August 22, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats acknowledge that “Migrants staying at police station turned away from school: They didn’t have people who spoke Spanish.” Democrats ever-increasing promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-migrant-students-turned-away-chicago-public-schools-20230822-zjf2zvqjr5c33j65rp2dccauli-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats acknowledge that “Chicago’s migrant crisis will intensify as Democratic National Convention draws near.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/8/21/23840411/migrant-crisis-chicago-mayor-johnson-democratic-national-convention-2024-republican-governors
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/8/21/23837605/asylum-seekers-migrants-mayor-johnson-gov-pritzker-president-biden-intervention-stephanie-willding
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/8/21/23840607/cps-disputes-claim-that-migrant-children-from-police-station-were-turned-away-at-school
— Law to end cash bail was forced on Illinoisans. This wasn’t on the ballot. Not many in Illinois had their voice heard in the matter. – Tony LaMantia, Logan Square
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/8/21/23840102/law-ending-cash-bail-forced-illinoisans-air-water-show-tim-mapes-trial-letters
— Democrats acknowledge that “Chicago in the top 20 for costliest commutes for drivers nationwide.” While I worked in the Loop 1973-1997, I saved lots of time and money by taking public transportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/8/21/23839887/chicago-top-20-costliest-commutes
— Democrats say “How to watch the first Republican presidential debate.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2023/8/21/23840742/how-to-watch-the-first-republican-presidential-debate

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH A PHOTO OF MCLAUGHLIN: Democrats say “Arlington Heights hires lobbyists on Bears tax-break bill.” According to my critics/opponents, I have always been far too conservative, and because of that, the more that I do to help elect Republican candidates, the more votes that those candidates lose. McGlaughlin ran Roskam’s campaign against Duckworth 2006. My critics/opponents shouted at McGlaughlin that what I was doing a) as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, b) as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman since 2005, c) as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member since 2003, and d) as a DuPage County Milton Township Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 was causing Roskam to lose. According to my critics/opponents, I painted Roskam as being far more conservative than they wanted him to be painted. They cringed that I got 25 homeowners in my precinct to display signs for Roskam. Of course. my critics/opponents blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for Roskam’s defeat in 2018.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230822/its-come-to-kind-of-a-critical-point-arlington-heights-hires-lobbyists-on-bears-tax-break-bill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The $10,000-per-month retainer with Mac Strategies Group — as outlined in a consultant agreement approved 8-0 by the village board — gives village hall a seat at the increasingly crowded suburban stadium bargaining table involving other lobbyists, politicians and attorneys. . .The firm is led by Ryan McLaughlin, a political and media operative who launched the business in 2008 and has counted Elk Grove Village and Rosemont among his municipal clients. Former Palatine Republican state Sen. Matt Murphy joined the firm as a senior consultant in 2016.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats acknowledge that “Most Americans view Chicago as unsafe.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/most-americans-think-chicago-unsafe-poll
— Democrats say “Despite years of affirmative action, Black student enrollment percentages remain low at local universities.” According to my critics/opponents, UIC should have admitted a Black instead of me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992. They stressed that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my 1966 Crete-Monee High School class and that my ACT score was only 24. My Democrat superiors in the federal government ignored, dismissed, belittled, demonized, denigrated, and condemned the job-related degrees that I earned in 1970, 1976, 1980, and 1997.  In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” so that they could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate which is exactly what they did.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/affirmative-action-chicago-area-universities-black-student-enrollment

FOX32
— DuPage County prepared to aid in school crises with new DuSMART effort
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1267625

WGN9
— Democrats say “Indiana’s near-total abortion ban set to take effect as state Supreme Court denies rehearing.”
https://wgntv.com/news/roe-v-wade-overturned/indianas-near-total-abortion-ban-set-to-take-effect-as-state-supreme-court-denies-rehearing/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-non-profit-ctu-members-help-register-migrant-children-for-school/

WTTW
— Democrats acknowledge that “Motor Vehicle Thefts in Chicago Have Jumped by 139% in 3 Years, While Only 4% Are Solved.”
https://news.wttw.com/2023/08/21/motor-vehicle-thefts-chicago-have-jumped-139-3-years-while-only-4-are-solved
— Democrats acknowledge that “Retail Theft Costing Illinois Businesses Billions as Efforts to Steal Become More Organized.”
https://news.wttw.com/2023/08/21/retail-theft-costing-illinois-businesses-billions-efforts-steal-become-more-organized

WBEZ
— JULY 16, 2016 FLASHBACK: Illinois GOP Chairman Urges Trump Supporters To Get Involved
https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-gop-chairman-urges-trump-supporters-to-get-involved/63425fd9-bd8a-4c80-a0b3-6b3610b3a8a5
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/crisis-pregnancy-centers-outnumber-abortion-clinics/8a973ba6-2a89-45c2-aa04-5043d4d2804d

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Democrats crow that “Binge Drinking and Marijuana Use at Record Levels Among Middle-Aged Adults.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more booze, more gambling, and more pot.
https://pantagraph.com/life-entertainment/nation-world/wellness/binge-drinking-and-marijuana-use-at-record-levels-among-middle-aged-adults-study-finds/video_3d87a873-ef4e-5564-aeca-150348eec399.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://pantagraph.com/news/nation-world/half-of-americans-have-tried-marijuana-at-least-once-before/video_0cafb567-5b38-532c-9551-e1f33d65793a.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Republican governors tour Texas border, voice support for ‘Operation Lone Star’ – YAMI VIRGIN
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/republican-governors-tour-texas-border-voice-support-for-operation-lone-star

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-08-21/a-border-strategy-that-gives-more-migrants-a-legal-pathway-to-the-u-s-to-go-on-trial

WQAD
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wqad.com/video/news/community/migrant-crowding-at-chicago-police-stations-awaiting-spaces-in-city-shelters/526-6b6dd52c-e9ef-42e1-a138-d4aca403ce89

CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/08/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-132/
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/08/21/afternoon-roundup-146/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— 204 Chicago homicides in Mayor Johnson’s first 100 days – including four teenagers killed last weekend – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/204-chicago-homicides-in-mayor-johnsons-first-100-days-including-four-teenagers-killed-last-weekend-wirepoints/
— Governor Pritzker, put up or pipe down on false claims about ‘carnival barkers’ – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/governor-pritzker-should-put-up-or-pipe-down-on-false-claims-about-carnival-barkers-wirepoints/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois health professionals soon to be required to take annual cultural training – Andrew Hensel (COMMENT: Democrats a) run the federal government and b) require federal employees to take lots of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training. That training promotes hatred against federal employees who are Republican. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. I should write a book about how that training promoted hatred against me.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_577c7e8e-4071-11ee-89f0-7fc59e1123b6.html

BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Illinois Dems Score Against Freedom Again with a Big, Fat GOP Assist – Laurie Higgins
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/post/illinois-dems-score-against-freedom-again-with-a-big-fat-gop-assist

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Teachers Union Complains about Crystal Lake Grade School’s Outsourcing Hiring Paraprofessionals
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/08/22/teachers-union-complains-about-crystal-lake-grade-schools-outsourcing-hiring-paraprofessionals/
— Memories Spurred by Woodstock’s New Roundabout
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/08/22/memories-spurred-by-woodstocks-roundabout/
— New Iowa Caucus Polls Show Trump Lead Far Below National Polling Averages
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/08/21/ia082123poll/
— Why Are Kids in School During the Hottest Week of the Year?
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/08/21/why-are-kids-in-school-during-the-hottest-week-of-the-year/
— Breaking the Law Now Leads to Dictatorship Later
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/08/21/breaking-the-law/
— State Goes After Medicaid Fraud
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/08/21/state-goes-after-medicaid-fraud/
— Carolyn Schofield Returns to McHenry County Government with Mental Health Board Appointment
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/08/21/schofield/
— Grand Jury Subpoenas Threatened Because Lakewood Attorney Scott Puma Has Failed to Respond to State’s Attorney’s December Request Concerning Use of Developer Impact Fees to Finance RedTail Clubhouse
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/08/21/grand-jury-subpoenas-threatened-because-lakewood-attorney-scott-puma-has-failed-to-respond-to-states-attorneys-december-request-concerning-use-of-developer-impact-fees-to-finance-redtail-clubhouse/
— Restaurant Inspections in McHenry County Available, But Not Publicized as in Kentucky and Florida
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/08/20/reataurant-inspections-in-mchenry-county-available-but-not-publicized-as-in-kentucky-and-florida/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Throw out illegal aliens, beckon the H-1Bs Make America great again by welcoming the right migrants. – Deroy Murdock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/aug/21/throw-out-illegal-aliens-beckon-h-1bs/
— Stolen, rigged and illegitimate: Democrats’ long history of objecting to election results – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/aug/21/stolen-rigged-and-illegitimate-democrats-long-hist/
— Stop the slaughter: We need to focus on drug use prevention, not mitigation – Seth Leibsohn
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/aug/21/stop-slaughter-we-need-to-focus-on-drug-use-preven/
— Questions I would ask the GOP presidential candidates – Cal Thomas
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/aug/21/questions-i-would-ask-gop-presidential-candidates/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois health professionals soon to be required to take annual cultural training – Andrew Hensel
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/illinois-health-professionals-cultural-training-required
— Hundreds of New Yorkers protest new shelter as illegal immigrants flood city – Luke Gentile
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hundreds-new-york-protest-shelter-illegal-immigrants-flooding-city

NEW YORK POST
— Migrant thanks White House for $20M-a-month NYC shelter: ‘Gracias, presidente’ – Kevin Sheehan and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
https://nypost.com/2023/08/21/migrant-thanks-white-house-for-20m-a-month-nyc-shelter-gracias-presidente/
— Open floodgates at Arizona border allow thousands of migrants to walk into the country – MaryAnn Martinez and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
https://nypost.com/2023/08/21/arizona-borders-open-floodgates-allow-thousands-into-us/

AMERICAN THINKER
— You’ll never guess where resistance to woke math is coming from – W.A. Eliot
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/08/youll_never_guess_where_resistance_to_woke_math_is_coming_from.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— More than 200 protest proposed NYC migrant shelter; Guardian Angels founder among those arrested. – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/08/21/more-than-200-protest-proposed-nyc-migrant-shelter-guardian-angels-founder-among-those-arrested-1388764/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Former NY governor says cities could ‘revolt’ against federal gov’t over immigration crisis – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/08/21/former-ny-governor-says-cities-could-revolt-against-federal-govt-over-immigration-crisis-1388689/

BREITBART
— NYC Mayor Eric Adams Opens Migrant Mega-Camp, Costing New Yorkers $20M Every Month – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/08/21/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-opens-migrant-mega-camp-costing-new-yorkers-20m-month/
— Biden’s DHS Sends over $770M in Taxpayer Money to NGOs, Sanctuary Cities Facilitating Illegal Immigration – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/08/21/biden-dhs-770m-ngos-sanctuary-cities-illegal-immigration/
— Lowering the Bar: U.S. Military Weighs Allowing Calculators for Entrance Test as Applicants Struggle – AMY FURR (COMMENT: IRS offered me a job in 1971 because I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970. IRS would have offered me a job much sooner if I had been a veteran. The Post Office offered me a job in 1966 because I had passed the postal employment examination earlier that year.)
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2023/08/21/lowering-the-bar-u-s-military-weighs-allowing-calculators-for-entrance-test-as-applicants-struggle/

DAILY CALLER
— Some Blue States Aim To Bolster Sagging Police Numbers By Hiring Non-Citizens – BRANDON POULTER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/08/21/blue-cities-non-citizens-police-illegal-immigrants/
— Catholic School System Requires Students To Use Name, Pronouns That Correspond With Biological Sex
https://dailycaller.com/2023/08/21/catholic-school-system-students-lgbtq-biological-sex/

FEDERALIST
— How Racial And Sexual Ideology Rapidly Infiltrated Southern Methodist University – LOGAN WASHBURN
https://thefederalist.com/2023/08/22/how-racial-and-sexual-ideology-rapidly-infiltrated-southern-methodist-university/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Yet More Incentives for Illegal Aliens: Mixed Messages on ICE/CBP Websites
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2023/08/21/yet-more-incentives-illegal-aliens-mixed-messages-icecbp-websites
— Immigration is Just a Game for Cato Institute
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2023/08/21/immigration-just-game-cato-institute
— Former New York Governor Warns of Coming “Revolt” Over Biden Migration Crisis – Ira Mehlman
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2023/08/21/former-new-york-governor-warns-coming-revolt-over-biden-migration-crisis

FOX BUSINESS
— Conservative group challenges Kellogg’s workplace diversity programs. Kellogg’s is facing a discrimination complaint filed by America First Legal regarding its workplace diversity programs. – Eric Revell (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and the Post Office 1966-1969, it would have been great if my Republican U.S. Senators and my Republican U.S. Representatives had challenged my Democrat superiors’ discrimination against their employees like me who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those who ancestors had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/conservative-group-challenges-kelloggs-workplace-diversity-programs

HANNITY
— Migrant Encounters Spike 33% in July, Phone App Encouraging Smugglers
https://hannity.com/media-room/what-border-migrant-encounters-spike-33-in-july-phone-app-encouraging-smugglers/

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Yet More Incentives for Illegal Aliens: Mixed Messages on ICE/CBP Websites
https://www.immigrationreform.com/2023/08/21/yet-more-incentives-for-illegal-aliens-mixed-messages-on-ice-cbp-websites/

PJ MEDIA
— Is ‘Climate Change’ the New ‘Race Card’? – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2023/08/21/is-climate-change-the-new-race-card-n1720819
— Is Wokeness Taking Over and Worsening the Medical Industry? – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/culture/catherinesalgado/2023/08/21/is-wokeness-taking-over-and-worsening-the-medical-industry-n1720871

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— How Much of Today’s ‘Racism’ Is Manufactured? – Roger Kimbal (COMMENT: To get even more votes from minorities, Democrats ever-increasingly shout at minorities a) that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things and b) that Republicans cause all the problems that minorities have, and especially Republicans who share Trump’s demographics.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/08/21/how_much_of_todays_racism_is_manufactured_149650.html

TOWNHALL
— NYC Residents Tell City Leaders: No Migrant Shelters Here! – Julio Rosas
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2023/08/21/nyc-residents-are-telling-city-leaders-no-migrant-shelters-here-n2627295

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Prominent NYU Doctor Sounds Alarm on Illegals Bringing Deadly, Drug-Resistant Diseases to US: ‘Porous Border Is Health Emergency’ – Randy DeSoto
https://www.westernjournal.com/prominent-nyu-doctor-sounds-alarm-illegals-bringing-deadly-drug-resistant-diseases-us-porous-border-health-emergency/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/migrants-nyc-fight-american-dream-amid-struggle-stability/story?id=102338806

NBC NEWS
— Democrats use reports of crimes against those who promote LGBTQ to promote hatred against those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/suspect-named-fatal-shooting-california-store-owner-pride-flag-rcna101085

ABC NEW YORK
— Democrats say “Floyd Bennett Field to be used to house asylum seekers in Brooklyn.” Where will Democrats and RINOs house illegals in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://abc7ny.com/nyc-migrants-asylum-seekers-floyd-bennett-field/13680120/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats say “DeSantis Now Targets The Elites Who Gave Him a Leg Up. Candidate Exploits Ivy League Experiences in Service to a Culture War Agenda.”
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/elections/100000006202466/desantis-florida-governor-victory-speech.html
— Democrats say “Where the Republican Candidates Stand on Transgender Rights.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/21/us/politics/republican-candidates-2024-transgender-rights.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/21/us/alabama-transgender-care-ban.html

USA TODAY
— Democrats ever-increasingly use reports of threats against poll workers to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/08/21/donald-trump-2020-indictment-bipartisan-officials/70533610007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Tucker Carlson’s Trump Interview Showcases Potential of Tie-Up With Elon Musk’s X Former Fox News host plans to stream pretaped conversation with former president on X during Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate. – Keach Hagey, Amol Sharma, and Alexa Corse
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/donald-trump-tucker-carlson-x-twitter-gop-debate-15a14ab5
— The Electric-Vehicle Bubble Starts to Deflate. Biden is imitating China just as its industrial policy starts to crack. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/electric-vehicles-china-biden-administration-industrial-policy-754e1937

BLOOMBERG
— American Workers Want Almost $79,000 Salary to Start a New Job – Alexandre Tanzi (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. In today’s dollars, my IRS starting salary was $52,022 in 1971. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. In today’s dollars, my GAO starting salary was $82,720 in 1980.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-21/american-workers-want-almost-79-000-salary-to-start-a-new-job?srnd=work-shift#xj4y7vzkg

KTRH
— Biden’s desire to build illegal immigrant housing a slap to America’s face – Andre Perrard
https://ktrh.iheart.com/featured/houston-texas-news/content/2023-08-20-bidens-desire-to-build-illegal-immigrant-housing-a-slap-to-americas-face/

YAHOO NEWS
— Democrats a) dominate social media and b) acknowledge that “social media algorithms warp how people learn from each other.”
https://news.yahoo.com/social-media-algorithms-warp-people-122501836.html

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) blame Republicans for everything that is bad including bad weather.
https://www.creators.com/read/raffel-ticket

FAST COMPANY
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly get rid of those who do not promote woke.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90941357/how-to-deal-with-an-anti-woke-coworker

HR BREW
— Survey finds 54% of Black employees have experienced discrimination at work – Kristen Parisi (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they a) assigned me to supervise virtually all their hires who were minority, female, veteran, and/or disabled, b) demanded that I give them preference, and c) did everything that they could to turn them against me. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/2023/02/22/indeed-survey-finds-54-of-black-employees-have-experienced-discrimination-at-work

JD SURPA
— Democrats ever-increasingly make it clear that they reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/biden-administration-provides-guidance-2509563/

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— Ever-increasingly, those who are the following demonize, denigrate, and condemn meritocracy: Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, liberal, moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQer, non-married, non-Protestant, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who have less money than others, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, and citizens of foreign countries. Ever-increasingly, the aforesaid blame their problems on those who are not the aforesaid and demand more and more and more government assistance and preference.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/parenting-from-a-neuroscience-perspective/202308/the-myth-of-the-self-made-person

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.