March 15 Morning Edition

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— The DuPage County Clerk’s office announces the following updates to its ongoing response to the impact of the COVID-19 Coronavirus on the administration of the 2020 primary election. Three additional polling places have been relocated to the DuPage County Fairgrounds at 2015 Manchester Rd. in Wheaton, bringing the total number of polling places to be relocated to the Fairgrounds to seventeen. . .DuPage County is still in need of additional election judges. . .Early voting is ongoing and hours have been expanded
https://www.dupageco.org/election/

WGN TV
— Walmart to use portions of select parking lots for drive-thru COVID-19 testing
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/walmart-to-use-portions-of-select-parking-lots-for-drive-thru-covid-19-testing/

NBC5
— Long Lines at O’Hare Airport Due to Enhanced Coronavirus Screenings
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/long-lines-at-ohare-airport-due-to-coronavirus-screenings/2237389/
— Gov. Pritzker Blasts Trump Administration in Response to Long Customs’ Lines at O’Hare Gov. Pritzker called the crowds and lines at O’Hare “unacceptable”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/gov-pritzker-blasts-trump-administration-in-response-to-long-customs-lines-at-ohare/2237411/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago-area election judges dropping out, polling places closing amid coronavirus fears – Hal Dardick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-coronavirus-chicago-cook-suburbs-election-judges-20200314-x3l24gcuyra3djtgnm6uvsl7oe-story.html
— What’s in the emergency coronavirus bill: Free testing, $1 billion in unemployment benefits, but millions of workers are left out of sick leave provision – EMILY COCHRANE AND JIM TANKERSLEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-nyt-house-coronavirus-bill-sick-leave-20200314-7o6c5maktbedrfxpkj7lnpbb74-story.html
— House passes coronavirus aid package for free tests and sick pay after Trump declares outbreak a national emergency – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-trump-coronavirus-emergency-powers-20200313-hzan23bi5jbjhod4nww2crrluu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s student loan interest waiver for coronavirus outbreak isn’t what you think.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nyt-nw-trump-student-loan-interest-waiver-coronavirus-20200315-3rvkpabrkjgpjptju5lah24lly-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Low-profile primary will determine Durbin opponent in the fall – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: On July 5, 2003, all five announced Republican U.S. Senate candidates (John Cox, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) attended a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, Jeanne Ives’ precinct to the east, and Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. The 200+ attendees included Randy Hultgren.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200314/low-profile-primary-will-determine-durbin-opponent-in-the-fall
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200314/watchdog-illinois-early-pot-tax-revenues-outpacing-other-states
— Tollway stops accepting cash as way to prevent coronavirus spread – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200315/tollway-stops-accepting-cash-as-way-to-prevent-coronavirus-spread
— Democrats running for DuPage County auditor talk about their vision for the office – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned the experience that I gained a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, c) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, d) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, and e) earning master’s degrees in finance, accounting, and business. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200303/democrats-running-for-dupage-county-auditor-talk-about-their-vision-for-the-office

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Gridlock at O’Hare: Trump travel screening spurs 6 hour-plus backups “The crowds & lines O’Hare are unacceptable & need to be addressed immediately,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker wrote on Twitter. “The federal government needs to get its s@#t together. NOW.” – A.D. QUIG 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/airlines-airports/gridlock-ohare-trump-travel-screening-spurs-6-hour-plus-backups

WBEZ
— Coronavirus In Illinois: St. Patrick’s Day celebrations carry on, despite COVID-19
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/coronavirus-in-illinois/b9d4bbde-4bde-48e1-810b-5cc7df506ca0

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Journalism in the age of coronavirus – Mark Baldwin (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the only legitimate journalists are a) those who are paid by Democrat newspapers, Democrat television stations, Democrat radio stations, Democrat websites, Democrat etc., b) those who claim to be non-partisan, and/or c) those who have a degree in journalism. I should write a book about my aforesaid critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.) 
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20200315/journalism-in-age-of-coronavirus
— First-time Rockford-area voters make their voices heard – Scott P. Yates and Shaquil Manigault (DIERSEN: To get votes from young people, Democrats promise to give them a) lots of free stuff and b) lots of preference over older people, and especially over older people who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20200314/first-time-rockford-area-voters-make-their-voices-heard

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Capitol won’t be the same for a while – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200314/capitol-wont-be-same-for-while
— Pritzker to Illinoisans: Stay home this weekend – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200314/pritzker-to-illinoisans-stay-home-this-weekend
— Jones, Petrilli interested in challenging LaHood in the fall – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200314/jones-petrilli-interested-in-challenging-lahood-in-fall

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Dems, GOP forge virus outbreak into ’20 campaign issue – AP (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton who blast me for my hinting/implying/arguing/shouting that Democrats have improper motives? I base my opinions of Democrats on many things including a) my serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, b) my serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, and c) my working for Democrats, working with Democrats, and supervising Democrats for almost 30 years while I worked for the federal government, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Dems-GOP-forge-virus-outbreak-into-20-campaign-15130850.php

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Illinois virus cases climb to 66; more regions affected – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/illinois-virus-cases-climb-to-66-more-regions-affected/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Legal Effects of Abolishing Oakwood Hills
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/14/legal-effects-of-abolilshing-oakwood-hills/ 
— IL-14: Robocalls, Dark Money and the Truth
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/14/il-14-robocalls-dark-money-and-the-truth/ 
— McHenry County College Following Example of State Universities
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/14/mcc-following-example-of-state-universities/ 
— State Senator Summarizes What He Thinks GOP Stands For
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/14/state-senator-summarizes-what-he-thinks-gop-stands-for/ 
— Robo-Call Last Monday from Carolyn Schofield
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/14/robo-call-last-monday-from-carolyn-schofield/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Mails Voter Guide and Discernment Applied, Local Endorsements
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/15/il-14-jim-oberweis-mails-voter-guide-and-discernment-applied/ 
— Female Democrat for Kane County Board Chairman Wants Someone Else To Do the Work Now Performed by Chris Lauzen
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/15/female-democrat-for-county-board-chairman-wants-someone-else-to-do-the-work-now-performed-by-chris-lauzen/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats see coronavirus as just another crisis to exploit – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/14/democrats-see-coronavirus-just-another-crisis-expl/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Left’s Pretend Virtue – Steve Matteucci
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/03/the_lefts_pretend_virtue.html
— Coronavirus is not ‘The Big One’ – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/03/coronavirus_is_not_the_big_one.html
— Why the rich favor the Democrats – Peter Skurkiss (DIERSEN: Rich people have never had to pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, or Inclusion. I should write a book about such rich people in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, in Wheaton’s West District, in my precinct, etc. I would focus on the aforesaid who focus on destroying me because I oppose patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/03/why_the_rich_favor_the_democrats.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Why do the wealthy align with the Democrats? The answer may seem counter-intuitive, but it is really quite simple. It’s surely not ideals or high-minded principles. Nor is it ignorance. Rather, it boils down to raw self-interest. In his book, The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties, Christopher Caldwell notes that rich Americans think themselves to be as vulnerable as blacks. They are a relatively small minority of the population. They fear being resented for their wealth and power and of having much of that taken from them. Accordingly, the wealthy seek to protect what is theirs by preventing strong majorities from forming by using the divide and conquer principle. As R.R. Reno writes when reviewing Caldwell’s book: “Therefore, the richest and most powerful people in America have strong incentives to support an anti-majoritarian political system.” He goes on: “Wealthy individuals shovel donations into elite institutions that incubate identity politics, which further fragments the nation and prevents the formation of majorities.” Some of the rotten fruit of the wealthy taking this approach include multiculturalism, massive immigration of diverse people, resistance to encouraging assimilation, racial strife, trying to turn white males into pariahs, and the promotion of gender confusion. Through it all, society is bombarded with the Orwellian mantra that “diversity is strength,” as if repeating it often enough can make it so. It is also why patriotism and a common American culture are so disparaged today. Those from the upper strata of society project the idea that if you’re a flag-waving American, you must be some kind of retrograde mouth-breathing yokel. The wealthy as a groups are content to dissolve the glue that holds the U.S. together. And it is all done to enhance and preserve their power, wealth, and influence. This is why they so hate Donald Trump. He strives to unite people and the country, although you’d never know that that is what the president is doing if you live in the media bubble. Trump’s MAGA agenda is an anathema to the managerial class.)

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Real Goals of ‘The 1619 Project’ Teaching young people they have no country, that there is neither God nor justice, but only their own anger to right wrongs leads not to civilized self-rule but to fanaticism and self-destruction. – Arthur Milikh (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton who blast me for my hinting/implying/arguing/shouting that Democrats have improper motives? I base my opinions of Democrats on many things including a) my serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, b) my serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, and c) my working for Democrats, working with Democrats, and supervising Democrats for almost 30 years while I worked for the federal government, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year.) 
https://amgreatness.com/2020/03/14/the-real-goals-of-the-1619-project/

TOWNHALL
— It’s Time to Rally Behind Our President – Jeff Crouere (DIERSEN: What do you say to leaders of the Illinois Republican Party and leaders of your Republican county, township, and/or ward party organizations who talk and/or act like they do not support Trump, that is, like they want Trump to lose on November 3, 2020? Needless-to-say, the aforesaid leaders should immediately resign.) 
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2020/03/15/its-time-to-rally-behind-our-president-n2564968
— We’re Paying The Price For The Death Of Journalism – Derek Hunter (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the only legitimate journalists are a) those who are paid by Democrat newspapers, Democrat television stations, Democrat radio stations, Democrat websites, Democrat etc., b) those who claim to be non-partisan, and/or c) those who have a degree in journalism. I should write a book about my aforesaid critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.) 
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2020/03/15/were-paying-the-price-for-the-death-of-journalism-n2564967
— Biden Taps Coronavirus ‘Expert’ Who Thinks 75 is the Perfect Age To Die – Bronson Stocking (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 71.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2020/03/14/biden-taps-coronavirus-expert-who-believes-75-is-the-perfect-age-to-die-n2564956

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trump tests negative for coronavirus, libs react with rants against White House doctor – Victor Rantala 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/03/15/trump-tests-negative-for-coronavirus-libs-react-with-rants-against-white-house-doctor-897383

COLLEGE FIX
— College newspapers lecture us about ‘racism’ re: coronavirus – DAVE HUBER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/college-newspapers-lecture-us-about-racism-re-coronavirus/

THE HILL
— Judge attacking conservatives spotlights bias in court system – JONATHAN TURLEY (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton who blast me for my hinting/implying/arguing/shouting that Democrats have improper motives? I base my opinions of Democrats on many things including a) my serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, b) my serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, and c) my working for Democrats, working with Democrats, and supervising Democrats for almost 30 years while I worked for the federal government, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year.) 
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/487564-judge-attacking-conservatives-spotlights-bias-in-court-system
— Coronavirus scrambles the art of campaigning – NIALL STANAGE 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/487576-the-memo-coronavirus-scrambles-the-art-of-campaigning
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Why the TV reality of Trump’s coronavirus speech was scary instead of soothing.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/487615-why-the-tv-reality-of-trumps-speech-was-scary-instead-of-soothing

POLITICO
— Top U.S. health official: China’s situation is improving – RISHIKA DUGYALA
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/15/fauci-coronavirus-china-korea-130027

CNN
— White House issues work travel restrictions for federal employees – Chandelis Duster
http://www.wicz.com/story/41896775/white-house-issues-work-travel-restrictions-for-federal-employees

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Election-Year Spread of Misinformation Challenges Local News False claims and misleading rhetoric are often seen as problems in national politics, but it’s also happening in local communities and spreading at a time when local news outlets are struggling financially and cutting staff. (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2020-03-15/election-year-spread-of-misinformation-challenges-local-news
— Celebrity couple’s lawyer is formidable foe in trials – ALANNA DURKIN RICHER (DIERSEN: Extremely few lawyers will represent past or present federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran against the federal government. The federal government has the power to crush those lawyers it wants to.) 
https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/03/11/loughlin-giannulli-lawyer-is-prosecutors-worst-nightmare/

REUTERS
— Democrat Biden tacks left, backs Warren bankruptcy plan with student loan relief – Trevor Hunnicutt, Sharon Bernstein (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from the following, Democrats promise to use government to give the following free stuff: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bankruptcy/democrat-biden-tacks-left-backs-warren-bankruptcy-plan-with-student-loan-relief-idUSKBN21115J?il=0

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Without guidance from the top, Americans have been left to figure out their own coronavirus solutions.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/without-guidance-from-the-top-americans-have-been-left-to-figure-out-their-own-coronavirus-solutions/2020/03/15/9875aa64-6550-11ea-845d-e35b0234b136_story.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Could the 2020 Election Be Postponed? Only With Great Difficulty. Here’s Why. With Louisiana delaying its primary vote, we answer six key questions about holding elections in a crisis. And no, a president cannot cancel an election with executive authority. – Alexander Burns
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/14/us/politics/election-postponed-canceled.html
— Yes, I’m Turning 50. No, I’m Not Really Ready. – Pamela Druckerman (DIERSEN: What did you focus on during the year you turned 50? I turned 50 in 1998. I focused on my lawsuit against my former employer GAO.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/14/opinion/sunday/yes-im-turning-50-no-im-not-really-ready.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater uses coronavirus to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/14/opinion/sunday/trump-coronavirus-national-emergency.html
— The Week in Business: It’ll Get Worse Before It Gets Better – Charlotte Cowles
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/15/business/the-week-in-business-itll-get-worse-before-it-gets-better.html
— American Airlines Cutting International Flights by 75% Amid Demand Collapse – Reuters
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/15/business/15reuters-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines.html
— We Forgot About the Most Important Job on the Internet Content moderators are essential gatekeepers – Annalee Newitz
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/opinion/sunday/online-comment-moderation.html
— Coronavirus Cost to Businesses and Workers: ‘It Has All Gone to Hell’ As the outbreak forces the cancellation of trips, nights out and large gatherings, economic damage is mounting across the country. – Ben Casselman, Patricia Cohen, Stacy Cowley, Conor Dougherty, Nicholas Kulish, David McCabe and Karen Weise
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/15/business/economy/coronavirus-economy-impact.html
— How to Stop Worrying and Love a Falling Stock Market It’s perfectly natural to be terrified. But big losses bring certain benefits, too. – Neil Irwin
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/upshot/stock-market-selloffs.html
— Trump Supporters Know Where to Turn in a Crisis: To Him They’re confident, for perhaps the first time in his presidency, that the experts on call aren’t out to sabotage the president. – Elaina Plott and Dionne Searcey (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. I was extremely reluctant to seek/accept advice from my Democrat superiors and supervisors because they were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of federal employees who shared my demographics.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/14/us/politics/trump-supporters-coronavirus.html
— As China Cracks Down on Coronavirus Coverage, Journalists Fight Back The Communist Party is trying to fill the airwaves with positive stories about its battle against the virus. Chinese reporters, buoyed by widespread calls for free speech, are resisting. – Javier C. Hernández (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading the emails, but failing that, they want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct, etc. to “crack down” on me.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/14/business/media/coronavirus-china-journalists.html

NEW YORK POST
— Illinois mayor (Champaign) can ban booze and guns under coronavirus emergency act – Paula Froelich
https://nypost.com/2020/03/14/illinois-mayor-can-ban-booze-and-guns-under-coronavirus-emergency-act/
— New York Times corrects The 1619 Project — but it’s still a giant lie – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2020/03/14/new-york-times-corrects-the-1619-project-but-its-still-a-giant-lie/

ATLANTIC
— Is It Still Safe to Be a Jew in America? As society has grown more polarized, classic forms of hatred have increased dramatically. -Gary Rosenblatt (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. I should write a book about my nasty Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who stressed to my many Jewish Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government a) that I have always been conservative and Republican, b) that I am 100% German national origin, c) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, d) that I lived in Crete 1948-1972, and e) that I have lived in Wheaton since 1978.) 
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/anti-semitism-new-normal-america/608017/

REASON
— DECEMBER 8, 2019 FLASHBACK: Impeachment Based on Improper Motives – JOSH BLACKMAN (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton who blast me for my hinting/implying/arguing/shouting that Democrats have improper motives? I base my opinions of Democrats on many things including a) my serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, b) my serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, and c) my working for Democrats, working with Democrats, and supervising Democrats for almost 30 years while I worked for the federal government, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year.) 
https://reason.com/2019/12/08/impeachment-based-on-improper-motives/

RAW STORY
— Republican chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is ill and being tested for coronavirus after visiting Mar-a-Lago – Matthew Chapman
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/republican-chairwoman-is-ill-and-being-tested-for-coronavirus-after-visiting-mar-a-lago-report/

GLOBALIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters use globalism to destroy America.
https://www.theglobalist.com/coronavirus-covid19-pandemic-global-health-asia-the-west/

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.