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July 14 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

July 14 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

DNA INFO
— 600 Immigrants Helped By City Defense Fund Set Up After Trump’s Election – Heather Cherone  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps do everything that they can to make immigrants anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170713/pilsen/600-immigrants-helped-by-city-defense-fund-set-up-after-trumps-election

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, those in Illinois who are members of the following groups rely on “social services:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/jb-pritzker-highlights-social-services-tazewell-county#stream/0

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

NEWSMAX
— Rising Student Debt Blocks Millennials From Home Ownership  (DIERSEN: How old were you when you first bought real estate?  I bought a new town home when I was 24.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, who has always been privileged, and who would never had been able to do that if he had not avoided the draft and if had not been an overpaid federal employee.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/student-education-debt-housing/2017/07/13/id/801518/

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

HERALD AND NEWS
— On Religion: Trump meets the ‘worship wars’ in flashy D.C. rites – Terry Mattingly  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that I am a religious hypocrite because I am not a member of any church, because I do not attend church services, and because I do not give money to a church. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/faith/on-religion-trump-meets-the-worship-wars-in-flashy-d/article_cbf50d48-c6dd-5183-9a05-5e6b23f2d7dd.html

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Socialists do everything that they can to make immigrants anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://socialistworker.org/2017/07/14/a-stealth-legislative-assault-on-immigrants

July 13 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

July 10 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

July 9 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In Alexandria shooter’s home town, rage-filled radio host channels middle America’s inner frustration – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-belleville-radio-host-20170708-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate “traditional gas-powered” cars promote “electric” cars. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) hate cars, and especially cars made by General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) hate those who own/owned cars made by General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler, and c) hate unions and past, present, and future union members.  I was a union member for almost 12 years. I worked for Chrysler for a short time in 1970.  I own a 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang.  I have owned a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-car-electric-volvo-hybrid-edit-0709-md-20170707-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Reflections from a day of jury duty – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170709/editorial-reflections-from-a-day-of-jury-duty
— Elgin VFW Post selling building with no home in sight – Elena Ferrarin  (DIERSEN: What organizations are you a member of? How many of those organizations are homeless?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170708/elgin-vfw-post-selling-building-with-no-home-in-sight

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Illinois can’t afford AFSCME’s demands – Mailee Smith
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/guest-view-illinois-can-t-afford-afscme-s-demands/article_88d2d61f-5f37-5f85-8e2b-91c0f20fb51f.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Yes, Illinois, give youth a second chance – Editorial (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-yes-illinois-give-youth-a-second-chance/article_f77b500a-872f-5d9e-a771-4161c491d9f8.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Protests against Trump-care in Springfield
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/protests-against-trump-care-in-the-capitol-city

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Madigan wins … again – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-09/jim-dey-madigan-wins-again.html
— A budget? Sort of – Editorial  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who oppose budgeting. They especially oppose the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party from developing budgets and following budgets.  If you want to destroy an organization, you discourage it from developing budgets and following budgets.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-07-09/budget-sort.html
— Debunking myths in aftermath of state’s new budget – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-09/tom-kacich-debunking-myths-aftermath-states-new-budget.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Woman who started gambling-recovery group wants businesses to adopt self-reporting model – STEPHANIE ESTERS
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/murphysboro/woman-who-started-gambling-recovery-group-wants-businesses-to-adopt/article_22426c11-923e-55e0-9e71-b0126267174a.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— State budget specifies few projects in Will, Grundy counties – Brian Stanley
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/07/07/state-budget-specifies-few-projects-in-will-grundy-counties/atx8j79/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Can the Sun-Times be saved – Peter Bella
http://www.chicagonow.com/interesting-chicago/2017/07/can-the-sun-times-be-saved/

 

GAZETTE CHICAGO
— Signing up to vote in Illinois might get easier – Susan S. Stevens  (DIERSEN: How many millions are registered to vote in more than one state, in more than one county, in more than one township/ward, in more than municipality, and in more than one precinct? How many millions are registered to vote with false identifications?)
http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2017/07/signing-up-to-vote-in-illinois-might-get-easier/

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Two former Oswego candidates charged with destroying election forms – Brent Zell
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511143291-two-former-oswego-candidates-charged-with-destroying-election-forms

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Who are the City of West Chicago’s highest-paid employees?  (DIERSEN: It would be great if DuPage Policy Journal would do this for GAO’s Chicago office.  My ending GAO salary of $122,991 in today’s dollars was significantly lower because of adverse actions that my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors 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, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511139285-who-are-the-city-of-west-chicago-s-highest-paid-employees
— Here are the 50 former employees of the City of West Chicago receiving the highest annual pension payouts (DIERSEN: It would be great if DuPage Policy Journal would do this for GAO’s Chicago office.  My Civil Service Retirement System pension of $50,856 is significantly lower because of adverse actions that my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors 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, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511139917-here-are-the-50-former-employees-of-the-city-of-west-chicago-receiving-the-highest-annual-pension-payouts

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Edgar: “Rauner Can Have His Cake and Eat It, Too” – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/09/edgar-rauner-can-have-his-cake-and-eat-it-too/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Wheeling Trustee Mary Krueger claims First Amendment doesn’t protect offending speech – JOHN KRAFT  (DIERSEN: If you say, do, or write something that my critics/opponents disapprove of, my critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes destroy you.  Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?  They have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They disapprove of everything that I say, do, and write, but so far, they have not been able to completely destroy me. They crow that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/wheeling-trustee-krueger-claims-first-amendment-doesnt-protect-offending-speech/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Madigan’s Bipartisan Deception vs. Taxpayers – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/07/madigans-bipartisan-deception-vs-taxpayers/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— When Transparency Really Means Tyranny – Joel Erickson  (DIERSEN: Democrats want you to donate, but only to organizations that promote the Democrat Party platform.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/transparency-really-means-tyranny/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In his recent video for PragerU, National Review senior fellow David French illuminates the political buzzword of “transparency” and the Left’s illicit application of the concept to the private citizen. While the government possesses an obligation to be transparent in its exercise of your tax dollars, privacy is an individual right, and no government is entitled to know whether or not you donate to a nonprofit like IFI.)

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
“White Privilege” a Myth  “White privilege” is a spurious construct invented by progressive academics who love to divide and categorize people into groups – Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh
http://canadafreepress.com/article/white-privilege-a-myth

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Tales of the ruling class: Chicago edition – Thomas Lifson
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/07/tales_of_the_ruling_class_chicago_edition.html

 

BREITBART
— Fake News: Without Any Evidence, Washington Post Suggests ‘Conservative’ Radio Host Inspired Scalise Shooter – TONY LEE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/07/08/washington-post-suggests-conservative-host-inspired-scalise-shooting-no-evidence/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Why People Hate The Media – ROD DREHER  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who promote hated of me and promote hatred of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/why-people-hate-the-media-washington-post/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Your Hidden Biases – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois and they are biased against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/07/09/your-hidden-biases/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Christian Crisis Pregnancy Centers Sue Illinois Over Law Forcing Them to Promote Abortion – ANUGRAH KUMAR
http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-crisis-pregnancy-centers-sue-illinois-abortion-notice-law-191304/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— At Private Dinners, Pence Quietly Courts Big Donors and Corporate Executives – KENNETH P. VOGEL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/09/us/politics/at-private-dinners-pence-quietly-courts-big-donors-and-corporate-executives.html
— Combating a Real Threat (HACKERS) to Election Integrity – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Hackers are not only moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means, they are criminals.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/opinion/sunday/elections-hacking-russia-.html
— Racism Is Everywhere, So Why Not Move South? – RENIQUA ALLENJULY  (DIERSEN: One reason why I accepted IRS’s job offer in 1971 when I was 22 years old was that I had just witnessed the power that EEOC had over the private sector to destroy those who share my demographics. Just before I accepted IRS’s job offer, Oldsmobile had withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.  EEOC promotes reverse discrimination, and therefore, it also promotes age discrimination.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/opinion/sunday/racism-is-everywhere-so-why-not-move-south.html
— Hated by the Right. Mocked by the Left. Who Wants to Be ‘Liberal’ Anymore? – NIKIL SAVAL  (DIERSEN: Those on the left, including liberals, are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/magazine/hated-by-the-right-mocked-by-the-left-who-wants-to-be-liberal-anymore.html
— All the President’s Lawyers  Donald Trump’s life and career have been defined by his legal battles. But do the attorneys who guided him through the courtrooms of New York and New Jersey know how to navigate Washington? – JONATHAN MAHLER  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would call me litigious. I should write a book about all the lawsuits that I have filed including the judges, the defendants, the charges I made, the defenses that the defendants made, the lawyers who represented me, the lawyers who represented the defendants, the outcomes of the lawsuits, and the retaliation against me by the defendants.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/magazine/all-the-presidents-lawyers.html
— Fighting for L.G.B.T. Rights in Retirement Communities – TAMMY La GORCE  (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity do not tolerate those like me who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/business/retirement/lgbt-rights-retirement-communities.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they hate Whites and hate Western civilization.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/opinion/sunday/the-west-and-what-comes-after.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Seattle Shows the Way to Higher Pay.” (DIERSEN: What helped you get higher pay?  I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/opinion/sunday/seattle-minimum-wage.html
— Can Conservatives Find Their Way? – TEVI TROY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Libertarians unethically say that the are Republican. There are tremendous conflicts between many planks in the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform.  Libertarians who unethically say that they are Republican work extremely hard against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/opinion/sunday/can-conservatives-find-their-way.html
— Who Do We Think Of as Poor? – TRACIE McMILLAN  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my Democrat coworkers and subordinates in the federal government painted themselves as being poor. They 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.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/opinion/sunday/poverty-snap-food-stamps-.html?ref=opinion
— What to Do With the Swastika in the Attic? – JESSICA M. GOLDSTEIN  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many of my superiors and supervisors were Jewish.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates reminded them a) that I am 100% German national origin and b) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. In my defense, I stressed a) that all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, b) that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, c) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and d) my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/opinion/sunday/what-to-do-with-the-swastika-in-the-attic.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps do what they can to promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/us/he-became-a-hate-crime-victim-she-became-a-widow.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— An inside look at One America News, the insurgent TV network taking ‘pro-Trump’ to new heights – Marc Fisher  (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but one could compare what Robert Herring Sr. and his “One America News” (http://www.oann.com/) does for America with Dave Diersen and what his “GOPUSA ILLINOIS” emails (www.gopillinois.com) does for Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/an-inside-look-at-one-america-news-the-insurgent-tv-network-taking-pro-trump-to-new-heights/2017/07/05/7475f0a4-4fa2-11e7-91eb-9611861a988f_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One America News is an obscure TV channel struggling to emerge from the cellar of the cable ratings, but it is nonetheless one of President Trump’s favorite media outlets. It’s not hard to see why: On One America newscasts, the Trump administration is a juggernaut of progress, a shining success with a daily drumbeat of achievements. One America — a tiny father-and-sons operation that often delivers four times as many stories per hour as its competitors — promises “straight news, no opinion,” promoting itself as the antidote to the Big Three cable news networks’ focus on punditry and the one big story of the moment. But since its inception in 2013, and especially since Trump began his march to the White House, One America’s owner, Robert Herring Sr., a millionaire who made his money printing circuit boards, has directed his channel to push Trump’s candidacy, scuttle stories about police shootings, encourage antiabortion stories, minimize coverage of Russian aggression, and steer away from the new president’s troubles, according to more than a dozen current and former producers, writers and anchors, as well as internal emails from Herring and his top news executives.)

 

USA TODAY
— Rep. Scalise being treated at hospital with one of worst safety ratings in D.C. area – Jayne O’Donnell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/08/rep-scalise-being-treated-hospital-one-worst-safety-ratings-dc-area/459225001/
— Workplace bias against gays, lesbians may go to Supreme Court – Richard Wolf  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LBGTQ activity, you will not be hired, and if you have a job, you will be fired.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/06/workplace-bias-against-gays-lesbians-may-go-supreme-court/457066001/

 

COLDWELL BANKER & KOENIG RUBLOFF
— FOR SALE: 824 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $598,000
https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/il/wheaton/824-golf-lane/pid_18824991/
http://www.koenigrubloff.com/homes-for-sale/824-Golf-Lane-Wheaton-IL-60189-208457354
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July 8 Evening Edition

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

July 7 Evening Edition

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s how the new budget fails Illinois – BRUCE RAUNER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170707/OPINION/170709943/rauner-heres-how-the-new-budget-fails-illinois
— Sun-Times owners are prepared to shut paper if feds try to block Tronc deal – Lynne Marek
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170707/NEWS06/170709942/sun-times-owners-prepared-to-shut-paper-if-feds-try-to-block-tronc-deal
— Luxury home sales surge in first half—but prices slip – Dennis Rodkin  (DIERSEN: Do you live in a luxury home?  My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, subordinates painted 915 Cove Court that my wife and I had built in Wheaton in 1984 as being a luxury home.  My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, subordinates painted the new town home that I bought in University Park in 1972, the studio condo that I bought in the Outer Drive East (ODE) building in downtown Chicago in 1974, the one bedroom condo that I bought in the ODE building in 1976, and 1017 East Harrison that my wife and I bought in Wheaton in 1978 as being luxury homes.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170706/CRED0701/170709969/luxury-home-sales-surge-in-first-half

 

NBC5
— Illinois Board of Elections Denies Trump Commission’s Voter Data Request – James Neveau  (DIERSEN: Who appointed the members of the Illinois Board of Elections?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-board-of-elections-denies-trump-commissions-data-request-433138053.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Activists scale Trump Tower, raise ‘Resist and Defend’ banner
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/266508589-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois’ budget deal is a win-win for Rauner – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-rauner-wins-illinois-tax-increase-zorn-perspec-0709-md-20170707-column.html
— The Midwest’s stake in NAFTA – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-nafta-midwest-trade-illinois-edit-0710-md-20170707-story.html
— Illinois election officials won’t send voter information sought by Trump-formed panel – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Who appointed the members of the Illinois Board of Elections?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-donald-trump-voting-commission-illinois-met-0708-20170707-story.html
— 7 arrested after Greenpeace banner hung at Trump Tower – Rosemary Regina Sobol and Ariana Figueroa
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-arrests-banner-trump-tower-20170707-story.html
— Millennial women aren’t doing as well as women before them. Why? – Alison Bowen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/sc-fam-young-millennial-women-progress-0725-story.html
— Powerball, Mega Millions hiatus cost Illinois $4 million, lottery official says – Matthew Walberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-lottery-retailers-met-20170707-story.html
— Wall Street agency warns of further city debt downgrade – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-debt-rating-moodys-met-0707-20170707-story.html
— Sabotaging Illinois: Legislators’ tax-hike budget won’t stanch the exodus of jobs and people – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-tax-sabotage-jobs-edit-0709-jm-20170707-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner losing budget fight means Dems lose campaign issue – MARK BROWN
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/bruce-rauner-losing-illinois-budget-fight-means-dems-lose-campaign-issue-mark-brown/
— Senate president: budgetary bleeding stopped, infusion still needed – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/senate-president-budgetary-bleeding-stopped-infusion-still-needed/
— Amid money troubles, NEIU boss flew to D.C. for Trump inauguration – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/amid-money-troubles-neiu-boss-flew-to-d-c-for-trump-inauguration/
— Illinois moves into the top 20 personal income tax states – Rachel Hinton
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/tax-hike-means-illinois-has-fourth-highest-flat-income-tax-rate/
— Budget agreement brings sigh of relief but state haunted by backlog – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/budget-agreement-brings-sigh-of-relief-but-state-haunted-by-backlog/
— If hundreds are thrown out of work, the blame is on Preckwinkle – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/if-hundreds-are-thrown-out-of-work-the-blame-is-on-preckwinkle/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Three-quarters of suburbs have opted out of Cook County minimum wage rules – Christopher Placek
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170707/three-quarters-of-suburbs-have-opted-out-of-cook-county-minimum-wage-rules
— 30 vehicle break-ins reported Wednesday in Wheaton – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170707/30-vehicle-break-ins-reported-wednesday-in-wheaton

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner dug in and lost. Can he be re-elected? – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170707/rauner-dug-in-and-lost-can-he-be-re-elected

 

HERALD REVIEW
— How Madigan’s out-of-control power is hurting you – AUSTIN BERG
http://herald-review.com/opinion/opinion-how-madigan-s-out-of-control-power-is-hurting/article_8286abe2-1d55-5bdb-9c0d-d1848540ab89.html

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— After defeat, Rauner should look to pensions – Editorial
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-after-defeat-rauner-should-look-to-pensions/article_cbbb9a04-9d4b-554d-9c0d-f887374acd59.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— After overrides, how much political capital does Rauner have left? – JOSEPH BUSTOS  (DIERSEN: How much political capital do you have?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.  One could ask: “Who did not want Diersen to hold those positions?”)
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article160139889.html

 

WJBC
— Bloomington Rep. Brady can’t guarantee new budget funds state’s top priorities – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/07/06/bloomington-rep-brady-cant-guarantee-new-budget-funds-states-top-priorities/

 

WSIL TV
— Illinois budget loaded with “pork”? – Brandon Richard
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35828793/illinois-budget-loaded-with-pork

 

CITY OF WHEATON
— VIDEO: Independence Day Parade 2017
http://wheaton-il.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=2782

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— McSweeney: ‘Smoke and mirrors’ budget will hurt Illinois – Hoang Tran
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511145214-mcsweeney-smoke-and-mirrors-budget-will-hurt-illinois

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Morrison laments budget that will keep “squeezing” Illinoisans – Hoang Tran
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511145219-morrison-laments-budget-that-will-keep-squeezing-illinoisans

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Income tax hike? – Cry me a river! – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/income-tax-hike-cry-me-a-river/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Tribune Puts Target on Steve Andersson’s Back – Cal Skinner  (DIERSEN: Who puts a target on your back?  For me it is those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/07/tribune-puts-target-on-steve-anderssons-back/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Decline of the Liberal Mind – Paul Parke
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/07/the-decline-of-the-liberal-mind/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Oppo dump! Rauner, two Democratic candidates paid property taxes late
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/07/oppo-dump-rauner-two-democratic-candidates-paid-property-taxes-late/
— The ILGOP’s take
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/07/the-ilgops-take/
— Raunerites rejoice as the governor starts spending money
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/07/raunerites-rejoice-as-the-governor-starts-spending-money/
— Two takes from the right
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/07/two-takes-from-the-right/

 

BREITBART
— Bankrupt Illinois Slams Citizens with 32% Income Tax Hike, More to Come – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/06/bankrupt-illinois-slams-citizens-32-income-tax-hike-come/

 

NEWSMAX
— Women’s March Co-Chair Calls for ‘Jihad’ Against Trump
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Linda-Sarsour-womens-march-jihad/2017/07/06/id/800273/

 

FOX NEWS
— Muslim activist suggests resisting Trump is a ‘form of jihad’ – Brooke Singman
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/07/muslim-activist-suggests-resisting-trump-is-form-jihad.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— VA To Post Employee Firings – Luke Rosiak (DIERSEN: How soon will my Democrat GAO superiors post that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980?  How soon will my Democrat IRS superiors post that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974?  How soon will my Democrat Post Office superiors post that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/07/va-to-post-employee-firings-stop-rewarding-employees-for-bogus-discrimination-claims/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— What if Major Causes of Poverty Are Behavioral? – GEORGE WILL  (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, if you are poor, it is because members of the following groups discriminated against you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/449233/millennials-poverty-success-sequence-must-be-followed

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Federal Employee Leaves Noose On Black Co-Worker’s Desk  It’s only the latest in a frightening nationwide trend. – Andy Campbell
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mint-worker-makes-noose-for-black-colleague-in-yet-another-hateful-act_us_595fa42de4b02e9bdb0c29e2

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Hangman’s Noose, Symbol of Racial Animus, Keeps Cropping Up – SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and CAITLIN DICKERSON
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/us/nooses-hate-crimes-philadelphia-mint.html

 

CBS PHILADELPHIA
— Mint Officials Silent Following Report Of ‘Ethnic Intimidation’ – Pat Loeb
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/07/06/philadelphia-mint-under-investigation-following-report-of-ethnic-intimidation/

 

FORBES
— Illinois Lawmakers Prove The Springfield Swamp Is Harder To Drain Than Washington’s – Patrick Gleason
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickgleason/2017/07/07/ill-budget/#689ef1a83531

 

RASMUSSEN
— Few Think States Should Be Able to Ignore Federal Laws
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/july_2017/few_think_states_should_be_able_to_ignore_federal_laws

 

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly CATO a) encourages people to come to America illegally, b) encourages people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourages people to bring people to America illegally. Ever-increasingly CATO treasonously acts as an agent for foreign countries and for their citizens.
https://www.cato.org/blog/there-no-evidence-illegal-immigrant-crime-wave-why-elusive-crime-wave-data-shows-frightening

 

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, SPLC promotes hatred against individuals, against organizations, against companies, against governments, and against countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/07/07/trump-advisor-hate-group-leaders-and-anti-immigrant-politicians-attend-fair%E2%80%99s-hold-their

 

FED SMITH
— VA Begins Posting Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Employees Online – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: How soon will my Democrat GAO superiors post that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980?  How soon will my Democrat IRS superiors post that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974?  How soon will my Democrat Post Office superiors post that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968?)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/07/07/va-begins-posting-disciplinary-actions-taken-against-employees-online/

July 7 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

July 6 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

July 5 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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