POLITICO ILLINOIS
— HRO upheaval and a GOP feud – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: Disgustingly,
outrageously, tragically, and ever-increasingly, Illinois Republicans first
learn from Democrat news sources like Capitol Fax and Politico Illinois what
Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leaders are saying and doing. Far too often, it
looks like IRP leaders are taking direction from Democrats and Democrat plants,
Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who
have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout to keep
Illinois Republicans including Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails
“out of the loop.”)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/04/22/hro-upheaval-and-a-gop-feud-newman-hits-a-roadblock-meister-wants-a-rematch-427112
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After
losing six House seats in the 2018 general election, the House Republican
Organization is reorganizing its leadership team and ramping up fundraising.
Political Director Joe Woodward, a confidante and friend to House GOP Leader Jim
Durkin, is out, according to a memo Durkin and new HRO Chair Tony McCombie sent
Saturday to caucus members and obtained by POLITICO. Woodward is moving to the
private sector, and HRO has hired Jayme Odom with the new title: executive
director. “We’re bringing in additional fundraisers and plan to be more
aggressive with members on their own fundraising with the organization,” Durkin
told POLITICO. The changes come after re-evaluating the 2018 losses. “When you
have a multi-billionaire writing checks, it’s difficult,” Durkin said,
referring, of course, to Gov. J.B. Pritzker‘s backing of so many Dem
candidates. “We have to be more self-sufficient.” GOP Rep. Mark Batinick (97th)
says the GOP caucus has done “much introspection” on its campaign strategy
leading up to 2020. “Only through a thorough self-examination can we fully
improve. Not only is it OK to question everything, it’s what any organization
should do from time to time,” he told POLITICO. Republican campaign coffers
remain a fraction of their Democratic counterparts. The HRO, which has a
fundraiser planned April 29, has $38,000 cash on hand, compared to the
Democratic Majority’s $3.4 million. Durkin, meanwhile, has $900,000 on hand
while House Speaker Mike Madigan sits on $7.4 million. Odom, HRO’s new
executive director, meanwhile, is a familiar player in Illinois politics. She
previously was chief of staff for the Illinois Lottery during Gov. Bruce
Rauner’s administration. During that time, a state investigation found Odom
failed to disclose her connection to lobbyists for a company vying for a
lucrative lottery contract. Odom then left for Ohio, where she helped manage
Jim Renacci’s unsuccessful U.S. Senate campaign last year. Odom also worked as
executive director for the Illinois Republican Party from 2013-2015. GOP drama
part 2: Some GOP lawmakers are criticizing that political operative David Walsh
was paid for consulting for Citizens for Durkin and for Majority Strategies — a
national firm that also does political mailings for the HRO. The payments to
Walsh by Majority Strategies were not publicly disclosed, according to a WCIA
report last week. Durkin says Walsh was paid out of his campaign fund — not by
HRO — and that Walsh’s work with Majority Strategies “is independent” of any
work with HRO. One downstate Republican, per an interview with POLITICO, is
hoping for an investigation to clear up the murkiness. And state Rep. Dave
McSweeney, also in an interview, accused Durkin of paying “his buddy” Walsh
instead of putting money toward House races. He even called on Durkin to step
down. GOP drama part 3: Yep, there’s a feud between McSweeney and Durkin that
goes beyond campaign cash. Last week, the House GOP leader pulled McSweeney’s
communications aide after McSweeney spoke out against Rep. Steve Reick for a
racially tinged comment about a bill requiring company boards to diversify.
Reick later apologized. McSweeney paid to promote a tweet condemning Reick’s
comment. In a statement to POLITICO, Durkin said: “This is an internal caucus
matter. I will continue working to move the Republican Party and House
Republican caucus forward in Illinois but will not tolerate public attacks on
fellow members.”)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Buttigieg in Chicago for fundraisers; gains support from major Obama donors
– Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/buttigieg-in-chicago-for-fundraisers-gains-support-from-major-obama-donors/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Is $1 million enough for retirees? – Sandra Block (DIERSEN: According to one
estimate, my $4,443/mo. Civil Service Retirement System pension is currently
worth $743,270.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/kiplinger/tca-is-1-million-enough-for-retirees-20190415-story.html
— A visit to the ‘icebox,’ where border detainees wait for a transfer to ICE –
Dick Durbin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-immigration-ice-detention-centers-border-patrol-durbin-20190418-story.html
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What’s at stake in latest census numbers Our newly elected leaders have
their work cut out for them in figuring out how to fill Illinois’ budget hole
while also making Chicago and the state a place where people want to live and
work for the long haul. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats
who run Illinois do everything that they can to drive individuals,
organizations, and companies out of Illinois that are Trump supporters,
Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older,
rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors
have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/whats-stake-latest-census-numbers
HERALD & REVIEW
— Pritzker: No idea if fed tax cut helped me – DOUG FINKE (DIERSEN: Of course,
Pritzker does not prepare his own tax returns. Do you prepare your our tax
returns? I have prepared my own tax returns since 1964. Further, I worked for
IRS 1971-1980. Further, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in
1979. Further, I worked for GAO on audits of IRS 1986-1988.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/doug-finke-statehouse-insider-pritzker-no-idea-if-fed-tax/article_4b9cbac6-94dd-55e7-ac27-243c655e7f5c.html
ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Some Democrats unhappy with Pritzker’s pension holiday plans – Cole
Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Federal employees like me who were under the Civil Service
Retirement System always paid 7% of our salaries into the system. My wife and I
could and did always contribute the maximum allowed into IRAs and our
employers’ retirement plans.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=283024#.XL2Gz-hKiM8
SOUTHERN
— Pritzker’s priorities coming soon – Rich Miller
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-rich-miller-pritzker-s-priorities-coming-soon/article_62f8e18e-4e80-5d7c-a716-6dd0eb110112.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— Exodus from Illinois will ‘almost assuredly’ cost the state two seats in
Congress – Rachel Droze (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run
Illinois do everything that they can to drive individuals, organizations, and
companies out of Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative,
patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft
avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a
long time.
DEPAULIA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump foreign aid cuts to Central
America exacerbating cycle of despair.”
https://depauliaonline.com/40698/nation/trump-foreign-aid-cuts-to-central-america-exacerbating-cycle-of-despair/
WIREPOINTS
— Chicago’s pension funds looking more like a collapsing Ponzi scheme – Ted
Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/chicagos-pension-funds-looking-more-like-a-collapsing-ponzi-scheme/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Casinos Can Move Anywhere under Newly-Approved Senate Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/04/22/casinos-can-move-anywhere-in-newly-approved-senate-bill/
— Wilcox Takes Poll on Pot
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/04/22/wilcox-takes-poll-on-pot/
— A Bernie Sanders’ Easter
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/04/21/a-bernie-sanders-easter/
— Power of Township Government Diminished
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/04/20/power-of-township-government-dimiished/
ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Department of Agriculture seeks $8 million to regulate recreational
marijuana, if lawmakers approve it
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/department-of-agriculture-seeks-million-to-regulate-recreational-marijuana-if/article_1d43240a-62d3-11e9-9fa6-eb2df227c168.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— When Worldviews Collide – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/when-worldviews-collide/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS SPENDS MORE PER STUDENT ON SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION THAN ANY OTHER
STATE, REPORT FINDS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/illinois-spends-more-per-student-on-school-administration-than-any-other-state-report-finds.html
GOPUSA
— Black students strike for free food, housing
http://www.gopusa.com/black-students-strike-for-free-food-housing/
— ACLU objects to armed civilians detaining illegal aliens at the border
http://www.gopusa.com/aclu-objects-to-armed-civilians-detaining-illegal-aliens-at-the-border/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Border Patrol expects to quadruple spending as more immigrant families
arrive in Arizona – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/border-patrol-expects-to-quadruple-spending-as-more-immigrant-families-arrive-in-arizona
TOWNHALL
— Come On Democrats, Impeach Trump! – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/04/22/come-on-democrats-impeach-trump-n2545109
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Nauseated GOPers sickened by Mitt Romney’s bashing of Trump – Jeffrey A.
Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30095-assault-america-day-110-nauseated-gopers-sickened-mitt-romney%E2%80%99s-bashing-trump
— Mitt Romney Is A Virtue Signaling Twit – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30096-mitt-romney-virtue-signaling-twit
FEDERALIST
— Why Relocating Illegal Aliens To Sanctuary Cities Is A Brilliant, Win-Win
Idea Trump’s law-and-order supporters seemed stunned. His critics suspected a
vengeful trap. Few saw it as what could become the most magnanimous gesture of
his presidency. – J. Michael Waller (DIERSEN: Should mayors of sanctuary cities
force the Democrats in their cities to take illegals into their residences, to
feed them, to cloth them, to give them medical care, to educate them, to give
them jobs, etc.?)
https://thefederalist.com/2019/04/22/relocating-illegal-aliens-sanctuary-cities-brilliant-win-win-idea/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Pete Buttigieg Is Wrong about Homosexuality – Don Boys
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/pete_buttigieg_is_wrong_about_homosexuality.html
— Dems’ Rejection of Mueller’s Exoneration of Trump Endangers our Republic –
Karin McQuillan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/dems_rejection_of_muellers_exoneration_of_trump_endangers_our_republic.html
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Party of Bias and Bigotry – Rabbi Yaakov Menken
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/04/21/the-party-of-bias-and-bigotry/
BREITBART
— ‘Bizarre’ to Care More About Notre-Dame Fire Than Migrant Deaths, French
Pupils Told – Virginia Hale
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/04/22/french-pupils-notre-dame-bizarre/
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— MUELLER EVIDENCE FAILS TO PROVE OBSTRUCTION CHARGE AGAINST TRUMP Trump haters continue deranged obsession —
by other means. – Joseph Klein
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273543/mueller-evidence-fails-prove-obstruction-charge-joseph-klein
ONE NEWS NOW
— Prairie State following New York’s lead – Charlie Butts
https://onenewsnow.com/pro-life/2019/04/22/prairie-state-following-new-yorks-lead
ROLL CALL
— House gets its say as Supreme Court takes up census citizenship question
Stakes are high as decision could affect how many House seats each state gets –
Todd Ruger
http://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/house-supreme-court-census-citizenship-question-gerrymandering
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— ‘Edelweiss’ and the Media – Steve Cortes
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/22/edelweiss_and_the_media.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Having a Gun in New Jersey Could Soon Cost 20 Times as Much – Nick
Corasaniti
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/nyregion/nj-gun-laws.html
— Do You Prefer Free Speech, or a Perfectly Clean Internet? – Jamie Condliffe
(DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. According to my
critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary
that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents have me and many others on
their blacklists. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. They
vehemently demonize, denigrate and condemn a) what I have done as a Republican
Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000
and b) what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012,
Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011,
Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010, Illinois
Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, American
Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004,
GAO employee 1980-1997, IRS employee 1971-1980, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/19/technology/youtube-paris-misinformation.html
WASHINGTON POST
— William Barr’s immigration order is the latest example of Trump’s punitive
policy – Editorial (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. All my
critics/opponents have punitive policies. I should write a book about my
critics/opponents and their punitive policies. My critics/opponents have me and
many others on their blacklists.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/william-barrs-immigration-order-is-the-latest-example-of-trumps-punitive-policy/2019/04/21/1e1d9dc8-6149-11e9-9412-daf3d2e67c6d_story.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Case Against Early Retirement Many people dream of leaving the office as
soon as they can. But the evidence suggests a lot of downsides. It may be time
to rethink those dreams. – Richard W. Johnson (DIERSEN: I should write a book
about early retirement.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-case-against-early-retirement-11555899000
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Most
people look forward to retirement, a reward for decades of hard work. But like
many other pleasures, it may be bad for your health. It may even kill you. How
can that be? How can working longer be good for your health? After all, many
people dream of—and plan for—retiring early. Strenuous, stressful work can wear
people down and damage their health. On the other hand, retirees can relax and
reinvigorate themselves. They have time to follow their passions and pursue
activities that enrich their lives. But in our rush to leave the office, we
don’t realize that retirement also has a downside, especially over the long
term. Many retirees indulge in unhealthy behaviors. They become sedentary and
watch too much television. They eat too much. They drink too much. They smoke
too much. Without the purpose of fulfilling work, retirees can feel adrift and
become depressed. Without the camaraderie of their co-workers, retirees risk
becoming socially isolated. Without the intellectual stimulation that work can
provide, retirement can accelerate cognitive decline.)
— You’ve Decided to Retire. Whom Do You Tell and When? Preparation and timing
can be key to making a graceful exit from the workplace – Matthew Kassel
(DIERSEN: Federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran
who did not get promoted into the Senior Executive Service (currently
$166,500/year) are expected/forced to retire as soon as they become eligible.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/youve-decided-to-retire-who-do-you-tell-and-when-11555599575
— How Retirees Should Invest at a Time of Low Interest Rates The key is to
create a portfolio that gives a dependable source of cash flow, whatever
happens to the economy – Michael A. Pollock
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-retirees-should-invest-at-a-time-of-low-interest-rates-11555898880
— FRONT PAGE: Small-Time Crimes a Dealbreaker for Banking Jobs Banks want
changes to law preventing them from hiring employees with certain criminal
records – Lalita Clozel (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/small-time-crimes-a-dealbreaker-for-banking-jobs-11555851720
— An Obituary Writer Writes One for Himself Summing up other people’s lives
has given me a sense of what I want to say—and why it’s important to say it now
– James R. Hagerty (DIERSEN: Are you trying to do and how is it working out? I
am trying to get the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage
County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central
Committee to defend and advance all the planks in the IRP and Republican Party
platforms, including their tradition family, right to life, immigration, Second
Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based
preference giving) planks. Obviously, it is not working out very well. Of
course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame that on me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-obituary-writer-writes-one-for-himself-11555683563
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Instead, I will attempt to answer the three things I try to convey when writing
someone else’s obituary: What was he trying to do? Why? And how did it work
out?)
— How to Retool Your Social Media When You Retire The social networks you used
when you were working may not be a good fit for your life in retirement –
Alexandra Samuel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-retool-your-social-media-when-you-retire-11555599325
— States Tempt Recent College Graduates With Student-Loan Payoffs
Debt-forgiveness legislation picks up speed as states get creative in filling
workforce gaps – Michelle Hackman (DIERSEN: I achieved my goal of graduating
from NIU debt-free in 1970. But that required me to work many hours for the
Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 and miss “dormitory life” by living
with my parents in Crete during my first 2 years at UIC 1966-1968 and weekends
during my first semester at NIU in 1969.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-tempt-recent-college-graduates-with-student-loan-payoffs-11555772400
REUTERS
— How college students can find jobs – without much work experience – Chris
Taylor (DIERSEN: What work experience did you have when you earned your
bachelor’s degree? I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.
I had a) done yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; b) washed dishes
1964-1966; c) cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; d)
delivered mail 1966-1969; and e) worked on an automobile assembly line and as a
security guard in 1970.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-world-work-firstjobs/how-college-students-can-find-jobs-without-much-work-experience-idUSKCN1RL15H
FORBES
— Increase The Odds That You Can Continue Working In Your Retirement Years –
Steve Vernon (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always
hinted/implied/argued/shouted that getting a job in the private sector was the
real reason why I earned a) a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21 in
1970 and job-related master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance when
I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications in public
accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial
management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting when I was 30,
32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license in public
accounting when I was 32.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevevernon/2019/04/20/increase-the-odds-that-you-can-continue-working-in-your-retirement-years/#12b46f0b2192
BLOOMBERG
— Trump’s Census Citizenship Question Faces Test in High Court Clash – Greg
Stohr (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use illegals to destroy Republicans.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-22/trump-s-census-citizenship-query-faces-test-in-high-court-clash
— In a Hot Jobs Market, Bosses Have to Train Their Low-Paid Staff – Shelly
Hagan and Carlyann Edwards (DIERSEN: Both IRS and GAO provided me with lots of
on-the-job and classroom training. But my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors wasted
what I learned from that training and what I learned earning a) a job-related
bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees when I
was 27, 31, and 48, and c) job-related professional certifications when I was
30 and 32.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-18/in-a-hot-jobs-market-bosses-have-to-train-their-low-paid-staff
USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Mueller report: Donald Trump
failed us as commander in chief.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/04/19/mueller-report-trump-commander-in-chief-russia-oath-column/3506216002/
LADDERS
— Employment gaps raise red flags, but they can be overcome – STEVEN STARKS
(DIERSEN: Since 1997, operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents
have stressed that I have had an employment gap since 1997. I should write a
book about those operatives and dupes, many of whom are unemployed.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/employment-gaps-raise-red-flags-but-they-can-be-overcome
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Saving journalism’s soul in the
Age of Trump.”
https://www.philly.com/opinion/saving-journalism-donald-trump-war-free-press-20190422.html
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— If Democrats Don’t Impeach Trump, They Could Still Censure Him – Ed Kilgore
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/barring-impeachment-democrats-could-still-censure-trump.html
DAILY BEAST
— Trump’s Gay Allies Join Fight Against ‘Opportunist’ Pete Buttigieg ‘It’s a
little sad to me that somebody has to do that for a job,’ a current Log Cabin
staffer told The Daily Beast. – Scott Bixby
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-gay-allies-join-fight-against-opportunist-pete-buttigieg
