February 8, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Orland Park mayor suggests those opposing US interests ‘go to another country.’ Mayor Keith Pekau’s comments came amid discussion on an Israel-Hamas cease-fire resolution. – Emmanuel Camarillo
https://abc7chicago.com/village-of-orland-park-il-mayor-keith-pekau/14394841/
— 33 arrested in Niles protest at Woodward Manufacturing, accuse company of complicity in Gaza war – Maher Kawash
https://abc7chicago.com/niles-protest-woodward-manufacturing-israel-hamas-war/14396475/

NBC5
— Northern Illinois University dramatically expands no-tuition program for incoming students (COMMENT: My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. In today’s dollars, he never earned more than $60,000 a year.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/northern-illinois-university-dramatically-expands-no-tuition-program-for-incoming-students/3348559/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to a press release, students who have an overall GPA of 3.0 or above, and whose families have an adjusted gross income of $100,000 or less qualify for the program. Previously, the income cutoff was $75,000, according to the press release.)

CBS2
— Protests to be allowed just outside of DNC in Chicago this summer
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/dnc-protests-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMhFSG_oZsQ
— Effort to remove former President Trump from Illinois ballot is allowed to go ahead – Chris Tye
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/effort-remove-trump-from-illinois-ballot/

WGN9
— Orland Park mayor unapologetic, despite criticism over rejecting cease-fire in Gaza – Angelica Sanchez
https://wgntv.com/israel-hamas-conflict/orland-park-mayor-unapologetic-despite-criticism-over-rejecting-cease-fire-in-gaza/

FOX32
— People camping out for Trump Supreme Court case
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1407712
— Chicago crime: 457 cars stolen in a single week, alderwoman weighs in (COMMENT: While I worked for IRS in Chicago, my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in 1971 and my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen in 1973.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-crime-457-cars-stolen-single-week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVL8OFzImsc

WTTW
— Donald Trump’s Allies in Nevada GOP Ensured Victory for ‘None of These Candidates’ Over Nikki Haley – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2024/02/07/donald-trump-s-allies-nevada-gop-ensured-victory-none-these-candidates-over-nikki-haley

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau’s remarks on cease-fire draw protest from Islamic advocacy group – MIKE NOLAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/07/orland-park-mayor-keith-pekaus-remarks-on-cease-fire-draw-protest-from-islamic-advocacy-group/
— Trump’s presidential bid hangs in the balance in a Supreme Court case that’s broken new legal ground – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/07/trumps-presidential-bid-hangs-in-the-balance-in-a-supreme-court-case-thats-broken-new-legal-ground/
— Judge rejects request for hold on challenge to Donald Trump’s place on Illinois primary ballot – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/07/judge-rejects-request-for-hold-on-challenge-to-donald-trumps-place-on-illinois-primary-ballot/
— Nikki Haley pushes forward after Trump’s allies in Nevada ensured her loss to ‘none of these candidates’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/07/haley-pushes-forward-after-trumps-allies-in-nevada-ensured-her-loss-to-none-of-these-candidates/
— Will the mayor’s pension working group seriously tackle the problem? 3 city pension plans have only enough money to pay out less than four years of benefits. – TED DABROWSKI, JOSH BANDOCH, DENNIS LACOMB and ED BACHRACH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/08/opinion-chicago-pension-working-group/
— With tax credit scholarships expiring soon, schools and parents scramble to fund students’ tuition – Alysa Guffey
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/08/with-tax-credit-scholarships-expiring-soon-schools-and-parents-scramble-to-fund-students-tuition/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/with-tax-credit-scholarships-expiring-soon-schools-and-parents-scramble-to-fund-students-tuition/ar-BB1hY7Az

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 33 pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested outside military contractor’s factory in Niles. More than 100 protesters gathered Wednesday outside Woodward Inc., alleging the firm is complicit in Gaza deaths. – Cindy Hernandez
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/7/24065418/33-pro-palestinian-protesters-arrested-niles-boeing-woodward-defense-contractor-israel-hamas-gaza
— Illinois challenge to Trump’s candidacy won’t be delayed, Cook County judge rules. Judge Tracie Porter denied Trump’s request to delay the challenge until after the U.S. Supreme Court weighs in on similar challenges in other states, setting a Feb. 16 next court date. – Dave McKinney
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2024/2/7/24065356/donald-trump-objection-placement-illinois-march-primary-ballot-no-delay

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE OF ANDERSON: A handful of politicians (Janice Anderson, Mark Curran, Paul Froehlich, Pete DiCianni) switch parties, citing extremism. Others question their motives.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240207/local-politics/a-handful-of-politicians-switch-parties-citing-extremism-others-question-their-motives/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jim Zay, the DuPage Republican Party chairman and the longest-serving county board member, suggests switching parties is an opportunistic move. Zay remembers when Democratic candidates would lose and then run under the GOP banner. Roger Kotecki, for instance, ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat in 1988 before winning a county board seat as a Republican in 1990. Now Democrats hold the county board majority in DuPage, a traditional GOP bastion. “They’re taking advantage of this situation where they think, ‘The Republican Party’s done in DuPage, and so I’m going to jump on board the Democratic side here and run for office and nobody will know,’” Zay said. “And I think the voters in DuPage County are a lot smarter than that.”)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Naperville residents denounce McBroom’s ‘polite challenge’ to house migrants – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240207/news/naperville-residents-denounce-mcbrooms-polite-challenge-to-house-migrants/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Naperville residents Tuesday blasted City Councilman Josh McBroom, describing his idea of a volunteer signup sheet to house migrants as disingenuous and nothing more than a political stunt. McBroom drew national media attention following a Jan. 16 council meeting during which he suggested the city should look into creating a signup sheet for residents interested in housing new arrivals. In the days after the meeting, McBroom, a Republican, said his proposal was a “polite challenge” to those who support open borders. A week later, McBroom and three other council members who supported the notion withdrew the request and the city manager issued a memo stating city staff would not look into the proposal and it would not come before council for further discussion. “It has been astonishing to hear a council member declare with baseless conviction that Naperville residents are hypocrites about supporting people in need because they didn’t sign a nonexistent form,” resident Meena Banasiak said. “Instead of making an earnest effort to find common ground among different perspectives you provide a disingenuous proposal that needlessly insulted our residents and diverted attention from solving the actual problem to ridiculing people who want a real solution.” Banasiak was among the more than 150 people who attended Tuesday’s meeting, which included public comment from more than 30 residents. Though several focused on McBroom, others requested a resolution from the city council supporting a cease-fire in Gaza and addressed issues such as controversy surrounding this year’s social service agency grant awards and the resignation of a human rights and fair housing commission member. Banasiak and others called on council members to censure McBroom. Though some council members expressed disappointment in the events since Jan. 16, they did not discuss or indicate support for censure. After Tuesday’s meeting, McBroom said that while many who spoke offered to help — either through donations or programs — he did not hear anyone offer to house any migrants in their homes. Earlier this month, McBroom sent a letter to Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott thanking him for his leadership with the migrant crisis and shared his volunteer signup sheet proposal. “Democrat legislators helped to create this mess and now the rest of us are left paying the bill,” McBroom wrote. “Many of my colleagues and fellow residents are quick to support the idea of welcoming and supporting new migrants, but no one is willing to invite them into their home. And my statement proved that.” McBroom repeated similar sentiments Tuesday and remained steadfast in his belief that taxpayers should not foot the bill for new arrivals. In January, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced another $11 million in state grants would be made available to municipalities to assist new arrivals. McBroom repeated similar sentiments Tuesday and remained steadfast in his belief that taxpayers should not foot the bill for new arrivals. In January, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced another $11 million in state grants would be made available to municipalities to assist new arrivals. “I don’t want to use tax dollars, I don’t want to take state aid,” McBroom said after Tuesday’s meeting. Naperville Mayor Scott Wehrli said the city has not applied for state grant funding to assist migrants. He added that any grant application would have to come before the council. Though the city has not received buses carrying migrants from Texas in recent weeks, Wehrli said the city intends to follow its plan and provide safe passage to new arrivals to the landing zone in Chicago. “I don’t want to use tax dollars, I don’t want to take state aid,” McBroom said after Tuesday’s meeting. Naperville Mayor Scott Wehrli said the city has not applied for state grant funding to assist migrants. He added that any grant application would have to come before the council. Though the city has not received buses carrying migrants from Texas in recent weeks, Wehrli said the city intends to follow its plan and provide safe passage to new arrivals to the landing zone in Chicago.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-pulse/illinois-abortion-providers-discuss-threats-violence
— Kam Buckner introduces bill that would ban single-family zoning in most Illinois cities – Leigh Giangreco (COMMENT: Does your precinct have apartment buildings? My DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton has four apartment buildings. Renters are far less likely to vote for Republicans.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/bill-banning-single-family-zoning-illinois-introduced#/

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— RNC convention planning ‘full speed ahead’ in Milwaukee despite looming leadership shakeup. – Lawrence Andrea
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/07/rnc-convention-planning-full-speed-ahead-despite-leadership-shakeup/72510636007/

MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— State representative, other GOP candidates make pitches at Quincy Tea Party meeting – J. ROBERT GOUGH
https://muddyrivernews.com/top-stories/state-representative-other-gop-candidates-make-pitches-at-quincy-tea-party-meeting/20240207075945/

NORTHERN STAR
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly push more pot on students. My having never used pot helped me a) work my way through college and graduate from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE when I was 21 in 1970, b) pass the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, c) get hired by Firestone Stores in 1970, d) get hired by IRS in 1971 and promoted in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, f) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, g) get hired by GAO in 1980, h) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, i) pass the Certified Internal Auditor Examination on my first attempt in 1981, j) become a licensed CPA in 1981, k) etc.
https://northernstar.info/112642/opinion/marijuana-should-be-federally-legalized/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-229/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-31/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County municipalities refuse to discuss illegal immigrant crisis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/654202054-dupage-county-municipalities-refuse-to-discuss-illegal-immigrant-crisis
— McHenry County municipalities refuse to discuss illegal immigrant crisis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/654194659-mchenry-county-municipalities-refuse-to-discuss-illegal-immigrant-crisis
— Lake County municipalities refuse to discuss illegal immigrant crisis
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/654213650-lake-county-municipalities-refuse-to-discuss-illegal-immigrant-crisis
— Sean Casten shows once again that he cares more about people who entered the country illegally than American citizens’ – Jeanne Ives
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/654174123-jeanne-ives-sean-casten-shows-once-again-that-he-cares-more-about-people-who-entered-the-country-illegally-than-american-citizens

BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Cleta’s Memo- The Threat of Non-Citizens Voting in 2024
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/post/cleta-s-memo-the-threat-of-non-citizens-voting-in-2024

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Top campaign contribution recipients in Illinois for the week of Dec. 17
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/654203180-top-campaign-contribution-recipients-in-illinois-for-the-week-of-dec-17

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— UPWARD MOBILITY TOUGHER IN ILLINOIS THAN IN REST OF MIDWEST, MOST OF U.S. – Joe Tabor
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/upward-mobility-tougher-in-illinois-than-in-rest-of-midwest-most-of-u-s/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP Ally Ronna Romney-McDaniel to Resign as RNC Chair, Leaves Legacy of Election Losses, Poor Fundraising
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/02/breaking-il-gop-ally-ronna-romney-mcdaniel-to-resign-as-rnc-chair-leaves-legacy-of-election-losses-poor-fundraising.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Unstoppable Trump cements hold over Republican Party – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/8/unstoppable-donald-trump-cements-hold-over-republi/
— Last-minute 2020 election changes encouraged voter fraud – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/7/inside-beltway-last-minute-2020-election-changes-e/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Senate GOP is functionally leaderless – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2843297/the-senate-gop-is-functionally-leaderless/
— Mitch McConnell played bigger part in failed border plan than anyone knew: ‘He wrote the deal’ – Rachel Schilke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/2844183/chris-murphy-mitch-mcconnell-role-border-legislation/
— Trump suggests North Carolina GOP Chairman Whatley as Ronna McDaniel successor at RNC – Julia Johnson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2843976/trump-north-carolina-gop-chairman-whatley-ronna-mcdaniel-republican-national-committee/
— Whom Trump could pick to lead the RNC – Misty Severi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2843358/who-trump-could-pick-new-leader-rnc/
— Leaked Border Patrol numbers show illegal immigrant arrests dropped 50% from December to January – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/2843511/border-patrol-numbers-illegal-immigrant-arrests-january/
— The border bill is a setup for the GOP – Elizabeth Stauffer
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/2842732/the-border-bill-is-a-setup-for-the-gop/

NEW YORK POST
— Biden’s mental decline cannot be ignored – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/02/07/opinion/joe-bidens-mental-decline-cannot-be-ignored/
— Biden admin aware many migrants shouldn’t qualify as asylum seekers – Alex Oliveira
https://nypost.com/2024/02/07/news/internal-documents-show-dhs-knows-many-migrants-shouldnt-qualify-for-asylum/
— Hamas’ ‘cease-fire offer’ was only a call for Israel to give up – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/02/07/opinion/hamas-cease-fire-offer-was-only-a-call-for-israel-to-give-up/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— How ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’ May Be Imperiling Airline Safety. “Equity” and mendacity could go hand in hand when there are political points to be scored. – Mark Bradford (COMMENT: To promote Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI is to reject meritocracy. I should write books about how AA and DEI have harmed the following: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, conservative organizations, religious organizations, education, healthcare, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-faas-disability-bait-and-switch/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Absurd Democrat Border Con. It remains unclear why Biden and Homeland Security Chief Alejandro Mayorkas destroyed what Trump had achieved. Why would they ensure such misery for both Americans and millions of illegal migrants? – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/08/the-absurd-democrat-border-con/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Calls grow to get Mitch McConnell out of there – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/calls_grow_to_get_mitch_mcconnell_out_of_there.html
— Are We on The Doorstep of Another Civil War? – John Kudla
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/02/are_we_on_the_doorstep_of_another_civil_war.html
— Mail-in voter fraud and the 2020 election – Chris Talgo
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/mailin_voter_fraud_and_the_2020_election.html

BREITBART
— Mayorkas: Americans Killed by Illegals ‘Should Not Be Politicized’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/07/dhs-chief-mayorkas-americans-killed-by-illegals-should-not-be-politicized/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Biden admin wants to reward illegal immigrants with college prep programs
https://www.campusreform.org/article/biden-admin-wants-to-reward-illegal-immigrants-with-college-prep-programs/24815

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Trump Called ‘Racist’ for Saying ‘Invasion’ — Is it Still Racist When Sharpton Says It? – Larry Elder
https://www.creators.com/read/larry-elder/02/24/trump-called-racist-for-saying-invasion-is-it-still-racist-when-sharpton-says-it

DAILY CALLER
— DEI Activists Pressure Corporations To Keep Pushing Race-Based Programs Despite Mounting Lawsuits – JAMES LYNCH
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/07/dei-activists-pressure-corporations-pushing-programs-lawsuits/
— Dems Want To Make Everything Electric — Except The Border Fence – Ron Hart
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/07/hart-democrat-border-bill-illegal-immigration-trump/
— Senate Republicans Block Border Bill – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/07/senate-republicans-block-border-bill/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Stop Allowing Noncitizens to Determine Congressional and Presidential Representation – Lora Ries
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/07/stop-allowing-noncitizens-to-determine-congressional-and-presidential-representation/
— Transgender Series: Why Parents Can’t Trust Mental Health Professionals – Tyler O’Neil
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/08/transgender-series-part-2-truthful-therapist-explains-parents-cant-trust-mental-health-professionals/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— The Availability of Work Authorization Is a Known ‘Pull Factor’ for Illegal Immigration and the Submission of Fraudulent Asylum Claims. The Senate’s border bill would make it worse. Elizabeth Jacobs
https://cis.org/Jacobs/Availability-Work-Authorization-Known-Pull-Factor-Illegal-Immigration-and-Submission

DAILY WIRE
— Illinois Math And Science Academy Hosts Race-Based Retreats Exclusively For ‘Black And Latinx’ Students. Staff at the school requested that photographers at the school be “Black/Latinx” – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/illinois-math-and-science-academy-hosts-race-based-retreats-exclusively-for-black-and-latinx-students

FEDERALIST
— Parental Rights Group Files Complaint Against Illinois School (Illinois Math and Science Academy in Aurora) For Racist Black- And Hispanic-Only Programs – SHAWN FLEETWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/07/exclusive-parental-rights-group-files-complaint-against-illinois-school-for-racist-black-and-hispanic-only-programs/
— Trump’s Defense Of Anheuser-Busch Undermines Conservatives’ Most Effective Boycott Yet – SHAWN FLEETWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/07/trumps-defense-of-anheuser-busch-undermines-conservatives-most-effective-boycott-yet/
— Democrats’ Election Interference Undermines Voters’ Confidence In The Electoral Process – SHAWN FLEETWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/07/democrats-election-interference-undermines-voters-confidence-in-the-electoral-process/

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
— Gender Pronouns are the Catechism of a New Secular Faith Being Pushed on All of Us
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/gender-pronouns-are-the-catechism-of-a-new-secular-faith-being-pushed-on-all-of-us/

FOX BUSINESS
— ‘Woke-ism’ requires discrimination – Katie Pavlich (COMMENT: To be woke is to discriminate against Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6346432767112

FOX NEWS
— The entire structure of the government is pay to play. Watters calls out greed among officials. – JESSE WATTERS
https://www.foxnews.com/media/jesse-watters-entire-structure-government-pay-to-play
— Eric Adams is giving ‘illegal aliens everything’ – Curtis Sliwa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7l8FWeBT5c
— Gaetz says George Santos ‘never missed more’ following failed Mayorkas ouster. Rep Matt Gaetz also mentioned missing former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, joking, ‘Never thought you’d hear me say that’ – Timothy H.J. Nerozzi
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gaetz-says-george-santos-never-missed-more-following-failed-mayorkas-ouster

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Federal Judicial Bureaucracy Pushes DEI Agenda – ED WHELAN (COMMENT: Democrats push DEI because those who are the following vote for Democrats: liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, poor, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or nave ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/federal-judicial-bureaucracy-pushes-dei-agenda/
— Princeton University Boasts of Thriving DEI Programs in Annual Report – ABIGAIL ANTHONY (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, they frequently crowed about their success in replacing their employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran with employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/princeton-university-boasts-of-thriving-dei-programs-in-annual-report/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Elon Musk RIPS Biden Admin ‘Rolling Out the Red Carpet’ for Illegal Immigrants – Tom Olohan
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/tom-olohan/2024/02/07/elon-musk-rips-biden-admin-rolling-out-red-carpet-illegal

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— NYC Prioritizing Illegals Over Citizens – Andrew Giuliani
https://www.oann.com/video/real-america-video/nyc-prioritizing-illegals-over-citizens/

PATRIOT POST
— Impeach Him Again. A vote on Mayorkas’ impeachment can be brought up again, and, if Republicans aren’t trying to lose, it should be. Over and over and over again. – ANN COULTER
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/104266-impeach-him-again-2024-02-08

REAL CLEAR EDUCATION
— Despite Denials, Critical Race Theory Is Used to Teach Your Children – Rhyen Staley
https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2024/02/07/despite_denials_critical_race_theory_is_used_to_teach_your_children_1010258.html

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Cruz: Senate Border Bill Codifies Biden’s Open Border, Pays Off Sanctuary Cities – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/02/07/cruz_senate_border_bill_codifies_bidens_open_border_pays_off_sanctuary_cities.html

TOWNHALL
— Biden Admits Senate ‘Border Security’ Bill Is a Precursor to Amnesty for Millions of Illegals – Sarah Arnold (COMMENT: If you come to a country illegally, you should never be allowed to vote in that country.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/07/biden-admits-senate-bill-precursor-to-amnesty-for-illegals-n2634879
— First Illegal Migrants In NY Get Prepaid Credit Cards, Now They Get American Jobs – Sarah Arnold (COMMENT: If they could have, all the employers who hired me would have hired illegals instead of me.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/07/dem-gov-hochul-relaxes-requirements-for-illegals-to-get-government-jobs-n2634877

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats are rushing to fix their failed sanctuary city and open border schemes – J.T. YOUNG
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4451085-democrats-are-rushing-to-fix-their-failed-sanctuary-city-and-open-border-schemes/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrat leaders want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINO leaders want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4453130-after-fumbling-border-security-the-immigration-crisis-is-on-republicans/
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/4452675-for-gop-on-border-crisis-sells-better-than-compromise/

CBS NEWS
— NYC giving pre-paid debit cards to asylum seeker families for food, baby supplies
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/nyc-distributing-pre-paid-debit-cards-to-asylum-seeker-families/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-giving-pre-paid-debit-cards-to-asylum-seeker-families-for-food-baby-supplies/

NBC NEWS
— Democrats and RINOs falsely argue that the “bipartisan immigration agreement” would have decreased illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/biden-administration-weighs-executive-action-border-migrants-rcna137804

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— IRS expects to collect hundreds of billions more in overdue and unpaid taxes thanks to new funding – FATIMA HUSSEIN (COMMENT: GAO audits IRS. I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years and for the Democrats who ran GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years. Based on how those Democrats treated me, anticipate/expect that IRS will use its new funding to go after Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wifr.com/2024/02/07/irs-expects-collect-hundreds-billions-more-overdue-unpaid-taxes-thanks-new-funding/

YAHOO
— According to Democrats and RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more privileged that you are: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most as being privileged. I would focus on how much money their parents have/had.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/6-things-white-people-highlight-151602356.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats and RINOs falsely argue that the “bipartisan immigration agreement” would have decreased illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/us/politics/trump-border-biden.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Trump’s mistakes and shortcomings, but ignore, downplay, dismiss, belittle, demonize, denigrate, and condemn all that he has done right.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/04/opinion/politics-friends-trump-pandemic.html

ABC SAN DIEGO
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration
https://www.10news.com/residents-in-chicago-suburbs-mobilize-to-aid-dropped-off-migrants

FOX ATLANTA
— 33 arrested after pro-Palestinian protest in Chicago suburb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-KIsoyGKiA

AMERICA MAGAZINE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use Jesus to promote more illegal immigration. Democrat leaders want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINO leaders want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2024/02/07/jrs-joan-rosenhauer-migrants-asylum-seekers-247180

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say Iran, Russia and China do not fear Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/our-enemies-dont-fear-biden-or-trump-neither-man-can-deter-iran-russia-or-china-8815287b
— Minority business groups press companies to support diversity initiatives under legal attack – Tali Arbel
https://www.wsj.com/business/dei-diversity-initiatives-advocacy-elon-musk-bill-ackman-b64caeea
— Just because Mayorkas is an operative for Biden, that is not reason to not impeach Mayorkas.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/impeaching-mayorkas-was-a-mistake-this-precedent-will-be-used-against-gop-d0bf4956
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/border-deal-senate-gop-james-lankford-mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump-ukraine-israel-aid-f4e8ceb2

FORBES
— What Is A Forensic Accountant? Role And Responsibilities. – Kayla Missman (COMMENT: I became a Forensic Accountant in 1997 when I was 48 years old.)
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/education/healthcare/become-a-forensic-accountant/
— Earning A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting: Everything You Need To Know – Ilana Hamilton and Brenna Swanston (COMMENT: Majoring in management instead of accounting at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, and Loyola 1972-1976 was one of my biggest mistakes. By the time I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old, because I am a White male, I was viewed as being much too old to have a successful career in accounting. Accounting firms were never interested in me because they were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire Democrats who were minority, female, and/or young. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32 in 1981. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step-1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. If had been a minority or a female, I would have gotten many job offers from accounting firms.)
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/education/business-and-marketing/bachelors-in-accounting/
— Democrats and RINOs reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/aparnarae/2024/02/08/3-misconceptions-derailing-equity-efforts/

HR BREW
— PwC removes diversity requirement for its interns – Kristen Parisi (COMMENT: Accounting firms were never interested in me because they were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire Democrats who were minority, female, and/or young. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32 in 1981. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step-1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. If had been a minority or a female, I would have gotten many job offers from accounting firms.)
https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/2024/02/07/pwc-removes-diversity-requirement-for-start-interns
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since SCOTUS issued its decision banning race-based affirmative action in education, multiple lawsuits have been filed against companies because of their DEI programs. PwC, an accounting firm with 46,000 US employees, was one of the companies targeted by anti-DEI activist group America First Legal in 2023 following the affirmative action decision. The group, led by Stephen Miller, said that PwC’s Start internship and scholarship programs, which only accepted applicants from underrepresented groups, could be illegal, the Financial Times reported.

CPA JOURNAL
— My critics/opponents applaud my Democrat GAO superiors for their forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old so that they could my job and my preferred corner office to my Democrat Black CPA subordinate, which is exactly what they did. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.cpajournal.com/2024/02/07/keeping-our-promise/

POLITICO                                                                                                  
— Loyalty is a one-way street in Donald Trump’s GOP. Just ask Ronna McDaniel. The Republican National Committee chair is expected to step down this spring. — NATALIE ALLISON and MERIDITH MCGRAW (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders a) who I have done the most to help elect and to reelect, b) who have blamed me the most for their defeats, and c) who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me to punish me for their defeats.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/08/ronna-mcdaniel-trump-step-down-00140291
— Could Taylor Swift tilt Florida blue? It’s Democrats’ wildest dream. “People care about her. People understand the importance of her. She is a youth icon,” said one Florida Democrat. – KIMBERLY LEONARD
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/07/taylor-swift-biden-florida-democrats-00140243

PARADISE
— TikTok Giving Chinese Illegals Step-By-Step Instructions On How To Invade U.S.
https://theparadise.ng/23728/watch-tiktok-giving-chinese-illegals-step-by-step-instructions-on-how-to-invade-u-s/

NATION BUILDER
— TRAINING & RESOURCE MANUAL for REPUBLICAN PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN – Illinois Republican State Central Committee – GOP Training Subcommittee – August, 2015 (COMMENT: I am in the process of hand-delivering a copy of the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot for my precinct to each of the 228 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican voter.)
https://assets.nationbuilder.com/mcleancountygop/pages/981/attachments/original/1650681545/PrecinctCommitteemanManual-1.pdf?1650681545/1000

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— To get more and more and more votes from those who are the following, Democrat and RINO candidates ever-increasingly shout at them that they are victims: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-rich, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/positive-prescription/202402/an-antidote-for-wound-collecting

ACLU
— Democrats and RINOs reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.
https://www.aclu.org/podcast/how-to-dismantle-the-anti-dei-machine

NPR
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbur.org/npr/1220480721/immigration-lgbtq-violence-asylum
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/08/1220480721/immigration-lgbtq-violence-asylum

TIME
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://time.com/6692645/immigration-economy-us-gdp-growth-cbo-report/

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.