CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Laughing matter: Rauner amazed anyone surprised by Madigan ‘news’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/laughing-rauner-overdue-madigan-recording-solis-burke/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters are full of hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters. Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters a) promote hatred against Trump and against his supporters and b) blame Trump for hate crimes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/empire-actors-tale-beating-puts-spotlight-rise-hate-crime-gun-crime-chicago/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Power outage in subzero cold changes one’s perspective – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-chicago-cold-weather-kass-20190130-story.html
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois lawmakers plan $15 minimum wage bill – Doug Finke
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190130/illinois-lawmakers-plan-15-minimum-wage-bill
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— National Democrats look again to unseat Rep. Rodney Davis – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: What are the officers of your township, ward, and county Republican organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman, the IRP National Committeeman, the Illinois House Republican Leader, the Illinois Senate Republican Leader, NRCC, NRSC, and the RNC doing to recruit candidates to unseat Democrats on the November 6, 2020 ballot in your precinct?)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190130/bernard-schoenburg-national-democrats-look-again-to-unseat-rep-rodney-davis
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Who signs bill? Legislative maneuver raises question – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-01-31/jim-dey-who-signs-bill-legislative-maneuver-raises-question.html
KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Democrats for border security? – Stephen Moore
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/stephen-moore-democrats-for-border-security/article_3590e61c-23d8-11e9-9315-0b87e001dd02.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Jury Awards Sen. Rand Paul More Than $580,000 In Damages In Attack By Neighbor – RICHARD GONZALES
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/jury-awards-sen-rand-paul-more-580000-damages-attack-neighbor#stream/0
FOX ILLINOIS
— Clock ticking toward another government shutdown – SCOTT THUMAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/clock-ticking-toward-another-government-shutdown
FOX ST. LOUIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://fox2now.com/2019/01/30/starting-thursday-illinois-will-allow-some-patients-to-substitute-medical-marijuana-for-opioid-prescriptions/
EFFINGHAM NEWS LEADER
— Plummer Says Proposed Legislation Regarding Owning Firearms an “Overreach”
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/37657-plummer-says-proposed-legislation-regarding-owning-firearms-an-overreach
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— EVENT: “Queer Clout Happy Hour,” an event for LGBTQ folks who work in government/politics, is tonight at 5:30 p.m. at Vice District in the South Loop. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/01/31/wage-hike-gets-a-nod-chicago-united-solis-campaign-funds-rauner-feeling-smug-384464
PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Gov. Pritzker’s new climate strategy is all pain, no gain – Jay Lehr, Ph.D and Tom Harris
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511750205-editorial-gov-pritzker-s-new-climate-strategy-is-all-pain-no-gain
ILLINOIS TIMES
— Picking up the pieces The future of Republicans in Illinois – Lindsey Salvatelli
https://illinoistimes.com/article-20876-picking-up-the-pieces.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS TOLLWAY CHAIR RESIGNS FOLLOWING PATRONAGE SCANDAL – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-tollway-chair-resigns-following-patronage-scandal/
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Marijuana Meeting – Feb. 16th in Mt. Prospect
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/marijuana-meeting-feb-16th-in-mt-prospect/
CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner on Madigan’s “Mafia empire”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/31/rauner-on-madigans-mafia-empire/
GOPUSA
— How the Republican-controlled Congress failed President Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/how-the-republican-controlled-congress-failed-president-trump/
— Democrat election reform: Restore voting rights to felons and restrict campaign speech
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64286
— Mark Steyn: 2020 Dem hopefuls all imitate Bernie Sanders, repackage ‘full horror’ of socialism
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64289
FEDERALIST
— New York Is So Liberal, People Are Leaving In Droves Tax hikes, expansive and morally abominable new abortion laws, plus potential restrictions on gun rights make New York a worse and worse place to live. – Elad Hakim
http://thefederalist.com/2019/01/31/new-york-liberal-people-leaving-droves/
FOX NEWS
— Rep. Kinzinger: Trump Shouldn’t Air ‘Dirty Laundry’ With His Intel Brass on Twitter
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/01/30/adam-kinzinger-donald-trump-should-not-post-division-intelligence-officials-twitter
— Federal workers linked to sexual misconduct deserve same pay raise as others, House Dems agree, rejecting GOP proposal – Lukas Mikelionis (DIERSEN: To get rid of me, my Democrat superiors in the federal government never charged me with sexual misconduct, but they constructively charged me with a) opposing patronage b) opposing political affiliation discrimination, c) opposing reverse discrimination, d) opposing age discrimination, and e) opposing retaliation.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-dems-block-gop-proposal-to-exempt-sexual-harassers-from-receiving-federal-workers-pay-rise
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Much Has Changed for the Better Since 2016—Not That Trump Will Get Credit – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/30/much-has-changed-for-the-better-since-2016-not-that-trump-will-get-credit/
— The Argument Against Illegal Immigration No One Wants to Make – Annine Madok
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/30/the-argument-against-illegal-immigration-no-one-wants-to-make/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell This is the same sentiment shared by 90 percent of the well-heeled, white, liberal Democrats in my suburban Southern California community, as well as the few remaining well-heeled Republicans. Illegals are here, and we can afford to employ them because they are a source of cheap, domestic labor. Our nannies, gardeners and housekeepers could all be here illegally. We don’t ask and don’t care. Because they are trapped. Same goes for the dishwashers, busboys, car wash employees and day laborers we hire without batting an eye. We don’t ask and they don’t tell. We give them a job, without a green card, and pay them less—often significantly less—than what we would have to pay someone here legally. We also trap them into an employment cycle from which there is no upward mobility and no escape. It didn’t start out this way. This underclass showed up at our southern border, slipped through a dilapidated piece of chain mail, and sighed a happy sigh. They were in the land of milk and honey! Sorry folks, not so fast.)
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pennsylvania admits to 11,000 noncitizens registered to vote – Rowan Scarborough and Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/30/pennsylvania-11000-non-citizens-registered-vote/
— Dems’ border security proposal would release illegal immigrants into U.S. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/30/dems-border-security-proposal-releases-illegals/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— 29 Republicans vote with Democrats to boost federal salaries 2.6 percent – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/29-republicans-vote-with-democrats-to-boost-federal-salaries-2-6-percent
— Democrats pitch ‘cutting edge technology,’ but no border wall money – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/democrats-pitch-cutting-edge-technology-but-no-border-wall-money
— Democrats push for expanded asylum capacity in border talks – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrats-push-for-expanded-asylum-capacity-in-border-talks
— Maxine Waters: Trump is ’emboldening’ people such as those behind ‘Empire’ star attack – Naomi Lim (DIERSEN: Trump-haters are full of hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters. Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters a) promote hatred against Trump and against his supporters and b) blame Trump for hate crimes.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/maxine-waters-trump-is-emboldening-people-such-as-those-behind-empire-star-attack
BREITBART
— Senior DOD Official: Three Migrant Caravans Headed to U.S., One with 12,000 – Kristina Wong
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/senior-dod-official-three-migrant-caravans-headed-to-u-s-one-with-12000/
— Illegal Alien Fired from Trump Golf Club to Attend SOTU Address – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/illegal-alien-fired-from-trump-golf-club-to-attend-sotu-address/
— House Gives Victims of Illegal Alien Crime Bipartisan Standing Ovation on Chamber Floor – Matthew Boyle
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/house-gives-victims-of-illegal-alien-crime-bipartisan-standing-ovation-on-chamber-floor/
— Previously Deported Felon Attempts Illegal Re-Entry as Family Unit – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/01/30/previously-deported-felon-attempts-illegal-re-entry-as-family-unit/
— Over 95% of GOP Voters Support Trump Using ‘Emergency Powers’ to Build Wall – Mark Meckler
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2019/01/30/mark-meckler-over-95-of-gop-voters-support-trump-using-emergency-powers-to-build-wall/
— Kevin McCarthy from House Floor Names 50 Americans Killed by Illegal Aliens – Michelle Moons
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/kevin-mccarthy-from-house-floor-names-50-americans-killed-by-illegal-aliens/
— Mo Brooks: Trump ‘Ought to Declare a National Emergency,’ Build the Wall, Save American Lives – Sean Moran
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/exclusive-mo-brooks-trump-ought-to-declare-a-national-emergency-build-the-wall-save-american-lives/
DAILY CALLER
— LINDSEY GRAHAM: ‘WE’RE GOING TO BUILD THE WALL ONE WAY OR THE OTHER’ – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/30/lindsey-graham-border-wall/
— ACTIVISTS JUMP CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S MANSION WALL IN SOMBREROS, PONCHOS — GET ARRESTED – Benny Johnson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/30/activists-jump-ca-governors-mansion-wall/
NEWSMAX
— Civil Libertarians, Democrats Silent About Roger Stone Raid
https://www.newsmax.com/clarencevmckee/civil-liberties-roger-stone-raid/2019/01/30/id/900538/
CNS NEWS
— Pelosi: If Asylum-Seekers Illegally Cross Border into US, ‘That’s Okay Too’ – Patrick Goodenough
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/pelosi-if-asylum-seekers-illegally-cross-border-us-thats-okay-too
WORLD NET DAILY
— EU HYPOCRITES SLAM TRUMP WALL BUT BUILD THEIR OWN Hanne Nabintu Herland hits media for silence about barrier keeping out refugees
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/eu-hypocrites-slam-trump-wall-but-build-their-own/
— WILL SPIKE LEE WIN AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OSCAR? Jack Cashill takes Variety to task for prioritizing ‘diversity’ in film industry
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/will-spike-lee-win-an-affirmative-action-oscar/
— DEFEAT SOCIALISTS NOW — BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE Erik Rush says ultimate target of D.C. ‘Deep-Staters’ is every Trump supporter
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/defeat-socialists-now-before-its-too-late/
— HOW TRUMP UNMASKED THE LEFT Joseph Farah notes president got Democrats to admit ‘they hate America’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/how-trump-unmasked-the-left/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— On Assimilation – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/on-assimilation/
CHRISTIAN HEADLINES
— An Indictment against Hollywood and Washington: We Are Not Progressing – Shane Idleman
https://www.christianheadlines.com/columnists/shane-idleman/an-indictment-against-hollywood-and-washington-we-are-not-progressing.html
LIFE SITE NEWS
— Notre Dame willing to cover up Christopher Columbus mural but not graphic porn
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/notre-dame-willing-to-cover-christopher-columbus-mural-but-not-graphic-porn
POLITICO
— White House preps emergency wall plan while Congress negotiates Congress has until Feb. 15 to discuss a border security deal, but the White House is already finalizing its plan B — declaring a national emergency. – NANCY COOK
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/30/trump-border-national-emergency-immigration-1138308
ABC NEWS
— Democrat meets with undocumented immigrants who were fired from Trump’s golf club – MARIAM KHAN
https://abc11.com/democrat-meets-with-undocumented-immigrants-who-were-fired-from-trumps-golf-club/5113745/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Undocumented Immigrant Who Worked at a Trump Golf Club Will Attend State of the Union – Matt Stevens
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/us/politics/Victorina-Morales-trump-golf-club.html
— Does Facebook Really Know How Many Fake Accounts It Has? The social network has disclosed an estimate for years, but a closer look raises lots of questions. – Jack Nicas
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/technology/facebook-fake-accounts.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s loyal commentators are beginning to make their break – Ed Rogers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2019/01/30/trumps-loyal-commentators-are-beginning-to-make-their-break/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Medicare for All’ Will Terrify Voters It sounds good until people realize it means losing their existing plans. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/medicare-for-all-will-terrify-voters-11548890737
— Democrats Ask if Trump Administration Misspent Funds During Shutdown White House kept parts of government open by interpreting rules to use money Congress didn’t appropriate – Kate Davidson and Peter Nicholas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-ask-if-trump-administration-misspent-funds-during-shutdown-11548936001
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Plan to give civilian federal employees pay raise gets more Congressional support – Eric White
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2019/01/plan-to-give-civilian-federal-employees-pay-raise-gets-more-congressional-support/
NEWSWEEK
— MITCH MCCONNELL RIDICULES HOUSE BILL THAT WOULD MAKE ELECTION DAY A FEDERAL HOLIDAY – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-ridicules-house-bill-election-day-federal-holiday-1312034
NEW YORKER
— Wisconsin’s Foxconn Debacle Keeps Getting Worse – Eric Lach
https://www.newyorker.com/news/current/wisconsins-foxconn-debacle-keeps-getting-worse
DAILY MAIL
— Rep. Maxine Waters blames Trump for ‘MAGA hate attack’ on her Empire star friend Jussie Smollett in Chicago, claiming the President is ’emboldening’ racists – JESSICA GREEN (DIERSEN: Trump-haters are full of hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters. Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters a) promote hatred against Trump and against his supporters and b) blame Trump for hate crimes.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6652645/Rep-Maxine-Waters-blames-President-Trump-hate-attack-Empire-star-Jussie-Smollett.html
GLOBE AND MAIL
— Don’t go, baby boomers. The economy still needs you – Editorial (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” If I did not take their “offer,” I would not be eligible to retire until I was 55 in 2003. Why didn’t I reject their “offer?” They had made it very clear that if I did not take their “offer,” they would completely destroy me. They had given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, they had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, they had not promoted me beyond GS-13, they gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, they had kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and they had forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They and I knew that because of the pro-patronage position that Republican elected officials in Illinois had in Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois, Republican elected officials in Illinois would not come to my defense.)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-globe-editorial-dont-go-baby-boomers-the-economy-still-needs-you/
