Tag: retirement

ABC7

— Police arrest 11-year-old boy in Chicago carjacking, investigate his role in several others. ‘He is considered a prolific carjacker in our city,’ CPD Supt. David Brown said. – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/carjacking-chicago-11-year-old-suspect-police-cpd/11282024/
— Chicago police car rear-ended by Mercedes taken in carjacking being pursued by ISP
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-carjacking-police-crash-chase-illinois-state/11284148/

NBC5
— Former Gov. George Ryan Discusses His Prison Term, Modern Politics in 1-on-1 Interview (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who continue to blame TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, me, and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for George Ryan’s problems.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/former-gov-george-ryan-discusses-his-prison-term-modern-politics-in-1-on-1-interview/2695899/

CBS2
— Jussie Smollett Trial: Prosecutor Says Smollett Fabricated Racist, Homophobic Attack; Defense Says He Really Was A Victim – Charlie De Mar
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/11/29/jussie-smollett-jury-selection-trial-begins/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat maintains edge in DuPage auditor election recount; Republican says race isn’t over yet – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-grogan-white-auditor-recount-report-st-1201-20211129-6warcuajt5cjfdkg6ukkxpmvlm-story.html
— GOP Rep. Rodney Davis, who had flirted with a run for governor, intends to seek a sixth term in Congress – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-rodney-davis-reelection-20211130-o7lzmfylejhc5ci6ahrmljt274-story.html
— Oak Park Board reinstates health director’s emergency powers, expresses support for her – BOB GOLDSBOROUGH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/ct-oak-health-director-tl-1202-20211129-tr3wxlc3obg2rjjlidpmt3y4ue-story.html
— Man charged with attempting to break into an Oak Brook home on Thanksgiving with a gun
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-brook/ct-dob-oak-brook-breakin-tl-1202-20211129-zfyfddr4ircblapnf6b24xnemq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— GOP Rep. Rodney Davis not running for Illinois governor, will seek another term in Congress. With Davis deciding to run again for the U.S. House, freshman Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., is the only GOP incumbent from Illinois who has not announced plans for 2022. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/11/29/22808993/gop-rep-rodney-davis-not-running-for-illinois-governor-seeks-another-term-in-congress
— Chicago Auto Show shifts back to February. The winter staple at McCormick Place is scheduled for Feb. 12-21 after its 2021 summertime fling. – David Roeder
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2021/11/29/22808523/chicago-auto-show-february-mccormick-place

DAILY HERALD
— To help on health issues, hunger and homelessness in the suburbs, think local on Giving Tuesday – Editorial (COMMENT: What do you give others free of charge and without any advertising? I put together and give others a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning and each and every evening free of charge and without any advertising. But according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, those newsletters are not only worthless, they have caused all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20211130/editorial-to-help-on-health-issues-hunger-and-homelessness-in-the-suburbs-think-local-on-giving-tuesday

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Adam Kinzinger on his path from rising star to pariah (COMMENT: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use Kinzinger to promote hatred against Republicans. Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters use Kinzinger to promote hatred against conservatives.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/juice/adam-kinzinger-talks-gop-politics-crains-ad-qa-podcast

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— ‘Nightmare’ experience buying new car in Peoria due to shortage. A computer chip shortage has led to a shortage of new cars. A surging demand for used cars has driven up prices, but has increased trade-in values.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/business/automotive/2021/11/30/peoria-car-buyers-pain-new-car-shortage-used-car-prices/8665746002/

WJBC
— State Sen. Bailey: “Government is not the answer” after seeing Chicago gunfire first-hand
https://www.wjbc.com/2021/11/29/state-sen-bailey-government-is-not-the-answer-after-seeing-chicago-gunfire-first-hand/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Build Back Better Act would grant amnesty to millions of people, CBO says – ALEC SCHEMMEL
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/build-back-better-act-would-grant-amnesty-to-millions-of-people-cbo-says

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— The Rise and Fall of Chicago Neighborhoods. The Loop is Chicago’s fastest-growing neighborhood, Englewood its fastest shrinking. That says a lot about where the city’s headed. – EDWARD ROBERT MCCLELLAND
https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/december-2021/the-rise-and-fall-of-chicago-neighborhoods/

JOHN KASS
— Jussie Smollett’s little clown trial: He’s alone, but why aren’t the big clowns in the courtroom, too?
https://johnkassnews.com/the-jussie-smollett-clown-show-but-why-arent-all-the-other-clowns-on-trial/

WIREPOINTS
— Gov. Pritzker: The man with two budget faces – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzker-the-man-with-two-budget-faces-wirepoints-quickpoint/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Rittenhouse and Justice in a Leftwing Dystopia – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/rittenhouse-and-justice-in-a-leftwing-dystopia/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Once America ditched Jefferson’s ideas, his statue was bound to follow – DAN HANNAN (COMMENT: I should write a book about planks in the Republican Party platform that the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization have ditched and what has followed from that.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/once-america-ditched-jeffersons-ideas-his-statue-was-bound-to-follow
— States are the last line of defense against Big Tech – JAMES SHERK (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Big Tech to get rid of Republicans once and for all. Ever-increasingly, liberals and moderates use Big Tech to get rid of conservatives once and for all.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/states-are-the-last-line-of-defense-against-big-tech

AMERICAN THINKER
— How to Remove Critical Race Theory from Our Schools – Michael S. Goldstein
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/11/how_to_remove_critical_race_theory_from_our_schools_.html
— The fall of San Francisco – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/11/the_fall_of_san_francisco.html

BREITBART
— Detroit School Superintendent: ‘Our Curriculum Is Deeply Using Critical Race Theory’ – ASHLEY OLIVER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/11/29/watch-detroit-school-superintendent-our-curriculum-is-deeply-using-critical-race-theory/

TOWNHALL
— Crime Spree: As Looting Continues, Security Guard Shot Dead, Leaving Family Behind – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2021/11/29/spree-more-looting-across-the-country-n2599743

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Against Conservative Pessimism – NATE HOCHMAN (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have done the most to make conservatives pessimistic. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) past and present conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/11/against-conservative-pessimism/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Lawyer Who Helped Sandmann Score CNN Settlement Tells Rittenhouse to Go for the Big Fish: Biden Himself – Isa Cox (COMMENT: My critics/opponents are much smarter than Biden. My critics/opponents have their disgusting operatives and their disgusting dupes do their dirty work, including taking adverse actions against me, slandering me, and defaming me. Most recently, they had their disgusting operatives and their dupes stop me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks.)
https://ijr.com/lawyer-helped-sandmann-tells-rittenhouse-biden/

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Kyle Rittenhouse’s Offense: Insufficiently Respecting Rioters – Michael Barone
https://www.creators.com/read/michael-barone/11/21/kyle-rittenhouses-offense-insufficiently-respecting-rioters

CNBC
— 24% of Americans say switching jobs is the best way to boost income. Here’s when to put yourself on the market – Carmen Reinicke (COMMENT: In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I took a 21% ($20,361/year) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO. My Democrat IRS superiors had not promoted me since 1974, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. In 1986, my GAO mentor was finally able to get me assigned to audits of IRS and to promote me to GS-13, currently $102,188/year.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/29/24percent-of-americans-say-switching-jobs-is-the-best-way-to-boost-income.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats want Biden to go on offense against ongoing GOP radicalization – Greg Sargent (COMMENT: How strongly have the following spoken out against ongoing Democrat radicalization in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton: a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) past and present conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/29/democrats-biden-more-aggressive-culture-wars/
— The Virginia GOP’s focus on education policy worked. It may be issue No. 1 in the midterms. – Mark J. Rozell (COMMENT: The Wheaton Warrenville School District 200 headquarters as well as a grade school and a middle school are in my precinct.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/29/virginia-gops-focus-education-policy-worked-it-may-be-issue-no-1-midterms/

USA TODAY
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters say “FBI is not using threat tags on parents who protest at school board meetings.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/11/29/fact-check-fbi-not-using-tags-parents-protesting-school-boards/8739845002/

WBUR
— The danger of ‘safe spaces’ – Julie Wittes Schlack (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America officially create “safe places” for members of oppressed/protected groups including minorities, women, younger people, LGBTQers, those who have less money than others, those who have health problems, veterans, non-married people, non-gun owners, Trump-haters, moderates, liberals, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc.?)
https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2021/11/30/censorship-free-speech-julie-wittes-schlack

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Gerrymandering Puts Partisanship in Overdrive; Can California Slow It? Party-first mentality means that Republicans and Democrats are constantly at odds, hobbling the governing process. – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gerrymandering-puts-partisanship-in-overdrive-can-california-reverse-it-11638198550
— FRONT PAGE: Workers Quit Jobs in Droves to Become Their Own Bosses. Seeking flexibility or escape from corporate bureaucracy, employees discover their inner entrepreneur. – Josh Mitchell and Kathryn Dill (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on wage earners. I was a wage earner 1964-1997. I washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/workers-quit-jobs-in-droves-to-become-their-own-bosses-11638199199
— Alumni Withhold Donations, Demand Colleges Enforce Free Speech. Some baby boomers push back against what they see as ‘intellectual monocultures’ at their schools. – Douglas Belkin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/alumni-withhold-donations-demand-colleges-enforce-free-speech-11638280801

FORBES
— Federal Government Will Hold Off On Firing Unvaccinated Workers Until Next Year – Joe Walsh
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2021/11/29/federal-government-will-hold-off-on-firing-unvaccinated-workers-until-next-year/
— Use Culture To Fight Wage Inflation And Skill Shortages During The Great Resignation – John M. Bremen (COMMENT: I should write a book about the culture in the following: Milton Township Republican Organization since 1999, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee 2003-2011, Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter 2001-2004, GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, Post Office 1966-1969, etc.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnbremen/2021/11/29/use-culture-to-fight-wage-inflation-and-skill-shortages-during-the-great-resignation/

PBS
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use 1619 to promote hatred against Republicans,
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-the-1619-project-underscores-connection-between-slavery-and-modern-america

ATLANTIC
— Universities Try to Force a Consensus About Kyle Rittenhouse. Instead of using his acquittal to promote vigorous discussion, many administrators sent out statements decrying the verdict. – Conor Friedersdorf
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/universities-forced-consensus-kyle-rittenhouse/620809/
— COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU admitted me in 1969, Loyola admitted me in 1972, DePaul admitted me in 1976, IIT admitted me in 1992, the Post Office hired me in 1966, IRS hired me in 1971 and promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, GAO hired me in 1980 and promoted me in 1986, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, etc. because I benefitted from discrimination against protected oppressed groups including minorities, women, younger people, LGBTQers, those who have less money than others, those who have health problems, veterans, non-married people, non-gun owners, moderates, liberals, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/buckley-gamay/620811/

PSY POST
— A new psychological concept called “digressive victimhood” helps explain how dominant groups rebuff claims of discrimination – Eric W. Dolan (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that minorities, women, younger people, LGBTQers, non-married people, veterans, moderates, liberals, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, citizens of foreign countries, Trump-haters, non-rich, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time ARE VICTIMS OF Whites, men, older people, heterosexuals, married people, non-veterans, conservatives, Republicans, citizens of America, Trump-supporters, rich people, Christians, Protestants, Italian Americans, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.psypost.org/2021/11/a-new-psychological-concept-called-digressive-victimhood-helps-explain-how-dominant-groups-rebuff-claims-of-discrimination-62172

CPA PRACTICE ADVISOR
— Commemorating 100 Years of Black CPAs and Looking Forward Throughout 2021, the profession celebrated a landmark achievement that occurred in the face of adversity. In 1921, John W. Cromwell Jr. became the first Black CPA, an accomplishment that opened doors for generations of aspiring Black CPAs. (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors acted like my Black CPA subordinate told them he would leave GAO if they did not a) force me to take their early retirement “offer,” b) give him my job, and c) give him my preferred corner office.)
https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/accounting-audit/article/21248325/commemorating-100-years-of-black-cpas-and-looking-forward

FED SMITH
— Another Attempt to Repeal the WEP for Federal Retirees Legislation has been reintroduced to replace the WEP with a different formula for impacted federal retirees. – Ian Smith (COMMENT: My Social Security should be $6,570/year. But because of the WEP, and because I get a CSRS pension, it is only $2,190/year.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2021/11/29/another-attempt-to-repeal-wep/