March 7 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Emanuel Slams Rauner’s CPS Funding Ideas: “Emperor Wears No Clothes” – Craig Dellimore  (DIERSEN: Emanuel and the rest of the Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.  Alinsky’s fifth rule calls for using ridicule.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/07/emanuel-slams-rauners-cps-funding-ideas-emperor-wears-no-clothes/
— Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he had nothing to do with Chance the Rapper’s criticism of Gov. Bruce Rauner. – Jim Williams
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/07/mayor-emanuel-on-chance-the-rappers-criticism-of-gov-rauner/
— AAA Asks Illinois Lawmakers To Vote Down 75 MPH Interstate Speed Limit
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/07/aaa-asks-illinois-lawmakers-to-vote-down-75-mph-interstate-speed-limit/

 

NBC5
— Rep. Roskam Holds Telephone Town Hall Amid Complaints of Short Notice – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/roskam-telephone-town-hall-415629903.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push medical pot. Pot pushers hint/imply/argue/shout that because pot is a medicine, it must be good for you. Pot pushers want everyone in America to be a stoner, that is, pot pushers want to destroy America.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/illinois-treaurer-asks-trump-details-marijuana-enforcement-415595233.html
— Rauner Open to Signing CPS, Pension Bills Without ‘Grand Bargain’ – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rauner-open-to-signing-cps-pension-bills-without-grand-bargain-415611993.html

 

ABC7
— RAHM, RAUNER TRADE BARBS OVER CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FUNDING – Liz Nagy
http://abc7chicago.com/news/rahm-rauner-trade-barbs-over-chicago-public-schools-funding/1789650/
— TRUMP PRAISES NEW HEALTH CARE BILL AS GOP TRIES TO SELL IT – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-praises-new-health-care-bill-as-gop-tries-to-sell-it/1788863/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emanuel labels Rauner the “emperor who wears no clothes” – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: Emanuel and the rest of the Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.  Alinsky’s fifth rule calls for using ridicule.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-labels-rauner-the-emperor-who-wears-no-clothes/
— Trump: New GOP healthcare plan will ‘have tremendous support’ – Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Alan Fram
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-lauds-health-care-bill-democrats-conservatives-skeptical/
— Amid pressure, Rauner says he wants pension, CPS bill passed now – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/amid-pressure-rauner-says-he-wants-pension-cps-bill-passed-now/
— Democrat Mendoza slams Rauner for state’s ‘abysmal’ finances – Andy Grimm
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/democrat-mendoza-slams-rauner-for-states-abysmal-finances/
— Chance the Rapper tweets out thanks for #CPSsupport – Lauren FitzPatrick (DIERSEN: Democrats put all their eggs in the Chance the Rapper basket. Chance the Rapper IS the Democrat Party in Illinois.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chance-the-rapper-tweets-out-thanks-for-cpssupport/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel calls governor emperor without clothes; Rauner aide suggests mayor has ‘Napoleon complex’ – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-senate-grand-bargain-met-20170307-story.html
— Rauner: Illinois ‘won’t do very well’ under Republican health insurance plan – John Byrne and Kim Geiger  (DIERSEN: To turn them against me, my critics/opponents would have their operatives and their dupes shout at the 3 million on Medical in Illinois that because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $5,763 a year for $23,051 worth of health, dental, and vision insurance.  Sadly, most if not virtually all of the operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents have severe financial, health, and other problems and they appear to be on Medicaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-rahm-emanuel-trump-healthcare-plan-met-20170307-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Illinois, about 3 million, or 1 of every 4, residents are on Medicaid, including about 650,000 people insured under Medicaid expansion. The state is getting an estimated $14.1 billion in federal money this year to support traditional Medicaid and Medicaid expansion. The House GOP plan would switch state reimbursement from a federal match to a limited amount of money, blowing a big hole in a state budget that’s already severely out of whack amid a record impasse in Springfield.)
— Rauner looks for more budget talks as Democrats say they’re waiting for Republicans – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-senate-grand-bargain-met-20170307-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats put all their eggs in the Chance the Rapper basket. Chance the Rapper IS the Democrat Party in Illinois.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chance-the-rapper-chicago-schools-rauner-emanuel-edit-0308-jm-20170307-story.html
— Rauner ranks low in polls – Rich Miller  (DIERSEN: Generally, those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout determine who will be high in the polls and who will be low in the polls. Who has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Who do they want to be high in the polls and why?  Who do they want to be low in the polls and why?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-st-0308-20170307-story.html
— Trump and Republicans see a ‘deep state’ foe: Barack Obama – David Weigel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-republicans-obama-deep-state-20170307-story.html
— The massive tax cuts for the rich inside the GOP health care plan – Max Ehrenfreund  (DIERSEN: Democrats have always shouted that the purpose of government is to take money from Republicans and to give that money to Democrats.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-health-care-plan-tax-cuts-analysis-20170307-story.html
— Pelosi’s dodge on Kellyanne Conway teaches sad lesson on how to shame – John Kass  (DIERSEN: If you do not promote abortion, Democrats and RINOs do everything that they can to destroy you.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-kellyanne-conway-pelosi-kass-0308-20170307-column.html
— Conservatives lash out at House GOP’s Obamacare replacement bill – Elise Viebeck, Mike Debonis, Amy Goldstein, Kelsey Snell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-obamacare-replacement-bill-20170307-story.html
— Chicago businesses prepare for ‘A Day Without a Woman’ – Becky Yerak and Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps encourage women to hate men.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-day-without-woman-0308-biz-2-20170307-story.html
— In small, local meetings, volunteers plot strategies for women’s movement – Grace Wong and Marwa Eltagouri (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps encourage women to hate men.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-womens-movement-met-20170306-story.html
— Complaint seeks to remove Zion school board candidate – Emily K. Coleman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-zion-district-6-mclemore-st-0308-20170307-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Bloomingdale mayor Franco Coladipietro: Residents will be heard on Indian Lakes – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170307/news/170309144/
— West Suburban Irish gearing for St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Naperville – Ann Piccininni
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170307/news/170309172/
— Women-friendly Elgin gun range plans move forward – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170307/news/170309154/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Mendoza criticizes Illinois’ ‘lawless’ fiscal climate – KRISTEN SCHORSCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170307/NEWS03/170309901/mendoza-criticizes-illinois-lawless-fiscal-climate

 

DNA INFO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats put all their eggs in the Chance the Rapper basket.  Chance the Rapper IS the Democrat Party in Illinois.
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170307/chatham/chance-rapper-exposed-rauner-as-unable-do-his-job-rahm-says

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Senate frustrated by Rauner agencies’ budget-cut silence – AP  (DIERSEN: Obviously, during the 1980s and 1990s, when the Democrats who ran GAO were asked how GAO could/should cut its spending, those Democrats said get rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and especially those who did not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170307/senate-frustrated-by-rauner-agencies-budget-cut-silence
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration is frustrating state senators by refusing to answer questions about where agencies could tighten their belts. Several Senate committees grilled agency directors Tuesday about spending cuts to deal with a multibillion-dollar deficit. The Democratic-controlled committees teamed up to put Rauner on the spot. They blame him for scuttling the Senate’s negotiated budget compromise last week.)

 

WSIU
— Illinois Senators Put Gov. Rauner’s Agency Directors Under Magnifying Glass – BRAD PALMER (DIERSEN: Obviously, during the 1980s and 1990s, when the Democrats who ran GAO were asked how GAO could/should cut its spending, those Democrats said get rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and especially those who did not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
http://news.wsiu.org/post/illinois-senators-put-gov-rauners-agency-directors-under-magnifying-glass#stream/0

 

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— O’Fallon City leaders add insult to injury of illegal secret meeting – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article136774098.html

 

SHELBYVILLE DAILY UNION
— OUTSTANDING: No additional liquor licenses for Shelbyville gaming – Stan Polanski
http://www.shelbyvilledailyunion.com/news/local_news/no-more-liquor-licenses-for-shelbyville-gaming/article_77c9263b-0611-5737-84a4-0ff926b27e52.html

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— COD Board of Trustees Candidate Forum in Naperville
http://www.nctv17.com/cod-board-of-trustees-candidate-forum-in-naperville/

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “How Chance the Rapper forced Governor Rauner to do his job.”
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/chance-rapper-rauner-cps-funding/Content?oid=25793645

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage Election Commission Seeking High School Workers for April 4 Election
http://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=54705

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner isn’t thrilled with ACA replacement proposal
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/07/rauner-isnt-thrilled-with-aca-replacement-proposal/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Conway Says Trump ‘Has Information and Intelligence’ We Don’t – DEBRA HEINE  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they have lots of damaging “information and intelligence” on me.  They threaten to go public with that damaging information if I do not do what they want – a) stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, c) glorify and praise my critics/opponents, d) pander to my critics/opponents, and e) give lots of money to my critics/opponents.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/03/06/obamagate-conway-says-trump-has-information-and-intelligence-we-dont/

 

DAILY CALLER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push medical pot. Pot pushers hint/imply/argue/shout that because pot is a medicine, it must be good for you. Pot pushers want everyone in America to be a stoner, that is, pot pushers want to destroy America.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/07/democrats-demand-trump-clarify-stance-on-medical-marijuana/
— Obamacare Officials Gave Tax Credit Payments To Prison Inmates, Illegal Immigrants – Kathryn Watson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/06/obamacare-officials-gave-tax-credit-payments-to-prison-inmates-illegal-immigrants/
— Clinton Campaign Staffers Now Driving Anti-Trump ‘Women’s March’ Organization – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/06/revealed-clinton-campaign-staffers-now-driving-anti-trump-womens-march-organization/

 

HOT AIR
— When arresting employers of illegal immigrants actually works – JAZZ SHAW
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/03/07/when-arresting-employers-of-illegal-immigrants-actually-works/

 

BREITBART
— CNN Promotes False Claim Taxpayer Funds Do Not Aid Planned Parenthood in Providing Abortion Services – DR. SUSAN BERRY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/07/cnn-promotes-false-claim-taxpayer-funds-not-aid-planned-parenthood-providing-abortion-services/

 

BARBWIRE
— COULD THE RISE OF ANTI-SEMITISM BE RELATED TO THE GROWTH OF ISLAM IN AMERICA? WHAT? IT’S IMPOSSIBLE! – DON FEDER
http://barbwire.com/2017/03/07/rise-anti-semitism-related-growth-islam-america-impossible/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Why Silicon Valley Really Wants More Diversity  Political correctness seems like a small price to pay for Washington’s largess – PRATIK CHOUGULE  (DIERSEN: Democrats promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get votes from minorities, from females, from younger people, from LGBTQ people, from recent immigrants, from anti-Protestants, from disabled people, from etc.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/why-silicon-valley-really-wants-more-diversity/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Women Shouldn’t Strike – CARRIE LUKAS  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage women to hate men.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/445556/womens-strike-bad-idea-based-failure-recognize-their-contributions

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Hiring More ‘Conservative’ College Professors May Sound Smart – But It Would Be A Waste Of Money – PAUL H. YARBROUGH  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://ijr.com/opinion/2017/03/264332-hiring-conservative-college-professors-may-sound-smart-waste-money/

 

ROLL CALL
— Rep. Roskam Blames Trump for Ugly Politics  Says his constituent aren’t interested in judgments, only solutions – Aileen Chuang  (DIERSEN: If Roskam polled those who voted for him in the November 8, 2016 election, what percent would agree with him on this?  Of course, those who would never vote for Roskam agree with him on this.)
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/rep-roskam-blames-trump-ugly-politics

 

THE HILL
— Conservative groups blast GOP healthcare plan – SCOTT WONG
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/322717-conservative-groups-blast-gop-healthcare-plan
— Trump: ‘Proud to support’ GOP replacement ObamaCare plan – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/322790-trump-proud-to-support-gop-replacement-obamacare-plan
— Trump begins healthcare push: ‘Let’s get it done’ – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/322829-trump-begins-healthcare-push-lets-get-it-done
— Right revolts on ObamaCare bill – PETER SULLIVAN
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/322864-right-revolts-on-obamacare-bill

 

POLITICO
— White House official terrorizes network green rooms  Boris Epshteyn, who pushes Trump’s message out on the airwaves, has offended network bookers and contributors across Washington. – ANNIE KARNI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/boris-epshteyn-television-networks-behavior-235787

 

CNN
— Calls for more security as new threats made against Jewish centers – Ray Sanchez and David Shortell
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/07/us/adl-jcc-bomb-threats/index.html

 

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Republican businessman John Cox enters 2018 governor’s race – Joe Garofoli  (DIERSEN: Residents of my precinct and residents of the precincts to the east and to the west got to meet Cox along with Oberweis and the other four announced U.S. Senate candidates on July 5, 2003 at a picnic in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct that I organized. The 200+ attendees included now Congressman Randy Hultgren.)
http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Republican-businessman-John-Cox-enters-2018-10984307.php

 

KMTV
— Yes, federal departments are tweeting less under the Trump administration  Dept. of Education and EPA Water account hard hit – Miranda Green
http://www.kmtv.com/decodedc/yes-federal-departments-are-tweeting-less-under-the-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.