March 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: Another bloody, deadly weekend in Chicago
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-mass-shooting-20210315-xi2unpxzyjgrnnniqbfxdbxgie-story.html
— Candidates for Maine Township supervisor vow to ‘work together’ after chaotic four years – JENNIFER JOHNSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/ct-prh-maine-township-election-tl-0318-20210316-kd4cyepqhnhjdoa4sevbbwgdju-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Ron Johnson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-ron-johnson-wisconsin-not-afraid-capitol-riot-20210316-37bkyvqmpbdzjbp5x4f62llrgy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Vaccine reluctance in Cook County prompts new advertising campaign. In a survey, 46% of Black residents said they likely would not get the vaccine or were unsure about getting it. – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/3/15/22331883/coronavirus-covid-cook-county-vaccine-vaccination-reluctance-advertising-campaign-preckwinkle

WBEZ
— Chicago Tax Credit Program Mostly Produces Affordable Housing In Poor, Black Areas – Natalie Moore
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-tax-credit-program-mostly-produces-affordable-housing-in-poor-black-areas/a5012638-c6b3-41c3-9632-9522bb5cbb98

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rodney Davis on running for governor: ‘You never say never’ – BEN ZIGTERMAN
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/rodney-davis-on-running-for-governor-you-never-say-never/article_3259f8f9-c379-5710-92e3-42fd1d6eb17d.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 127 COVID-19 cases Monday, 1 death, 12.56% of population fully vaccinated – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/03/16/dupage-county-reports-127-covid-19-cases-monday-1-death-1256-of-population-fully-vaccinated/
— Expenses exceed revenues by nearly $2 million in Berwyn city budget – Catey Sullivan
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/government/2021/03/15/expenses-exceed-revenues-by-nearly-2-million-in-berwyn-city-budget/

FOX ILLINOIS
— LGBTQ Catholics stung by Vatican rebuff of same-sex unions
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/lgbtq-catholics-stung-by-vatican-rebuff-of-same-sex-unions
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for COVID-19 problems.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/i-dont-need-the-vaccine-gop-worries-threaten-virus-fight-03-16-2021-113603230

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for COVID-19 problems.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/calls-grow-trump-urge-hesitant-supporters-get-covid-19-vaccine#stream/0

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Frerichs defends letter asking money managers not to donate to Republicans who objected to election results – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/frerichs-defends-letter-asking-money-managers-not-to-donate-to-republicans-who-objected-to-election/article_2e88aec4-85bd-11eb-9a7f-7337e79be559.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Dundee Township Supervisor Candidates Forum Video
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/15/dundee031521/
— Senator Craig Wilcox Reports on Springfield
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/15/wilcox-reports-on-springfield/
— UPDATED IL-16: Catalina Lauf Rockford Event Includes Headliners of America First – Reservation Link
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/15/lauf031221/
— Cartoon about Giving Legislators Police Powers
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/15/message-of-the-day-a-cartoon-10/
— Champaign-Urbana Columnist Attacks Township Government
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/15/champaign-urbana-columnist-attacks-township-government/
— Serial Crook at Planned Parenthood, AIDS Charity
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/14/serial-crook-at-planned-parenthood-aids-charity/
— 80% of Seniors Coronavirus Vaccinated in Florida County – Illinois Much Lower
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/14/80-of-seniors-coronavirus-vaccinated-in-florida-county/
— State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally on Drug Abuse: “What the hell ever happened to a middle ground?”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/14/patrick-kenneally-on-drug-abuse-what-the-hell-ever-happened-to-a-middle-ground/
— Legislators on Both Sides of the Aisle Restive about Pritzker’s Lack of Re-Opening Plan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/14/legislators-on-both-sides-of-the-aisle-restive-about-pritzkers-lack-of-re-opening-plan/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— POLITICAL MAPS GET 23 PUBLIC HEARINGS IN APRIL ACROSS ILLINOIS – Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/political-maps-get-23-public-hearings-in-april-across-illinois/

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters blame Republicans for COVID-19 problems. Soon, if not already, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters will get rid of you once and for all if you do not social distance, wear a mask, and get vaccinated.
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/16/more-like-this-please-25/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DHS secretary: Illegal immigration on border at highest rate in two decades – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/16/alejandro-mayorkas-dhs-secretary-illegal-immigrati/

GOPUSA
— Mexico Concerned That Biden Is ‘Stoking’ Illegal Immigration, ‘Creating Business For Organized Crime’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107454
— After More Than 2 Months Of ‘No Credible Threat’ And Pressure From Lawmakers, Razor Wire May Begin To Disappear From US Capitol
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107579

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Wall Street Journal Forbids Writers From Using the Phrase ‘Illegal Immigrant’ – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/03/15/wall-street-journal-forbids-writers-from-using-the-phrase-illegal-immigrant/

BREITBART
— ‘Dangerous Precedent’: GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Says Politicization of Military ‘Must Stop Now’ – KRISTINA WONG
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/15/dangerous-precedent-gop-leader-kevin-mccarthy-says-politicization-of-military-must-stop-now/
— Carney: The Economy Accelerated Before Stimulus Hit, Undermining Biden’s Narrative – JOHN CARNEY
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/03/15/carney-the-economy-accelerated-before-stimulus-hit-undermining-bidens-narrative/
— YouTube Demonetizes World Net Daily for Defending Mike Lindell – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/03/15/youtube-demonetizes-world-net-daily-for-defending-mike-lindell/

BLAZE
— CBS releases statement in support of diversity as it cancels ‘The Talk’ shows over co-host Sharon Osbourne defending Piers Morgan Osbourne defended comments made by Piers Morgan about Meghan Markle – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/sharon-osbourne-piers-morgan-markle

DAILY CALLER
— ‘We Are Celebrating Perversity In America’: Candace Owens Rips Lewd Grammys ‘Spectacle’ – SCOTT MOREFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/15/candace-owens-grammys-spectacle-perversity/

TOWNHALL
— The Desperate Attempts to Separate Trump from Conservatism.  – Rachel Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2021/03/16/the-desperate-attempts-to-separate-trump-from-conservatism-n2586249

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Vatican rejects blessings for homosexual couples. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith called such blessings ‘illicit.’
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-vatican-rejects-blessings-for-homosexual-couples

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— MSNBC, CNN Ratings Collapse Without Trump
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/03/msnbc-cnn-ratings-collapse-without-trump/

THE HILL
— Conservative group rips Toomey as ‘RINO,’ underscoring GOP’s shift – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/543322-conservative-group-rips-toomey-as-rino-underscoring-gops-shift

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to drug pushers, drug laws are racially biased.
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-cannabis-race/feature-us-states-look-to-pot-to-undo-harm-of-racially-biased-drug-laws-idUSL8N2LD4GM

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE; Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for COVID-19 problems.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/us/politics/joe-biden-vaccine-republicans.html
— Children Are Sleeping on Mats in Overcrowded Border Facilities. The Biden administration is struggling to find space for a surge of migrant children and teenagers that is almost three times the level seen early last year. – Miriam Jordan, Simon Romero and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/us/border-migrant-children-texas.html
— A survey of Republicans shows 5 factions have emerged after Trump’s presidency. – Maggie Haberman
(DIERSEN: I have always been a member of the platform faction. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/us/politics/republican-factions-.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s Incomplete Border Wall Is in Pieces That Could Linger for Decades. A last-minute rush to build lasted through Donald J. Trump’s last day in office. The effort left odd, partially completed sections of a barrier whose fate President Biden must now determine.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/us/border-wall-trump-biden.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Biden faces growing political threat from border upheaval – Sean Sullivan and Nick Miroff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-immigration-political-threat/2021/03/15/bee8c83c-85a9-11eb-bfdf-4d36dab83a6d_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump is fading away. Republicans ought to celebrate.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/15/donald-trump-is-fading-away-republicans-ought-celebrate/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Can Republicans be persuaded to give COVID-19 vaccines a shot?
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-03-15/can-republicans-be-persuaded-to-give-a-covid-19-vaccine-a-shot

USA TODAY
— Amid Republican civil war, Trump holds court – and his grip on GOP – at Mar-a-Lago – Christine Stapleton and Antonio Fins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/15/donald-trump-holds-court-and-his-grip-gop-mar-lago/4698811001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— I Won’t Be Silenced by the Left. They twisted what I said about Jan. 6 because they want Americans to forget last summer’s violence and destruction. – Ron Johnson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-wont-be-silenced-by-the-left-11615848103
— Eliminate the Bar Exam for Lawyers. The disadvantaged pay the price for an elitist legal system. – Clifford Winston
(DIERSEN: In 1979, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt a) because that frustrated their efforts to get rid of me and b) because many of them had not taken the examination, let alone passed it on their first attempt.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/eliminate-the-bar-exam-for-lawyers-11615847973

NEWSWEEK
— GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger Accuses Ron Johnson of Trying to ‘Rewrite History’ With BLM Remarks – DANIEL VILLARREAL
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-accuses-ron-johnson-trying-rewrite-history-blm-remarks-1576371
— Resentment Over Tucker Carlson Is No Excuse To Try To Deplatform Fox News – JONATHAN TOBIN
https://www.newsweek.com/resentment-over-tucker-carlson-no-excuse-try-deplatform-fox-news-opinion-1576069

LEXOLOGY
— Addressing Workplace Discrimination Over Vaccination Status – Karla Grossenbacher
(DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, if you are not vaccinated, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will get rid of you.)
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=5694c83a-49fe-4a48-b9c0-301231a5c89c

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.