffers work on interim clearances. – ANDREW RESTUCCIA
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/14/third-white-house-official-resigns-after-being-told-he-wouldnt-qualify-for-full-clearance-409246

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— It’s Not As Easy As You Think To Spot A Gerrymandered Map Our electoral districts have really weird shapes. Figuring out if they’re gerrymandered takes some deeper digging. – Sam Levine (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gerrymandering-strange-maps_us_5a848498e4b0ab6daf454f1e

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Threatens to Veto Immigration Bills that Don’t Meet His Demands – Michael D. Shear and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/14/us/politics/trump-immigration-veto-threat.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Trump administration is abandoning McDonald’s workers — and everyone else.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/02/09/the-trump-administration-is-abandoning-mcdonalds-workers-and-everyone-else/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Wheaton College ‘punished’ football players who ‘kidnapped, beat and sexually assaulted’ freshman in brutal hazing ritual by asking them to write an eight-page essay and complete community service – JENNIFER SMITH
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5392317/Light-punishment-Christian-college-gave-boys-hazing.html

February 11 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump’s GOP ditches fiscal conservatism as budget deal clips wings of deficit hawks – Sean Sullivan and Michelle Ye Hee Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-budget-deal-republicans-deficit-20180210-story.html
— To curb illegal immigration, find the root cause – Barbara Orze, Chicago (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they want cheap labor.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-illegal-immigration-jobs-everify-20180209-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— J.B. Pritzker continues apology tour at Black Women of Illinois forum – Rachel Hinton (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want you to apologize for? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize for causing all of their problems, all of your problems, all of my problems, and all of everyone’s problems. They especially want me to apologize for causing all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. Most commonly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like caused Republican defeats.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/j-b-pritzker-continues-apology-tour-at-black-women-of-illinois-forum/

 

DAILY HERALD
— 8 ways to prepare for big tax law changes this filing season – Bloomberg
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180211/8-ways-to-prepare-for-big-tax-law-changes-this-filing-season

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— 101st hopeful discusses endorsement by Proft – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-02-11/tom-kacich-101st-hopeful-discusses-endorsement-proft.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois House candidate Dan Caulkins says he didn’t do anything special to earn the endorsement of radio host Dan Proft, his Liberty Principles Political Action Committee and, at last count, more than $105,000 in uncoordinated campaign support. “Their mission is to recruit good, solid conservatives for government. They feel the need, and they have the ability to support people that they believe are honest, hardworking and conservative, people who can go to Springfield and articulate a conservative message and who believe in limited government, lower taxes, reducing the regulations on business that will make Illinois prosperous again. I fill that bill,” said Caulkins, a former Decatur City Council member. At the time he was interviewed by Proft last summer, he said he didn’t know how much support he’d get or even if he’d be backed by the conservative group in the three-way Republican race in the 101st House District. The other candidates are Randy Keith of Monticello and Todd Henricks of Cerro Gordo. “I wasn’t the only candidate they interviewed in the 101st. After the interview they told me that there were other people they’d talk to before they made a decision. And they chose to support me,” he said. He said he’s running his own campaign independent of Liberty Principles.)

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County residents visit forum to meet 14th Congressional District candidates – ED KOMENDA (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting debates for a) Rauner v. Ives, b) Sanguinetti v. Morthland, c) Harold v. Grasso, d) Diganvker v. Jhingan, e) Stella v. Vlakancic, f) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne, g) Kinzler v. Orozco, h) Zito v. Khouri, i) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, j) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Gavanes, k) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully, l) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, m) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, n) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, o) etc.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/02/10/mchenry-county-residents-visit-forum-to-meet-14th-congressional-district-candidates/ahzxjml/
— McHenry County won’t dismiss or reduce formerly criminal, low-level marijuana convictions – KATIE SMITH (DIERSEN: I have never used an illegal drug and I never will. I thank my outstanding parents who had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1948, sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the MSL, and c) had me confirmed as a MSL in 1962.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/02/08/mchenry-county-wont-dismiss-or-reduce-formerly-criminal-low-level-marijuana-convictions/a4mgn99/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Meet Gov. Rauner. He’s new here – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180210/statehouse-insider-meet-gov-rauner-hes-new-here
— Rauner’s Valentine’s Day gift to state could be balanced budget proposal – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180210/our-view-rauners-valentines-day-gift-to-state-could-be-balanced-budget-proposal

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Reading tea leaves – Rich Miller
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-reading-tea-leaves/article_c3486eda-fafd-5ade-be6e-65d2857111ef.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Bloomington Pantagraph publishes a letter from someone who hates those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/letters/gop-supports-bigotry-of-trump/article_4bdb4831-bd59-504f-a849-892aa236c1c1.html

 

SOUTHERN
— At Lincoln Luncheon, Republican candidates celebrate conservatism, debate its finer points – ISAAC SMITH
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/at-lincoln-luncheon-republican-candidates-celebrate-conservatism-debate-its-finer/article_c63d8bb3-8cd7-50fb-8b58-096df2674cbe.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— ‘Trump Bump’ spurs new wave of journalists – ROGER RUTHHART (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I do not have a degree in journalism. In my defense, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years as an analyst, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. Much of what GAO analysts do very similar to what journalist do.)
http://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/trump-bump-spurs-new-wave-of-journalists/article_2c605085-abc2-5e28-963e-a7cecb3abb7e.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Kankakee School District 111 administration, four boys basketball players and coaches traveled to Crete-Monee High School to make amends after a postgame altercation that occurred Feb. 2. – John Dykstra
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/meeting-helps-khs-students-mend-bridges/article_983d493d-ee15-5fdf-b23c-313c0e333d95.html

 

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— The Downsides of Upside-Down Favorability – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/downsides-upside-down-favorability

 

97.1 TALK
— Rauner Has The Cash – Jeanne Ives Has The Character Annie Talks with Jeanne Ives about the vast differences between her and Bruce Rauner’s policies. – Annie Frey Show
http://www.971talk.com/blogs/annie-frey-show/weekender/rauner-has-cash-jeanne-ives-has-character

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Over 1 million meals will be packed at North Central College (DIERSEN: Soon, because of the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will need assistance from government and from charities.)
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2018/02/10/1-million-meals-will-packed-north-central-college-feb-17-18/82414

 

FOX NEWS
— As Trump derides Dems for using DACA, a battle for Hispanic votes reignites – Joseph Weber (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Which politicians battle for votes from those who share your demographics? I should write a book about politicians who battle for votes from members of Group A by demonizing, denigrating, and condemning members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/10/as-trump-derides-dems-for-using-daca-battle-for-hispanic-votes-reignites.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Missouri mainstream media desperate to ignore bad news – Brian E. Birdnow (DIERSEN: The mainstream media promotes news that it can spin to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, or Green party platforms, and ignores the rest.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/02/missouri_mainstream_media_desperate_to_ignore_bad_news.html

 

BLAZE
— San Francisco is experiencing a ‘mass exodus.’ The city’s liberal policies are to blame. – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/02/10/san-francisco-is-experiencing-a-mass-exodus-the-citys-liberal-policies-are-to-blame

 

TOWNHALL
— The True Biblical Response to Illegal Immigration and DREAMers – Arthur Schaper (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives or as dupes a) for foreign countries and/or b) for the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2018/02/11/the-true-biblical-response-to-illegal-immigration-and-dreamers-n2446547

 

THE HILL
— GOP praises, Dems question tax-cut boost in paychecks – NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: How much has your take-home increased? IRS boosted my Civil Service Retirement System pension take-home by $91.11 a month or by $1,093.22 a year by reducing federal income tax withheld from $462.45 a month to $371.34 a month.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/372968-gop-praises-dems-question-tax-cut-boost-in-paychecks

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump, Saying ‘Mere Allegation’ Ruins Lives, Appears to Doubt #MeToo Movement – MARK LANDLER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/us/politics/trump-porter-me-too-movement.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “People’s lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation,” he wrote. “Some are true and some are false. Some are old and some are new. There is no recovery for someone falsely accused — life and career are gone. Is there no such thing any longer as Due Process?”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “G.O.P. Squirms as Trump Veers Off Script With Abuse Remarks.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/us/politics/tax-cuts-election-message-trump.html
— Liberals Wanted Fiscal Stimulus. Conservatives Delivered It. Left-leaning economists hate the timing and the composition. But the expansionary fiscal policy they sought is on the way. – Neil Irwin
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/11/upshot/liberals-wanted-fiscal-stimulus-conservatives-delivered-it.html
— The Republicans Have Become the Party of Debt – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/opinion/sunday/republicans-deficit-debt.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-male promote out-of-wedlock birth.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/opinion/sunday/single-mothers-poverty.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Trump does not care about women’s safety.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/opinion/trump-porter-abuse-women.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pennsylvania GOP Lawmakers Submit New Map in Gerrymandering Case State’s Supreme Court had overturned current congressional districts as unfair to Democrats – Scott Calvert and Brent Kendall (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who gerrymandered my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton in 2015 and why they did it?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pennsylvania-gop-lawmakers-to-submit-new-map-in-gerrymandering-case-1518202728

February 9 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Should Illinois legalize recreational marijuana? – Editorial (DIERSEN: NO!)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-marijuana-illinois-governor-colorado-20180126-story.html
— As midterms near, more women plunging into campaigns – Kate Thayer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-congress-more-women-running-20180205-story.html
— Trump administration NOW HIRING: No integrity necessary – Rex Huppke (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-rob-porter-trump-kelly-huppke-20180208-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Porter debacle confirms Trump’s incompetence.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-porter-kelly-ex-wife-20180211-story.html
— Top Democrats wriggling about on the issue of pensions – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-biss-pritzker-pensions-20180211-story.html
— Woodward and Bernstein blast Trump, get in a dig at Chicago Tribune – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-woodward-bernstein-0210-chicago-inc-20180209-story.html
— Emotional support animals — from dogs to peacocks, real or fake — present challenges for businesses – Samantha Bomkamp
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-emotional-support-animals-20180211-story.html
— Let’s have a parade! On second thought … – Editorial (DIERSEN: What does the Chicago Tribune say to those who a) discourage Republican participation in Wheaton Independence Day parades, b) discourage Republican sponsorship of the parades, and c) discourage people from watching the parades?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-parade-washington-20180208-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner’s dismal poll numbers are not a good sign for the governor – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/rauners-dismal-poll-numbers-are-not-a-good-sign-for-the-governor/
— A reminder of how fixing problems in Illinois is supposed to work – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-a-reminder-of-how-fixing-problems-in-illinois-is-supposed-to-work/
— Civic Federation warns ‘significant problems remain’ in budget recommendations – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/civic-federation-warns-significant-problems-remain-in-budget-recommendations/
— Trump says alleged wife-beating aide has ‘a great career ahead of him’ – AP (DIERSEN: When my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they did not want me to have a great post-GAO career, they did not wish me well. Instead, they did everything that they could to stop me from getting a job that was appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license. They wanted everyone to see that they could/would/will waste the careers of and get rid of Republicans just like Jim Thompson wasted the careers of and got rid of Democrats like Rutan. They knew that my wife had helped elect Thompson in 1976. SEE: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/donald-trump-rob-porter-great-career-ahead-of-him-wife-beating-domestic-violence/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump said Friday he hopes an aide who resigned this week in the wake of domestic abuse allegations has “a great career ahead of him.” Trump told reporters at a surprise appearance Friday that former White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter did “a very good job while he was in the White House” and adds: “We wish him well.”)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County considers how to spend extra $4.5 million – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180209/kane-county-considers-how-to-spend-extra-45-million
— East Dundee places cap on debt, property tax hikes – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180209/east-dundee-places-cap-on-debt-property-tax-hikes

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Under siege, Pritzker rips Rauner but is vague on Madigan – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180209/BLOGS02/180209861/under-siege-pritzker-rips-rauner-but-is-vague-on-madigan

 

NBC5
— Pritzker Looking to Rebound After Challenging Week – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/pritzker-looking-to-bounce-back-after-rough-week-473646513.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Gov. Rauner meets with the Herald & Review editorial board – RYAN VOYLES
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-live-gov-rauner-meets-with-the-herald-review-editorial/article_be1be136-8643-5cfb-ad3d-0ab5851d64e3.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Pro-choice, pro-life, or pro-reduction – Jim Nowlan
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/jim-nowlan-pro-choice-pro-life-or-pro-reduction/article_f4fa7466-ee87-54f8-aeb9-3599320ca76e.html

 

CHICAGO READER
— Pritzker the sneak disser might as well have said the N-word – Adeshina Emmanuel
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/02/09/pritzker-the-sneak-disser-might-as-well-have-said-the-n-word

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Release New TV Ad: Lead the Charge
https://mailchi.mp/52e8ed609870/ives-release-new-tv-ad-lead-the-charge
— “All of Us Worked Hard” in 2016, Governor?
https://mailchi.mp/d8d420fc80a5/all-of-us-worked-hard-in-2016-governor

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Erika Harold should decline to attend Coles County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner and demand its racist GOP Chairman resign – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/02/erika-harold-should-decline-to-attend-coles-county-republican-lincoln-day-dinner-and-demand-its-racist-gop-chairman-resign/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MORE CHICAGO-AREA HOMEOWNERS DROWNING IN MORTGAGE DEBT THAN IN ANY OTHER MAJOR CITY A new study shows 13 percent of Chicago-area homeowners with mortgages owed at least 25 percent more than their homes were worth. – Amy Korte (DIERSEN: Paying off our mortgage was a top priority for my wife and I. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when we paid off our mortgage in the 1990s.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/more-chicago-area-homeowners-drowning-in-mortgage-debt-than-in-any-other-major-city/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NEW VIDEO BLASTS GOP STATE REP HAMMOND FOR FAILING WOMEN EXPLOITED BY STATE LAWMAKERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/new-video-blasts-gop-state-rep-hammond-for-failing-women-exploited-by-state-lawmakers.html
— WHO’S SPENDING WHAT IN ILLINOIS’ GOVERNOR PRIMARY RACES?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/whos-spending-what-in-illinois-governor-primary-races.html
— CHICAGO MEDIA TEAM PEEKS INTO ILLINOIS TRANSPARENCY THINK TANK’S INNER WORKINGS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/chicago-media-team-peeks-into-illinois-transparency-think-tanks-inner-workings.html
— ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS WRONGLY BLAMED FOR STATE PENSION CRISIS, REPORT SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/illinois-taxpayers-wrongly-blamed-for-state-pension-crisis-report-says.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives releases new ad: “Lead the Charge”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/09/ives-releases-new-ad-lead-the-charge/
— Ives slams Rauner over Trump comments
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/09/ives-slams-rauner-over-trump-comments/
— Durbin vouches for Pritzker in new Downstate ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/09/durbin-vouches-for-pritzker-in-new-downstate-ad/
— Rauner on relationship with Uihlein: “Can’t say there is one”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/09/rauner-on-relationship-with-uihlein-can%E2%80%99t-say-there-is-one/
— “I feel the state of Illinois is forcing me toward opioid use when a better alternative exists”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/09/i-feel-the-state-of-illinois-is-forcing-me-toward-opioid-use-when-a-better-alternative-exists/
— Can you negotiate with cancer?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/09/can-you-negotiate-with-cancer/
— Hastings, Tom Cullerton, DGA, Ives, Pritzker, McSweeney, Kennedy respond – Director said caught off guard in 2015 – Rep. Kifowit responds *** Rauner says state did “exceptionally well” and “we would not do anything different” to prevent Quincy veterans’ home deaths
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/09/rauner-says-state-did-exceptionally-well-and-we-would-not-do-anything-different-after-quincy-veterans-home-deaths/
— IDPH slammed for not spending $10 million in appropriated HIV funding
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/09/idph-slammed-for-not-spending-10-million-in-appropriated-hiv-funding/

 

BREITBART
— Offsetting DACA Amnesty with Reduction to Legal Immigration Remains Key to Gaining White House Support – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: What about those who argue that the fewer immigrants that are let in legally, the more that come in illegally?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/09/offsetting-daca-amnesty-with-reduction-to-legal-immigration-remains-key-to-gaining-white-house-support/

 

GOPUSA
— Establishment’s Tillis negotiating ridiculous border wall deal
http://www.gopusa.com/establishments-tillis-negotiating-ridiculous-border-wall-deal/
— IRS overpaid Obamacare tax credits by nearly $3.5 billion in 2017
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38958

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Congress Is About To Show Whether It Really Wants To Protect Dreamers The strategy of pairing Dreamer protections to government funding didn’t work. So what’s next? – Elise Foley (DIERSEN: Who protects those who share your demographics? Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout the members of the following groups not only do not need any kind of protection, they are the problem: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/congress-dreamers_us_5a7df7fce4b044b3821d41a3

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Massive infusion of spending ends era of restraint for federal agencies, Pentagon – Heather Long
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/massive-infusion-of-spending-ends-era-of-restraint-for-federal-agencies-pentagon/2018/02/09/cefb1e72-0d17-11e8-95a5-c396801049ef_story.html

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— OPM details strategy for workforce reshaping, basic tenets of Trump’s management agenda – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. If they have to get rid of employees, they get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2018/02/opm-details-strategy-for-workforce-reshaping-basic-tenets-of-trumps-management-agenda/

February 9 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Rauner ‘Very Troubled’ With Llinois Policy Institute’s Reported Questionable Dealings – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/09/governor-rauner-llinois-policy-institutes-report-investigation-financial/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Trump signs sweeping $400 billion budget deal, government to reopen – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-budget-deal-government-shutdown-20180208-story.html
— Civic Federation calls for taxing retirement income, maybe closing universities to balance state budget – Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: The more that retirement income would be taxed, the more retired people would leave Illinois. All retired people in Illinois are members of one or more of the following groups: 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.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-civic-federation-illinois-budget-20180209-story.html
— Top Trump aides knew of abuse allegations against Rob Porter for months – Josh Dawsey and Beth Reinhard
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-white-house-aide-domestic-abuse-20180208-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois GOP Congressmen note the lack of “civic-minded citizens” coming forward to run for the 3rd Congressional District office. Running for a congressional seat is a tremendously difficult undertaking, far more difficult than running for an Illinois Senate seat, an Illinois House seat, a county seat, etc. Rauner owns the Illinois Republican Party lock, stock, and barrel. Because of that, few run for seats as Republicans in Illinois unless Rauner asks them to run and he gives them lots of money.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-civic-federation-illinois-budget-20180209-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Duckworth and Schneider blast Trump’s military parade. I should write a book about those who since 1978 have worked the hardest a) to discourage Republican participation in Wheaton Independence Day parades, b) to discourage Republican sponsorship of the parades, and c) to discourage people from watching the parades.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-civic-federation-illinois-budget-20180209-story.html
— With U.S. competition hurting its marijuana business, Mexico warms a little to legalization – Kate Linthicum (DIERSEN: Mexico’s sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally is an act of war as well as its sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally and its keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/voiceit/world-views/ct-hoy-with-u-s-competition-hurting-its-marijuana-business-mexico-warms-a-little-to-legalization-20180208-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For decades, marijuana flowed in one direction across the U.S.-Mexico border: north. These days, drug enforcement agents regularly seize specialty strains of retail-quality cannabis grown in the United States being smuggled south. Widespread legalization in the U.S. is killing Mexico’s marijuana business, and cartel leaders know it. They are increasingly abandoning the crop that was once was their bread and butter and looking elsewhere for profits, producing and exporting drugs including heroin and fentanyl and banking on extortion schemes and fuel theft. So when Mexico’s tourism secretary boldly declared his hopes that Mexico will legalize marijuana for recreational use in an effort to reduce growing violence across the nation, some balked at the notion that marijuana was driving the bloodshed.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sun-Times wins Report for America grant to hire neighborhood reporter (DIERSEN: When will the mainstream media hire a reporter to cover Wheaton?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sun-times-wins-report-for-america-grant-to-hire-neighborhood-reporter/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Kennedy tries to walk moderate line in Illinois Democratic governor fight – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180208/BLOGS02/180209905/chris-kennedy-tries-to-walk-moderate-line-in-illinois-democratic

 

DAILY HERALD
— 10th District rivals exchange barbs over political pasts – Russell Lissau (DIERSEN: If you ran for an office, what would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame you for? They would blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000, and especially the defeats that Jim Ryan sufffered in 2002, Judy Baar Topinka in 2006, and Bill Brady suffered in 2010.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180209/10th-district-rivals-exchange-barbs-over-political-pasts

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker regrets; Ives doesn’t – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-02-09/pritzker-regrets-ives-doesnt.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: SJ-R maligns Ives for political gain
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180208/thumbs-down-to-candidates-who-malign-others-for-political-gain
— Thumbs Down: To candidates who malign others for political gain – Editorial (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who maligns others? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County. and in Illinois who malign those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180208/thumbs-down-to-candidates-who-malign-others-for-political-gain
— Civic Federation recommends taxing services, retirement to stabilize state – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: If this is done, how many millions will leave Illinois? Those who will leave will be those who are retired, 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.sj-r.com/news/20180209/civic-federation-recommends-taxing-services-retirement-to-stabilize-state
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ahead of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget address next week, the Civic Federation is again calling for taxing some retirement income and extending the state sales tax to some services as part of its proposal to stabilize state finances. The Civic Federation, which is a watchdog over state finances, said the budget passed last summer to end the two-year budget impasse meant the state “was no longer careening toward unprecedented financial disaster.” “However, our elected officials again relied on shaky financial practices for short-term relief, such as counting on dubious one-time revenues and repeatedly kicking the pension can down the road,” said Federation president Laurence Msall in a statement. “Such actions only make achieving sound financial footing more difficult.” The Civic Federation compiled a list of 11 steps it believes the state should follow to reestablish the state’s financial health. Number one on the list is limiting annual spending growth to 2.1 percent for the next five years at a minimum. The group recommended other cost control measures like cutting the interest rate the state pays on overdue bills, consolidating government units and creating a commission to explore consolidating governance of state universities. Other recommendations will be more difficult, Msall acknowledged. The organization said the state should impose the income tax on the same retirement income that is taxed at the federal level. For example, there is a federal income tax on 401(k) distributions, but Illinois does not tax them. Imposing that tax has been a third rail in Illinois politics. Also, the report calls for a constitutional amendment to be placed on the ballot “to clarify the pension protection clause.” That clause prevents lawmakers from enacting cuts to pensions of current public employees. The report recommends extending the sales tax to 14 services that are also taxed in Wisconsin, such as landscaping and internet services. The federation also is calling for a new capital construction bill that would be financed by an increase in the gasoline tax. Rauner will deliver his budget speech on Wednesday.)
— Fox News’ Pirro, Rauner fire up Republicans at annual dinner – Maximilian Kwiatkowski (DIERSEN: How successful have the chairmen of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization been in recruiting speakers that draw draw large crowds and fire them up? While I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) demonized, denigrated, and condemned the speakers that I recruited, b) hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had recruited better speakers, far more would have attended TAPROOT monthly meetings, picnics, and Christmas parties, and c) hinted/implied/argured/shouted that my failure to recruit better speakers was enough to viciously dump me as the TAPROOT chairman. After my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes succeeded in viciously dumping me, they recruited Dan Proft to speak at a TAPROOT meeting.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180208/fox-news-pirro-rauner-fire-up-republicans-at-annual-dinner
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Leading Republican figures doubled down on their attacks on Democrats Thursday as they rallied the Sangamon County branch of the party during its 114th Lincoln Day Dinner in Springfield. More than 900 party members, leaders and politicians showed up for the event at the Bank of Springfield Center to hear special guest Jeanine Pirro, host of Fox News’ “Justice with Judge Jeanine” program, and Gov. Bruce Rauner. Rauner said the main goal for Republicans this year is to defeat longtime Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, calling him a machine politician who was destroying the state. “It is a cancer that is eating us from the inside, sucking our vitality, sucking our quality of life to enrich himself and his friends inside government,” Rauner said. The governor focused on themes he has mentioned throughout his campaign: restoring economic success in Illinois and lowering taxation. He made a specific promise to fight a Democratic proposal for a progressive income tax, which would tax residents based upon their income level. “It ain’t progressive. It’s a destructive income tax hike that they want to put on the people of Illinois,” he said. “I will block that and make sure that our income taxes stay flat and low and actually down lower from where they are today and bring ’em back down to 3 percent over the next two years.” Pirro, meanwhile, focused on national issues. She praised the first year of President Donald Trump as a major improvement over Barack Obama and the rule of the Democratic Party, which she said was corrupt. She compared Trump to a maverick politician for doing things outside of norm for politicians. “He said things that weren’t politically correct, and he said things that weren’t considered acceptable,” she said. “But the forgotten men and women of this country heard him. And here we are one year later, with a resounding economy, with ISIS crushed in the Middle East, with unemployment at a 40-year low.” While acknowledging the stock market had taken downturn recently, she said Trump’s presidency has been a success thus far. Pirro said, however, there were still issues for the country to confront, specifically the FBI. She claimed the nation’s top law enforcement agency may have been politically biased and tried to ensure Trump’s 2016 opponent, Hillary Clinton, became president. She said the situation “absolutely scares the hell out me.” She said the picture started to become clear with former FBI director James Comey not indicting Clinton over managing classified documents on a private email server. She said she believes Comey wanted Clinton to become president and was hiding information from her and may also have been covering for Obama. “It’s time for James Comey to be the target of an active criminal investigation,” she said. She then cited the Russian uranium deal, made under Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State, as another case that should be investigated, claiming a number of Washington politicians were working together to defend each other. According to Pirro, Robert Mueller, who is investigating allegations of Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election, is among them. She claimed Mueller was out for revenge over not becoming FBI director when Comey was removed last year and instead collaborated with Republican Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to investigate Trump. “Rosenstein needed Mueller to be there. Comey needed Mueller to be there, because they were all involved in a case that involves the sale of the uranium,” she said. She likened the whole investigation to an attempt to overthrow the government and highlighted it as a reason for Republicans to make sure they vote in 2018. “The 2018s are gonna be tough. They’re gonna be real tough,” she said. “You better get ready for this. I don’t care if you walk house to house, use social media, tweet, text, email, get the millennials involved, go to the old age homes. Whatever you gotta do you gotta get out there.” Rauner said he was confident that 2018 would be successful. “All of us worked hard last year. 2016 — even though President Trump, unfortunately, lost Illinois by over 16 points — we in Illinois picked up six seats in the General Assembly for the Republicans in 2016,” he said. “And you watch, this year, this is our year. We are going to take it to the Madigan machine of corruption and cronyism. We are going to run a great slate of candidates this November, and we are going to win nine (House) seats and knock Mike Madigan out as speaker of the House.”)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Bill proposes $1B to help cover Illinois prison expenses – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/bill-proposes-b-to-help-cover-illinois-prison-expenses/article_ddfe2146-2bbf-5c91-a8d6-1f81f226fce1.html

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Campaign Cash Proxy War Breaks Out In House Race Proft Groups Back Miller; Durkin, House GOP Back Corrigan – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/campaign-cash-proxy-war-breaks-out-in-house-race/

 

WCSJ NEWS
— Rauner Budget Chief: Governor Will Deal With Nine Billion Deficit
http://www.wcsjnews.com/news/local/rauner-budget-chief-governor-will-deal-with-nine-billion-deficit/article_fd76cd82-0d8a-11e8-9fb5-27d2842aa896.html

 

WJBC
— Illinois Republican congressmen distance themselves from GOP Holocaust denier candidate – Howard Packowitz (DIERSEN: Saying that someone is distancing themselves from someone hints/implies/argues/shouts that they initially supported that someone. Republicans never supported Arthur Jones.)
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/02/08/illinois-republican-congressmen-distance-themselves-from-gop-holocaust-denier-candidate/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/special-reportthe-possibility-of-legalizing-recreational-marijuana/961394232

 

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois politicians: stop guilting taxpayers – Wirepoints Original – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-politicians-stop-guilting-taxpayers-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Pritzker under fire for new FBI wiretapped Blagojevich talks – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: What are you “under fire” for? I am under fire from Democrats and Democrat plants, from Libertarians and Libertarian plants, from Greens and Green plants, and from RINOs for my supporting the Illinois Republican Party platform, and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/pritzker-under-fire-for-new-fbi-wiretapped-blagojevich-talks/article_ebc1b9dc-0c48-11e8-ba46-e71ffdf0bdad.html

 

BREITBART
— Jeanne Ives Is the Real Deal in Illinois – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/09/blue-state-blues-jeanne-ives-real-deal-illinois/

 

BLAZE
— Effective immediately: House bans sexual relationships between lawmakers and their staffers – Jana J. Pruet
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/02/06/effective-immediately-house-bans-sexual-relationships-between-lawmakers-and-their-staffers

 

NEW YORK
— We All Have a Stake in the Stock Market, Right? Guess Again – Patricia Cohen
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/business/economy/stocks-economy.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Take a deep breath and relax. The riotous market swings that have whipped up frothy peaks of anxiety over the last week — bringing the major indexes down more than 10 percent from their high — have virtually no impact on the income or wealth of most families. The reason: They own little or no stock. A whopping 84 percent of all stocks owned by Americans belong to the wealthiest 10 percent of households. And that includes everyone’s stakes in pension plans, 401(k)’s and individual retirement accounts, as well as trust funds, mutual funds and college savings programs like 529 plans. “For the vast majority of Americans, fluctuations in the stock market have relatively little effect on their wealth, or well-being, for that matter,” said Edward N. Wolff, an economist at New York University who recently published new research on the topic. Both Republicans and Democrats have promoted the idea that a rising stock market broadly lifts Americans’ fortunes. When there was a parade of market rallies, President Trump asked, “How’s your 401(k) doing?”)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Dozens at White House lack permanent security clearances – Josh Dawsey, Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/dozens-at-white-house-lack-permanent-security-clearances/2018/02/08/50e3cfd6-0d15-11e8-8890-372e2047c935_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Journalists are fleeing for their lives in Mexico. There are few havens – Kate Linthicum
http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-mexico-journalists-20180205-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Forget the 4% Rule: Rethinking Common Retirement Beliefs Three retirement-savings rules come into question as stocks and bonds get more expensive and retirements last longer – Anne Tergesen (DIERSEN: 10 times my 1997 GAO salary in today’s dollars is $1,253,250.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/forget-the-4-rule-rethinking-common-retirement-beliefs-1518172201
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 4% rule Conventional wisdom says you can withdraw 4% from your savings in the first year of retirement and give yourself an annual raise over the next 30 years to keep pace with inflation without a significant risk of going broke. For someone with a $1 million portfolio, the formula produces an initial income of $40,000 and—assuming inflation of 2.5%—an increase to $41,000 in year two. But in recent years, the rule’s safety has been questioned. While 4% would have worked over every 30-year retirement from 1926 on for an investor with 60% in large-company stocks and 40% in intermediate-term U.S. bonds, it failed in almost half of the simulations researchers recently ran using forecasts of future, rather than past, returns. As a result, “3% is the new safe withdrawal rate,” says Wade Pfau, a professor at the American College of Financial Services in Bryn Mawr, Pa., who ran the numbers with Mr. Blanchett and Michael Finke, also of the American College. . .Finding your ‘number’ This rule calls for amassing a specific dollar amount, such as 10 times your current salary, before retiring. But that can be dangerous, Mr. Blanchett says.)
— Brazil’s Largest Newspaper to Cease Posting on Facebook Move follows the social-media company’s decision to overhaul its news feed – Paul Kiernan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/brazils-largest-newspaper-to-cease-posting-on-facebook-1518110504
— A War on the Rich Won’t Help the Poor – David R. Henderson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-war-on-the-rich-wont-help-the-poor-1518134282

 

USA TODAY
— As Paul Ryan turns to Democrats for votes, conservatives fume over budget deal – Eliza Collins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/02/08/paul-ryan-turns-democrats-votes-conservatives-fume-over-budget-deal/320248002/
— Drugs, alcohol and suicides contribute to alarming drop in U.S. life expectancy – Doyle Rice
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2018/02/07/drugs-alcohol-and-suicides-contribute-alarming-drop-u-s-life-expectancy/316271002/
— ‘Hire the best and fire the worst’: Trump proposes biggest civil service change in 40 years – Gregory Korte (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/02/09/hire-best-and-fire-worst-trump-proposes-biggest-civil-service-change-40-years/315981002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump foreshadowed the proposal in a line in his State of the Union address last week: “Tonight, I call on Congress to empower every Cabinet Secretary with the authority to reward good workers and to remove federal employees who undermine the public trust or fail the American people,” he said. Trump is using the VA Accountability Act, which gave the Secretary of Veterans Affairs greater authority to fire and discipline workers, as a model. The White House says that law has resulted in the dismissal of 1,470 employees, the suspension of 443, demotions for 83 others last year. “While to some people those are code wards, they’re very clear to us,” said American Federation of Government Employees President J. David Cox, who represents about 700,000 workers for the federal government and District of Columbia. “Basically it wipes out due process rights for employees.” Another pillar of the proposal would reduce automatic pay increases and instead use that money for a performance bonus pool. Under the current system, federal employees get a review every one to three years. Employees whose performance is “fully successful” — as 99.7% are — get a within-grade “step” increase in addition to annual cost-of-living increases. Trump’s plan would stretch out the amount of time it takes to go from step 1 to step 10 from 18 years to 27 years, saving $10 billion over the next decade, officials said. That money would then go to high-performing employees either as merit raises or one-time bonuses. Federal employee unions fear the pay-per-performance plan would be used to reward loyalists and discriminate against women and minorities. “He seems to be interested in political revenge by firing people,” Cox said. “The government is not a family business that you get to be in total control of.” Some of Trump’s proposals can be done administratively, and others would take congressional action. Trump’s efforts to wrangle the bureaucracy fulfill a key campaign promise of the businessman president, who pledged a hiring freeze to shrink the cost of government and reduce regulation.)

 

SALON
— CNN let that Nazi GOP candidate spew his hate on live TV Both the state and national Republican Parties have denounced Arthur Jones. Yet CNN gave him a platform – Rachel Leah (DIERSEN: Of course, CNN is using Arthur Jones to harm Trump, to harm the Republican Party, to harm the Illinois Republican Party, and to harm all Republicans. CNN is an arm of the Democrat Party.)
https://www.salon.com/2018/02/08/cnn-let-that-nazi-gop-candidate-spew-his-hate-on-live-tv/

February 8 Morning Edition

KEVIN WILEY FOR DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kevin Wiley Campaign Report  (DIERSEN:  GOPUSA ILLINOIS encourages Republican campaigns, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, etc. to email such reports to diersen@aol.com.  My spending 10+  hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out severely limits the number of events that  I can attend and report on.)
https://gopillinois.com
(THE REPORT: Last night’s fundraiser was a great success with just over 80 people in attendance and the contributions still coming in. Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti discussed how devastating it would be for Illinois with J.B. Pritzker as Governor, John Cullerton as the Senate President, and Mike Madigan as the House Majority leader. Erika Harold highlighted the state of corruption that exist in Springfield and made the case for how important it is to have a real Attorney General in office. Both speakers talked about how important it is to have elected leaders like Kevin Wiley in officer. Kevin has been serving us locally as a Fire District Board Trustee and now as you DuPage County Board Member. He has also been serving us for over 34-years in the United States Army and is now a Colonel in the 9th Mission Support Command in the Pacific. His family has chosen to serve as well. His daughter now sits on the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, his eldest son is serving with the 82nd Airborne, and his youngest son is an ROTC cadet at Wheaton College. Standing by their side making it all possible is Laura Wiley. Bob Larsen and Jim Zay talked about the County Boards accomplishments and emphasized how we have kept the property tax levy flat. Then to wrap the night up, Kevin Wiley thanked all in attendance and shared a quote from the Super Bowl Champions Head Coach Doug Pederson. “An individual can make a difference, a team can make a miracle”. Kevin highlighted that this is how we will win in November and beyond. The dignitaries in attendance include:

 

Elected Officials
Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti
Attorney General Candidate Erika Harold
DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan
DuPage County Clerk of the Circuit Court Chris Kachiroubas
DuPage County Corner Richard Jorgensen
DuPage County Recorder Fred Bucholz

 

Mayors
Erik Spande – President, Village of Winfield
Ruben Pineda – Mayor, City of West Chicago

 

Party Chairman
Brian Krajewski – DuPage County Chairman
Burt Minor – Winfield Township Chairman
Marty Keller – Milton Township Chairman

 

DuPage County Board Members
Bob Larsen – CB 6
Brian Krajewski – CB 3
Grant Eckhoff – CB 4
James Healy – CB 5
Janice Anderson – CB 5
Jim Zay – CB 6
Tim Elliott – CB 4
Tonia Khouri – CB 5
Kevin Wiley – CB 6

Forest Preserve

Al Murphy – FP 6

 

Local Officials
Wayne Township Supervisor – Randy Ramey
Wayne Township Trustee – Tom Feltes
Wayne Township Trustee – Jackie Hayden
Wayne Township Assessor – Mike Musson
Winfield Township Assessor – Mark Malay
Winfield Township Clerk – Nicole Prater

Candidates
23rd State Senate Candidate – Seth Lewis
46th State Rep Candidate – Jay Kinzler
Jim Mendrick – Candidate DuPage County Sheriff
Paula McGowen – Candidate for CB 4)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ives launches radio ad: Republican governor candidate state Rep. Jeanne Ives has launched a radio ad that begins by playing off the attention she has received for her controversial TV commercial. “Now that I’ve got your attention,” is how Ives begins narrating her ad. In the one-minute spot, Ives accuses Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner of having “betrayed conservative families” as she also touts “battling Chicago Democrats” in the legislature and opposing a bill she contends “took money from your schools to bail out the Chicago Public Schools.” “Rauner can’t win re-election. He said he’s not in charge,” she says in the ad. “With your help, I’ll lead the charge.” – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-juliana-stratton-voting-20180208-story.html
— Preckwinkle backs Pritzker, day after he apologized for remarks on African-American politicians – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-preckwinkle-pritzker-endorsement-20180207-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A demonize, denigrate, and condemn members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-mayan-underworld-huppke-20180206-story.html
— Pritzker running mate wants to make it easier for jail inmates to vote – Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: What percent of criminals vote for Democrats – 98%, 99%, 100+%?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-juliana-stratton-voting-20180208-story.html
— Lawsuit seeking first lady emails might end: A former member of Gov. Rauner’s communications team has asked to dismiss a lawsuit seeking emails from first lady Diana Rauner about a controversial abortion bill. – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-juliana-stratton-voting-20180208-story.html
— Rauner denies clemency to green card-holding veteran facing deportation – Manya Brachear Pashman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-green-card-veteran-pardon-denied-20180207-story.html
— First, a military parade. Will a mock uniform with epaulets be next? – Jennifer Rubn (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 1978 have worked the hardest a) to discourage Republican participation in Wheaton Independence Day parades, b) to discourage Republican sponsorship of the parades, and c) to discourage people from watching the parades.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-military-march-parade-trump-rubin-0208-20180207-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Small government think tank yields big bucks for nonprofit’s leaders – Mick Dumke and Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Since 2000, to discredit me, my competitors, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that a) no one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, b) no one pays for GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, c) the emails do not contain any pictures or advertising, and d) many individuals, organizations, and companies that state that they are conservative and/or Republican do not read the emails, do not encourage others to read the emails, and some even discourage others from reading the emails.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/small-government-think-tank-yields-big-bucks-for-nonprofits-leaders/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Well before John Tillman began running the Illinois Policy Institute a decade ago, the nonprofit think tank was calling for major reforms to state government, especially its finances. But few in Springfield — or elsewhere in Illinois — paid attention. That changed when Tillman relaunched the institute in 2007. The organization steadily expanded its work and influence after the conservative activist took over, while contributions shot up from about $341,000 in 2007 to $6.4 million in 2016 — a nearly 19-fold increase in a decade. Tillman was also able to ratchet up the group’s output of research and advocacy. Its studies and opinion pieces on cutting government spending and boosting transparency became must-read material to many Republicans, some Democrats — and to the governor of Illinois. But while the institute attacked political insiders for profiting off the system, Tillman was able to increase his own bottom line, parlaying a small-government message into growing paychecks for himself and other top staff members, tax filings and audits show. . .In 2015, the Illinois Opportunity Project paid $102,000 to AKJ Consulting of Hinsdale —- an entity whose agent and manager is Pat Hughes, one of the co-founders and leaders of the Illinois Opportunity Project. Hughes also holds positions at the Liberty Justice Center and Illinois Policy Institute. In 2014, Think Freely Media reported paying $64,000 to Dan Proft as a consultant. Proft, another founder of the Illinois Opportunity Project, was a senior fellow at the institute until taking a leave to focus on political work, which includes running the political action committee Liberty Principles. During 2015 and 2016, Think Freely also paid $211,500 to Starfish Consulting LLC, which lists Proft as its president in its state registration . . .In 2013, Tillman held leadership positions at all five nonprofits, which reported to the IRS that he worked a total of 51 hours a week for $485,411 in total pay. The following year, he reported working 75 hours a week at the organizations, though his pay fell to $398,414. The reported numbers show that Tillman collected pay that was often well above how comparable organizations in other states compensated their leaders. His reported compensation dropped again in 2015, to $366,631. But that still exceeded the pay of top executives at other, similar organizations, including the Michigan-based Mackinac Center and the Texas Public Policy Foundation, tax records show. Those pay figures don’t include money that Tillman received from Crowdskout or other for-profit entities. Tillman said his pay was fair. “We compare my compensation to a variety of organizations of similar size, impact and growth, state-based and national, including ProPublica,” Tillman wrote.)
— Duckworth, Durbin call Trump parade a big waste for taxpayers – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 1978 have worked the hardest a) to discourage Republican participation in Wheaton Independence Day parades, b) to discourage Republican sponsorship of the parades, and c) to discourage people from watching the parades.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/duckworth-durbin-call-trump-parade-a-big-waste-for-taxpayers/
— Preckwinkle backs Pritzker, shrugs off ‘casual conversations’ with Blagojevich – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/county-board-president-toni-preckwinkle-endorses-j-b-pritzker-for-governor/
— When a Holocaust denier slithered into view, the Illinois GOP failed to act – Editorial (DIERSEN: From what I see, the Illinois Republican Party’s (IRP) top priority is to get rid of those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the IRP platform.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/arthur-jones-when-a-holocaust-denier-slithered-into-view-the-illinois-gop-failed-to-act/
— Uber study using Chicago data finds male drivers earn more than female drivers – Tanveer Ali
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/uber-data-gender-gap-earn/

 

DAILY HERALD
— 42nd GOP hopefuls Byrne, Grant, and Minor talk abortion bill, ‘religious freedom’ laws – Burt Constable
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180208/42nd-gop-hopefuls-talk-abortion-bill-religious-freedom-laws
(FROM THE ARTICLE: All three are Catholic and describe themselves as “pro-life,” but Minor says that while he was “disappointed greatly” that Rauner signed a bill allowing tax dollars to pay for abortions, he would work with that existing law. Grant and Byrne disagree. “Taxpayers should not have to fund abortions,” Grant says, adding that she would like to see the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortions be overturned. Saying that he “wrestles” with the potential “threat of two lives lost” in an illegal abortion, Byrne says, “I don’t think it should be funded by taxpayer dollars.” The candidates also differed on so-called religious freedom laws that would allow medical facilities and business owners the right to discriminate against people who request services that are in opposition to the vendors’ religious beliefs. Grant and Byrne said businesses should have the right to discriminate for religious reasons, but should strive to be polite, compassionate and civil. Minor disagreed with the laws. “We have to protect anybody,” Minor said. All the candidates favor some form of term limits for politicians, as well as a restructuring of Illinois’ pension system to move future governmental employees into contribution plans such as 401(k) funds. Byrne supports the legalization of recreational marijuana, which he called a “great, untapped resource” for tax revenue, while Grant and Minor said they would not favor the legalization.)
— Rauner to run ads tying Ives to Madigan (DIERSEN: Who do your critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that you are tied to?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180206/rauner-to-run-ads-tying-ives-to-madigan
— Kane state’s attorney continues fight for victim’s advocate funding – Harry Hitzeman
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180207/kane-states-attorney-continues-fight-for-victims-advocate-funding
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform attack Ives.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180208/editorial-illinois-governor-candidate-jeanne-ives-should-take-down-ad-that-attacks-people-of-illinois-not-opponent

WGN RADIO
— Will Jeanne Ives’ controversial ad help or hurt her campaign? – PETER ZIMMERMAN
http://wgnradio.com/2018/02/07/will-jeanne-ives-controversial-ad-help-or-hurt-her-campaign/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bill extending medical marijuana program to opioid users passes committee – Brenden Moore (DIERSEN: To promote pot for medical use is to promote pot for recreational use. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180207/bill-extending-medical-marijuana-program-to-opioid-users-passes-committee
— Springfield woman’s trust to help needy families with veterinary services – John Reynolds (DIERSEN HEADLINE: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that one reason why I can afford to spend 10+ hours each and every day and to spend thousands of dollars each year putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out free of charge and without any advertising is that I have never owned a pet. SEE: Owning a pet can cost you $42,000, or 7 times as much as you expect by Zack Guzman at https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/27/how-much-does-it-cost-to-own-a-dog-7-times-more-than-you-expect.html)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180207/springfield-womans-trust-to-help-needy-families-with-veterinary-services

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Says He Will Focus On Opioid Law Enforcement, Not Treatment – GREG ALLEN (DIERSEN: Republicans focus on law enforcement. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs focus on treatment.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/instead-expanding-treatment-opioids-trump-says-he-will-focus-enforcing-laws#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pat Brady defends Tim Schneider, and therefore, he defends Bruce Rauner. From what I see, the Illinois Republican Party’s (IRP) top priority is to get rid of those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the IRP platform.)
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/08/583993705/a-white-supremacist-may-be-the-only-republican-running-for-a-seat-in-congress

 

WSIL TV & FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives or as dupes for the anti-religious Democrat Party.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37455329/film-highlights-dreamers-siuc-students-and-advocates-push-for-clean-dream-act
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/c-u-community-hold-daca-vigil-calling-for-congress-to-pass-dream-act

 

NORTHERN STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoters say “Political smear campaigns stifle progress.”
http://northernstar.info/opinion/political-smear-campaigns-stifle-progress/article_cb270868-0c8d-11e8-86be-63621908906f.html

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Cook County GOP’s endorsement of Rauner may not be what it seems – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511330597-cook-county-gop-s-endorsement-of-rauner-may-not-be-what-it-seems

 

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ pension crisis: Incompetence or malice? – Ted Dabrowski
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-pension-crisis-incompetence-or-malice-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Rauner admits he doesn’t advocate for Illinois needs with Trump (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Rauner talks and acts like he rejects the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and many other planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. In Illinois, if you are not going to defend and advance the IRP platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-rauner-admits-he-doesnt-advocate-for-illinois-needs-with-trump/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Proposed ‘privilege’ tax on capital gains called ‘jobs killer’ by lawmaker – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/proposed-privilege-tax-on-capital-gains-called-jobs-killer-by/article_7d20b6b4-0b89-11e8-bc6d-7711ce65b1b8.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— UNEDITED RESPONSE FROM AARON DEL MAR ABOUT PALATINE TOWNSHIP GOP ENDORSEMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/unedited-response-from-aaron-del-mar-about-palatine-township-gop-endorsement.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Jeanne Ives — Not Bruce Rauner — Is the Future of the Republican Party – Frank Cannon (DIERSEN: Under Rauner, ever-increasingly, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) acts like it is an operative or a dupe for those who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the IRP platform.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/frankcannon/2018/02/08/jeanne-ives–not-bruce-rauner–is-the-future-of-the-republican-party-n2445983

 

BREITBART
— Rep. Keith Ellison at Rally Denouncing Trump as White Supremacist: ‘Justice for all … Whether You’re Born Here or Not’ – PENNY STARR (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party makes it clear that it 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.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/07/rep-keith-ellison-rally-denouncing-trump-white-supremacist-justice-whether-youre-born-not/

 

POLITICO
— Trump’s military parade draws bipartisan rebuke – BRYAN BENDER (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 1978 have worked the hardest a) to discourage Republican participation in Wheaton Independence Day parades, b) to discourage Republican sponsorship of the parades, and c) to discourage people from watching the parades.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/07/trump-military-parade-defense-328962

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Republican John Cox boosts personal investment in his campaign for California governor to $4 million – SEEMA MEHTA (DIERSEN: What are your connections with John Cox? I served with Cox on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. The Daily Herald reported that Cox attended my July 5, 2003 picnic in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct that I had organized for the residents of my precinct and the residents of Jeanne Ives’ precinct to the east and Debra Olson’s precinct to west. Attendees got to meet the five announced Republican candidates for U.S. Senate – John Cox, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan. Cox brought Jays Potato Chips. Oberweis brought ice cream. The 200+ attendees included now Congressman Randy Hultgren. Jack Ryan won the primary, but withdrew. His replacement, Alan Keyes lost to Barack Obama.)
https://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-john-cox-gop-candidate-for-governor-1518070784-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: How YouTube Drives People to the Internet’s Darkest Corners Google’s video site often recommends divisive or misleading material, despite recent changes designed to fix the problem – Jack Nicas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-youtube-drives-viewers-to-the-internets-darkest-corners-1518020478?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups to take over America and to destroy America: 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.wsj.com/articles/on-immigration-do-as-the-romans-did-1518046628

 

REASON
— Rising Tax Rate Can’t End Illinois’ Economic Drought Yet leading candidates to replace Gov. Bruce Rauner think the only problem with the state’s income tax rate is that it doesn’t go high enough. – Steve Chapman
https://reason.com/archives/2018/02/08/illinois-economic-drought

February 7 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Pritzker scandal highlights importance of black vote in Illinois – Craig Wall (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Do candidates in Illinois view voters who share your demographics as being important? I should write a book about candidates in Illinois who not only do not view voters who share my demographics as being important, they dump on voters who share my demographics to curry favor with voters who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/pritzker-scandal-highlights-importance-of-black-vote-in-illinois/3049532/
— Bill would limit terms of Illinois legislative leaders – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/bill-would-limit-terms-of-illinois-legislative-leaders/3049600/

 

NBC5
— Prtizker Continues Apology Tour After FBI Tapes Released – Brendan Pedersen and Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Prtizker-Continues-Apology-Tour-After-Wiretap-Conversations-Released-473228213.html

 

CBS2
— Does Pritzker Have A Problem With African-American Voters?
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/07/does-pritzker-have-a-problem-with-african-american-voters/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow that “Colbert turns Duckworth’s Trump diss into an ad for ‘Cadet Bone Spurs’ figurine.” Ever-increasingly, Democrats get nasty minorities, females, younger people, veterans, etc. to do their dirty work.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chicagoinc/ct-ent-donald-trump-tammy-duckworth-cadet-bone-spurs-20180207-story.html
— White House aide resigns after allegations of spousal abuse – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-white-house-aide-rob-porter-resigns-20180207-story.html
— Illinois Democrats offer harmful remedies for government failures – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-illinois-democrats-governor-rauner-rent-control-20180207-story.html
— Let Trump have his parade, under one condition – Steve Chapman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 1978 have worked the hardest a) to discourage Republican participation in Wheaton Independence Day parades and b) to discourage Republican sponsorship of the parades.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-military-parade-wars-20180207-story.html
— Rauner budget chief gives lawmakers the good news, and the bad news – Monique Garcia, Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-capitol-roundup-20180207-story.html
— Pritzker’s African-American problem, and a whole lotta ‘glove’ – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-pritzker-illinois-governor-0208-story.html
— Nancy Pelosi’s filibuster-style speech attempting to force immigration vote wraps up after 8 hours – Ed O’Keefe, David Weigel and Paul Kane
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-pelosi-filibuster-dreamers-immigration-20180207-story.html
— Is Illinois serious about early voting or not? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-early-voting-illinois-late-20180206-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker’s wiretap misstep harms campaign, divides black community – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzkers-wiretap-misstep-harms-campaign-divides-black-community/

 

WTTW
— 2018 Governor’s Race: Political Battles Turn Bitter – Alexandra Silets
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/02/07/2018-governor-s-race-political-battles-turn-bitter

 

WLS AM
— Ives’ running mate says TV ad is not racist – Chris Minor
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/02/07/ives-running-mate-says-tv-ad-is-not-racist/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State needs $1B more to pay for prisons, more through June
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180207/state-needs-1b-more-to-pay-for-prisons-more-through-june

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rauner, Syverson freaked out by Ives’ candidacy
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180207/rauner-syverson-freaked-out-by-ives-candidacy

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Health chief requires FOIA from senator to release Legionnaires’ disease emails – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/health-chief-requires-foia-from-senator-to-release-legionnaires-disease/article_b27c5b67-8411-5bfb-a18b-4abedeca7e8c.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton City Council votes to turn down proposed drug treatment center – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/02/06/wheaton-city-council-votes-to-turn-down-proposed-drug-treatment-center/ao2x1n2/

 

WRAL
— Years later, Blagojevich still creates trouble for Democrats – AP
http://www.wral.com/years-later-blagojevich-still-creates-trouble-for-democrats/17320907/

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Release New Statewide Radio Spot
https://mailchi.mp/2d9215a278ca/ives-release-radio-spot
— Bruce Rauner Allies: The Anti-Family Forces the Fund Chicago Democrats: Personal PAC and Planned Parenthood Personal PAC is rallying to Rauner’s defense by attacking Ives, who – along with every single Republican state legislator – voted against HB 40.
https://mailchi.mp/926a26c205e8/bruce-rauner-allies-the-anti-family-forces-the-fund-chicago-democrats-personal-pac-and-planned-parenthood

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Electrifying GOP Primary Commercial Continues to Attract Attention – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/02/07/electrifying-gop-primary-commercial-continues-to-attract-attention/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Report: “Perfect storm” on horizon for Illinois housing market A combination of high property taxes, a sluggish local jobs market, and people leaving the state could spell trouble for the value of Illinoisans’ homes. – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/report-perfect-storm-on-horizon-for-illinois-housing-market/article_e935ce22-0b73-11e8-8b7a-ff13243c1a1f.html

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— DACA supporters hold candlelight vigil – Erick Payne (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/daca-supporters-hold-candlelight-vigil/958286705

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DEBT TRANSPARENCY BECOMES LAW DESPITE GOV. RAUNER VETO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/debt-transparency-becomes-law-despite-gov-rauner-veto.html
— “RIGGED” 2016 ELECTIONS MORPH INTO “RIGGED” ENDORSEMENTS, IL GOP FAITHFUL COMPLAIN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/rigged-2016-elections-morph-into-rigged-endorsements-il-gop-faithful-complain.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Personal PAC launches new ad *** Ives releases new radio ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/07/ives-releases-new-radio-ad/

 

BREITBART
— Pro-abortion Group Attacks Conservative Jeanne Ives in Illinois Governor’s Race – Joel B. Pollak
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/07/pro-abortion-group-attacks-conservative-jeanne-ives-illinois-governors-race-2018/
— Nancy Pelosi Filibusters for Amnesty: DACA Illegal Aliens ‘Are The Pride of Our Nation’ – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that if/when they get back into power, they will use the federal government 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 Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/07/nancy-pelosi-filibusters-for-amnesty-daca-illegal-aliens-are-the-pride-of-our-nation/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A LGBTQ activity promoter says “Illinois GOP Rep. Doesn’t Get Why Transphobic Ad Upset People.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jeanne-ives-transphobic-campaign-ad_us_5a7b2078e4b07af4e820047c

 

REUTERS
— U.S. Senate Democrats: Tax cuts benefit shareholders over workers – David Morgan (DIERSEN: Are/were you a worker? I was a lowly worker 1962-1997. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as having been a failed lowly overpaid worker 1962-1997.)
https://uk.reuters.com/article/usa-tax-buybacks/u-s-senate-democrats-tax-cuts-benefit-shareholders-over-workers-idUKL2N1PX1XU

 

ABC NEWS
— Illinois candidate Pritzker wiretapped discussing black politicians – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/wiretap-records-illinois-governor-hopefuls-comments-race-52880163
— Holocaust denier is GOP’s congressional candidate in Illinois – MOLLY NAGLE
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/holocaust-denier-gops-congressional-candidate-illinois/story?id=52890074

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Can Progressives Flip the Script in Illinois? Why the big money front-runner is losing ground in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. – David Faris
https://www.usnews.com/opinion/thomas-jefferson-street/articles/2018-02-07/how-progressives-could-win-the-illinois-governors-race

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Receives Oval Office Briefing on Derivatives Rules – Andrew Ackerman (DIERSEN: What do you know about derivatives regulation? In 1997, I knew as much about derivatives regulation as anyone at GAO. GAO audits federal financial industry regulators. All during my last 8 years at GAO, I worked on audits that involved derivatives regulation at the GS-13 Step 4-10 levels, currently $106,044-$125,325. Two of the GAO reports that I worked on are at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf (FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES: Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System) and at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf (OTC DERIVATIVES: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes). I earned a master’s degree from IIT in financial markets and trading in 1997. I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996. GAO wasted my knowledge of derivatives regulation when it forced me to retire in 1997. GAO would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a woman, younger, or a veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-receives-oval-office-briefing-on-derivatives-rules-1518041592

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Tammy Duckworth, senator and war hero, takes on President Trump, aka ‘Cadet Bone Spurs’ – JENNY JARVIE (DIERSEN: What do veterans have to say about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn a) draft avoiders and b) those who failed to enlist?)
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-tammy-duckworth-20180207-story.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Is Awash in Debt Even Before Rauner Unveils Budget – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-07/illinois-is-awash-in-debt-even-before-rauner-unveils-budget

 

FORBES
— Companies Say They Want More H-1B Foreign Workers – Kenneth Rapoza (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they would rather hire citizens of foreign countries than citizens of America.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2018/02/07/companies-say-they-want-more-h-1b-foreign-workers/#6eb11f2edf64

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— The Low Rate of Firing Government Employees is Not a ‘Positive Sign’ – Stewart Liff (DIERSEN Should I write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I must be the worst of the worst a) because my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) because my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) because my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968?)
http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2018/02/low-rate-firing-government-employees-not-positive-sign/145763/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Will Congress cut federal employee benefits to help balance the budget? – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican a) who did not want the Post Office to hire me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) who did not want IRS to hire me in 1971, promote me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) who did not want GAO to hire me in 1980, promote me in 1986, or let me work there for almost 18 years, d) who want my Civil Service Retirement System pension to be cut or eliminated, e) who want my federal health, dental, and vision subsidies to be cut or eliminated, f) etc. They are filled with hatred of federal employees. They are filled with hatred of federal retirees.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/2018/02/07/after-budget-negotiations-federal-employees-still-face-threats-to-benefits/

February 6 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE OF RAUNER: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Rauner calls Ives’ controversial ad hateful – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs a) are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means, b) are disciples of Saul Alinsky, and c) reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or many other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. Ever-increasingly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans like Ives and me are haters, White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, racists, sexists, bigots and even worse things.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180205/rauner-slams-ives-ad-as-shameful-criticizes-legalizing-marijuana-for-recreational-use
— Rauner clinches GOP Cook County party endorsements – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get reelected, Rauner and his supporters make it clear a) that they will officially strike the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and b) that they will banish from the IRP all those who support the aforesaid planks.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180205/rauner-clinches-gop-cook-county-party-endorsements
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Cook County Central Committee members endorsed Gov. Bruce Rauner Monday night over rival state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton. Rauner won 27 out of 30 townships, party officials said, and clinched a majority of Chicago wards. The decision heightens tensions between the two Republicans vying in the March 20 primary. Ives, a social conservative, has attacked Rauner as abandoning the party’s traditional values while the incumbent has largely ignored the Wheaton lawmaker, focusing his criticism on J.B. Pritzker, one of six Democrats seeking the nomination. “Ives is a strong advocate for conservative principles,” said Aaron Del Mar, Cook County Republican Central Committee deputy chairman. But Rauner has greater appeal statewide, he thinks. “He is the one candidate with the ability get elected and defeat the Democrats,” Del Mar said. An Ives ad that lambastes Rauner at what critics call the expense of transgender individuals, immigrants and women who have abortions, turned off some, Del Mar added. “We’re not in Kansas,” he said. “It’s not truly representative of Illinois Republican Party, we need to be the party of the big tent.” Ives has been undaunted by the loss of GOP establishment endorsements, saying some Republicans are beholden to investment banker Rauner because he has donated substantial amounts to the party. She received an endorsement from the Wheeling Township Republican organization last month. Cook County represents the largest number of Republicans in Illinois.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs a) hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things, b) stress Nazis who run as Republicans, and c) stress Nazis who give money to Republicans. What did Rauner’s Illinois Republican Party (IRP) do to encourage a Republican to run against Art Jones in the 3rd Congressional District? One could argue that to get Rauner’s support, you have to reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and many other planks in the IRP platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-congressional-candidate-20180206-story.html
— Polish man’s name didn’t work for judicial candidate, so now he’s Shannon O’Malley – Kim Janssen (DIERSEN: From the beginning, many German-Americans have pretended that their ancestors had not immigrated from Germany, because from the beginning, many in America have not wanted immigrants from Germany. 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-fake-irish-judge-chicago-inc-20180205-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Republican Party exploring ‘options’ to dump GOP Holocaust denier – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: What did Rauner’s Illinois Republican Party (IRP) do to encourage a Republican to run against Art Jones in the 3rd Congressional District? One could argue that to get Rauner’s support, you have to reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and many other planks in the IRP platform. To try to get me to not run again as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have done everything that they can to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000, b) have done everything that they can to stop everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000, c) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, d) ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, d) ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, e) ended my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, f) ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, g) ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, h) etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gop-gov-rauner-condemns-republican-illinois-candidate-who-is-a-holocaust-denier/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Republican Party executive director Drew Collins told the Sun-Times in a statement, “going forward, the Illinois Republican Party will explore all options to oppose Mr. Jones’ candidacy — whether that be supporting an independent candidate for IL-03 after the primary, encouraging a write-in campaign, and potentially other options. Nazis have no place in our nation’s democracy, and to that end, we will continue to vehemently oppose everything Mr. Jones stands for.” Illinois Republican Bruce Rauner, up for re-election and facing a primary challenge from state Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, on Monday condemned Jones. “There is no room for Neo Nazis in American politics. I condemn this man in the strongest possible terms,” Rauner said in a statement. What remains to be seen is whether the Illinois Republican Party, a part of Rauner’s political operation, or Rauner will actually find a write-in candidate and bankroll a campaign. The Republican Jewish Coalition chair also floated on Monday the possibility of a write-in candidate surfacing to run against Jones.)
— Pritzker, Blagojevich weighed pros, cons of potential Obama successors
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-pritzker-blagojevich-weighed-pros-cons-of-potential-obama-successors/

 

NBC5
— Controversial Campaign Ad Attacks Issues, Not People, Ives Says – Brendan Pedersen
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Ives-on-Controversial-Campaign-Ad-It-Attacks-Issues-Not-People-472848493.html

 

WGN RADIO
— “If Bruce Rauner tightened up his ship we would have been bigot free this whole primary election” – PETER ZIMMERMAN (DIERSEN: If someone calls you a White supremacist, a Nazi, a KKK member, a hater, a racist, a sexist, a bigot, etc., should you sue them for slander? See “Elements of Libel and Slander” at http://injury.findlaw.com/torts-and-personal-injuries/elements-of-libel-and-slander.html)
http://wgnradio.com/2018/02/06/the-carry-out-2-5-18-if-bruce-rauner-tightened-up-his-ship-we-would-have-been-bigot-free-this-whole-primary-election/

 

WTTW
— Jeanne Ives Asks ‘What’s Offensive?’ About ‘Provocative’ Campaign Ad – Amanda Vinicky
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/02/05/jeanne-ives-asks-what-s-offensive-about-provocative-campaign-ad

 

TIMES
— Area GOP official backs Ives ad – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/area-gop-official-backs-ives-ad/article_6af0fded-9522-59f0-8ecf-86e696a84e20.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Cabello the maverick is betting against Rauner (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, in Illinois, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs call those who support the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform mavericks. I blame IRP’s problems on its letting people hold leadership positions who reject some, most, or all of the planks in the IRP platform. I should write a book about Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and IRP leaders a) who reject some, most, or all of the planks in the IRP platform and b) who focus on destroying those like me who support those planks.)
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180205/chuck-sweeny-cabello-maverick-is-betting-against-rauner
— Ives hammers Rauner on abortion funding during Rockford visit
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180205/ives-hammers-rauner-on-abortion-funding-during-rockford-visit

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Ives goes full culture warrior – Jon Alexander (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Rauner and his supporters make it clear that they reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and many other planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://qctimes.com/opinion/columnists/alexander-ives-goes-full-culture-warrior/article_4a178d68-d5a8-5a01-ba6f-00cc0cacf7c6.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— New Pritzker-Blagojevich audio from FBI wiretaps sheds light on race issue in governor contest – RICK PEARSON and JEFF COEN
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/new-pritzker-blagojevich-audio-from-fbi-wiretaps-sheds-light-on/article_48dd9e65-6e93-5a69-8337-a9f22c996477.html
— Losing the future: Universities struggle with enrollment as students leave state – LENORE SOBOTA (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Illinois universities make it clear that they only want students, faculty, and administrators who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://herald-review.com/news/local/education/losing-the-future-universities-struggle-with-enrollment-as-students-leave/article_1f447a69-7fcf-517a-9fbc-88ffc07e342e.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Rep. Ives defends controversial campaign ad – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/02/05/rep-ives-defends-controversial-campaign-ad/agr5bf2/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “2-In-3 Support Legal Status For DREAMers; Majority Oppose Building A Wall.”
http://nprillinois.org/post/npr-poll-2-3-support-legal-status-dreamers-majority-oppose-building-wall#stream/0
— Running As An Independent: Liberating But Tough – CLAY MASTERS (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, in Illinois, if you reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should run as an Independent, not as a Republican. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Because Rauner rejects the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and many other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, he should have ran as an Independent in 2014, and if anything, he should run as an Independent in 2018.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/running-independent-liberating-tough#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How Trump’s Funding Cuts Threaten ‘Basic Health Program’ Plans.”
http://nprillinois.org/post/how-trumps-funding-cuts-threaten-basic-health-program-plans#stream/0

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Ives: ‘Edgy’ ad ‘accurate representation’ of Rauner policies (DIERSEN: Those who Rauner listens to want him to pander to those who will never vote for him. Those who Rauner listens to want him to lose. Who does Rauner listen to?)
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/ives-edgy-ad-accurate-representation-of-rauner-policies-02-05-2018

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/ State Rep. Ives on Illinois’ pressing economic issues and education
ttp://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/02/watch-berkowitz-w-state-rep-ives-on-illinois-pressing-economic-issues-and-education-cable-and-web/

 

CHICAGO MAROON
— Daniel Biss Visits Campus, Talks Free Higher Education and Bannon Protests – Anne Nazzaro (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your bachelor’s degree? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; and worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970. My outstanding parents provided me with room and board while I attended UIC 1966-1968, my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969.)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2018/2/6/daniel-biss-talks-free-higher-education-bannon-pro/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republican Governor Candidate Jeanne Ives’s Controversial Commercial Creates Reaction Video Exposes Rauner’s Anti-Conservative Actions – Cal Skinner (DIERSEN: I would also say “exposes Rauner’s anti-Illinois Republican Party platform actions.”)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/02/06/republican-governor-candidate-jeanne-ivess-controversial-commercial-creates-reaction/

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Straub ad targets Durkin as Madigan pal – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511326645-straub-ad-targets-durkin-as-madigan-pal

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Rauner’s Lottery Chairman Insults Illinoisans
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511329655-il-rising-rauner-s-lottery-chairman-insults-illinoisans

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Cabello calls for Rauner’s resignation, backs Ives bid for governor – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511326525-cabello-calls-for-rauner-s-resignation-backs-ives-bid-for-governor

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives at City Club
https://mailchi.mp/e51fe0baf8bc/icymi-ives-at-city-club

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Ignore the Critics: The Jeanne Ives TV Ad is a Blueprint for Republicans Nationally – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/02/ignore-the-critics-the-jeanne-ives-tv-ad-is-a-blueprint-for-republicans-nationally/

 

BREITBART
— Jeanne Ives Wins Standing Ovation After Defending Controversial ‘Transgender’ Ad – JASMINE HAUSER5
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/02/05/jeanne-ives-illinois-transgender-ad/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats Use Illegal Immigrant Activist To Fundraise – Derek Hunter
http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/05/democrats-fundraise-illegal-alien/

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— TV ads, emails and more: The right’s war against Donald Trump’s immigration plan – ANITA KUMAR
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article198538119.html

 

CNN
— Trump to establish National Vetting Center focused on travelers, immigrants to US – Jeremy Diamond (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but should I apply to work for this National Vetting Center? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/05/politics/national-vetting-center-immigration-donald-trump/index.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Are Leprechauns Racist? Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish offer some healthy cultural appropriation. – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/are-leprechauns-racist-1517876565

 

USA TODAY
— 6 ways to measure if your retirement plan is on track – Ken Fisher (DIERSEN: My $51,864 Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of my 1997 $125,325 ending salary in today’s dollars.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2018/02/04/6-ways-measure-if-your-retirement-plan-track/300912002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 2. Determine what you’ll need annually Don’t use rules of thumb like, “Plan on needing 70% to 80% of your current income.” That silly myth comes from presuming retired folk slow down and spend less. Few do. Some travel, adopt hobbies and finance grandchildren. But almost all spend unexpected sums on medical comforts not covered by health insurance. List all your current expenses, separating them into “basic” and “discretionary” buckets. Food, shelter and utilities are basic. Hobbies and entertainment aren’t. Start bucket three: new expenses you’ll likely incur during retirement, like trips to see the grandkids and those health-comfort costs. Then use an online inflation calculator to total what it all costs when you plan to retire. (This one is good). If you totaled $75,000 “2018” dollars and want to retire in 20 years, you’ll likely need more than $135,000 annually, minus Social Security and any employer pension plans you have.)

 

SLATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trumps says “The Trump Disciples Republican candidates across the country are trying to replicate Trump’s formula of bigotry and anger.”
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/02/republican-candidates-are-running-like-trump.html

 

HEARTLAND NEWSFEED
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://heartlandnewsfeed.com/2018/02/05/commentary-illinois-family-institute-continues-campaign-of-ignorance-on-pot-legalization/

February 5 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner challenger state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton will start the week with a speech to the City Club of Chicago, just about 12 hours after announcing late Sunday that her campaign received a $2 million contribution from Lake Forest businessman Richard Uihlein. Last week ended in controversy for Ives, after she released a TV ad critics deemed as “racist,” “sexist” and “homophobic.” Criticism from top Republicans continued over the weekend, and her City Club speech puts her in position to face crowd and reporter questions while the controversy is fresh.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-chicago-musicians-20180205-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Hultgrens promote two Democrats who want to run against Hultgren.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-chicago-musicians-20180205-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Nation’s deeply divided views on Trump mirrored in rural Henry Co. – Ted Gregory
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-trump-presidency-henry-county-politics-20180204-story.html
— 12 workplace sins (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and got rid of me because I was guilty of these 12 sins plus more, and NOT because I was a non-veteran White male conservative Republican who opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180205/281917363527619
— Encore act How to find meaningful work in second half of life – Sandra Block (DIERSEN: After they succeeded in wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors focused on assuring that I would never get a job that would be appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license. SEE: Diersen v. GAO at http://1ya26p3n0oxk2c6c8827msel-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180205/281887298756547
— Give yourself a boost Steps to aid retirement savings. – Elliot Raphaelson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have been the most furious that my wife and I could and did save a lot for our retirement.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180205/281874413854659
— Hapless in Democratland “Can’t stand church and family? Neither can we! Vote for the Democrats in 2018! – Heather Wilhelm (DIERSEN: To vote for Democrats is to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-wilhelm-democratland-heather-hapless-trmp-democrat-0205-story.html
— Poor People’s Campaign aims for nationwide mobilization (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me for the problems that poor people have. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180205/281676845359043

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois’s Magic Pension Trick Close your eyes, issue 27-year bonds and watch liabilities disappear. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinoiss-magic-pension-trick-1517776081
— Are American 5-year-olds falling behind the rest of the world? A new test from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development aims to find out, in order to better gauge what methods of early childhood education work best. – Leslie Brody (DIERSEN: What “unfair advantages” have you had in life? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that my father made enough money a) that my mother could stay home and raise me and b) that he could send me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-test-to-compare-u-s-kindergarteners-with-the-rest-of-the-world-1517826600
— The Surprising Good News About Demographics and the Stock Market Millennials could step in for the boomers in the stock market, defying the conventional wisdom—and boosting equities – Mark Hulbert (DIERSEN: Because my wife and I have always been conservative investors, a) we have always put more of our savings into fixed income than into equities and b) consequently, we have less money today.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-surprising-good-news-about-demographics-and-the-stock-market-1517800441
— Don’t Avoid Women, Mentor Them Worried by #MeToo? Here’s how to become part of the solution. – Rachel Thomas and Stacy Brown-Philpot (DIERSEN: What happened to your mentors? In 1975, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. In 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my mentor who had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-avoid-women-mentor-them-1517776842

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Disgusting anti-conservatives who support Rauner try to link Ives with Jones.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/illinois-holocaust-denier-to-win-gop-nomination-for-congress.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To make matters worse, the Illinois Republican Party is dealing with another bigotry-related scandal. Over the weekend, state Representative Jeanne Ives, who’s launched a primary challenge against Governor Bruce Rauner, released an ad in which actors playing a transgender woman, a pro-choice activist, an “illegal immigrant criminal,” and other right-wing bogeyman thank Rauner for advancing their interests (for example, a woman wearing a pink pussy hat thanks him for making Illinois families “pay for my abortions.”) The state GOP denounced the ad, saying “There is no place in the Illinois Republican Party for rhetoric that attacks our fellow Illinoisans based on their race, gender or humanity.” Unfortunately for Illinois Republicans, a passionate anti-Semite was able to find a place on their ballot.)

January 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Rauner calls for property tax freeze, term limits in State of the State address – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-calls-for-property-tax-freeze-term-limits-in-state-of-the-state-/3011538/
— Congressional Black Caucus dons traditional African garb in protest of ‘s—hole countries’ remark – Danny Clemens
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/black-caucus-wears-traditional-african-garb-to-sotu-in-protest/3009321/
— 3 Illinois GOP lawmakers (Bost, Hultgren, and Roskam) on (chartered) train that hit truck, 1 on truck killed – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/3-illinois-gop-lawmakers-on-train-that-hit-truck-1-on-truck-killed/3012221/
— Trump’s immigration agenda already a sticking point – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they want cheap labor.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/state-of-the-union-2018-trumps-immigration-agenda-already-a-sticking-point/3012310/
— AP Fact Check: Trump’s State of the Union stretches on taxes, energy – AP (DIERSEN: Are/were you a fact checker? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/ap-fact-check-trumps-state-of-the-union-stretches-on-taxes-energy/3009326/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Delivers State of the State Address
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-state-of-the-state-471965163.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Miguel Perez to promote mass/illegal immigration.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/31/detained-vets-supporters-ask-gov-rauner-to-intervene/

 

WSL AM
— Rauner pushes term limits in “State of the State” – Bill Cameron (DIERSEN: Those who wanted to destroy TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and succeeded in destroying TAPROOT pushed for term limits.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/01/31/rauner-pushes-term-limits-in-state-of-the-state/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner changes tone, hits positive notes in play-it-safe State of the State speech – Kim Geiger, Monique Garcia and Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-state-of-the-state-speech-20180131-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups say “Illinois is not a sanctuary state:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-illinois-trust-act-sanctuary-immigration-20180131-story.html
— The 2018 imperative: How to save Illinois – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-jobs-primary-illinois-amazon-20180131-story.html
— Democrats can’t see compromise while stabbing their eyes over Trump’s speech – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-state-of-the-union-democrats-kass-20180131-story.html
— Two Democrats in primary to take on Roskam stand out in cash race, thanks to their own checkbooks – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-democrats-congress-roskam-20180131-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-stoned-weed-medical-marijuana-chemo-arthritis-aids-0131-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats applaud Rauner — with the back of the hand – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrats-applaud-rauner-state-of-state-address-with-the-back-of-their-hand/
— Gov. Rauner’s State of State vow: ‘Time we do what the people of Illinois want’ – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: What about those people in Illinois who want government to get rid of people who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/bruce-rauner-speech-state-illinois/
— Listen up, Bannon has a right to speak at U. of C. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-listen-up-bannon-has-a-right-to-speak-at-u-of-c/
— If only Trump’s nice words meant anything at all for Chicago – Editorial (DIERSEN: Those who run Chicago hint/imply/argue/shout at everyone that Trump is a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/if-only-trumps-nice-words-meant-anything-at-all-for-chicago/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Roskam, Hultgren, (and Bost) on (chartered) train that hit dump truck
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180131/roskam-hultgren-on-train-that-hit-dump-truck
— AP FACT CHECK: Trump inflates impact of some initiatives – AP (DIERSEN: Are/were you a fact checker? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180131/news/301319983/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— As Rauner pushes for unity, foes ask: What about the jobs? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180131/BLOGS02/180139947/as-rauner-pushes-for-unity-foes-ask-what-about-the-jobs

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Ives endorsed by colleagues ahead of Rauner speech – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180131/ives-endorsed-by-colleagues-ahead-of-rauner-speech
— Rauner: Restore trust, grow the state – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180131/gov-rauner-restore-trust-grow-state
— General Assembly overrides Rauner AV of school funding follow-up – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180131/general-assembly-overrides-rauner-av-of-school-funding-follow-up
— Lottery board chairman resigns over tweet about East St. Louis – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180131/lottery-board-chairman-resigns-over-tweet-about-east-st-louis
— Rauner’s opponents dismiss State of the State address – Brenden Moore and Maximilian Kwiatkowski
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180131/rauners-opponents-dismiss-state-of-state-address

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— What’s In A Name? – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: Should those who share demonized, denigrated, and condemned demographics consider changing the names of their demographics? What are your demographics? How successful have those who despise/hate those who share your demographics been in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning your demographics? Members of Group A have had tremendous success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=259393

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Promises Of A Balanced Budget Earn Big Reaction For Rauner
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/promises-balanced-budget-earn-big-reaction-rauner

 

WJBC
— Illinois GOP praises State of the Union; Duckworth calls it ‘reckless rhetoric’ – Eric Stock (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat news media in Illinois treats Pat Brady like he is the Chairman of the Illinois Republican Party.)
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/01/31/illinois-gop-praises-state-of-the-union-duckworth-calls-it-reckless-rhetoric/

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— GOP Challenger Jeanne Ives Reacts to Rauner’s State of the State – RACHEL OTWELL
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/gop-challenger-jeanne-ives-reacts-rauners-state-state#stream/0

 

EVANSTON PATCH
— Evanston GOP Chief Mimics Trump With East St. Louis Slur State lottery board chair Blair Garber resigned after describing the downstate city as the “s—hole of the universe.” – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/evanston-gop-chief-mimics-trump-east-st-louis-slur

 

TONIA KHOURI
— Conservatives Endorse Tonia Khouri Tonia Khouri is the ONLY candidate in the 49th District who is endorsed by the top 3 conservative groups: Illinois Citizens For Life, Illinois Family, Illinois Family PAC Federal Action PAC
https://toniakhouri.com/

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Responds to Rauner’s Final State of the State
https://ivesforillinois.com/ives-responds-to-rauners-final-state-of-the-state/
https://mailchi.mp/de69b12f8856/ives-responds-to-rauners-final-state-of-the-state
— Ives Calls on Rauner to Remove His Crony Lottery Chairman for “Disgusting” Attack on East St. Louis “Rauner will have to decide if his loyalties lie with people supporting him politically or the people he was elected to serve.”
https://mailchi.mp/fbcacb4f2637/ives-calls-on-rauner-to-remove-his-crony-lottery-chairman-for-disgusting-attack-on-east-st-louis

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— New PRITZKER ad stars (surprise!) JEANNE IVES – Natasha Korecki
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/01/31/scoop-new-pritzker-ad-stars-surprise-jeanne-ives-gillibrand-to-fundraise-for-marie-newman-rauner-asks-pols-to-unite-behind-a-jobs-agenda-gov-appointee-calls-east-st-louis-s-hole-241851
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When it comes to meddling in other party’s primaries, J.B. Pritzker has a new message for Gov. Bruce Rauner: two can play at that game. Pritzker is out with a new ad with an unlikely star: Rauner’s primary opponent state Rep. Jeanne Ives. The ad, which will run digitally only, attempts to capitalize on an onslaught of bad press Rauner’s received after Monday’s live-streamed Chicago Tribune debate between Rauner and Ives. The ad is peppered with snippets of Ives’ criticisms of Rauner from that debate, including Ives declaring that no Republican from the congressional delegation will come out in support of the governor. “It’s embarrassing at this point,” Ives is seen telling the Tribune edit board. “He’s basically disqualified himself from reelection.” The ad concludes: “Bruce Rauner: even his own party doesn’t think he’s qualified to be governor.” Here’s a first look: Watch Rauner’s campaign has looked past Ives in the primary and instead has exacted its resources on Pritzker, who is battling five others for the Democratic nomination. Rauner fears the unlimited resources of Pritzker, a billionaire. The governor has spent more than $1.3 million to date on two TV ads that play a conversation between Pritzker and former Gov. Rod Blagojevich that was caught on wiretap. The Pritzker ads aren’t going on TV but the campaign says it is a substantial buy that will feature the ad on Twitter, Facebook and Youtube.)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Judiciary Grabs Power While Executive & Legislative Branches Snooze – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/judiciary-grabs-power-executive-legislative-branches-snooze2/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DUPAGE COUNTY CONSERVATIVES TO RAUNER SUPPORTERS: YOU DON’T SHARE OUR VALUES (DIERSEN: What do you say the anti-conservatives in DuPage County, their operatives, and their dupes who succeeded in destroying TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012? What do you say to those in DuPage County who state that they are conservative and/or Republican, but who let if not helped anti-conservatives in DuPage County, their operatives, and their dupes destroy TAPROOT? Anti-conservatives in DuPage County, their operatives, and their dupes will forever stress those in DuPage County who state that they are conservative and/or Republican, but who failed/refused to help me try to save TAPROOT.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/dupage-county-conservatives-to-rauner-supporters-you-dont-share-our-values.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican DuPage County leaders that endorsed Governor Rauner in the upcoming IL GOP gubernatorial primary upset local conservatives like West Suburban Patriot founder Carol Davis. Davis’ group <members> – known as one of the nation’s largest active Tea Party orgs – officially endorsed supports Jeanne Ives in the upcoming IL GOP primary race. (See endorsement correction below the fold) “I founded West Suburban Patriots nine years ago, and I lead the group to this day. Some DuPage County ‘leaders’ on this list portray themselves as people who share the principles and values of our organization. Some have been given brief opportunities to speak at our meeting,” Davis said on her Facebook page. (NOTE: IR apologizes and corrects the story to list those groups that HAVE endorsed Ives – which this group did not. Ives lists groups that have endorsed her as the Northwest Side GOP Club, Wheatland Township Republican Organization, Fremont Township Republican Organization, Republican Organization of Wheeling Township, Chicago GOP, Batavia Township Republican Organization, Wauconda Township Republican Organization, Republican Assembly of Lake County, and Tax Accountability (Taxpayers United of America).) “I am putting them on notice: if YOUR NAME is legitimately on this list endorsing Rauner, you DO NOT share our values. As long as I lead this organization, your opportunity to address our attendees is over. In your endorsement of Rauner you have betrayed every value & principle that we stand for and work our @#$%& off for every day. “YOU are part of the problem in this state: a GOP which stands for NOTHING and has NO MORAL COMPASS.” Last week, Rauner challenger Jeanne Ives held a press conference in which several of her Illinois House colleagues endorsed her bid to oust the governor. DuPage County elected leaders that endorsed Rauner this week include:)
— IVES BLASTS GARBER COMMENT AS “DISGUSTING”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/ives-blasts-garber-comment-as-disgusting-.html
— CHAIRMAN RESIGNS. DEMS CALL ON GOV TO REBUKE GOP LOTTERY BOARD CHAIRMAN’S “RHETORIC” ABOUT EAST ST. LOUIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/democrats-call-for-governor-to-rebuke-republican-lottery-board-chairmans-rhetoric-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Mendoza, Senger respond *** Madigan: “Better the governor continue sitting on the sidelines and pretend he is ‘not in charge’”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/31/madigan-better-the-governor-continue-sitting-on-the-sidelines-and-pretend-he-is-%e2%80%98not-in-charge/
— Illinois ranked 31st
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/31/illinois-ranked-31st/

 

BREITBART
— ‘Crain’s Chicago Business’ Warns Gov. Bruce Rauner Not to Underestimate Jeanne Ives Primary Challenge – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/31/crains-chicago-business-warns-rauner-not-underestimate-jeanne-ives-primary-challenge/
— Conservative Jeanne Ives Rips IL Gov. Bruce Rauner for Abortion Flip-Flop – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/31/conservative-jeanne-ives-rips-il-gov-bruce-rauner-abortion-flip-flop/
— CNN’s Tapper: Trump’s ‘Americans Are DREAMers, Too’ Statement ‘Offensive’ to Dems – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: When you were in your early 20s, what was your career dream? My dream of getting a job in the automotive industry that had better potential for advancement ended in 1971 when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/01/31/cnns-tapper-trumps-americans-dreamers-statement-offensive-dems/

 

DAILY CALLER
— DACA Recipients Are Furious Trump Used ‘Dreamers’ To Describe American Citizens – Will Racke (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at illegals and at everyone else that members of the following groups are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/31/dreamers-donald-trump-daca-furious/
— Liberals Offended By Joe Kennedy’s Spanish – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: Every time that I have to “hit 1” to continue in English, I am not only offended, I am furious.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/31/liberals-offended-by-joe-kennedys-spanish/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Gutierrez mocks Trump’s SOTU: ‘Whoever translated it for him from Russian did a good job’ – Gregg Re
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/31/illinois-dem-mocks-trumps-sotu-whoever-translated-it-for-him-from-russian-did-good-job.html

 

GOPUSA
— Solution for ‘DREAMers’ at hand but Democrats prefer to use them for political gain
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38290
— Taxaholic Governors Try to Dodge Federal Tax Law (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me for not doing enough to keep real estate taxes down and state income taxes down? What do you say those who want me to focus more on Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, and DuPage County issues and less on state and federal issues?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38217

 

TOWNHALL
— ACLU Whines That Trump Saying ‘America’ Too Many Times During State of the Union Was ‘Exclusionary’ – Chris Reeves (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, ACLU makes it clear that it is anti-American.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/chrisreeves/2018/01/31/aclu-digs-in-supporting-illegal-immigrants-violent-anarchists-hating-america-n2442357

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Gutierrez walks out of Trump’s State of the Union as progressives write off bipartisanship permanently – Philip Wegmann
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/rep-luis-gutierrez-walks-out-of-trumps-state-of-the-union-as-progressives-write-off-bipartisanship-permanently/article/2647638

 

CNBC
— FBI scandal proves we need term limits for federal workers – Jake Novak (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/31/fbi-scandal-proves-we-need-term-limits-for-federal-workers-commentary.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Recent FBI scandal and financial liabilities prove we need to regularly refresh the federal bureaucracy with new workers. As it is now, too many federal workers are unaccountable to the public, have too much job security and get too many benefits Limiting federal government work to four or eight year terms is one sure way to at least partially alleviate this problem. . .But if scandals aren’t enough to convince you that something big needs to change, perhaps some harrowing financial facts will do the trick. America can’t afford to pay the liabilities we owe our current federal workers in pensions alone. A Moody’s report issued in October estimated that unfunded the liability for federal worker pensions alone is $3.5 trillion. That’s just the pensions, and not the health care and other benefit costs. There’s no simple and quick solution for this problem, but there are ways to make things better. Limiting every federal government worker to a certain amount of years on the job would be a good start to avoiding pension and benefit payments accrued over a lifetime on the job. A better and cheaper idea would be to pay them more in salary for a shorter tenure rather than reward them with a generous defined benefit pension for staying with a job they really couldn’t ever lose anyway. As it is, federal workers have enormous job security. In fact, it’s too much. It’s too difficult to fire federal workers, even those who perform badly. Firing federal workers involves a cumbersome process laden with appeals procedures and other roadblocks not seen in the private sector. A 2013 GAO report showed that the time period to fire a federal employee can take as much as 370 days. Pay for federal employees is also better than their peers in the private sector. Even a recent CBO report confirmed that federal workers make about 17 percent more on average. But why throw out the good with the bad? That’s a fair question when we’re referring to some seasoned and expert workers who will take time to replace. That’s another area where higher pay as opposed to guaranteed pensions for just sticking around should attract a steady stream of high quality replacements. Demand for government work, even temporary, has generally been strong in this country even in the wake of government shutdowns. But obviously, people in essential positions needn’t be forced to leave until suitable replacements are found. Federal worker term limits needn’t be enforced to the minute. The hope here is that by focusing our resources and attention to those truly essential positions, there will be a renewed effort to eliminate those non-essential positions in the first place. During the last shutdown, several agencies deemed most of their workers “non-essential.” Sure, that might only be a temporary designation. But that label should have us asking some hard questions about over staffing. When we get to the point where most federal workers truly are essential, maybe we can revisit the idea of limiting their tenure. The point is that as much as we want to respect our government workers, they are the ones who are supposed to be working for us and not the other way around. Getting the chance to serve their country and get paid better for it over four to eight years should be enough respect for anyone. Political appointees may feel the need to be beholden to the politicians who appoint them, but government workers should have some accountability to the taxpayers they’re supposedly serving. It is called “public service” after all. Either way, no net benefits come from a massive workforce that doesn’t really have to fear for their jobs, gets paid more than the rest of us, and isn’t really accountable to anyone. That has to stop, and the only way to effectively deal with this problem is to give each and every one of their jobs a real expiration date.)

 

REUTERS
— Illinois governor pitches bipartisanship to aid state finances – Karen Pierog
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-governor/illinois-governor-pitches-bipartisanship-to-aid-state-finances-idUSKBN1FK2YZ

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Twitter Followers Vanish Amid Inquiries Into Fake Accounts Federal and state authorities are investigating the sellers of artificial followers and other fraudulent social media engagement. – NICHOLAS CONFESSORE, GABRIEL J.X. DANCE and RICH HARRIS
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/31/technology/100000005710760.app.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Fact-checking the 2018 State of the Union address.” (DIERSEN: Are/were you a fact checker? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2018/01/30/fact-checking-the-2018-state-of-the-union-address/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “State of the Union underscores why Trump is his own worst enemy.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/01/31/daily-202-state-of-the-union-underscores-why-trump-is-his-own-worst-enemy/5a71080230fb041c3c7d7528/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Posts 61% Rise in Operating Profit in the Fourth Quarter – Deepa Seetharaman (DIERSEN: As the Democrat/Libertarian/Green Facebook takes over not only America but the world, ever-increasingly, its victims a) visit fewer and fewer and fewer websites, b) read fewer and fewer and fewer emails, and c) send fewer and fewer and fewer emails. Of course, members of the following groups are overjoyed about that: 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.wsj.com/articles/facebook-posts-61-rise-in-operating-profit-in-the-fourth-quarter-1517434065?mod=djemalertNEWS

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Call to Limit Civil Service Protection Riles Democrats – Toluse Olorunnipa (Diersen: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protection, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-31/trump-s-call-to-curtail-civil-service-protection-riles-democrats
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Olive Branch to Democrats Cut Short by Divisive Tone.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-31/trump-s-olive-branch-to-democrats-cut-short-by-divisive-tone

 

THINK PROGRESS
— Chicago activists stage dramatic protest against law prohibiting rent control A coalition of Chicago community groups said it’s time for rent control in Illinois. – CASEY QUINLAN
https://thinkprogress.org/lift-the-ban-protest-chicago-10712faf73f7/

January 31 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Gov. Rauner delivering State of the State address Wednesday – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-delivering-state-of-the-state-address-wednesday/3011538/
— State of the Union 2018: Donald Trump warns of immigration dangers – Rob Elgas and Liz Nagy
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/state-of-the-union-2018-trump-warns-of-immigration-dangers-/3007383/
— State of the Union 2018: Donald Trump gives first address – Rob Elgas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/state-of-the-union-2018-donald-trump-gives-first-address-/3007383/

 

NBC5
— Roskam Donates Campaign Cash From Disgraced Wynn to Wheaton Charity Wynn stepped down as RNC Finance Chair this weekend over allegations of sexual misconduct
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Roskam-Returns-Campaign-Cash-From-Disgraced-Wynn-471859743.html
— Gutierrez on Trump’s State of the Union Address: ‘Whoever Translated it for Him From Russian Did a Good Job’ The investigation into the Trump campaign’s alleged collusion with Russia in the 2016 election has been a storm cloud over the first year of the administration. – Richard Ray
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-democrat-response-trump-state-of-union-471877723.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump’s border wall prototypes prove impenetrable in testing
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/trumps-border-wall-prototypes-prove-impenetrable-in-testing

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm scorches Trump; State of the Union comes ‘amid peril for our nation’ – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-reaction-trump-state-of-union-2018/
— Illinois leaders react to Pres. Trump’s first State of the Union – LYNN SWEET
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-reaction-trump-state-of-union-2018/
— Dem gov hopefuls’ Downstate debate message: Trump the problem, not Trump voters – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dem-gov-hopefuls-downstate-debate-message-trump-the-problem-not-trump-voters/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/immigrants-in-chicago-speak-out-on-state-of-the-union-message/
— Chicago to hold police exam in May; fifth in seven years under Emanuel – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: If I had not passed the CPA examination in 1979, GAO would not have offered me a job in 1980. If I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, IRS would not have offered me a job in 1971. If I had not passed the Post Office employment examination in 1966, the Post Office would not have offered me a job in 1966.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/chicago-to-hold-police-exam-in-may-fifth-in-seven-years-under-emanuel/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump calls for unity, then touts GOP agenda in State of the Union – Karen Tumulty and Philip Rucker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-state-of-the-union-20180130-story.html
— Kennedy, Biss question Pritzker’s electability, citing Blagojevich ties – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Are you electable? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the following that you are, the less electable that you are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German Americans, draft avoider, childless, if your ancestors have been in America for a long time, if you are/were a union member, if you are/were a federal employee or retiree, if you do not love dogs, if dogs do not live you, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-democrats-debate-carbondale-20180130-story.html
— A day after reporting a $500,000 contribution from conservative businessman Richard Uihlein, Republican governor challenger Rep. Jeanne Ives reported an additional $20,000 in contributions.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-ira-silverstein-petitions-20180131-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Roskams promote potential challenger Sean Casten.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-ira-silverstein-petitions-20180131-story.html
— U. of C. alumni deliver petition urging school to rescind Steve Bannon invite – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-university-of-chicago-steve-bannon-petition-20180130-story.html
— Firearm-owning pot fans face choice – Mark Scolforo
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180131/282626033121790
— Gambling regulators in 2 states reviewing sexual misconduct allegations against Steve Wynn – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-steve-wynn-sexual-misconduct-20180131-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Fact Check: Trump’s claims in State of the Union speech – AP (DIERSEN: Are/were you a fact checker? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180130/fact-check-trumps-claims-in-state-of-the-union-speech
— Schakowsky’s snub of State of the Union – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180131/editorial-schakowskys-snub-of-state-of-the-union

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Utilities giving freely to AG candidates after 15 years of Lisa Madigan freeze-out – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180131/NEWS02/180139967
— Godfather of Blago’s pension bond plan warns against replay – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180131/BLOGS02/180139973

 

WTTW
— State of the State Preview: Bipartisan and Blows – Amanda Vinicky
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/01/30/state-state-preview-bipartisan-and-blows
— $107 Billion Borrowing Plan Could Save State Pensions – Paris Schutz
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/01/30/107-billion-borrowing-plan-could-save-state-pensions

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Economic growth is in Illinois’ DNA – Bruce Rauner
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180131/gov-bruce-rauner-economic-growth-is-in-illinois-dna
— Statehouse legislation would ban smoking until age 21 – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180130/statehouse-legislation-would-ban-smoking-until-age-21
— Illinois State Board of Education to hire ‘storytellers’ – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180130/illinois-state-board-of-education-to-hire-storytellers

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner takes it on chin in debate with Republican challenger – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-01-31/jim-dey-rauner-takes-it-chin-debate-with-republican-challenger.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Central Illinois lawmakers react to State of the Union – ROGER MILLER
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/central-illinois-lawmakers-react-to-state-of-the-union/article_23c778d5-d6dd-5194-a571-4a2c57f40697.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois lawmakers offer reactions to Trump speech
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180130/illinois-lawmakers-offer-reactions-to-trump-speech

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Local Republicans endorse Rauner for governor ahead of March primary – Nikki Baim (DIERSEN: Does your Republican township/ward and/or county party organization officially/unofficially endorse candidates in Republican primaries? If so, have they endorsed or will they endorse Rauner or Ives? Officially/unofficially the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) has endorsed Rauner. Presumptively, any township/ward or country party organization that seeks/accepts money from the IRP endorses Rauner. I should write a book about how Republican township/ward and county party organizations and the IRP get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen who support Republican candidates who they did not endorse. Since 2001, those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the IRP have been trying to get rid of me because I supported Pat O’Malley in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary. SEE: August 10, 2001 article by Rick Pearson and Ray Long titled “Jim Ryan jumps into race” at http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2001-08-10/news/0108100118_1_george-ryan-sen-patrick-o-malley-gen-jim-ryan)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/01/30/city/local-republicans-endorse-rauner-governor-ahead-march-primary/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Illinois lawmakers respond to President Trump’s first State of the Union Address
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/lawmakers-respond-to-president-trumps-first-state-of-the-union-address

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— “Crusher” Jeanne Ives Seeking Donations After Rauner Knockout – Cal Skinner (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who tell Republican activists, candidates, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. that they will not give them any sign locations, endorsements, money, etc. until they “get rid of Diersen.”)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/01/30/crusher-jeanne-ives-seeking-donations-after-rauner-knockout/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz & Rep. Skillicorn assess the 2018 IL Republican and Democratic Primary Gubernatorial candidates
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/01/watch-berkowitz-and-rep-skillicorn-assess-the-republican-and-democratic-primary-candidates-cable-and-web/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Evanston GOP Chair, Rauner Lottery Chairman Garber calls East St. Louis “the shithole of the universe”
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511325512-evanston-gop-chair-rauner-lottery-chairman-garber-calls-east-st-louis-the-shithole-of-the-universe

 

WEST COOK NEWS
— Straub says story about Durkin’s possible influence on sister-in-law’s hiring raises questions – W.J. Kennedy
https://westcooknews.com/stories/511325057-straub-says-story-about-durkin-s-possible-influence-on-sister-in-law-s-hiring-raises-questions

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Lawmakers discuss proposal to borrow $107 billion to pay down pension debt; author concedes taxpayer risk – Dan McCaleb and Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/lawmakers-discuss-proposal-to-borrow-billion-to-pay-down-pension/article_ff0be296-0604-11e8-9337-1331e94c3793.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TRUMP’S STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH DRAWS 70% POSITIVE REACTION, SAYS CNN POLL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/trumps-state-of-the-union-speech-draws-70-positive-reaction-says-cnn-poll.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner appointee/supporter in hot water over social media comments (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at everyone that they should not support or defend me in any way because sooner or later, I will say, write, or do something that will get them in “hot water.”)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/31/rauner-appointeesupporter-in-hot-water-over-social-media-comments/
— Rauner, interrupting
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/31/rauner-interrupting/
— Poll: Biss climbs into second place, Pritzker loses ground, Kennedy drops to third
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/31/poll-biss-climbs-into-second-place-pritzker-loses-ground-kennedy-drops-to-third/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrats refuse to stand for Trump at State of the Union
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38232
— Border Patrol arrests third ‘DREAMer’ for smuggling illegal aliens
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38237

 

BREITBART
— Trump Presents Amnesty As Package Offer, Says it Puts Americans First – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Any kind of amnesty encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Of course, illegals have focused and will forever focus on getting rid of Republicans.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/30/trump-presents-amnesty-package-offer-says-put-americans-first/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— BOGUS RACIST CLAIMS AGAINST TRUMP – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/bogus-racist-claims-against-trump/
— IMMIGRATION LIES AND HYPOCRISY – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/immigration-lies-and-hypocrisy/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Delusional Illinois Democratic gubernatorial candidates promising the moon to citizens – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/01/delusional_illinois_democratic_gubernatorial_candidates_promising_the_moon_to_citizens.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Luis Gutierrez Stormed Out Of House Chamber During SOTU – Henry Rodgers
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/30/gutierrez-stormed-out-sotu/
— Trump: ‘Americans Are Dreamers Too’ – Christian Datoc (DIERSEN: When you were in your early 20s, what was your career dream? My dream of getting a job in the automotive industry that had better potential for advancement ended in 1971 when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/30/trump-americans-are-dreamers-too/

 

TOWNHALL
— ‘Dreamers’ and Demons – Michelle Malkin
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2018/01/31/dreamers-and-demons-n2442016

 

NEWSMAX
— Andrea Tantaros: Fox News Secretly Videotaped Female Staff Disrobing – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/andrea-tantaros-roger-ailes-recorded-women-changing-amended-lawsuit/2018/01/30/id/840409/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Joe Kennedy Delivers Dem Response to SOTU — Then People Notice What’s Behind Him, Yikes – JUSTEN CHARTERS
https://ijr.com/the-declaration/2018/01/1058562-joe-kennedy-delivers-dem-response-to-sotu-then-people-notice-whats-behind-him-yikes/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Democrats Are Stuck in an Immigration-Maximalist Mode – Philip DeVoe (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because they overwhelmingly vote for Democrats. Overwhelmingly, immigrants are minorities and/or females who need lots of government assistance. Democrats have always promised to use government to give preference to minorities and to females.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455924/democrats-immigration-maximalism-chuck-schumer-options

 

ROLL CALL
— Gutierrez Pulls No Punches on Trump: ‘Explicitly Racist’ ‘Whoever translated it for him from Russian did a good job,’ Democratic rep says – Griffin Connolly
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/gutierrez-pulls-no-punches-trump-explicitly-racist
— President Pitches ‘Dreamers’ Deal to Skeptical Congress Signs of the ongoing immigration battle were seen all over the chamber Tuesday night
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/president-pitches-dreamers-deal-skeptical-congress
— A Dream Deferred for Young Immigrants at State of the Union Guests at speech taken aback by hard-line talk from president – Camila Dechalus
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/dream-deferred-young-immigrants-state-union

 

THE HILL
— Trump makes case he’s stoking American dream – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: When you were in your early 20s, what was your career dream? My dream of getting a job in the automotive industry that had better potential for advancement ended in 1971 when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/371525-trump-makes-case-hes-stoking-american-dream

 

REUTERS
— Illinois pension mega-bond sale idea gets legislative airing
https://www.reuters.com/article/illinois-bonds/illinois-pension-mega-bond-sale-idea-gets-legislative-airing-idUSL2N1PP2NA
— Despite crime, Chicago ranked world’s best city for enjoying life – Umberto Bacchi (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, Chicago 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.reuters.com/article/us-global-cities-index/despite-crime-chicago-ranked-worlds-best-city-for-enjoying-life-idUSKBN1FJ2G9

 

CNN
— Trump pledges to ‘make America great again for all Americans’ – Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/30/politics/state-of-the-union-2018/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/state-our-union-strong-resistance-donald-trump-s-agenda-proves-ncna843061

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— State of the Union: Trump Declares ‘New American Moment’ While Democrats See ‘Chaos’
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/30/us/politics/trump-state-of-the-union.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Can Sell an Improved Economy, but Not Himself.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/30/us/politics/president-trump-sotu.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump presses to expand VA firing powers across federal government – Lisa Rein (DIERSEN: While it is difficult to fire a federal employee, it is easy to take adverse actions against federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes approve of the adverse actions that the federal government took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superior did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/live-updates/trump-white-house/fact-checking-and-analysis-of-trumps-state-of-the-union-2018-address/trump-presses-to-expand-va-firing-powers-across-federal-government/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Do Democrats Even Want a Compromise on Immigration? Schumer and Durbin act as if they’d rather have an issue to use against the Republicans in November. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/do-democrats-even-want-a-compromise-on-immigration-1517355597
— VIDEO: Trump’s State of the Union in Three Minutes
http://www.wsj.com/video/trump-state-of-the-union-in-three-minutes/C55927DC-4DCE-4D1D-96EF-CAD35572C06A.html?mod=djemwhatsnews
— In State of the Union, Trump Vows Optimism as More Fights Loom President promotes infrastructure plan, lays down his vision on an immigration deal – Peter Nicholas, Louise Radnofsky and Siobhan Hughes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-state-of-the-union-trump-vows-optimism-as-more-fights-loom-1517359822
— Trump Tries Taking On a New Role: Optimist In a capital riven by divisions, president steered clear of some of the targets of his recent attacks and insisted he could see the possibility of unity – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-tries-taking-on-a-new-role-optimist-1517371199
— Democrats Spurn Trump’s Vision of America In response to State of Union address, Rep. Joe Kennedy III laments ‘fault lines of a fractured country’ – Michael C. Bender (DIERSEN: Democrats want the federal government 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-spurn-trumps-vision-of-america-1517372115
— Amazon, Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Employee Company’s hunt for a second home is worrying some employers near the possible sites – Lauren Weber and Laura Stevens (DIERSEN: From what I see, big companies like Amazon only want to hire those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-thou-shalt-not-covet-thy-neighbors-employee-1517394601
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: OUTSTANDING: Homeownership Rate Rose in 2017 for First Time Since 2004 Rate hit 64.2% in the fourth quarter of 2017, up from 63.7% a year earlier; millennials spur buying activity – Laura Kusisto (DIERSEN: Government should promote homeownership. Those who do not want to do what it takes to be a homeowner were furious a) when I bought a new town home in 1972 when I was 24 years old, b) when I bought condos in 1974 and 1976, c) when my wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978, and d) when we had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/homeownership-rate-rises-in-2017-for-first-time-since-2004-1517334537
— As Deficit Soars Toward $1 Trillion, Congress Shrugs and Keeps Spending – Alan Rappeport and Thomas Kaplan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/30/us/politics/federal-deficit-1-trillion.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s simultaneously unifying and dividing State of the Union address, annotated – Callum Borchers (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of Group A are far more unified than those that are 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.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/01/30/trumps-first-state-of-the-union-address-annotated/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Connects Presidency With Prosperity in ‘American Moment’ – Justin Sink (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What helps retired people? ANSWER: Lower inflation, lower real estate taxes, lower medical and dental expenses, higher interest rates, lower crime, etc.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-30/trump-to-credit-tax-cuts-for-bonuses-paid-to-3-million-workers
— (Trump) asked Congress to give Cabinet secretaries the authority to fire federal workers “who undermine the public trust or fail the American people,” a proposal that would undercut U.S. civil service protections and would surely be fought by federal employee unions and Democrats. – Justin Sink (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for U.S. civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-30/trump-to-credit-tax-cuts-for-bonuses-paid-to-3-million-workers

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Ex-US Rep. Tancredo Abandons Bid for Colorado Governor – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/colorado/articles/2018-01-30/ex-us-rep-tancredo-abandons-third-bid-for-colorado-governor

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Trump wants to give every cabinet secretary authority to remove employees – Jason Miller (DIERSEN: While it is difficult to remove a federal employee, it is easy to take adverse actions against federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes approve of the adverse actions that the federal government took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superior did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2018/01/president-wants-to-give-every-cabinet-secretary-the-authority-to-remove-employees/

 

FED SMITH
— Trump Calls for Making it Easier to Fire Federal Employees in SOTU – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/01/31/trump-calls-making-easier-fire-federal-employees-sotu/

 

FED WEEK
— Budget Likely to Target Agencies, Appeal Rights
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/budget-likely-target-agencies-appeal-rights/

 

PBS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their success in making teachers anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-teachers-are-training-themselves-to-be-dreamer-allies

 

VANITY FAIR
— THE LIMITATIONS OF FACT-CHECKING IN THE AGE OF TRUMP An army of experts can only do so much to shed light on a post-factual president. – JAMES WARREN (DIERSEN: Are/were you a fact checker? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/01/the-limitations-of-fact-checking-in-the-age-of-trump

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— Corporate tax cheats bring home the stash Ryan de Laureal reports on how corporations like Apple are already reaping billions from Trump’s tax bill–and falsely claiming that they’re going to pass it on to workers.
https://socialistworker.org/2018/01/31/corporate-tax-cheats-bring-home-the-stash

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— ELECTIONS, 16TH CONG. DISTRICT GOP’s James Marter on LGBT issues, challenging Kinzinger – Carrie Maxwell
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/ELECTIONS-16TH-CONG-DISTRICT-GOPs-James-Marter-on-LGBT-issues-challenging-Kinzinger/61755.html