January 30 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— Crisis at Our Southern Border Is Real and Growing Worse Without the Wall
https://www.whitehouse.gov/westwingreads/
— Here is where American voters stand on immigration
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/

 

ABC7
— Ban government shutdowns? Some Republicans and Democrats want to make it the law – BENJAMIN SIEGEL
https://abc7chicago.com/ban-government-shutdowns-some-republicans-and-democrats-want-to-make-it-the-law-/5113024/

 

NBC5
— Dems Make Opening Offer, With No Money for Trump’s Wall The high-stakes talks are taking place against the backdrop of another possible shutdown in mid-February – Andrew Taylor and Alan Fram
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Lawmakers-Agreement-Prevent-Shutdown-505070282.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago has a problem — many millennials want to leave – Editorial (DIERSEN: By the Democrats that they elect, the majority of voters in Chicago make it clear that they want individuals, organizations, and companies that are members of the following groups to leave Chicago: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/chicago-millennials-university-of-chicago-study-mayoral-election/
— Welcome to tax filing season — and good luck – David J. Roberts, Associate Professor of Accountancy, DePaul University
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/income-taxes-filing-irs-chicago-mayoral-election-polar-vortex/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Dems make opening offer, with no money for Trump’s wall – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/sns-bc-us–trump-border-security-20190130-story.html
— Illinois business groups pitch geography-based minimum wage – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-il-xgr–minimum-wage-20190130-story.html
— Timeline of Ken Griffin’s real estate purchases: From Chicago to a record-breaking $240 million penthouse on Central Park – Bob Goldsborough, Randi Stevenson and Chad Yoder
https://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/elitestreet/ct-re-viz-elite-street-ken-griffin-properties-20190130-htmlstory.html
— Wisconsin is finally facing the reality of Foxconn’s plans – Tim Culpan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-foxconn-apple-deal-wisconsin-walker-manufacturing-0131-20190130-story.html
— Foxconn factory jobs touted by Trump will not come to pass – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–foxconn-wisconsin-20190130-story.html
— Loss of newspapers contributes to political polarization -AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-bc-us–media-news-deserts-20190130-story.html
— Trump Organization to use E-Verify for worker status checks – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–trump-organization-immigrant-workers-20190130-story.html
— San Francisco mayor pledges more housing, sanctuary for all – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-ca–san-francisco-mayor-state-of-the-city-20190130-story.html
— The dangerous allure of ‘Medicare for all’ – Steve Chapman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-medicare-for-all-harris-democrats-0131-20190130-story.html
— Snowflakes: Kentucky governor says America is ‘getting soft’ for closing schools during bitter cold – Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kentucky-governor-bevin-soft-cold-20190130-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump digs in on border-wall funds as congressional negotiators prepare to convene – Erica Werner, John Wagner and Mike DeBonis
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190130/trump-digs-in-on-border-wall-funds-as-congressional-negotiators-prepare-to-convene
— Foxconn reconsiders Wisconsin plan to produce LCD screens – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190130/news/301309913/
— People living outside in the suburbs: Homeless census ensures they count – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190130/people-living-outside-in-the-suburbs-homeless-census-ensures-they-count

 

BLOOMING PANTAGRAPH
— House Rules Committee to maintain power in Illinois legislative process – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/house-rules-committee-to-maintain-power-in-illinois-legislative-process/article_dd7585d5-993b-56d1-b96a-f583ac771737.html

 

HERALD NEWS
— Two trustees walk out of DuPage Township meeting Board could not vote to fill supervisor vacancy – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/30/two-trustees-walk-out-of-dupage-township-meeting/axs5pua/

 

TIMES
— Pritzker, Dems need to join GOP in pushing for fair maps amendment – Editorial
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/01/27/our-view-pritzker-dems-need-to-join-gop-in-pushing-for-fair-maps-amendment/ahsabk5/

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— Term limits? Not for the rank-and-file but … – Tom Collins
http://www.newstrib.com/opinion/column-term-limits-not-for-the-rank-and-file-but/article_a523bc22-23db-11e9-92b7-57bbd74c9beb.html

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Senate Labor Committee discusses path to $15 minimum wage – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/senate-labor-committee-discusses-path-to-minimum-wage/article_62ed8d68-1611-59f3-b3b2-056f4a0bd349.html

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— Meet & Greet the Candidates in the 2019 Consolidated Election
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2019/01/30/meet-greet-the-candidates-in-the-2019-consolidated-election/95536

 

UIS JOURNAL
— Illinois Under J.B. Pritzker – Emily Albrecht
https://uisjournal.com/news/2019/01/30/illinois-under-j-b-pritzker/

 

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Corrupt Chicago Alderman Referred Legal Business To Mike Madigan, FBI Recorded The Meeting
https://illinois.gop/category/news/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Township Clerk ignored her duties – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/01/dupage-township-clerk-ignored-her-duties/
— DuPage Twp Trustees walk out; refuse to participate in felony crime – JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/01/dupage-twp-trustees-walk-out-refuse-to-participate-in-felony-crime/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Democrats again grant broad powers to House Rules Committee – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/democrats-again-grant-broad-powers-to-house-rules-committee/article_be4a31fc-24d2-11e9-98d4-1bc5aa17662f.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/illinois-pain-patients-can-ditch-opioids-for-medical-marijuana-under/article_5c0021a0-24dc-11e9-a398-933db967311f.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Selling Weed to the Public
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/selling-weed-to-the-public/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LETTER TO EDITOR: THE IL GOP HAS THE NERVE TO ASK FOR DONATIONS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/letter-to-editor-the-il-gop-has-the-nerve-to-ask-for-donations-.html
— MADIGAN IN THE NEWS: POWER. PRIVILEGE. POLITICS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/madigan-in-the-news-power-privilege-politics-.html
— ILLINOIS SAFEST STATE FOR ANIMALS, NOT HUMAN BABIES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/illinois-safe-for-animals-not-babies.html
— THORNER: ILLINOIS NATIVE ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI LEADS EFFORT TO UNVEIL HIDDEN GOVERNMENT SPENDING
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/thorner-illinois-native-leads-movement-to-unveil-government-spending.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Schillerstrom, Brooks resign tollway seats
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/30/schillerstrom-brooks-resign-tollway-seats/

 

GOPUSA
— U.S. tracking three migrant caravans, one with 12,000 people
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64265


— Eliminate ‘Super Duper’ Non-essentials and Fund Trump’s Border Wall – Bobby Eberle (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would say that I was a super duper non-essential federal employee. They would stress that a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64305
— Duke professor forced out after telling Chinese grad students to ‘commit to using English’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64122
— Dems’ Dangerous Ideas on Fighting Inequality
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64298

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Media Silent on Democrats’ Abortion Bills – Brian McNicoll
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-silent-on-democrats-abortion-bills/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Fact-Checkers or Feelings-Checkers? – Andrew Syrios
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/factcheckers_or_feelingscheckers.html

 

BREITBART
— Poll: Trump Will Lose 43% of His Support if Wall Isn’t Built – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/poll-trump-will-lose-43-of-his-support-if-wall-isnt-built/
— Hispanic Caucus Chair Castro: ‘Confident’ We Can Pass DREAM Act – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/28/hispanic-caucus-chair-castro-confident-we-can-pass-dream-act/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump: Lawmakers ‘wasting their time’ unless they consider wall funding – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2019/01/30/trump-lawmakers-wasting-their-time-unless-they-consider-wall-funding/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “No Wall, Another Shutdown Likely.”
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/january_2019/most_voters_say_no_wall_another_shutdown_likely

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.