February 23 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In apparent jab at Rauner, Madigan forms new school-funding panel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/in-apparent-jab-at-rauner-madigan-forms-new-school-funding-panel/
— Reality check for Trump’s deportation plan is up to us – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs, that is, anti-Trumps, treasonously a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-reality-check-for-trumps-deportation-plan-is-up-to-us/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Top state union votes to authorize a possible strike – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-afscme-strike-illinois-met-0224-20170223-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: How Jesse Jackson Jr. collects $138,400 a year from the federal government – Katherine Skiba  (DIERSEN: When will the Chicago Tribune blast me and my $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension that is dramatically reduced because the Democrats who run the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old?  When will the Chicago Tribune blast me and my $2,028 Social Security that is dramatically reduced because I get a CSRS pension?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-jesse-jackson-junior-federal-benefits-met-20170222-story.html
— Week later, Rauner still won’t answer questions about his budget – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-budget-questions-met-story.html
— Once lost, liberal journalists’ mission suddenly found in time of Trump – John Kass  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who are involved in journalism are involved in journalism to defend and advance the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green platforms. I am involved in journalism to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-trump-journalism-kass-0223-20170222-column.html
— Kane County part of pilot child care program for Illinois veterans – Mike Danahey  (DIERSEN: Did you avoid the draft?  Since 1966, because I obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated, and condemned me for that.  Did you give up trying to have children, did you fail to adopt, did you fail to become a foster parent?  Since the 1980s, because my wife and I are guilty of the aforesaid,  my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated, and condemned me for that.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-tiny-boots-st-0222-20170222-story.html
— As lawmakers target dangerous drug combinations, pharmacy lobby fights new rules – Ray Long and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/druginteractions/ct-drug-interaction-hearings-illinois-met-20170222-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A LinkedIn for Chicago’s 13- to 24-year old youths – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: What jobs did you have when you were 13-24 years old?  I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, worked as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, and collected delinquent taxes.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the aforesaid jobs and shouted that I was grossly overpaid while I held them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-yolobe-youth-unemployment-0223-biz-20170222-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Constructively, Emanuel blames Trump for “attacks on people for their ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-emanuel-anti-semitism-resolution-met-20170222-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— These legislators (Bost, Roskam, & Schakowsky) collect paychecks from Washington—and pensions from Illinois – BGA  (DIERSEN: When will the BGA blast me and my $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension that is dramatically reduced because the Democrats who run the federal govenment wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old?  When will the BGA blast me and my $2,028 Social Security that is dramatically reduced because I get a CSRS pension?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170222/NEWS02/170229954/illinois-congress-members-who-collect-state-pensions
— How Illinois lawmakers have gamed their pensions – BGA  (DIERSEN: When will the BGA blast me and my $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension that is dramatically reduced because the Democrats who run the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old?  When will the BGA blast me and my $2,028 Social Security that is dramatically reduced because I get a CSRS pension?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170222/NEWS02/170229953/how-illinois-lawmakers-have-gamed-their-pensions
— Rauner backs Tollway in O’Hare access flap – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170223/BLOGS02/170229955
— For the sake of business, Illinois needs a budget ‘grand bargain’ – Theresa Mintle
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170223/OPINION/170229952/illinois-needs-budget-grand-bargain-chicagoland-chamber-of-commerce

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want law enforcement officials to side with foreign countries and their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST its citizens.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170222/news/170229564/
— U-46 to issue guidance on immigration for schools, parents – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170222/news/170229576/
— District 87, teachers OK 3-year contract extension – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170222/news/170229598/

 

CBS2
— Activists: Trump Rollback Of Transgender Policy “Cruel To Children”
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/23/activists-trump-rollback-of-transgender-policy-cruel-to-children/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State lawmakers fiddling while Illinois burns – Phil Luciano  (DIERSEN: What are the following doing to help elect Republicans on April 4 in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois: the officers of your Republican township/ward party organization, the officers of your Republican county party organization, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, and the IRP officers?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170222/luciano-state-lawmakers-fiddling-while-illinois-burns

 

EBONY
— U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush Introduces Laquan McDonald Camera Act – Shantell E. Jamison  (DIERSEN: I should wear a body camera to better document what my nasty/troubled/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do and say.)
http://www.ebony.com/news-views/u-s-rep-bobby-rush-introduces-laquan-mcdonald-camera-act#axzz4ZRu8kNNg
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The act would require—as a condition upon receipt of federal funds—that states require law enforcement agencies to have a policy regarding the use of body-worn cameras and dashboard cameras.)

 

TIMES
— GOP members of Congress face Trump foes at town halls – AP
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/gop-members-of-congress-face-trump-foes-at-town-halls/article_3ea5ff5d-5994-5799-9a83-39d6a652be07.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— University of Illinois Kicks off 150th Birthday Celebration – AP  (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing in 1867?  On my father’s side, they were operating Crete’s only hardware store.  On my mother’s side, they were operating a farm in Grant Park on the Indiana border.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/university-of-illinois-kicks-off-150th-birthday-celebration

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Where did Gov. Rauner’s “Right stuff,” on education/economic reforms go? Can he recover? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/02/where-did-gov-rauners-right-stuff-on-educationeconomic-reforms-go-can-he-recover/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Issues: The Great Pension Chasm – TOM LISI  (DIERSEN: When will NPR Illinois blast my $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension that is dramatically reduced because the Democrats who run the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old?  When will NPR Illinois blast my $2,028 Social Security that is dramatically reduced because I get a CSRS pension?)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-great-pension-chasm#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— IN QUAD CITIES, ILLINOIS SHRINKS WHILE IOWA GROWS – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/in-quad-cities-illinois-shrinks-while-iowa-grows/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner response – 81 percent vote to authorize strike *** AFSCME strike vote authorization result announcement
https://capitolfax.com/2017/02/23/afscme-strike-vote-authorization-result-announcement/

 

FOX NEWS
— Hannity at CPAC: For Trump to Be Successful, He Needs Your Help
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/22/sean-hannity-speech-cpac-president-trump-agenda-where-us-headed

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Mexico vows to resist Trump immigration plans – Stephen Dinan  (DIERSEN: Constructively, for many decades, because it has sent many millions of its citizens into America illegally, because it has kept many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and because it has sent mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally, MEXICO HAS BEEN AT WAR WITH AMERICA.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/22/mexico-vows-resist-trump-immigration-plans/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Trump is Right, the Media is Crooked and Full of Liars and They are Furious for Being Called On It – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/02/22/trump-right-media-crooked-full-liars-furious-called/

 

GOPUSA
— Sterling Heights agrees to allow 3rd mosque after lawsuits and DOJ pressure  (DIERSDEN: Soon, if not already, there will be a mosque in every county in Illinois, in every township/ward in Illinois, and every municipality in Illinois. How soon will there be a mosque in every precinct in Illinois?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21068
— Fact-Checking the Media’s New Passion for Fact Checking  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like before I include a link to an article, comment on an article, or include an event in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email, I should first get specific permission from them, from the officers of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, from the officers of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, from my representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, from the IRP officers, and from all the Republicans who represent me in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21082
— Some illegal aliens prepare for deportation  (DIERSEN: How many illegals have the Democrats and the RINOs brought into your precinct, into your municipality, into your township/ward, into your county, into Illinois, and into America.?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21072

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— How Radical Islam Penetrated The U.S. House of Representatives – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/25153

 

DAILY CALLER
— Gerrit Lansing Resigned From White House, Not Fired – Robert Donachie  (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/22/exclusive-gerrit-lansing-resigned-from-white-house-not-fired/

 

NEWSMAX
— New York City’s police commissioner is telling officers they should not ask about the immigration status of anyone who uses a municipal ID – a card that’s issued to both legal and illegal residents. – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/NYC-police-commissioner-deportation/2017/02/22/id/775104/

 

TOWNHALL
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Administration Strips Funding For Illegal Aliens, Reallocates Money to Victims of Their Crimes – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2017/02/21/white-house-announces-new-office-for-victims-of-crimes-committed-by-illegal-immigrants-n2288762
— Good Paying Jobs For Nice People – Bryan Crabtree  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/bryancrabtree/2017/02/23/good-paying-jobs-for-nice-people-n2289421

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— TRUMP EVISCERATES THE LIBERAL MEDIA — WHAT TOOK SO LONG? – Larry Elder (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) want to curry favor with the liberal media, b) pander to the liberal media, c) serve as operatives for the liberal media, and/or d) are dupes for the liberal media.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trump-eviscerates-the-liberal-media-what-took-so-long/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Facebook Suspends Christian Homeschool Mom’s Account Over Posts Citing Bible on Homosexuality – SAMUEL SMITH
http://www.christianpost.com/news/facebook-suspends-christian-homeschool-moms-account-over-posts-citing-bible-on-homosexuality-175521/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— John McCain, the Anti-Conservative – John F. McManus
https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/25456-john-mccain-the-anti-conservative

 

THE HILL
— Immigration hard-liners hold fire on ‘dreamers’ program – RAFAEL BERNAL AND SCOTT WONG (DIERSEN: The “Dreamers program” encourages people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.  All Dreamers are young and virtually all Dreamers are minority and/or female.  Anti-Trump employers have made it clear that they will give tremendous preference to Dreamers, that is, that they will hire Dreamers before Americans, that they will retain Dreamers over Americans, and that they will promote Dreamers over Americans. If Dreamers are given the right to vote, they will only vote for Democrats, that is, they will only vote for candidates who are anti-Trump, 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://thehill.com/latino/320732-immigration-hard-liners-hold-fire-on-dreamers-program

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— With Big Red Stamp, Russia Singles Out What It Calls ‘Fake’ News – NEIL MacFARQUHAR  (DIERSEN: One or more of all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes object to one or more of the articles in each and every GOPUSA ILLINOIS email. They would love to put a “Big Red Stamp” on those articles.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are snowflakes because they go after me for including the articles in the emails rather than going after those who wrote the articles and put them into the public realm.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/world/europe/russia-fake-news-media-foreign-ministry-.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/opinion/i-am-a-member-of-the-muslim-brotherhood-not-a-terrorist.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Fight Trump, Not His Voters  “Otherizing’ his backers is just playing his game. – Nicholas Kristof  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about anti-Trump activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me because I back Trump. Virtually none of them come right out and say that they demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me because I back Trump. They use pretexts like I “go around badmouthing them to everyone.”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/23/opinion/even-if-trump-is-the-enemy-his-voters-arent.html
— How Small Firms Can Defuse a Political Threat and Blunt a Boycott – CONSTANCE GUSTKE  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are going to destroy not only every business that is not anti-Trump, but every individual, organization, government, and country that is not anti-Trump.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/business/smallbusiness/trump-boycott-pussyhat.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: No Relief As Media Obsesses On Trump  Coverage may eclipse that of any single human ever. – Farhad Manjoo
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/technology/trump-news-media-ignore.html
— In Search of Trump-Free News Zones – JIM KERSTETTER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/technology/daily-report-in-search-of-trump-free-news-zones.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/23/opinion/trump-is-bad-for-water-and-puppies.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Hispanics to harm Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/us/politics/hispanic-leaders-plan-fight-against-trumps-agenda.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/nyregion/police-fear-trump-immigration-orders-may-handcuff-effort-to-fight-gangs.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use a GAO border security report against Trump. Virtually all GAO employees are Democrats.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/02/23/report-says-value-of-fences-to-southwest-border-security-is-not-known/
— Here you go: Pick a politician, watch them get yelled at – Philip Bump  (DIERSEN: This article does not apply to politicians in Wheaton, Illinois. According to Wheaton Mayor Mike Gresk’s City Council Meeting Agendas, “Respect for the duties of the City Council and for the democratic process will be adhered to—in this regard, civility and a sense of decorum will be strictly followed. All speakers must address their comments to the Mayor. Comments that are personally condescending will not be permitted. Speakers shall be courteous and should not make statements that are personally disrespectful to members of the City Council.” However, I should write a book about those times over the decades when politicians in Wheaton a) were not civil to me, b) had no “sense of decorum” with me, c) were “personally condescending” to me, d) were not “courteous” to me, e) were “personally disrespectful” to me, and f) were threatening to me.  In Wheaton, far too many politicians, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like Mayor Gresk wants to get rid of me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/02/22/here-you-go-pick-a-politician-watch-them-get-yelled-at/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One of the legitimate marvels of the American political system is that regular old Americans can yell at our elected officials. It’s not a particularly nice thing to do, of course, but you’re not going to, say, get imprisoned for screaming at your governor in a Starbucks or interrupting your congressman at a county fair. It’s part of what elected officials have to deal with, in exchange for being given the power to pass laws and getting nice retirement benefits. Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a resurgence in the fine art of chewing out elected officials. The last time America was so enamored with the practice was in 2009 and 2010, during the heyday of the tea party. Members of Congress would hold town halls and people would show up to yell at them about how bad Obamacare was. Now, the situation is slightly different: Members of Congress are holding town halls and people are showing up to yell at them about how bad an Obamacare repeal would be. Well, that and calls for investigations into President Trump, as Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) can attest.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Who’s Speaking at CPAC 2017? – REBECCA BALLHAUS
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2017/02/22/whos-speaking-at-cpac-2017/
— Trump Is Right: Sweden’s Embrace of Refugees Isn’t Working  The country has accepted 275,000 asylum-seekers, many without passports—leading to riots and crime. – JIMMIE ÅKESSON and MATTIAS KARLSSON
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-is-right-swedens-embrace-of-refugees-isnt-working-1487807010
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blast Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-vs-trump-1487809142
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-deportation-surge-1487808545
https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-u-s-officials-get-chilly-reception-in-mexico-1487811060
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-hard-line-on-immigration-collides-with-u-s-demographics-1487789388
— When the President Speaks, Who’ll Listen?  Trump’s congressional address should aim at voters who oppose him but are persuadable. –  KARL ROVE  (DIERSEN: How persuadable are the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and across the world?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-the-president-speaks-wholl-listen-1487808941

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting churches to act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.  How soon, if not already, will churches officially banish those who are Protestant, conservative, 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?
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/02/22/sanctuary-churches-movement/98247276/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly anti-Trumps side with Mexico against America.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/02/22/foriegn-minister-mexico-immigrations-proposals/98252710/
— Political apps are all the rage in Trump era – Jon Swartz  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who focus on discouraging everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/02/21/political-apps-all-rage-trump-era/98063488/
— FRONT PAGE: Uber sexism charges sound wake-up call for Silicon Valley – Jessica Guynn
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/02/21/uber-sexism-charges-sound-wake-up-call-silicon-valley/98219746/
— USA TODAY NETWORK Launches Secure Site For Whistle-blowers
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pr/2017/02/22/usa-today-network-launches-secure-site-whistle-blowers/98253752/
— Calif. Dream Act applications plummet as immigration fears grow – Kristen Hwang
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/02/22/calif-dream-act-applications-plummet-immigration-fears-grow/98286936/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Loyalists Gumming Up the Works in Federal Agencies.”
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/02/trump-loyalists-gumming-up-the-works-in-federal-agencies.html

 

THE WEEK
— The GAO hasn’t figured out how to accurately measure what border walls accomplish  (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps and anti-Americans will use this report to their advantage.)
http://theweek.com/speedreads/681850/gao-hasnt-figured-how-accurately-measure-what-border-walls-accomplish

 

GOVERNING
— Low Pay and Time Away Drive Some Lawmakers to Call It Quits  Several state legislators recently resigned, saying they want to spend more time with their families — and they seem to mean it. – ALAN GREENBLATT
http://www.governing.com/topics/mgmt/gov-legislative-pay-salaries.html
— Is the GOP’s Tea Party Over?  Arizona was the poster child for Tea Party politics. Now the state’s Republican leaders are focusing instead on core establishment issues. The shift there could signal what’s to come across the country. – ALAN GREENBLATT
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-tea-party-arizona-republicans.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most GOPers Favor Trump’s Criticism of Media; Democrats Disagree  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with the anti-Trumps against me and with the Democrat news media against me.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/february_2017/most_gopers_favor_trump_s_criticism_of_media_democrats_disagree
— Surprise! Cable Viewers Watch the Hosts They Trust  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not want anyone to trust me.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/february_2017/surprise_cable_viewers_watch_the_hosts_they_trust

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.