December 8 Evening Edition - GOPUSA Illinois

ABC7
— ‘ROGUE’ GOP ELECTOR SAYS OTHERS WILL JOIN IN OPPOSING TRUMP – ABC News
http://abc7chicago.com/news/rogue-gop-elector-says-others-will-join-in-opposing-trump-/1646717/
— How Donald Trump Might Start Violating the Constitution the Second He’s Sworn In – JORDYN PHELPS
https://abc7chicago.com/news/how-donald-trump-might-start-violating-the-constitution-the-second-hes-sworn-in/1646195/
— INVESTIGATORS TEST GUMMY BEARS THAT SICKENED 14 NAPERVILLE STUDENTS – Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/news/investigators-test-gummy-bears-that-sickened-14-naperville-students/1643623/
— JUDGE DENIES AARON SCHOCK’S REQUEST TO MOVE TRIAL TO PEORIA – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/judge-denies-aaron-schocks-request-to-move-trial-to-peoria/1646795/
— TRUMP PICKS FAST FOOD EXECUTIVE ANDREW PUZDER FOR LABOR – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-picks-fast-food-executive-andrew-puzder-for-labor/1646753/
— DONALD TRUMP PICKS SCOTT PRUITT, LONGTIME EPA CRITIC, TO HEAD ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-picks-oklahoma-ag-scott-pruitt-to-head-epa/1644310/

NBC5
— Illinois GOP’s ‘Boss Madigan’ Site Now Targeting Chris Kennedy “Mike Madigan endorsing a run for governor by Chris Kennedy tells you everything you need to know about Chris Kennedy,” a Republican Party spokesman said. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-GOPs-Boss-Madigan-Site-Now-Targeting-Chris-Kennedy-405477765.html
— Harry Reid Warns of ‘New Gilded Age’ in Senate Farewell Speech “I love the Senate, I don’t need to dwell on that,” Reid said – Erica Werner
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Harry-Reid-Bids-Farewell-to-Senate-After-30-Years-405491516.html
— Union President Jones Challenges Trump on Carrier The president-elect tweeted the union boss has done a terrible job
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Tweets-Attacks-on-Carrier-Union-Boss-405362875.html
— Comptroller Mendoza Puts State Employee Bonuses on Hold “This is a necessary step to ensure accountability and transparency in government and should’ve been in place before now,” Mendoza said. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Mendoza-Prioritizes-Payments-to-Most-Vulnerable-Ahead-of-Employee-Bonuses-405491095.html

CBS2
— Rauner Calls Off Leaders’ Meetings Until Democrats Present Budget Plan
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/08/rauner-calls-off-leaders-meetings-until-democrats-present-budget-plan/
— Kirk Tells Illinois “Take Heart” In Last Speech On Senate Floor
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/08/kirk-tells-illinois-take-heart-in-last-speech-on-senate-floor/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ally of Rauner, Trump Aaron Del Mar produces papers showing he’s paid tax debt – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ally-of-rauner-trump-produces-papers-showing-hes-paid-tax-debt/

DAILY HERALD
— Why four new DuPage County tax increases could be in jeopardy – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161208/news/161208966/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s what Chicago’s learning about the president to come – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161208/BLOGS02/161209858/heres-what-chicagos-learning-about-the-president-to-come
— Chicago’s underwater rate: Third-biggest among top 10 cities – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20161208/CRED0701/161209863/chicagos-underwater-rate-third-biggest-among-top-10-cities
— What Chicago small-business owners want from a Trump administration – KATIE FITZPATRICK
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161208/OPINION/161209865/what-chicago-small-business-owners-want-from-a-trump-administration

WBEZ
— Gov. Rauner Abruptly Cancels Meeting Over State Budget With Dems – Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/gov-rauner-abruptly-cancels-meeting-over-state-budget-with-dems/06c87a7d-ac1a-4f30-9419-aca851ae44a8
— Power Play: New Energy Bill Keeps Customers In The Dark – Dan Weissmann
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/power-play-new-energy-bill-keeps-customers-in-the-dark/b05452bd-02c7-4b6a-b608-6c3cd1016808

FOX ILLINOIS
— Doctor: Candy That Sickened Naperville Students Contained Marijuana – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/doctor-candy-that-sickened-students-contained-marijuana

WSIL TV
— Chief of staff Priebus? Some Trump loyalists still dubious – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34009052/chief-of-staff-priebus-some-trump-loyalists-still-dubious

WSIU
— Gov. Rauner and Illinois Businesses Disagree on Energy Bill
http://news.wsiu.org/post/gov-rauner-and-illinois-businesses-disagree-energy-bill#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Russians flock to U.S. real estate after Trump victory 2 most popular destinations are New York City, Miami – Ivana Kottasova
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/russians-flock-to-us-real-estate-after-trump-victory/616909263

LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— Illinois government finally gets something done: a utility bailout – Editorial
http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/editorial-illinois-government-finally-gets-something-done-a-utility-bailout/article_6630ea71-9d34-588e-844b-e16c37bd43a0.html

MEDILL REPORTS
— CHICAGO’S LGBTQ COMMUNITY GEARING UP FOR TRUMP PRESIDENCY – Puja Bhattacharjee
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/chicagos-lgbtq-community-gearing-up-for-trump-presidency/

CHICAGO REPORTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner’s war on unions brings Illinois to the brink.”
http://chicagoreporter.com/rauners-war-on-unions-brings-illinois-to-the-brink/

CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
— Why Kirk Lost and Why Kirk Lost So Big – RUSS STEWART
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/featured/why-kirk-lost-and-why-kirk-lost-so-big/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Reforms on hold as AFSCME issues legal challenge on contract
http://ilnews.org/11267/reforms-hold-afscme-issues-legal-challenge-contract/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Evangelical Covenant Church Pastor Embraces Heresy – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/evangelical-covenant-church-pastor-embraces-heresy/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TRUMP CAMPAIGN SAYS NOMINEE SCOTT PRUITT WILL REVERSE EPA’S ANTI-ENERGY AGENDA
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/crowd-cheers-after-navy-admiral-blasts-kaepernicks-national-anthem-protest.html
— RAUNER REPEATS, “NO BUDGET. NO PAY”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/rauner-repeats-no-budget-no-pay-.html
— TRUMP WILL NOMINATE WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT CO-FOUNDER TO “GO TO THE MAT” FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/president-elect-donald-j-trump-intends-to-nominate-linda-mcmahon.html

— TRUMP CAMPAIGN SAYS NOMINEE SCOTT PRUITT WILL REVERSE EPA’S ANTI-ENERGY AGENDA

http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/conservatives-should-love-trumps-nominee-to-head-up-epa.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner: Legislative pay lawsuit a “stunning reminder of why we need term limits and real change”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/08/rauner-legislative-pay-lawsuit-a-stunning-reminder-of-why-we-need-term-limits-and-real-change/
— Could a legendary bipartisan (Roger Claar) pay for his Trump support?
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/08/could-a-legendary-bipartisan-pay-for-his-trump-support/
— ILGOP operative defends tracker involvement
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/08/ilgop-operative-defends-tracker-involvement/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Clarence Thomas snubbed by Smithsonian’s new African American history museum – Bradford Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/7/clarence-thomas-snubbed-by-smithsonians-museum-of-/

DAILY CALLER
— CNN Spends Election Cycle Calling Trump Supporters Racist, Then Gets Hit With Class Action Racism Suit – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/08/cnn-spends-election-cycle-calling-trump-supporters-racist-then-gets-hit-with-class-action-racism-suit/
— Rep. Gutiérrez: Trump Softening On DREAMers Shows Our Pressure Is Working – Caroline May
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/08/rep-gutierrez-trump-softening-on-dreamers-shows-our-pressure-is-working/

GOPUSA
— Leftist Chicago removes remaining Donald Trump street signs
http://www.gopusa.com/leftist-chicago-removes-remaining-donald-trump-street-signs/
— The Progressive-State Depression
http://www.gopusa.com/the-progressive-state-depression/
— Have funds, will travel for those on the dole
http://www.gopusa.com/have-funds-will-travel-for-those-on-the-dole/
— Appeals court rules rapist can pursue visitation with child
http://www.gopusa.com/appeals-court-rules-rapist-can-pursue-visitation-with-child/

FOX NEWS
— Admiral Calls Out Kaepernick During Pearl Harbor Speech
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/12/08/admiral-colin-kaepernick-national-anthem-protest-during-pearl-harbor-speech

BREITBART
— Kellogg Foundation Supported Racially Divisive Open Borders Group – LEE STRANAHAN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/08/kellogg-foundation-supported-racially-divisive-open-borders-group/
— Obama Urges Soldiers to Question Trump’s Authority, ‘Criticize Our President’ – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/07/obama-urges-soldiers-to-question-trumps-authority-criticize-our-president/
— Black Employees Suing CNN for Racial Discrimination – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/07/black-employees-suing-cnn-for-racial-discrimination/
— Blue-Collar Black Americans Sue Job Broker for Green-Lighting Hispanics – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/07/black-workers-file-lawsuit-alleging-temp-worker-firm-pushed-illegal-hispanics-blacks/
— Duke Approves ‘Safe Space’ For Illegal Immigrants – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/12/08/duke-approves-safe-space-illegal-immigrants/

BLAZE
— Former labor secretary rebukes Trump’s Twitter behavior in stunning monologue – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/08/former-labor-secretary-rebukes-trumps-twitter-behavior-in-stunning-monologue/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Obama Political Appointees to Continue as Career Employees Under Trump – Fred Lucas
http://dailysignal.com/2016/12/08/obama-political-employees-to-continue-as-career-employees-under-trump/

TOWNHALL
— Republican National Committee In Superb Financial Standing – Jason Hopkins
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/jasonhopkins/2016/12/08/the-republican-national-committee-in-superb-financial-standing-n2257012

ONE NEWS NOW
— The ‘fix’ is in at Illinois Human Rights Commission – Charlie Butts
http://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2016/12/08/the-fix-is-in-at-illinois-human-rights-commission

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Final Tally on Obama’s 2015 Family Vacation to Hawaii Is Out. And the Cost to Taxpayers Is Astronomical – VICTORIA TAFT
http://ijr.com/2016/12/750423-final-tally-on-obamas-2015-family-vacation-to-hawaii-is-out-and-the-cost-to-taxpayers-is-astronomical/

POLITICO
— Trump ‘originals’ say they’re getting frozen out Early Trump campaign operatives angst about their future as the Republican establishment muscles its way in. – ALEX ISENSTADT and KENNETH P. VOGEL
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-original-operatives-frozen-out-232383
— Trump launches war on unions Labor leaders said after the election they’d give him a chance to deliver on his pro-worker agenda. But the ceasefire appears over. – TED HESSON
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-unions-war-232382

REUTERS
— Trump could privatize nation’s air traffic controllers – Ginger Gibson
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-airtraffic-idUSKBN13X19W

CBS NEWS
— Trump has declined many intelligence briefings offered to him according to Senate aide – REBECCA SHABAD
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-has-declined-many-intelligence-briefings-offered-to-him/

CNBC
— Trump war on ‘job-destroying’ regulations could kill a lot of high-paying jobs – Tom DiChristopher and John W. Schoen
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/08/pruitt-epa-trump-may-kill-jobs-fighting-job-destroying-regulations.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans need to challenge Democrats on sanctuary cities – Ed Rogers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/12/08/republicans-need-to-challenge-democrats-on-sanctuary-cities/

TUCSON NEWS NOW
— Citizenship applications surge after Trump win
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/34002558/citizenship-applications-surge-after-trump-win

DAILY REPUBLICAN
— U.S. life expectancy falls, as many kinds of death increase – AP
http://www.dailyrepublicannews.com/news/20161208/us-life-expectancy-falls-as-many-kinds-of-death-increase

BNA
— Anti-Union Drumbeat of Trump, Congress Spells Trouble for IRS – Colleen Murphy
https://www.bna.com/antiunion-drumbeat-trump-n73014448277/

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— Teaching journalism after election a tricky endeavor – Jackie Spinner
http://www.cjr.org/analysis/teaching_journalism_trump_election.php
— Attempting to fill a local news void, ProPublica launches Illinois unit – Pete Vernon
http://www.cjr.org/business_of_news/propublica_launches_illinois_unit.php

BLOOMBERG
— Trump’s Softer Stance on ‘Dreamers’ May Spur a Fix, Senators Say – Laura Litvan
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-08/trump-s-softer-stance-on-dreamers-may-spur-a-fix-senators-say

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— The Obama Recovery Is A Myth – TERRY JONES
http://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/study-the-recovery-is-a-myth-theres-been-no-recovery-at-all/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Washington, D.C.’s Liberal Civil Servants Are Horrified at the Prospect of Life Under Trump – Marin Cogan
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/12/liberal-civil-servants-horrified-at-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Transition Team Is Like Game of Thrones.”
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/12/trumps-transition-team-is-like-game-of-thrones.html
— Gloria Steinem on Whether It’s Possible to Feel Compassion for Donald Trump – Shira Levine (DIERSEN: Democrats feel compassion only for those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/12/gloria-steinem-on-donald-trump.html

COSMOPOLITAN
— Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff Said Trump Should Be on the $20 Bill Reince Priebus was joking, but still, Harriet Tubman, a former slave, is slated to be on the $20. – Michael Sebastian
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a8478929/donald-trumps-chief-of-staff-said-trump-should-be-on-the-dollar20-bill/

PEW RESEARCH
— GOP gained ground in middle-class communities in 2016 – RUTH IGIELNIK AND RAKESH KOCHHAR (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on turning those who have less money against those who have more money.)
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/12/08/gop-gained-ground-in-middle-class-communities-in-2016/

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Does Donald Trump own the “white working class”? – ROBERTA WOOD
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/does-donald-trump-own-the-white-working-class/

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. View all posts by David Diersen