March 28 Morning Edition

PARENTS OPPOSED TO POT
— WHY OPPOSE LEGALIZATION
http://www.poppot.org/marijuana-legalization-is-wrong/
— 10 MYTHS MARIJUANA ADVOCATES WANT YOU TO BELIEVE
http://www.poppot.org/2014/11/05/10-myths-marijuana-advocates-want-believe/
— THE PERSISTENCE OF TRAUMA, PROBLEMS IN ADULTHOOD
http://www.poppot.org/2017/03/27/problems-from-trauma-persist-adulthood/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A long-term study from Denmark, explored a number psychological factors that may or may not have adverse outcomes on the children. The Danish study determined that parental factors most likely to create either violent or suicidal tendencies in adulthood are 1) parents who used marijuana; 2) having parents who are sociopaths or 3) having parents who attempt suicide.   In other words, marijuana abuse is far more serious in predicting adverse behavioral outcomes than other parental mental health conditions such as bipolar disorder and alcoholism.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm, Preckwinkle to defy Sessions over sanctuary city funding – Lynn Sweet, Fran Spielman and Frank Main  (DIERSEN: Sanctuary Cities should be called “Fort Sumter Cities.” If/when Democrats start another Civil War like they did in 1861, they will be defeated again just like they were defeated in 1865.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ag-sessions-feds-could-claw-back-funds-for-sanctuary-cities/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are also anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-shooting-shows-trump-immigration-push-makes-us-less-safe/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner makes prediction on Emanuel’s political future: No 4th term – Hal Dardick, Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-rahm-emanuel-2023-met-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-transgender-child-bathroom-20170327-story.html
— ‘Fearless Girl’ statue opposite bull stays through February – AP (DIERSEN: Constructively, the fearless girl statue calls for anti-Trumps to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  How soon will anti-Trumps put fearless girl statutes in the front yards of Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–fearless-girl-wall-street-20170327-story.html
— Chicago area pays steep price for segregation, study finds – Kathy Bergen  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Chicago.  To the extent that Chicago is segregated, it is the Democrats’ fault.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-cost-of-segregation-met-20170327-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump has mental health problems. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that non-Democrats have mental health problems. Communists hint/imply/argue/shout that non-communists have mental health problems.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170328/281642485006439

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Burt Constable talks about recycling political yard signs.  But often the signs can be reused when the candidate runs again.  I have spend about $500 for two beautiful custom-made 4X4 red, white, and blue “Vote Republican” signs that are currently being displayed on the second floor balcony of Ron Dell’s building at the southeast corner of Roosevelt and Warrenville/West street in my precinct in Wheaton.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170328/news/170328876/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity crow over their success in harming those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170327/business/303279993/
— Vote no — again — in Wheaton District 200 – Jan Shaw, Wheaton
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170328/discuss/170328942/
— District 200 officials again ask voters to approve Jefferson plan – Katlyn Smith  (JAN SHAW: The article is definitely pro-referendum.  While what is says may be technically true, it is incomplete. Like much of the “yes” literature it is misleading on the cost.  It says “The owner of a $322,300 home — the average in the district — would pay $180 to $295 annually in additional taxes for the first nine years of the loans.” They leave out, that the same home is projected to pay $531/year for the last 10 years.  See:  Download estimated impact as PDF (http://www.cusd200.org/cms/lib7/IL01001538/Centricity/Domain/2137/Referendum%20Homeowner%20Impact.pdf) They claim that bringing all its early learning services under one roof will be a big enough improvement to warrant the cost of the new building.  Yet, in 2013, Jan Shaw put in a FOIA to try to find out how much money the district was spending on pre-k support staff that traveled (i.e. physical therapists) and was told he couldn’t run the numbers because many work with elementary students as well. The truth is Jefferson could use some work.  But, like many of our homes we need to prioritize and sometimes things must wait until we’ve paid off the debt that we’ve already run up.  With what the district spent on Hubble, had they built a Hubble more in line with the other 3 middle schools, they could have built a new Jefferson at the same time for the same money.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170328/news/170328871/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Does Chicago pay a price for segregation? – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Democrats run Chicago.  To the extent that Chicago is segregated, it is the Democrats’ fault.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170328/BLOGS02/170329869
— How we can become an entrepreneurial mecca – Editorial  (DIERSEN: How entrepreneurial are you?  I am not entrepreneurial at all.  To discredit me, to belittle me, and to harm me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress a) that I am not entrepreneurial at all and b) that I was a lowly failed wage earner 1964-1997 who never earned more than $122,991/year in today’s dollars. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise entrepreneurs and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn lowly failed wage earners like I was.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170324/ISSUE07/170329900

 

ABC7
— COOK COUNTY DEMOCRATS HOLD FORUM WITH GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/cook-co-democrats-hold-forum-with-gubernatorial-candidates-/1821287/

 

WTTW
— Cook County Democrats Consider Who They Want for Governor – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/03/27/cook-county-democrats-consider-who-they-want-governor

 

DNA INFO
— As High-Poverty Neighborhoods Shrink, Downtown Construction Booms – David Matthews
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170327/downtown/cook-county-population-loss-high-rise-construction

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Blaming conservatives, Trump signals new openness to Democrats  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who blames conservatives for their problems, for your problems, and for everyone’s problems?  ANSWER: Just about everyone, but especially those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  Of course, the aforesaid want Trump to dump conservatives.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170327/rise-blaming-conservatives-trump-signals-new-openness-to-dems
— Illinois: Medical marijuana use rejected for intractable pain, autism – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170327/medical-marijuana-use-rejected-for-intractable-pain-autism

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— CITY LEADERS DEFY WHITE HOUSE THREAT ON “SANCTUARY” POLICIES – AP  (DIERSEN: Sanctuary Cities should be called “Fort Sumter Cities.” If/when Democrats start another Civil War like they did in 1861, they will be defeated again just like they were defeated in 1865.)
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170327/AP/303279586

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton City Council candidates discuss historic preservation at forum  Wheaton League of Women Voters hosts March 23 forum – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/03/24/wheaton-city-council-candidates-discuss-historic-preservation-at-forum/asu4rie/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rep. Davis Hosts Tele-Town Hall With Plan to Fix Obamacare
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/rep-davis-hosts-tele-town-hall-with-plan-to-fix-obamacare-03-28-2017

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Tired Of Promises, Cairo Wants Problems Solved – Mark Siegler
http://www.npr.org/2017/03/28/521118179/tired-of-promises-a-struggling-small-town-wants-problems-solved

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner: No more kicking can on pensions
http://ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-no-more-kicking-can-on-pensions/article_d8a7e0f6-1329-11e7-9362-c3042c8102e8.html
— More than a third of Illinois millennials live with parents
http://ilnews.org/news/economy/study-more-than-a-third-of-illinois-millennials-live-with/article_7be83d5e-12ff-11e7-b0fc-63dff1eaf8b4.html

 

STATE SOLUTIONS
— VIDEOS: State Solutions Launches New TV Ads In Illinois
http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=3302177a320983d559c9bfb6a&id=4865c3cdc4&e=9a019268f4
(FROM THE POSTING: State Solutions, an affiliate of the Republican Governors Association, launched a new television and digital advertisement effort today in Illinois, highlighting Governor Bruce Rauner’s push to balance the budget, reform government and improve the state by capping spending, freezing property taxes, creating term limits on politicians and adding jobs.)

 

THE ANNIE FREY SHOW
— Bankruptcy an Option for Illinois – talking with Mark Glennon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYFh1NzMN3M

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Durkin weighs in – Rauner whacks Madigan *** Madigan scolds Rauner on Thompson Center sale
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/28/madigan-scolds-rauner-on-thompson-center-sale/

 

GOPUSA
— 13 states urge appeals court to OK Trump travel ban  (DIERSEN: When will Rauner join this group?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22382
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A group of 12 state attorneys general and one governor is backing President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban targeting six predominantly Muslim countries, telling a federal appeals court Monday that the Republican acted lawfully in the interest of national security.)
— De Blasio Blasts Trump for ‘Mean Spirited’ Order Against Illegal Alien Criminals  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22373
— Muslims Fight US Proposals to Ban Shariah Law  (DIERSEN: That is, Muslims fight to impose Shariah Law on America.)
http://www.gopusa.com/muslims-fight-us-proposals-to-ban-shariah-law/
— The False Compassion of Liberalism  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on making Republicans pay more taxes.)
http://www.gopusa.com/the-false-compassion-of-liberalism/
— Jeb Bush offers unsolicited advice to the President  (DIERSEN: What advice would your critics/opponents give you? My critics/opponents would advise me to a) stop putting together and sending out GOPUSA emails, b) resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, c) apologize to them for causing all of their problems, d) apologize to you for causing all of your problems, and e) apologize to everyone for causing all of everyone’s problems.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22386

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— AG Jeff Sessions Just Gave Sanctuary Cities 4.1 Billion Reasons to Follow Immigration Laws – VICTORIA TAFT (DIERSEN: Sanctuary Cities should be called “Fort Sumter Cities.” If/when Democrats start another Civil War like they did in 1861, they will be defeated again just like they were defeated in 1865.)
http://ijr.com/2017/03/833905-ag-jeff-sessions-just-gave-sanctuary-cities-4-1-billion-reasons-follow-immigration-laws/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Kinzinger: Freedom Caucus hampering GOP’s ability to govern – Seth McLaughlin
http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/27/adam-kinzinger-freedom-caucus-hampering-gop/

 

FOX NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Can Trump win over conservative purists — or do deals with Democrats?” QUESTION: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns conservatives as being purists?  ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, governments, and countries that promote dependency on government and on charity, LGBTQ activity, mass/illegal immigration, abortion, booze, pot, gambling and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, weakening of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/28/deadlock-can-trump-win-over-conservative-purists-or-do-deals-with-democrats.html

 

NEWS BUSTER
— NBC Hires Obama Flack as ‘Analyst’ to Attack GOP – Kyle Drennen  (DIERSEN: I should file FOIA requests to determine how many tax dollars that my critics/opponents are paying their flacks.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kyle-drennen/2017/03/27/nbc-hires-obama-flack-analyst-attack-gop

 

AMERICAN SECTATOR
— The Liberal Hour at Fox News Is Driving Viewers Away  Who needs Trump Bashing every day at High Noon? – JUDAH FRIEDMAN
https://spectator.org/the-liberal-hour-at-fox-news-is-driving-viewers-away/

 

THE BLAZE
— The White House has a new enemies list – Glenn Beck  (DIERSEN: All activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. should be required to publish their enemy lists and a detailed explanation of why each individual, each organization, each company, each government, each country, each etc. is on their lists.)
http://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/the-white-house-has-a-new-enemies-list/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Taxpayers Paid $162.5 Million for Union Work  Federal workers spent 3.5 million hours doing union business on taxpayer dime – Bill McMorris  (DIERSEN: GAO unionized in 2007.  If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might very well still be a GAO employee.)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/taxpayers-paid-162-5-million-union-work/

 

POLITICO
— Mar-a-Lago can’t release visitor logs — because it doesn’t keep them  Democrats want to know who goes to President Trump’s private clubs, but no one’s keeping track. – DARREN SAMUELSOHN  (DIERSEN: Do your critics/opponents keep visitor logs? My critics/opponents rely on anonymous sources to justify their harming me.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/trump-visitor-logs-mar-a-lago-236564

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— White House Announces Jared Kushner Is Now Responsible For Everything – Jason Linkins  (DIERSEN: What do/did your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes make you responsible for, that is, what do/did they blame you for?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jared-kushner-everything-czar_us_58d95499e4b02a2eaab6664f

 

CNN
— 1 in 4 workers have less than $1,000 saved for retirement – Katie Lobosco  (DIERSEN: How much have you saved for your retirement? In today’s dollars, at the end of 1977, when I was 29 years old, IRS was paying me $87,520 (GS-12 Step 4) and I had contributed $26,881 into the Civil Service Retirement System.)
http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/21/retirement/retirement-confidence-ebri/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Almost one-quarter of workers said they and their spouse combined have less than $1,000 saved for retirement, according to a report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Nearly half of everyone surveyed said they had less than $25,000. Sure, $25,000 can sound like a lot. But it’s a reasonable goal to have that much stashed away by the time you’re 30 years old. Someone in their early 30s earning $50,000 a year should have about $30,000 saved, according to one calculator. This it totally doable if that person has been saving 10% of their income annually, which is the rule-of-thumb suggested by many financial planners. But more than one-third of those surveyed said they’re saving less than that. When it’s time to retire, most people believe they’ll need at least $500,000. (Though, 41% couldn’t even guess how much their nest egg should be.) There’s one big difference between those who are on track and those who aren’t. Most of those workers who said they’ve saved less than $1,000 don’t have access to a savings account like a 401(k) at work. There are roughly 55 million workers in the U.S. who don’t have access to an employer-sponsored plan. To try to help those Americans, President Obama launched a program called the myRA. It’s a starter retirement account that’s similar to a Roth IRA and sponsored by the federal government. But you can only save up to $15,000 in the myRA, and you can’t invest that money in a diversified portfolio — only in a set of conservative investments.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— GAO to review Trump’s use of Mar-a-Lago – Jonathan O’Connell (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/03/28/government-watchdog-to-review-trumps-use-of-mar-a-lago/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Fearless Girl’ Statue to Stay in Financial District (for Now) – LIAM STACK  (DIERSEN: Constructively, the fearless girl statue calls for anti-Trumps to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  How soon will anti-Trumps put fearless girl statutes in the front yards of Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/nyregion/fearless-girl-statue-de-blasio.html
— Colin Kaepernick Is Unemployed. Is It Because of His Arm, or His Knee? – VICTOR MATHER  (DIERSEN: If you are unemployed, since when, and why?  I have been unemployed since I was 49 years old in 1997 when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” According to me, they did that a) because I had been an active member since 1988 in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, b) because they were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give my job and my preferred corner office to a Democrat who was a minority, female, and/or younger than me, and c) because I am a Republican who is White, male, older, and non-veteran.  According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, including those who claim to be Republican and are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, GAO got rid of me in 1997 and I have been unemployed since 1997 because I am one of the worst people in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, in America, and in the world. They can cite the fact that the Mayor of Wheaton publicly insults me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/sports/football/free-agent-colin-kaepernick-national-anthem-protest.html
— Donald Trump’s Modest Boyhood Home in Queens Sells for $2.14 Million – SARAH MASLIN NIR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/nyregion/donald-trump-childhood-home-sold.html

 

CBS NEW YORK
— Mayor De Blasio Says ‘Fearless Girl’ Statue Can Stay Through February 2018  Others Campaign To Keep Statue In Place Permanently  (DIERSEN: Constructively, the fearless girl statue calls for anti-Trumps to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and contrives that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  How soon will anti-Trumps put fearless girl statutes in the front yards of Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/03/27/fearless-girl-wall-street-stay-extended/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— GAO to probe Trump Mar-a-Lago trips over concerns about security, profits – Reuters (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/watchdog-probe-trump-mar-a-lago-trips-security-profits-article-1.3010923

 

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD
— Marijuana user who lost place on transplant list asks lawmakers to change hospital policy  Medical marijuana users currently are not eligible for organ transplants at Maine Medical Center. – KEVIN MILLER
http://www.pressherald.com/2017/03/27/bill-would-prohibit-hospitals-from-rejecting-organ-recipients-who-use-medical-marijuana/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn White working-class men. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will tell you that I was a failed White working-class man 1964-1997 who was grossly overpaid.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/03/22/truth-about-white-working-class-men-jill-filipovic-column/99384206/
— Americans have an unhealthy obsession with pleasure spending – Peter Dunn   (DIERSEN: So far during your lifetime, what have you spend a) more money on than people who share you demographics and b) less money on than people who share you demographics.  I have spend more money on new cars, college expenses, real estate, collector cars, computers and internet access, insurance, newspapers, magazines, professional association memberships, and professional subscriptions.  I have spent less money on immediate pleasures.)
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20170328/281921657880778

 

DAILY BEAST
— GAO to Review Mar-a-Lago Trips, Trump’s Hotel Profits (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/03/27/government-watchdog-to-review-mar-a-lago-trips-trump-s-hotel-profits.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Sanctuary City Mayors Vow to Protect Immigrants  Leaders across the country speak out after Trump administration says it will cut Justice Department funds to cities that shelter illegal immigrants – ALEJANDRO LAZO and SHIBANI MAHTANI  (DIERSEN: Sanctuary Cities should be called “Fort Sumter Cities.” If/when Democrats start another Civil War like they did in 1861, they will be defeated again just like they were defeated in 1865.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sanctuary-city-mayors-vow-to-protect-immigrants-1490665641
— Sanctuary Cities to Be Barred From Justice Department Funds, Sessions Says  States, counties and cities that shelter illegal immigrants won’t get justice grants – LAURA MECKLER (DIERSEN: Sanctuary Cities should be called “Fort Sumter Cities.” If/when Democrats start another Civil War like they did in 1861, they will be defeated again just like they were defeated in 1865.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sanctuary-cities-to-be-barred-from-justice-department-funds-sessions-says-1490637493
— Mexico Autos Output Soars as Trump Administration Settles In  Mexico gains considerable regional share as production in the U.S. and Canada sags – JOHN D. STOLL  (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps, that is, anti-Americans, are overjoyed about this.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexico-gains-share-of-north-american-light-vehicle-production-1490620336
— America Is Ill-Prepared to Counter Russia’s Information Warfare  Propaganda is nothing new. But Moscow is frighteningly effective—and worse is on the way. – Mike Rogers  (DIERSEN: Russians have a much higher opinion of members of the following groups than Democrats and RINOs do: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, 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/america-is-ill-prepared-to-counter-russias-information-warfare-1490655558
— So Much for Donald Mussolini  Remember when Trump was going to roll over U.S. checks and balances? – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/so-much-for-donald-mussolini-1490653551
— The GOP Entitlement Caucus  The Freedom Caucus wastes the best shot at fiscal restraint in years. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-gop-entitlement-caucus-1490653793
— Pay for Slay in Palestine  U.S. aid becomes a transfer payment for terrorists. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pay-for-slay-in-palestine-1490653597
— HAREDCOPY ARTICE TITLE: Colleges Offer a Degree – and a Guarantee  Some colleges pledge to help students repay their loans if they earn below a set amount – Douglas Belkin  (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, how much did you earn after you earned your bachelor’s degree?  I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 when I was 21.  In today’s dollars, I earned $44,853 when I was 23, $54,864 when I was 24, $66,379 when I was 25, $79,563 when I was 26, $90,173 when I was 30, $71,326 when I was 31, $94,610 when I was 38, and $122,991 when I was 49.  I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT when I was 48.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-colleges-step-up-to-ease-students-debt-burden-1490653047

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Can’t Govern Because He Can’t Build Trust.”  What can people trust you to do? They can trust me a) to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, b) to send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email every morning and every evening, c) to carry out my duties as a Republican Precinct Committeeman.
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-03-27/trump-can-t-govern-because-he-can-t-build-trust

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Will ‘acceptable failure’ be acceptable in Trump administration? – Carten Cordell (DIERSEN: For almost 18 years 1980-1997, my Democrat GAO superiors failed to get rid me. For almost 9 years 1971-1980, my Democrat IRS superiors failed to get rid me. For almost 3 years 1966-1969, my Democrat Post Office superiors failed to get rid me.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/will-acceptable-failure-be-acceptable-in-trump-administration

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.