February 27 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS
— CPAC: Watch Live
https://www.foxnews.com/

CHICAGO REPUBLICAN PARTY

— Chicago Republican Party Censures US Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-16th)

https://www.facebook.com/Lori4thWard/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Stimulus check updates: House passes $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill — without minimum wage increase – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-stimulus-check-updates-20210226-ygskr5bgsbb7llhmeweem6o43u-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Dianne McGuire, Nancy Turner, Philip Buchanan, Holly Hootman, and Lyndsey Kokoris push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, or country.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0228-20210226-ajk5wzhjavbctfdwj74xxlmowm-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BLM-promoters in “Elgin to spend $160,000 for consultants to help with the creation of a policing task force.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/ct-ecn-elgin-consultant-policing-task-force-st-0228-20210227-cxakxcree5dlfgeytola2ha3iq-story.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump aide, 27, launches GOP primary bid against Kinzinger, blasts ‘Fake Republican’ incumbent – Joseph A. Wulfsoh
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-aide-27-launches-gop-primary-bid-against-kinzinger-blasts-fake-republican-incumbent

WGN RADIO
— Trump the dominant force at conservative conference – AP
(DIERSEN: Beyond overwhelmingly, Trump-haters are filled with hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, veterans, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. If you are a Trump-hater, what does that say about you?)
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/at-conservative-conference-trump-is-still-the-golden-boy/

WSPY
— Local Members of Congress Comment on Passage of Equality Act
https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/local-members-of-congress-comment-on-passage-of-equality-act/article_861d8d26-784d-11eb-8a55-5bfe7fc0a523.html
— Rezin Concerned Over Culturally Responsive Teaching Standards – Ethan Kruger
https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/rezin-concerned-over-culturally-responsive-teaching-standards/article_25e3fd24-7856-11eb-9ce9-8f5162d8c8d8.html

WGLT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois State University promotes hatred against Whites.
https://www.wglt.org/post/3-minute-thesis-winners-probe-motivations-behind-discrimination-political-violence#stream/0

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois’ Teacher Shortage
(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.)
https://soundcloud.com/user-592090129-621623053/illinois-teacher-shortage

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Virtual Illinois House hearings begin Monday as minority Republicans still worry about fairness – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/virtual-illinois-house-hearings-begin-monday-as-minority-republicans-still-worry-about-fairness/article_9b5e9092-7878-11eb-98fd-f79200d88351.html
— Critics: House Democrats $1.9 trillion coronavirus bill waste taxpayer money, full of pork – Bethany Blankley
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/critics-house-democrats-1-9-trillion-coronavirus-bill-waste-taxpayer-money-full-of-pork/article_94e7d3e4-7856-11eb-be58-47cc075704e6.html

ILLINOIS NEWSROOM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ. How soon will the Democrats and RINOs who run the following officially make promoting LGBTQ a requirement to seek or hold a government or political office: your school district, your park district, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican county party organization, the Illinois Republican Party, and the Republican Party? I should write a book about those who focus on destroying those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://illinoisnewsroom.org/illinois-lawmakers-vote-for-lgbtq-equality-along-party-lines/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Successful Vaccination Strategy – Old People First Saves the Most Lives
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/26/successful-vaccination-strategy-old-people-first-saves-the-most-lives/
— One of Jack Franks’ Patronage Employees Gone
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/26/one-of-jack-franks-patronage-employees-gone/
— Another Way of Looking at Township GOP Primary Election Turnout
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/26/another-way-of-looking-at-township-gop-primary-election-turnout/
— Former Dem State Rep., Sons Charged with Tax Evasion – Capone Approach to Catching Crooks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/25/former-dem-state-rep-sons-charged-with-tax-evasion/
— Tribune Gives Catalina Lauf Congressional Bid Page 4
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/25/tribune-gives-catalina-lauf-congressional-bid-page-4/
— Political “Consultant” Indicted for Bribery, Chicago Alderman Cooperates
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/25/political-consultant-indicted-for-bribery-chicago-alderman-cooperates/
— Summer Riot, Oops, “Civil Unrest” Indictment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/25/summer-riot-oops-civil-unrest-indictment/
— Ness Introduces Senior Property Tax Relief Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/25/ness-introduces-senior-property-tax-relief-bill/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Disgraced Former Supervisor Threatens To Sue DuPage Township – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
(DIERSEN: What makes someone “disgraced?” According to my critics/opponents, I am “disgraced” a) because certain leaders of the Illinois Senate Republicans, Illinois House Republicans, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton not only do not read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, they discourage me from sending the newsletters out, and/or they discourage everyone from reading the newsletters; b) because certain Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and/or their campaign volunteers have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their losses; and c) because TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois dumped me as its chairman in 2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce dumped me as a member of its Government Affairs Committee in 2011, MTRO dumped me as its webmaster in 2010 and 2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition dumped me as one of its Steering Committee members in 2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter dumped me as one of its board members in 2004, and GAO dumped me as one of its employees in 1997.)
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/02/disgraced-former-supervisor-threatens-to-sue-dupage-township/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Rand Paul Confronts Biden’s Cross-Dressing Pick for Assistant Health Secretary
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-rand-paul-confronts-bidens-cross-dressing-pick-for-assistant-health-secretary/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Ford Wants Its Cars Back From the NRA Automaker fears gun group will miss payments amid bankruptcy – Stephen Gutowski
https://freebeacon.com/guns/ford-wants-its-cars-back-from-the-nra/

FOX NEWS
— CPAC 2021 speakers: Rick Scott at CPAC says establishment Republicans want to ‘retreat’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/live-updates-cpac-2-27
— Is Trump the GOP’s future? Here’s what CPAC attendees think. Trump still leader of the party, CPAC attendees say, but many think Gov. Ron DeSantis should be 2024 presidential nominee. – Tyler Olson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/is-trump-the-gops-future-heres-what-cpac-attendees-think

GOPUSA
— California To Spend $28M To Help New Aliens Crossing The Border
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106969

AMERICAN THINKER
— RINOs, the scourge of the Republican Party – Patricia McCarthy
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINOs who have had the most success in destroying the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/02/rinos_the_scourge_of_the_republican_party.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Wages of Trump Hatred. Hating Donald Trump in the hater’s eyes makes one moral. But in the real world, such pathological fixations usually result in abject immorality and moral decline. – Victor Davis Hanson
(DIERSEN: Beyond overwhelmingly, Trump-haters are filled with hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, veterans, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. If you are a Trump-hater, what does that say about you?)
https://amgreatness.com/2021/02/14/the-wages-of-trump-hatred/

BLAZE
— Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows says Trump’s CPAC speech is prep for planning the ‘next administration’ Set to deliver Sunday’s keynote speech. – SARAH TAYLOR
https://www.theblaze.com/news/mark-meadows-trump-cpac-speech-next-administration

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Endorses Primary Opponent For Congressman Who Voted To Impeach – MICHAEL GINSBERG
(DIERSEN: Who will Trump endorse to defeat Kinzinger? Kinzinger and Kinzinger-supporters are filled with hatred against Trump and against Trump-supporters. From what I see, hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger-supporters will do everything that they can to destroy Trump-supporters. Overwhelmingly, Trump-haters are filled with hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, veterans, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/26/trump-primary-ohio-anthony-gonzalez-max-miller-voted-impeach/
— The National Guard Has Been In DC For 50 Days, And It’s Still Unclear When Troops Can Return Home – MARLO SAFI
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/26/national-guard-washington-dc-capitol-riot-50-days-departure-date-threat/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Revisionist Black history leaves things out – Ada Fisher
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.snappages.site/blog/2021/02/26/revisionist-black-history-leaves-things-out

TOWNHALL
— Gaetz Rails Against Liz Cheney and the Republican Establishment in CPAC Speech – Bronson Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2021/02/27/gaetz-rails-against-liz-cheney-and-the-republican-establishment-in-cpac-speech-n2585435

PJ MEDIA
— Gun Sales in U.S. Set New Records in January, Fresh Off Huge Sales In 2020 – JEFF REYNOLDS
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are going to a) abolish the Second Amendment, b) take all guns and ammunition away from Republicans, and c) get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/jeff-reynolds/2021/02/25/gun-sales-in-america-set-new-records-in-january-fresh-off-huge-sales-in-2020-n1428406

LIFE SITE NEWS
— ‘We will not go back to the days of the failed Republican establishment of yesteryear’: CPAC 2021 kicks off. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential 2024 presidential contender, used his speech to honor the memory of conservative media giant Rush Limbaugh, tout his administration’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis, and outline a future for the GOP unshackled by the priorities of the party establishment. – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/desantis-cruz-cotton-energize-conservatives-at-cpac-2021

COLLEGE FIX
— New teacher standards are ‘dangerous’ for pro-life teachers and students – Matt Lamb
https://www.thecollegefix.com/new-teacher-standards-are-dangerous-for-pro-life-teachers-and-students-activist-warns/

CAMPUS REFORM
— U. Illinois implements ‘Pass COVID/No Pass COVID’ grading scale to ‘help ease the stress’ – Addison Pummill
https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=16887

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Obama the Healer Strikes Again With Claims of ‘White Resistance’ Preventing Reparations – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/02/obama-the-healer-strikes-again-with-claims-of-white-resistance-preventing-reparations/

EPOCH TIMES
— Cancel Culture Is Leninist and Maoist – Morgan Zegers
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on canceling others. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/video-cancel-culture-is-leninist-and-maoist-morgan-zegers_3713323.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Former Trump Aide Catalina Lauf to Run Primary Challenge against Kinzinger – BRITTANY BERNSTEIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/former-trump-aide-to-run-primary-challenge-against-kinzinger/

THE HILL
— Trump Jr.: There are ‘plenty’ of GOP incumbents who should be challenged – TAL AXELROD
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff members, campaign volunteers, etc. who falsely claim to be conservative. I would focus on those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/540800-trump-jr-there-are-plenty-of-gop-incumbents-who-should-be-challenged
— Trump reemerges to legacy being erased by Biden – BRETT SAMUELS
(DIERSEN: Who has erased your work? In 2004, the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) erased what I had done as that organization’s webmaster since 2000. In 2004, Milton Township erased what I had done as that government’s webmaster since 2001. In 2007, the Illinois Center Right Coalition erased what I had done as that organization’s webmaster since 2003. In 2010, MTRO erased what I had done as the organization’s webmaster since 2008. In 2012, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois erased what I had done as that organization’s webmaster since 2005.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/540618-trump-reemerges-to-legacy-being-erased-by-biden
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled White-hating White-hater “accuses Trump of having operated under white supremacist doctrine.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/540680-naacp-president-accuses-trump-of-having-operated-under-white-supremacist

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “He’s back: Trump set to address CPAC in bid to extend his lease on the GOP.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/he-s-back-trump-set-address-cpac-bid-extend-his-n1258861

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters will use the Equity Act to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ once and for all.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lgbt-lawmaking-factbox-trfn/factbox-what-would-the-equality-act-mean-for-lgbt-americans-idUSKBN2AQ1TT

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Loyalists Spurn ‘Failed Republican Establishment of Yesteryear’ – Elaina Plott and Jonathan Martin
(DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Establishment Republicans dominate the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. Establishment Republicans are anti-conservative. Establishment Republicans reject some, most, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Establish Republicans look down on, if not despise, if not hate those like me who support the aforesaid planks. Establishment Republicans blame those like me who support the aforesaid planks for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/us/politics/trump-cpac-conservatices-cruz.html
— Is New York Finally Ready to Tax the Rich? – Ginia Bellafante
(DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being rich and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are rich because they benefitted from their parents’, from their grandparents’, and from the rest of their ancestors’ discrimination against minorities and against females. Everyone should be required to disclose where their money came from. My money came what I saved doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; selling d tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; auditing federal agencies 1980-1997; collecting a Civil Service Retirement System pension since 1997, and collecting Social Security since 2010.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/nyregion/new-york-taxation-billionaires.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters will use the Equity Act to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ once and for all.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/congress-sexual-orientation-civil-rights-gender/2021/02/25/1351bea4-7779-11eb-8115-9ad5e9c02117_story.html

USA TODAY
— With the economy healing, is Biden’s $1.9T COVID-19 relief package too much? – Paul Davidson, Michael Collins, Charisse Jones
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/02/25/covid-relief-bill-stimulus-check-critics-bidens-stimulus-goes-too-far/6804219002/
— A culture war has been brewing at the Capitol for years. Now it’s at a boiling point. – Savannah Behrmann
(DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/26/how-culture-war-congress-more-than-business-usual/6665616002/
— CPAC or Trump-PAC? Conservative conference delegates stick with Donald Trump – David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/26/cpac-delegates-stick-donald-trump/6831565002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What Happens When Facebook Slows the News Flow – Erich Schwartzel
(DIERSEN: Big Tech does everything that it can a) to elect Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens and b) to defeat Republicans.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-happens-when-facebook-slows-the-news-flow-11614355223
— Remember the Good Old Days? No Need to Feel Ashamed if You Do. Nostalgia can bring comfort and meaning, even inspiration. It’s about the future more than the past. – Clay Routledge
(DIERSEN: When were your Good Old Days? Career-wise, my Good Old Days include 1972, 1973, and 1974 when my GAO mentor promoted me to GS-9 (currently $59,258/year), GS-11 (currently $71,697/year), and GS-12 (currently $85,935/year). But then, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my mentor and everything went downhill from there. Career-wise, my Good Old Days include 1986, 1987, and 1988 when my GAO mentor got me assigned to audits of IRS and promoted me to GS-13 (currently $102,188/year). But then, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my mentor and everything went downhill from there. My Good Old Days include 1970 when I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, 1976 when I earned an MBA from Loyola, 1980 when I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and 1997 when I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT. My Good Old Days include 1979 when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt and 1981 when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA. My Good Old Days include 1972, 1974, and 1976 when I bought real estate and 1978 and 1984 when my wife and I bought real estate. My Good Old Days include 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, etc. when I bought news cars and 1989 and 1994 when bought collector cars. My Good Old Days include every day since I got married in 1978.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/remember-the-good-old-days-no-need-to-feel-ashamed-if-you-do-11614370368

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump Returns With a Flourish to CPAC, Where All Voices Echo His.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-26/trump-returns-with-a-flourish-to-cpac-where-all-voices-echo-his

MARKET WATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Lies, disinformation and conspiracy theories are increasingly being embraced as acceptable political strategy. Politicians are leveraging social-media algorithms that boost extreme content and spread weaponized falsehoods.”
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/lies-disinformation-and-conspiracy-theories-are-increasingly-being-embraced-as-acceptable-political-strategy-ap-investigation-finds-01614394986

NEWSWEEK
— Mitch McConnell Comments Further Isolate Republicans Pushing Against Donald Trump – JACOB JARVIS
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who push against Trump, and therefore, who push against those who voted for Trump. I would focus on leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I anticipate that the aforesaid hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will do everything that they can to destroy Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who do not share their hatred against Trump.)
https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-comments-isolate-republicans-against-donald-trump-2024-1572298

ATLANTIC
— The Man Who Refused to Bow Adam Kinzinger says he’ll fight to take his party back from Donald Trump. – Peter Wehner
(DIERSEN: From what I see, in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township, sooner or later, hate-filled Trump-hating Republican party leaders will demand that Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains side ether with Kinzinger or with Trump. Beyond overwhelmingly, Trump-haters are filled with hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, veterans, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. If you are a Trump-hater, what does that say about you?)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/man-who-refused-bow/618156/

DAILY MAIL
— Senator Josh Hawley receives a standing ovation at CPAC as he recalls being called a ‘traitor’ for questioning the election result – HARRIET ALEXANDER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9305903/Josh-Hawley-gets-standing-ovation-CPAC-recalls-called-traitor-questioning-election.html

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.