March 28 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Jussie Smollett update: FBI, DOJ reviewing case, President Donald Trump tweets
https://abc7chicago.com/fbi-doj-reviewing-jussie-smollett-case-president-trump-says/5221901/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump tweets that FBI and Department of Justice will look into Jussie Smollett case in Chicago – Madeline Buckley
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-jussie-smollett-20190328-story.html
— Illinois should attack government bloat before it enacts a progressive income tax – Andy Shaw
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-pritzker-progressive-tax-wealthy-budget-reform-20190328-story.html
— Is the Jussie Smollett case really what justice looks like? Maybe in Chicago. – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-jussie-smollett-kim-foxx-kass-20190327-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— McSweeney calls for ‘full, prompt, comprehensive’ review of Jussie Smollett charges being dropped – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/27/david-mcsweeney-gop-lawmaker-calls-illinois-ag-rev/
— Rev. Jesse Jackson defends Rainbow PUSH support of Jussie Smollett – Maudlyne Ihejirik (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps defend anti-Trumps, anti-Protestants defend anti-Protestants, anti-conservatives defend anti-conservatives, anti-patriotic people defend anti-patriotic people, anti-Republicans defend anti-Republicans, anti-Americans defend anti-Americans, anti-Whites defend anti-Whites, anti-males defend anti-males, anti-older people defend anti-older people, anti-rich people defend anti-rich people, anti-gun owners defend anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans defend anti-German Americans, and those who are anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time defend those who are anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/empire-actor-jussie-smollett-jesse-jackson-volunteer-rainbow-push/
— Ex-aide to Michelle Obama denies trying to sway outcome of Smollett case – Alice Bazerghi
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/michelle-obama-adviser-tina-tchen-jussie-smollett-case-involvement/
— Emanuel still demanding answers, won’t rule out lawsuit over Smollett probe cost – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-lawsuit-jussie-smollett-investigation-cost-charges-dropped-kim-foxx/
— Feds find 19 adults, 14 children held in Cicero home; woman faces labor charges – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/immigration-guatemalans-held-federal-charges-forced-labor/

DAILY HERALD
— Candidate Ronald Almiron is ideal public servant – Bobby McNeily, Wheaton
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190328/candidate-is-ideal-public-servant
— Candidates Annette Corrigan and Marc Incrocci bring ethics, balance to COD board – Frank Napolitano, Bloomingdale and Deanne Mazzochi, Elmhurst
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190327/candidates-bring-ethics-balance-to-cod-board

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Former state worker Janus asks court to order union fee repayment – Peter Hancock
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190327/former-state-worker-janus-asks-court-to-order-union-fee-repayment

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Lake in the Hills Village Board Trustee candidates address top priorities, video gaming – DREW ZIMMERMAN (DIERSEN: What do your top priorities include? Mine include putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening.) 
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/03/27/trustee-candidates-address-top-priorities-video-gaming/a604epi/

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois local governments want in on tax revenue from online sales – GRANT MORGAN 
https://herald-review.com/news/local/illinois-local-governments-want-in-on-tax-revenue-from-online/article_d306e692-f2f9-5f85-8526-36a5a742a8da.html

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Federal court asked to return union fees – Pate Hancock 
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/federal-court-asked-to-return-union-fees/article_25b911e6-5147-11e9-8f97-4f6fc2801619.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Male Democratic Candidates Will Have To Answer Gender Role Questions In 2020 Race – DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats work to destroy traditional marriage and the traditional family.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/male-democratic-candidates-will-have-answer-gender-role-questions-2020-race#stream/0

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— 8,000 gun owners rally for rights in Springfield – Katie Bandish 
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/nearly-8000-gun-owners-rally-for-rights-in-springfield

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Why Would a Presidential Candidate Ever Campaign in Chicago? Our state is an electoral non-factor, but we’re a bus ride away from some key swing states. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/March-2019/Why-Would-a-Presidential-Candidate-Come-to-Chicago-Andrew-Yang-Bernie-Sanders/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Nikki Haley, the former ambassador to the United Nations under Donald Trump, headlines a Chicago fundraiser tonight that benefits the National Republican Congressional Committee and Illinois Republicans. Congressman Darin LaHood is hosting the party at the Ivy Room. Republican Congressmen Mike Bost, Rodney Davis, Adam Kinzinger and John Shimkus are expected to be on hand. And all the big names in the Chicago business are listed as co-chairs: Motorola Solutions Chairman and CEO Greg Brown, Exelon CEO Chris Crane, Duchossois Group CEO Craig Duchossois, Kirkland & Ellis Partner Richard Porter, former Exelon CEO John Rowe, Lettuce Entertain You Executive VP Jay Stieber, DRW CEO Don Wilson and Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts, who is finance chair of the Republican National Committee. Cost of the event ranges from $5,600 to $50,000, though there are $1,000 seats available for the reception. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/03/28/trump-takes-on-smollett-decision-pro-teams-all-in-for-sports-betting-nikki-haley-hits-chicago-417295

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— What’s ahead for Smollett? Next steps could include civil lawsuits, questions over Foxx recusal – Jonathan Bilyk 
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/512328824-what-s-ahead-for-smollett-next-steps-could-include-civil-lawsuits-questions-over-foxx-recusal

REAL DEAL
— “No man’s land”: How Trump Tower became Chicago retail’s biggest failure A decade after the tower opened, it has just one small retail tenant – Alex Nitkin and Joe Ward (DIERSEN: In Chicago, Trump-haters have tremendous religious, government, political, and financial clout. They focus on destroying individuals, organizations, and companies that do not hate Trump.)
https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2019/03/27/no-mans-land-how-trump-tower-became-chicago-retails-biggest-failure/

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ Top Legal Officer Turns His Back On Jesse Smollett Issues – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-top-legal-officer-turns-his-back-on-jesse-smollett-issues/
— Kim Foxx’s Botched ‘Recusal’ Should Render Dismissal Of Smollett Charges Unlawful And Voidable – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/kim-foxxs-botched-recusal-appears-to-render-dismissal-of-smollett-charges-unlawful-and-voidable/

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— State lawmakers vow action after Smollett charges dropped – Greg Bishop
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/state-lawmakers-vow-action-after-smollett-charges-dropped/article_8347e91c-e67b-5029-8198-22a1a23c96a8.html

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Thousands of gun owners turn out for lobbying day in Springfield – Greg Bishop 
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/thousands-of-gun-owners-turn-out-for-lobbying-day-in/article_ed1c396a-50d5-11e9-b951-dfdb2efccee9.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Kankakee Community Summit on Marijuana, Youth, & Our Community April 16
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/kankakee-summit-on-marijuana/
— Pro-lifers are energized and motivated by radical abortion legislation
https://illinoisfamily.org/video/pro-lifers-are-energized-and-motivated-by-radical-abortion-legislation/

CAPITOL FAX
— Durkin wants Raoul to review Smollett case
https://capitolfax.com/2019/03/28/durkin-wants-raoul-to-review-smollett-case/

GOPUSA
— Smollett’s Community Service? 18 Hours With Jesse Jackson’s Push Coalition
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=67150

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE GREAT DIVIDE Exposing the Left’s divide-and-conquer strategy. – (DIERSEN: Who focuses/focused on dividing a) the members of organizations that you are/were a member of, b) the voters in your precinct, municipality, township/ward, county, and Illinois, and c) the employees where you work/worked? I should write a book about those who focus/focused on dividing a) Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. members, b) the voters in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, and c) GAO, IRS, and Post Office employees. Those who divide others 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/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Those who divide others a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273291/great-divide-lloyd-billingsley

FOX NEWS
— Jussie Smollett, who fooled the media and faced the backlash, beats the system – Howard Kurtz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jussie-smollett-who-fooled-the-media-and-faced-the-backlash-beats-the-system

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Dems push through new bill fighting wage discrimination Republican critics say it would benefit ‘trial lawyers’ while complicating hiring decisions for business – Gabriella Muñoz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/27/democrats-push-through-new-bill-fighting-wage-disc/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump budget requests money for Central American countries despite threat to pull aid – Melissa Quinn (DIERSEN: Everyone should expect that foreign countries will use every dollar that America gives them to send their most problematic citizens to America, that is, their citizens who have the most serious financial problems, the most serious health problems, etc.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-budget-requests-money-for-central-american-countries-despite-threat-to-pull-aid

DAILY CALLER
— GOOGLE, AMAZON AND OTHER CORPORATE GIANTS TARGET TEXAS RELIGIOUS PROTECTION BILLS – Joshua Gill (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, corporate giants promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, and the rest of the Democrat Party platform and the Libertarian Party platform.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/27/google-amazon-texas-religion/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Hate Speech? Facebook Expands Its List of Banned Content – Corinne Weaver (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Facebook ban everything that defends or promotes individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/corinne-weaver/2019/03/28/hate-speech-facebook-expands-its-list-banned-content

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— ‘Unprecedented,’ ‘uncharted’: The largest border surge in Border Patrol history – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/unprecedented-uncharted-largest-border-surge-border-patrol-history/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Can the GOP ignore the popular vote and win again in 2020? – Jeffrey A. Rendall (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats attract members of the following groups to the big states: 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/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29951-assault-america-day-85-can-gop-ignore-popular-vote-and-win-again-2020

BREITBART
— Spokeswoman Suggests Jussie Smollett Was Treated Like Everyone Else – Awr Hawkins (DIERSEN: If you had done what Smollett did, how would you have treated?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/27/spokeswoman-jussie-smollett-treated-like-everyone-else/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Is ‘Complicit’ in Violence by Not Condemning Nazism or Talking About White Supremacy as a Problem.”
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/03/27/booker-trump-is-complicit-in-violence-by-not-condemning-nazism-or-talking-about-white-supremacy-as-a-problem/
— U.S. Projected to Add 1.5M Illegal Aliens to Population this Year – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/27/u-s-projected-to-add-1-5m-illegal-aliens-to-population-this-year/

TOWNHALL
— Has the Trump 2020 Collusion Investigation Started Yet? – Larry Elder
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2019/03/28/has-the-trump-2020-collusion-investigation-started-yet-n2543854

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Proposed Voting Changes Are About Power, Not Principles – Victor Davis Hanson (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens want to empower voters 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/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/03/27/proposed-voting-changes-are-about-power-not-principles/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Watch Live: President Trump Holds MAGA Rally in Michigan Thursday evening, March 28, 2019 – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/03/watch-live-president-trump-holds-maga-rally-in-michigan-3-28-19/

THE HILL

— House votes to condemn Trump’s transgender military ban – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/436235-house-votes-to-condemn-trumps-transgender-military-ban
— Trump: FBI & DOJ to review ‘outrageous’ Jussie Smollett case – KYLE BALLUCK 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/436197-trump-fbi-doj-to-review-outrageous-jussie-smollett-case
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump is ‘complicit’ in white supremacist violence.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/436194-booker-trump-is-complicit-in-white-supremacist-violence
— Tlaib unveils resolution to investigate Trump impeachment – CRISTINA MARCOS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/436161-tlaib-unveils-resolution-to-investigate-trump-impeachment
— Graham: Trashing Trump is not the way to honor McCain – RACHEL FRAZIN
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/436167-graham-says-he-rejects-idea-the-only-way-to-honor-mccain-is-to-trash-trump
— Customer goes on racist rant about Spanish words on Mexican restaurant menu – ARIS FOLLEY (DIERSEN: If the Democrats get their way, to get 100% of the Hispanic vote, everyone in America will be required/forced to speak, read, and write Spanish.) 
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/436007-customer-goes-on-racist-rant-after-finding-spanish-words-on-a

ROLL CALL
— House passes gender pay gap bill, a top Democratic priority Most Republicans oppose measure, say there are better ways to get pay parity without lawsuits – Lindsey McPherson
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/house-passes-another-democratic-priority-bill-designed-to-help-close-gender-pay-gap
— When does partisan gerrymandering cross the line? If you want a glimpse of 2020, look no further than this week’s action at the Supreme Court – Mary C. Curtis (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. I would focus on a) those who ordered the gerrymandering and why they did that, b) those who carried out the gerrymandering and why they did that, c) those who benefitted from the gerrymandering and why, and d) the negative impacts of the gerrymandering.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/opinion/when-does-partisan-gerrymandering-cross-the-line-to-unconstitutional

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Why the Plan to Legalize Marijuana in New Jersey Suddenly Unraveled – Nick Corasaniti and Jesse McKinley
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/nyregion/marijuana-legalization-new-jersey.html
— Mexican Call for Conquest Apology Ruffles Feathers in Spain. And Mexico. – Raphael Minder and Elisabeth Malkin
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/world/americas/mexico-spain-apology.html
— Facebook Engages in Housing Discrimination via Its Ad Practices, U.S. Says – Katie Benner
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/us/politics/facebook-housing-discrimination.html

WASHINGTON POST
— HUD charges Facebook with housing discrimination over its targeted advertising platform
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2019/03/28/hud-charges-facebook-with-housing-discrimination-over-its-targeted-advertising-platform/

NEW YORK POST
— Inside the dirty dealing that sprang Jussie Smollett – Michelle Malkin
https://nypost.com/2019/03/27/inside-the-dirty-dealing-that-sprang-jussie-smollett/
— Smollett case shows Chicago’s corrupt way and other commentary – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2019/03/27/smollett-case-shows-chicagos-corrupt-way-and-other-commentary/

DENVER POST
— Three Coloradans join age discrimination lawsuit against IBM Former employees worked at Boulder facility and were let go in 2016 – JOHN SPINA (DIERSEN: In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became the only employee in GAO’s Chicago office that became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/03/27/ibm-colorado-boulder-age-discrimination/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Who Watches the ‘Hate’ Watchers? The Southern Poverty Law Center’s recent turmoil is a sad irony. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/who-watches-the-hate-watchers-11553726030
— Facebook to Block White Nationalism, Separatism Content on Site Social-media giant had previously only restricted users from supporting white supremacy – Patrick Thomas (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Facebook block everything that defends or promotes individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-vows-to-block-white-nationalism-separatism-on-site-11553711344
— Border Patrol Stops Prosecuting First-Time Border Crossers in Texas Region End of ‘zero tolerance’ in area marks another setback in Trump administration’s attempts to crack down on illegal immigration – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/border-patrol-stops-prosecuting-first-time-border-crossers-in-texas-region-11553765402
— U.S. Orders Chinese Firm to Sell Dating App Grindr Over Blackmail Risk Beijing could exploit the app’s personal data for espionage, U.S. officials believe – Georgia Wells and Kate O’Keeffe (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-orders-chinese-company-to-sell-grindr-app-11553717942
— An Answer to a SALT-y Tax Problem You Didn’t Know You Had The U.S. tax overhaul limited the deduction of state and local taxes. Here’s what that means for your state tax refund. – Laura Saunders (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-answer-to-a-salt-y-tax-problem-you-didnt-know-you-had-11553247005

FORBES
— No, Half of Older Americans Aren’t Without Retirement Savings – Andrew Biggs
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbiggs/2019/03/27/no-half-of-older-americans-arent-without-retirement-savings/
— Use This Process To Find Lasting Happiness In Your Career – MeiMei Fox (DIERSEN: What did your superiors want you to do to be happy? My Democrat superiors in the federal government wanted me a) to become a Democrat and b) to help them meet/exceed their Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets by helping them get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/meimeifox/2019/03/25/use-this-process-to-find-lasting-happiness-in-your-career/
— Why Facebook Decided To Stop Ad Discrimination Against Minorities – Kori Hale
https://www.forbes.com/sites/korihale/2019/03/28/why-facebook-decided-to-stop-ad-discrimination-against-minorities/

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— What Makes Some People More Productive Than Others – Robert C. Pozen and Kevin Downey (DIERSEN: If you were asked what shows that you are productive, how would you respond? I would stress that I have put together and sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000; that since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every morning; that since 2015, those emails have gone out each and every evening too; and that since 2004, those emails have included links to more than 330,500 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
https://hbr.org/2019/03/what-makes-some-people-more-productive-than-others

THRIVE GLOBAL
— 5 Things Everyone Should Do in Their 20s to Get Ahead in Their Career It’s all about understanding your goals and skills. – Elizabeth Yuko (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, what would you have done? I should have moved much faster. I did not earn a job-related bachelor’s degree until I was 21 in 1970. I did not earn job-related master’s degrees until I was 27, 31, and 48. I did not earn job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I did not earn a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/things-people-in-20s-should-do-for-careers/

ROYAL GAZETTE
— The things no one tells you about retirement – Robin Trimmingham (DIERSEN: What have you been doing with your life? What are you going to do with the rest of your life? Since 2000, I have increasingly focused on using GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to promote conservative principles. I will continue to do that.) 
http://www.royalgazette.com/robin-trimingham/article/20190326/things-no-one-tells-you-about-retirement
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Repelling yourself into the nearest chair it finally hits you — what are you going to do with the rest of your life?)

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— OCTOBER 3, 2018 FLASHBACK: Don’t Accept a Job Until You Identify Your Priorities Create a comparison chart to evaluate what’s important to you. – Hannah Morgan (DIERSEN: What job offers have you accepted and why? I should write a book about why I accepted job offers from GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, Oldsmobile in 1971, Firestone Stores in 1970, etc., and why. What leadership roles have you accepted and why? I should write a book about why accepted the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2005, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2003, etc., American Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee membership in 1983, etc., and why.) 
https://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/articles/2018-10-03/dont-accept-a-job-until-you-identify-your-priorities

GOVERNING
— Evangelical Voters’ Power Isn’t Eroding in the Age of Trump. It’s Adjusting.- JOHN BUNTIN 
https://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-government-religion-church-state-evangelicals.html

DAILY BEAST
— Trump’s Expected Fed Nominee Stephen Moore Owes $75,000 to IRS: Report
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-expected-fed-nominee-stephen-moore-owes-dollar75000-to-irs-report

MEDIA POST
— Conservative News Site ‘Breitbart’ Continues Downward Slide, Fox News Maintains Dominance – Joe Mandese
https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/333744/conservative-news-site-breitbart-continues-downwar.html

ALJAZEERA
— Spain rejects Mexico’s demand for an apology over conquest Mexico’s president says Spain, pope must apologize for 500-year-old killings amid warm ties between two countries. – John Holman (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents demand that you apologize for? Mine demand that I apologize a) for causing all of their problems, all of your problems, all of my problems, and all of everyone’s problems and b) for causing all losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.) 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/03/spain-rejects-mexicos-demand-apology-conquest-190328074226068.html

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.