April 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Would-be carjacker fatally shot by concealed-carry holder in South Loop
https://abc7chicago.com/would-be-carjacker-fatally-shot-by-concealed-carry-holder-in-south-loop/5272059/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois wants to set aside $8 million to regulate recreational weed – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: $8 million is nowhere near enough.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-department-of-agriculture-recreational-marijuana-20190422-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Biden in 2020 primary; Trump wins if Democrats destroy each other – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: I should write a book about candidates in Republican primaries since 2000 in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township who focused on destroying the other Republican candidates in those primaries. Those candidates who focus on destroying others blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their losses, for your losses, for my losses, and for everyone’s losses.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/joe-biden-2020-primary-donald-trump-wins-if-democrats-destroy-each-other/

DAILY HERALD
— Consolidation could result in higher costs – Robert Czernek, Highway Commissioner, Bloomingdale Township
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190426/consolidation-could-result-in-higher-costs
— Seek out facts, ignore spin on graduated tax – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190425/seek-out-facts-ignore-spin-on-graduated-tax
— DuPage history museum celebrates newspapers’ influence – Ann Piccininni (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use Facebook to a) celebrate themselves and b) celebrate those who do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190424/dupage-history-museum-celebrates-newspapers-influence

SOUTHERN
— As lawmakers return to Springfield, taxpayers should be wary – Dan McCaleb
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-dan-mccaleb-as-lawmakers-return-to-springfield-taxpayers-should/article_1ca784f8-7a7b-528f-b775-92c56cf303b2.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Biden is right: America’s soul is imperiled – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2019/04/biden-is-right-americas-soul-is-imperiled/

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— While Pritzker touts minimum wage increase, job losses, price increases skyrocket in other blue minimum wage states – Bethany Blankley (DIERSEN: If you have ever worked for the minimum wage, if the minimum wage had been higher, what would you have done with that extra money? I washed dishes for the minimum wage 1964-1966 in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights while I attended Crete-Monee High School. If the minimum wage had been higher, I would have bought a loaded new 1966 Pontiac GAO instead of a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint with virtually no options. I used that Pontiac Tempest Sprint to get to/from classes at UIC and my Park Forest Post Office job 1966-1967.) 
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/while-pritzker-touts-minimum-wage-increase-job-losses-price-increases/article_6c8c7050-5b91-11e9-9eef-7b64eaa37cc4.html

JOHN MCGLASSON
— Chip in for Bob Winchester v. ILGOP lawsuit!
https://www.fundedjustice.com/61UQ7e?ref=ab_5819J3_ab_0joMu3SDO8U0joMu3SDO8U

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER/INGOLD: MUELLER REPORT’S AMBIGUITY PROVOKES DISBELIEF AND RAGE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/thorneringold-mueller-reports-ambiguity-provokes-disbelief-and-rage.html
— RED FLAG GUN LAWS: A PAGE OUT OF DYSTOPIAN SCIENCE FICTION NOVELS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/red-flag-gun-laws-are-a-page-out-of-dystopian-science-fiction-novels.html
— 50,219,667 TAX RETURN FILERS PAID $0 OR LESS IN INCOME TAXES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/50219667-tax-return-filers-paid-0-or-less-in-income-taxes.html
— I WANTED TO HELP GOOGLE MAKE AI MORE RESPONSIBLE. INSTEAD I WAS TREATED WITH HOSTILITY.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/i-wanted-to-help-google-make-ai-more-responsible-instead-i-was-treated-with-hostility.html

GOPUSA
— Biden’s presidential campaign kickoff a shameless stunt
http://www.gopusa.com/bidens-presidential-campaign-kickoff-a-shameless-stunt/
— Throng of 2020 Democrats vying for gold in ‘Victimhood Olympics’ (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, the more of the following that you are, the more of a victim that you are: minority, female, younger, liberal, Democrat, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, non-United States citizen, non-rich, if you have financial, health, and/or other problems, and if your ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/throng-of-2020-democrats-vying-for-gold-in-victimhood-olympics/

WORLD NET DAILY
— OUR DISRESPECTED BORDERS: A FAILURE OF MORAL WILL Exclusive: Alan Keyes targets ‘the false guise of global citizenship’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/04/our-disrespected-borders-a-failure-of-moral-will/
— FEDERAL REPORT ‘STUNNING INDICTMENT OF MIGRANTS’ Watchdog explains incoming wave ‘gaming loopholes in our immigrant system’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/04/federal-report-stunning-indictment-of-migrants/

FEDERALIST
— Democrat Objections To Citizenship Question Are A Ploy To Help Illegal Aliens Vote The administration is accused of politicizing the count, but Democrats’ goal is to blur the line between citizens and non-citizens to up their House seats. – Jonathan S. Tobin
https://thefederalist.com/2019/04/26/democrat-objections-citizenship-question-ploy-help-illegal-aliens-vote/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Democrats Court Electoral Disaster With Trump Hearings – Conrad Black
https://amgreatness.com/2019/04/25/democrats-court-electoral-disaster-with-trump-hearings/

AMERICAN MAGAZINE
— List: Catholic presidential candidates since J.F.K. – Robert David Sullivan (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants are nasty. Libertarians and Libertarian plants are nasty. Greens and Green plants are nasty. RINOs are nasty. The aforesaid a) stress to Catholics that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) and b) viciously demonize MSLs, viciously denigrate MSLs, and viciously condemn MSLs. In my defense, in 1978, my wife and I got married in her Catholic church in Chicago.) 
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2019/04/25/list-catholic-presidential-candidates-jfk

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— BIDEN IS WRONG: AMERICA IS A REALITY, NOT AN IDEA The safe space election is here. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273594/biden-wrong-america-reality-not-idea-daniel-greenfield

BREITBART
— Mo Brooks: Democrat Solution on Immigration Is to Turn the U.S. into Central America, South America and the Middle East – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/04/25/mo-brooks-democrat-solution-on-immigration-is-to-turn-the-u-s-into-central-america-south-america-and-the-middle-east/
— Flashback–Joe Biden in 2014: Illegal Aliens are ‘Already American Citizens’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/25/flashback-joe-biden-in-2014-illegal-aliens-are-already-american-citizens/
— Sanctuary Airports: Washington State Official Bans Deportation of Criminal Illegal Aliens
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/25/sanctuary-airports-washington-state-official-bans-deportation-of-criminal-illegal-aliens/
— Gallup: GOP Voters Rank Immigration as ‘Most Important Problem’ in U.S. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/25/gallup-gop-voters-rank-immigration-as-most-important-problem-in-u-s/

CONSERVATIVE NEWS DAILY
— Will 2020 Become the Final Year of the Democrat Party?
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/04/will-2020-become-the-final-year-of-the-democrat-party/
— President Trump to Hold MAGA Rally in Wisconsin Saturday – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/04/president-trump-to-hold-maga-rally-in-wisconsin-saturday/

DAILY WIRE
— Joe Biden Criticized For ‘Racist’ Post That Includes Photo Of Him And Obama – AMANDA PRESTIGIACOMO
https://www.dailywire.com/news/46440/joe-biden-criticized-racist-post-includes-photo-amanda-prestigiacomo
— OOPS: Biden’s Latest Hire Doesn’t Want White People Leading The Democratic Party – AMANDA PRESTIGIACOMO (DIERSEN: In the organizations that you are a member of, what percent of the members do not want leaders who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? Those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party and those who dominated TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce in 2011, Illinois Center Right Coalition in 2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter in 2004 have made it very clear that they do not want me to be a leader.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/46423/oops-bidens-latest-hire-doesnt-want-white-people-amanda-prestigiacomo

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Border Agents Are Releasing 1,400 Illegal Aliens PER DAY Into the U.S. – Brittany M. Hughes
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/reality-check-border-agents-are-releasing-1400-illegal-aliens-day-us

EPOCH TIMES
— 300,000 Migrants Have Entered Mexico Bound for the US in 2019, Including From Africa, Asia – JANITA KAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/300000-migrants-have-entered-mexico-bound-for-the-us-in-2019-including-from-africa-asia_2894659.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— On Stephen Moore’s ‘Brainiac’ Immigrants – JASON RICHWINE (DIERSEN: Are/were you a high-skilled employee? What indicates that an employee is/was high skilled – work experience, education, professional certifications, professional licenses? 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.) 
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/h1-b-visas-highly-skilled-immigrants/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In praising the “brainiacs” who hold H-1B visas, Stephen Moore writes that “the firms that use these visas must affirm that they were not able to find comparably skilled American workers to do the jobs.” That claim is generally false. Most firms are not even required to advertise the position before applying for an H-1B worker. (Recruiting Americans prior to applying for an H-1B is required only for employers deemed “H-1B dependent” or “willful violators.”) Moore’s piece has remained uncorrected on the Dallas News site for six days and counting. The error is important because it touches on a key question about the H-1B program, and about “high-skill” immigration more generally: Are we really getting Einstein-level intellects with few American equivalents, or are firms simply importing run-of-the-mill college graduates to hold down wages? To support the Einstein theory, Moore cites the testimony of Bill Gates, who once claimed that each H-1B worker hired by Microsoft creates four new jobs.)

INDEPENDENT MINUTE
— AOC Slams Creepy ‘Older Male’ Republican for Taking Picture with Her Cardboard Cutout — He’s a Democrat – Madison Dibble
https://ijr.com/ocasio-cortez-mistakes-older-male-republican-for-democrat-yarmuth/

COLLEGE FIX
— UC Berkeley’s ‘Right-Wing Studies’ conference casts right wing as alt-right white supremacists – CHRISTIAN SCHNEIDER 
https://www.thecollegefix.com/uc-berkeleys-right-wing-studies-conference-casts-right-wing-as-alt-right-white-supremacists/
— Keynote speaker at Harvard diversity conference says Christians should be ‘locked up’
https://www.thecollegefix.com/keynote-speaker-at-harvard-diversity-conference-says-christians-should-be-locked-up/

THE HILL
— Biden says he asked Obama not to endorse him – RACHEL FRAZIN (DIERSEN: Not that my endorsement means anything and not that any candidate would seek my endorsement, but I advise candidates that because my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been so successful at demonizing me, denigrating me, and condemning me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things, my endorsement of candidates harms those candidates chances of winning. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/440643-biden-says-he-asked-obama-not-to-endorse-him
— More than 1,000 migrants break out of Southern Mexico detention center – RACHEL FRAZIN
https://thehill.com/policy/international/americas/440798-more-than-1000-migrants-break-out-of-southern-mexico-detention

POLITICO
— Trump’s Biden insults fueled by belief he can win The president sees the former vice president as his biggest threat in 2020, a Republican strategist says. – ELIANA JOHNSON and JOHN BRESNAHAN (DIERSEN: Who has insulted you and why did they do that? I should write a book about those who have insulted me and why they did that. They include nasty activists, nasty candidates, nasty elected officials, nasty party leaders, nasty major donors, nasty political consultants, nasty etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout or are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.) 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/25/donald-trump-joe-biden-2020-1290338

NEW YORK TIMES
— Regulators Around the World Are Circling Facebook – Cecilia Kang and Adam Satariano (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website that discriminates against conservative individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries. What do you say to those who a) promote Facebook, b) discourage me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, and c) discourage everyone from reading those emails?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/technology/facebook-regulation-ftc-fine.html
— Your Average American Joe Biden is not an individualist. – David Brooks
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/opinion/joe-biden-president.html
— Armpits, White Ghettos and Contempt Who really despises the American heartland? – Paul Krugman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/opinion/midwest-economy.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden plans to defeat Trump by promoting hatred against Trump. Who promotes/promoted hatred against you? I should write a book about those who promote/promoted hatred against me. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-motivated-by-virginia-racial-violence-trump-response/2019/04/26/64738a48-67da-11e9-a698-2a8f808c9cfb_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs get rid of you.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/26/does-law-protect-lgbtq-community-discrimination-it-should-be-an-easy-answer/
— ‘You do great work’: Trump wages war on White House press corps but has soft spot for its photographers – David Nakamura
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/you-do-great-work-trump-wages-war-on-white-house-press-corps-but-has-soft-spot-for-its-photographers/2019/04/22/2c08fc1e-6529-11e9-a1b6-b29b90efa879_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Donald Trump slams Joe Biden as ‘not the brightest bulb’ – Ben Feuerherd (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs are nasty. If you sought a government office or political office, what would your critics/opponents stress to paint you as being “not the brightest bulb?” My critics/opponents would stress that while I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, my scores were not that high. They would stress that while I earned a bachelor’s degree in management and master’s degrees in management, accounting, and finance, my grades were not that high. They would stress that I became the following not by passing examinations, but by grandfathering in: Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant. One of my critics/opponents has publicly stressed that he got better scores than I did on the CPA examination.) 
https://nypost.com/2019/04/25/donald-trump-slams-joe-biden-as-not-the-brightest-bulb/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred not only against Trump, but against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/04/26/joe-biden-charlotesville-trump-adl-white-supremacy-column/3575579002/
— The misery is real: A third of the world is stressed, worried and in pain, Gallup report finds – Josh Hafner (DIERSEN: Who has worked the hardest to cause you stress? I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to cause me stress.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/25/gallup-emotions-report-2019-top-happiest-saddest-countries-rankings/3568251002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: States press (ILLEGAL) immigrant bans ‘Anti-sanctuary bills are making inroads – Alan Gomez
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/25/immigration-crackdown-goal-new-bills-state-legislatures/3561225002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Heads to NRA Convention as Disagreements Over His Gun Policies Simmer Despite opposition to the federal bump-stock ban, the president is expected to receive a warm welcome – Zusha Elinson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-heads-to-nra-convention-as-unrest-over-his-gun-policies-simmers-11556210396
— Homeownership Rate Drops for First Time in More Than Two Years A rising rate primarily reflects younger households successfully making the transition from renting to owning – Laura Kusisto (DIERSEN: I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old. During the 2 years before that, I lived with my mother and brother in Crete. The down payment came from what I had earned a) working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights full-time 1970-1971 and part-time 1971-1972 and b) working for IRS in Chicago and Harvey 1971-1972.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/homeownership-rate-drops-for-first-time-in-more-than-two-years-11556220679
— Smaller SUVs Win Bigger Share of Car Market More compact, affordable sport-utility vehicles positioned as new entry points into auto brands as sedans lose favor – Adrienne Roberts and Mike Colias
https://www.wsj.com/articles/small-suvs-loom-larger-for-car-makers-11556184600
— Even in Strong Job Market, High-School Graduates Flock to College Enrollment in higher education edged up to 69% in October – Sarah Chaney and Michelle Hackman (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/even-in-strong-job-market-high-school-graduates-flock-to-college-11556226147

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden plans to defeat Trump by promoting hatred against Trump. Who promotes/promoted hatred against you? I should write a book about those who promote/promoted hatred against me. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. 
https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-2020-video-declares-battle-with-trump-for-soul-of-this-nation-2019-4

NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL
— New York Law Journal Accused of Showing Bias Against President Trump I find it ironic that while we’re increasingly made aware of the dangers of “implicit bias” in matters of sex and race, the NYLJ and too many of our colleagues seem to embrace a type of “bash Trump” bias in almost everything they do. – Laurence Deutsch 
https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2019/04/25/new-york-law-journal-shows-bias-against-president-trump/?slreturn=20190326042800

DAILY BEAST
— Anita Hill Bashes Biden, Demands He Apologize to ‘Other Women’ ‘I cannot be satisfied by simply saying I’m sorry for what happened to you,’ Hill told The New York Times of her conversation with the ex-veep. – Victoria Albert (DIERSEN: Who wants you to apologize and for what? I should write a book about my critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and b) who want me to apologize for causing all of their problems, all of your problems, all of my problems, all of everyone’s problems, and all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois since 2000.) 
https://www.thedailybeast.com/anita-hill-bashes-biden-demands-he-apologize-to-other-women

GOVERNMENT MATTERS
— 2019 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey begins in May – Andrew Wagner (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran would be MUCH HAPPIER if the federal government got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://govmatters.tv/2019-federal-employee-viewpoint-survey-begins-in-may/

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT JOBS
— GAO Analyst Student Intern Student Trainee Job (DIERSEN: Were you an intern? GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinated did not want me to transfer, but failing that, they wanted me to transfer as a GS-4 Step 1 (currently $33,591/year) intern, that is, to suffer a $60,001/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars. They painted what GAO Analysts do as being a unique “trade or occupation.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned the fact a) that I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592/year, b) that much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do, c) that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They were furious that I transferred with me almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 days of unused vacation days, and 130 unused sick days.)
http://federalgovernmentjobs.us/jobs/Gao-Analyst-Student-Intern-Student-Trainee-531217500.html

IRISH TIMES
— Ageism in the workplace is alive and well and employers are missing out Companies are clamoring for staff but assume someone’s fitness to work is dictated by their birth date – Olive Keogh (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes support the federal government’s “up-or-out” policy, that is, they support the federal government wasting the careers of and getting rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who the federal government did not promote to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/ageism-in-the-workplace-is-alive-and-well-and-employers-are-missing-out-1.3865935

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, 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, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.