January 30, 2023

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Re-Electing Ronna McDaniel Was A Mistake – Paul Schimpf
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/01/schimpf-re-electing-ronna-mcdaniel-was-a-mistake.html

WIREPOINTS
— City Club of Chicago is now yet another doormat for the city’s failed establishment – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/city-club-of-chicago-is-now-yet-another-doormat-for-the-citys-failed-establishment-wirepoints/
— Chicago’s mayoral candidates’ won’t like it. Ted Dabrowski lays out the inconvenient truths about Chicago that politicians don’t talk about.
https://wirepoints.org/chicagos-mayoral-candidates-wont-like-it-ted-dabrowski-lays-out-the-inconvenient-truths-about-chicago-that-politicians-dont-talk-about-wirepoints-on-public-aff/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— New Mentor Program Pairs Midwestern University Students with Women in Medicine and Science (COMMENT: I am not a Democrat, minority, or female. My IRS and GAO superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to promote their Democrat employees who were minority and/or female. My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980, assigned me to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/639155927-new-mentor-program-pairs-mwu-students-with-undergraduate-women-in-medicine-and-science

ABC7
— IL assault weapons ban 2023: Challenge to Illinois law in court Monday
https://abc7chicago.com/il-assault-weapons-ban-2023-illinois-banning-lawsuit/12750214/
— Chicago shootings: 15 shot, 2 fatally, in weekend gun violence
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-shooting-weekend-today/12750014/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats push pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-marijuana-cannabis-law-dispensary-applications-application/12750092/

WGN9
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Arizona Republicans pick former Trump official to lead party.”
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/ap-arizona-republicans-pick-former-trump-official-to-lead-party/

WTTW
— COMMENT: Democrats ask “Why Are Chicago Elections Nonpartisan?”
https://news.wttw.com/2023/01/30/wttw-news-explains-why-are-chicago-elections-nonpartisan

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COMMENT: Democrats use Tyre Nichols to promote hatred against Republicans. But then again, Democrats use everything to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/1/29/23576339/tyre-nichols-memphis-murder-police-video-steinberg-column
— COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Ever-increasingly, Democrats pass unconstitutional gun laws to disarm Republicans and to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/1/29/23572889/gun-violence-gun-owners-tax-break-oped-john-vukmirovich

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Ever-increasingly, Democrats pass unconstitutional gun laws to disarm Republicans and to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/letters/ct-letters-vp-012923-20230129-jxq6kn4hmrccflmbtycj4swoje-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Educational choice should be available to all – Janice Anderson
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20230130/letter-educational-choice-should-be-available-to-all

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Results in states that repealed their prevailing-wage laws aren’t pretty – FRANK MANZO
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-labor-organizing/illinois-prevailing-wage-law-stays-books
— Illinois goes from bad to worse by adopting Amendment 1 – MARK MIX
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-labor-organizing/illinois-adoption-amendment-1-no-victory-workers
— Fall of labor force participation across Midwest a cause for concern – IRYNA LENDEL
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-labor-organizing/midwest-loses-generation-workers

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Stop calling semi-automatic rifles assault rifles – Patrick Donlea, Crystal Lake
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2023/01/29/letter-stop-calling-semi-automatic-rifles-assault-rifles/
(FROM THE LETTER: I understand many people use hyperbole to make their arguments sound more compelling. That being said, we have to stop calling any semi-automatic rifle designed and sold for civilian and police use an “assault rifle.” An assault rifle is a specific tool designed for and used by the military. Because of this, it should not be available for civilian or civil police use. The assault rifle is distinguished from the standard battle rifle by three primary characteristics that make it easier to use in close quarters, such as urban or jungle fighting. These characteristics are: 1. It’s comparatively short and light. 2.
It fires a less powerful, and, therefore lighter, round bullet. 3. It has a selective fire switch which allows it to shoot in either semi-automatic or fully automatic mode, such as firing three shot bursts as a third option. The last of these characteristics makes it a type of machine gun. This puts the assault rifle under the registration requirements of the National Firearms Act (NFA). It should be noted that Illinois law has already prohibited the possession of all NFA weapons, specifically machine guns, by Illinois residents since 1961 (720 ILCS 5/24). So, please stop calling a semi-automatic rifle a machine gun or assault rifle when discussing current gun laws. For the past 62 years, it has been illegal to own assault rifles in Illinois.)

HERALD & REVIEW
— Decatur man beaten and robbed in his home – Tony Reid (COMMENT: Under the Democrats, crime will increase, and therefore, police response times will increase.)
https://herald-review.com/news/local/public_safety/decatur-man-beaten-and-robbed-in-his-home-police-say/article_c679a87c-a00b-11ed-97ba-dfb90111b5e4.html
— Decatur man shot as he flees robbers – Tony Reid (COMMENT: Under the Democrats, crime will increase, and therefore, police response times will increase.)
https://herald-review.com/news/local/public_safety/decatur-man-shot-as-he-flees-robbers-police-report/article_1e588ab6-9ffa-11ed-9a30-831259045bda.html

CWB CHICAGO
— Catalytic converters stolen from 5 Chicago police mounted unit trucks
https://cwbchicago.com/2023/01/catalytic-converters-stolen-from-5-chicago-police-mounted-unit-trucks.html


WASHINGTON TIMES
— Tens of thousands of federal employees bilked government of pandemic cash – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/30/tens-of-thousands-of-federal-employees-bilked-gove/
— Revolt over House speaker inspires Freedom Caucus lawmakers in the states – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/30/revolt-over-house-speaker-inspires-freedom-caucus-/

NEW YORK POST
— Nikki Haley, former UN ambassador in the Trump administration, took a not-so-subtle shot at President Biden, 80, and former President Donald Trump, 76 — saying it’s time for a “new generation to lead.”​ – Mark Moore (COMMENT: Are you older? What do you stress in your defense of your age? I stress my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://nypost.com/2023/01/29/nikki-haley-on-2024-time-for-a-new-generation-to-lead/
— Memphis cops charged in Tyre Nichols murder hired after Police Department relaxed job requirements – Matthew Sedacca (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats lower job requirements to hire Democrats. GAO hired me in 1980 when I was 31, IRS hired me in 1971 when I was 22, and Firestone Stores hired me in 1970 when I was 21. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who GAO, IRS, and Firestone Stores would not have hired back then if they were as old as back then I was because they would not have met job requirements. GAO would not have hired me if I had not a) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and d) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$194,583/year. IRS would not have hired me if I had not a) worked the previous 10 months for Firestone Stores and b) earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. Firestone Stores would not have hired me if I had not earned the aforesaid degree.)
https://nypost.com/2023/01/28/memphis-cops-in-tyre-nichols-murder-hired-after-pd-relaxed-job-standards/
— Democrats want 8.7% pay hike for federal workers who were ‘subjected to’ Trump – Mark Moore (COMMENT: Lyndon Johnson was President while I worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 and Richard Nixon during 1969. Nixon was President while I worked for IRS 1971-1974, Gerald Ford 1974-1977, and Jimmy Carter 1977-1980. Carter was President while I worked for GAO 1980-1981, Ronald Reagan 1981-1989, George Bush 1989-1993, and Bill Clinton 1993-1997. GAO works for Congress. Democrats controlled the House while I worked for GAO 1980-1995 and Republicans 1995-1997.)
https://nypost.com/2023/01/29/democrats-offer-pay-hike-to-federal-workers-to-make-good-for-trump-covid/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— School choice is more important than ever. – Larry Sand (COMMENT: My outstanding parents sending me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod had a tremendous impact on me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned that impact the most.)
https://amgreatness.com/2023/01/29/the-curricular-firing-squads/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Straight Talk on the Latest Riots – Clarice Feldman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/01/straight_talk_on_the_latest_riots.html
— More proof that the reparations hustle is all about greed and inciting race war – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/01/more_proof_that_the_reparations_hustle_is_all_about_greed_and_inciting_race_war.html

BREITBART
— Sanctuary State California Issues Driver’s Licenses to over 1M Illegal Aliens Since 2015 – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/01/29/california-drivers-licenses-1m-illegal-aliens-since-2015/

BULWARK
— Illinois Sheriffs Refuse to Enforce the State’s New Gun Law. Last year’s Supreme Court ruling on gun control may doom the law, which bans ‘assault weapons’ and establishes a new registry. – JIM SWIFT
https://www.thebulwark.com/illinois-sheriffs-refuse-to-enforce-the-states-new-gun-law/

CONSTITUTION ANNOTATED
— Table of Laws Held Unconstitutional in Whole or in Part by the Supreme Court (COMMENT: Concerning the Second Amendment, see New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen and McDonald v. City of Chicago and District of Columbia v. Heller)
https://constitution.congress.gov/resources/unconstitutional-laws/

DAILY CALLER
— Abortion Is Infiltrating College Campuses — With The Help Of Democratic Lawmakers – ALEXA SCHWERHA
https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/29/pro-life-organizations-blue-states-stock-abortion-pills-college-campuses/
— Biden Admin’s New Border Policy Using Parole ‘Loophole’ To Fastrack Migrants Into The US – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/29/biden-administration-department-of-homeland-security-mayorkas/

FOX NEWS
— NYC forces all city employees to undergo radical critical race theory training: ‘Really unfair’ A source told Fox News that NYC wanted the contracts with the city and the hiring to be determined with a ‘racial equity’ lens. – Hannah Grossman (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. They require all federal employees to take lots of anti-Republican training. I should write a book about the anti-Republican training that my Democrat superiors required me to take.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/new-york-forces-all-city-employees-into-radical-racial-equity-training

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Infinite Elasticity of ‘White Supremacy’
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/the-infinite-elasticity-of-white-supremacy/

PJ MEDIA
— ATF Turns Gun Owners Into Felons – JONATHAN W. EMORD
https://pjmedia.com/columns/jonathanemord/2023/01/29/presto-change-o-the-atf-turns-gun-owners-into-felons-n1666146

TOWNHALL
— What McDaniel’s Re-Election as RNC Chair Means – Mark Lewis
https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2023/01/29/what-mcdaniels-re-election-as-rnc-chair-means-n2618873
— Short in the RNC Chair Race? – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2023/01/29/is-this-why-harmeet-dhillon-fell-short-in-rnc-chair-race-n2618867
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dhillon isn’t a bad candidate, but her team might have been too aggressive, alienating potential RNC committee members. Anger and frustration are understandable, but it seems Dhillon might have been able to pull an upset if her crew were more disciplined.)
— DeSantis Advisors Are Reportedly Preparing For His 2024 Presidential Announcement – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/01/29/desantis-advisors-are-reportedly-preparing-for-his-2024-presidential-announcement-n2618878
— The Left Is Fueling a New Racism – Terry Paulson
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2023/01/30/the-left-is-fueling-a-new-racism-n2618841


POLITICO
— Where the Uihleins sent their cash after the insurrection – CAITLIN OPRYSKO
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2023/01/27/where-the-uihleins-sent-their-cash-after-the-insurrection-00079999

CNN
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Blacks to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/28/opinions/the-1619-project-documentary-series-history-joseph

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— 7 Lessons From Those Who Retired By FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early). Equip yourself with the tools to enjoy early retirement. – Rachel Hartman (COMMENT: Because my Democrat GAO superiors did everything that they could to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those who ancestors had been America for a long time and who they had not promote to Senior Executive Service, currently $183,500/year by age 40, I planned on retiring as soon I became eligible for regular retirement in 2003 when I would be 55. But they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49. Consequently my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is significantly less. My CSRS pension today is less than what my IRS salary was in today’s dollars in 1972 when I was 23 years old.)
https://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/aging/articles/lessons-from-those-who-retired-by-fire
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Get ready to spend less. 2. Practice living in retirement. 3. Change your approach to money. 4. Recognize there will be challenges. 5. Know your new goals. 6. Pick the right FIRE version. 7. Look ahead to the perks.)

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Democrats are forever beyond furious that they lost the Civil War. Were it not for the Second Amendment, Democrats would have gotten rid of all Republicans by now. Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint themselves as having been the Union Army during the Civil War and paint Republicans as having been the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/29/second-amendment-problem/
— COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Ever-increasingly, Democrats pass unconstitutional gun laws to disarm Republicans and to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/police-that-ignore-federal-law-ignore-democracy/2023/01/29/bf0c15fe-9fd7-11ed-8b47-9863fda8e494_story.html

USA TODAY
— Another conservative (Fox News analyst Gianno Caldwell) faces public shunning. Liberals grow bolder with their intolerance. What happened to Caldwell at a Miami restaurant isn’t an isolated incident. Conservatives have been shunned or harassed at other establishments in recent years. – Ingrid Jacques (COMMENT: I should write a book about how conservatives are ever-increasingly shunned in the following: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2023/01/29/fox-news-gianno-caldwell-kicked-out-miami-restaurant/11121879002/

TULSA WORLD
— GOP changes leadership in Maine after poor election showing, Former Assistant House Minority Leader Joel Stetkis is the new Maine Republican Party chair following disappointing midterm election for the GOP. – AP
https://tulsaworld.com/ap/state/gop-changes-leadership-in-maine-after-poor-election-showing/article_a745394e-665e-5f64-87ca-8f80cf2f177d.html

WICHITA EAGLE
— How The Eagle calculated response times of the Wichita Police Department – MICHAEL STAVOLA (COMMENT: Under the Democrats, crime will increase, and therefore, police response times will increase.)
https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article271619047.html

CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
— Officer shortage part of slower 911 police response times – KALLIE COX (COMMENT: Under the Democrats, crime will increase, and therefore, police response times will increase.)
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article271655412.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— GOP Leadership Battles Expose Divisions in 2024 Battleground States. Some Republicans are calling for a break from Trump-style politics after disappointing midterm election results. – Aaron Zitner and Eliza Collins
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-leadership-battles-expose-divisions-in-2024-battleground-states-11675005074
— New Gun Research Center Funded by Firearms Executives Aims to Diversify Debate. University of Wyoming initiative reignites discussion of bias in the field of study. – Cameron McWhirter and Zusha Elinson (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Ever-increasingly, Democrats pass unconstitutional gun laws to disarm Republicans and to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-gun-research-center-funded-by-firearms-executives-aims-to-diversify-debate-11674953998

FORBES
— America Needs To Improve How It Treats Its Older Workers – Teresa Ghilarducci
https://www.forbes.com/sites/teresaghilarducci/2023/01/28/how-america-treats-its-older-workers-new-data/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Involuntary Retirement It is hard for older workers to keep a job, as Urban Institute’s Richard W. Johnson showed the economists gathered there. Older workers do worse under conditions of layoffs and business closures. Job-finding is easier for workers under 50 who get displaced from a job — more than 70% of displaced workers under 50 typically find new work within three years of their job loss. For workers 55-61, however, that number falls to 59%. Among those who can start claiming Social Security, at ages 62 and older the reemployment rate falls to just 38%. So they claim early Social Security benefits at reduced monthly benefits or they start bidding down and take jobs that are worse than their previous ones. Early retirement is an all-too-common last resort, and involuntary retirements increase the risk of depression and downward mobility. Labor market scarring is another effect of job loss beyond the pain of unemployment. Scarring refers to the earnings losses experienced by displaced workers who do manage to find work again. Once again, things get worse as you move up in age. Re-employed displaced workers, age 55-61, earn 22% less than they did before, a scarring effect that is more than twice as severe as for those in their 30s. Weekly earnings are 29% lower for reemployed displaced workers 62 and older.)

HR DRIVE
— COMMENT: Democrats say “6 diversity and inclusion trends to watch in 2023.” (COMMENT: Since I became a federal employee in 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been ever-increasingly furious because as a federal employee and retiree, the federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance.)
https://www.hrdive.com/news/2023-diversity-and-inclusion-trends/641211/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A phenomenon Stamps said she’s been thinking about lately is medical challenges forcing early retirement. “If you’re forced to retire, you’re theoretically less prepared for retirement than the average [person] and you have more debt. That’s more challenging because now you have a sort of fixed income if you’re lucky. Getting any kind of fixed income that you have to depend on kind of perpetuates the racial wealth gap.”)

NASDAQ
— How to Save for Retirement Even When You’re in Your 20s and Broke – Mary Ellen Cagnassola (COMMENT: I started earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension in 1966 when I was 18 years old and started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office. I earned full-time CSRS credits even though I worked only part-time. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been ever-increasingly furious about that ever since then. I earned almost 9 years of CSRS credits working for IRS 1971-1980 and almost 18 years of CSRS credits working for GAO 1980-1997. My CSRS pension is dramatically reduced a) because my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors wasted my career and took many adverse actions against me and b) because my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997. Nevertheless, my CSRS pension is currently $63,144/year. But my CSRS pension today is less than what my IRS salary was in today’s dollars in 1972 when I was 23 years old. In addition, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been ever-increasingly furious because as a federal employee and retiree, the federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance.)
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-to-save-for-retirement-even-when-youre-in-your-20s-and-broke

ENTREPRENEUR
— Early retirement can cause faster cognitive decline – Amanda Breen (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. More than anything else, my putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out since 2000 has slowed down my cognitive decline. Since 2005, those newsletters have included links to 449,353 articles.)
https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/early-retirement-can-negatively-impact-cognition-study/443720

U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE
— Navy Will Force Retirement on Poor Performing Senior Captains, Commanders – Ben Werner (COMMENT: To “justify” forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors a) gave me unfair job assignments, performance expectations, and performance appraisals, b) kept me off audits of IRS since 1988, c) always ranked me in the lower half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and d) assigned me to supervise all their poor performing employees.)
https://news.usni.org/2018/08/09/navy-to-retire-poor-performing-senior-commanders-and-captains

FED SMITH
— The 2023 COLA is the largest in over 40 years. (COMMENT: My Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension increased from $58,101/year to $63,144/year, that is, by $5,043/year, that is, by 8.7%. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious about that. In my defense, my CSRS pension today is less than what my IRS salary was in today’s dollars in 1972 when I was 23 years old. In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. To qualify myself for better paying federal jobs, a) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 years old in 1970, b) I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) I earned a job-related professional license in 1981. I ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) what did they do to qualify themselves for better paying jobs and b) why didn’t they become federal employees?)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2023/01/07/when-will-federal-retirees-see-2023-cola-in-their-annuity-payments/

WIKIPEDIA
— RINO (COMMENT:I should write a book about the biggest RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000. I would focus on those who not only failed/refused to defend/advance the following planks in the Republican Party platform, but who destroyed those like me who support those planks: individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_in_Name_Only
— Entryism (COMMENT: I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000. I would focus on those who have been the most successful in destroying conservative Republican Precinct Committeemen like me.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entryism
— Second Civil War (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint themselves as having been the Union Army during the Civil War and paint Republicans as having been the Confederate Army during the Civil War.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_American_Civil_War

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.