August 26 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Willie Wilson hands out more cash in church on Sunday – Adam Thorp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/willie-wilson-cash-giveaway-church-illinois-state-board-elections-mayoral-campaign-philanthropy/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans always blame the availability of guns for gun crimes, rather than blame those who use guns to commit crimes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/tammy-duckworth-gun-show-loophole-background-check-claim-politifact-fact-check/

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Local elected officials remember John McCain’s spirit for helping war vets – Adam Poulisse
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180825/local-elected-officials-remember-john-mccains-spirit-for-helping-war-vets

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois politicians express their grief at news of Sen. John McCain’s death – KELSEY LANDIS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article217353835.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— State Report: Madigan backs Carol Stream’s Kathleen V. Carrier with $83,639
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511543200
— Oberweis warns against property tax increase question on November ballot – Karen Kidd
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511543538-oberweis-warns-against-property-tax-increase-question-on-november-ballot
— DuPage judge strikes down law requiring divorced parents to fund kids’ college education – Scott Holland
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511544871-dupage-judge-strikes-down-law-requiring-divorced-parents-to-fund-kids-college-education

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Richard Durbin: John McCain handled Trump’s ‘harsh and nasty’ POW criticism with ‘such class’ – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/26/john-mccain-handled-donald-trump-pow-criticism-suc/

 

DAILY CALLER
— WILL CINDY MCCAIN BE APPOINTED TO FILL HER HUSBAND’S VACANT SENATE SEAT? – Vandana Rambaran
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/26/cindy-mccain-vacant-senate-seat/

— A JUDGE STOPPED TRUMP’S EFFORTS TO GET CONTROL OF THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE – Kevin Daley (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal workforce.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/25/judge-trump-unions/

 

BREITBART
— Mollie Tibbetts Is America’s Call to Action on Open Borders – DaLE WILCOX
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/26/dale-wilcox-mollie-tibbetts-is-americas-call-to-action-on-open-borders/

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Blood-Soaked Chicago Would Rather Be Sanctuary City Than Get Federal Aid – Greg Bishop
https://www.westernjournal.com/blood-soaked-chicago-rather-sanctuary-city-get-federal-aid/

 

THE HILL
— Trump nixed White House statement praising McCain – EMILY BIRNBAUM
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/403721-trump-nixed-white-house-statement-praising-mccain-report

 

CNN
— How Arizona will fill John McCain’s seat — and who might fill it – Eric Bradner
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/26/politics/replacing-john-mccain-arizona/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— As a Nation Mourns McCain, Trump Is Conspicuously Absent – Julie Hirschfeld Davis
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/26/us/politics/trump-mccain-funeral.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump rejected plans for a White House statement praising McCain – Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-rejected-plans-for-a-white-house-statement-praising-mccain/2018/08/26/0d0478e4-a967-11e8-8f4b-aee063e14538_story.html
— McCain’s death marks a new era for congressional checks on Trump – Karoun Demirjian
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/mccains-death-marks-a-new-era-for-congressional-checks-on-trump/2018/08/25/c754a2a8-a4a5-11e8-8fac-12e98c13528d_story.html
— Unions rejoice as judge guts new federal employee rules – LISA REIN (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal workforce.)
http://thewashingtonpost.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “John McCain understood that the Republican Party was selling its soul. He refused.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/08/26/john-mccain-understood-that-the-republican-party-was-selling-its-soul-he-refused/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Arizona governor will name McCain’s replacement after funeral – Nikki Schwab
https://nypost.com/2018/08/26/arizona-governor-will-name-mccains-replacement-after-funeral/

 

DENVER POST
— Hundreds rally in downtown Denver to oppose President Trump’s Supreme Court pick – ANNA STAVER
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/08/26/downtown-denver-rally-to-oppose-trump-supreme-court-pick/

 

STATESMAN
— Before he died, McCain asked that Trump not attend funeral – Jared Leone
https://www.statesman.com/news/national/before-died-mccain-asked-that-trump-not-attend-funeral/z5YSb1UBpXyt6gEz5lnvlN/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rift Between Trump and McCain Reflects Split Within GOP Trump’s ‘America First’ message prevailed over McCain’s internationalist bent – Peter Nicholas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rift-between-trump-and-mccain-reflects-split-within-gop-1535321308

 

CARLISLE SENTINEL
— Old and new stand out as Corvettes roll into Carlisle – Zack Hoopes
https://cumberlink.com/news/local/communities/carlisle/old-and-new-stand-out-as-corvettes-roll-into-carlisle/article_56537b08-dc63-5be7-af4c-950c6b13fbb0.html

 

INSTINCT MAGAZINE
— Republicans And Democrats Rejoice At Donald Trump’s First Out-LGBT Judiciary Nomination – Devin Randall
http://instinctmagazine.com/post/republicans-and-democrats-rejoice-donald-trumps-first-out-lgbt-judiciary-nomination

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.