March 8 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: High school students rally in Springfield against legalizing recreational marijuana; lawmaker coalition seeks slowdown in process – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican should vehemently oppose legalizing recreational marijuana.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-students-rally-against-marijuana-legalization-20190306-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Alarmed by the movement to legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois, high school students, law enforcement officials and lawmakers rallied against pot in Springfield on Wednesday. A coalition of about 40 lawmakers, led by Democratic state Rep. Marty Moylan of Des Plaines and House Republican leader Jim Durkin of Western Springs, also is sponsoring a resolution to slow down the effort to allow sales and taxation of cannabis. The resolution, supported primarily by suburban and downstate lawmakers, calls for delaying legalization so that lawmakers and stakeholders may consider the societal costs and examine data from other states. To show their opposition to legalization, about 90 students from Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Mundelein High School, and Kankakee High School rallied in the Capitol rotunda and met with lawmakers, according to Jamie Epstein, adult co-sponsor of Stevenson’s Catalyst Club. Carson Ezell, a member of the Catalyst Club at Stevenson, cited studies that found those who start using marijuana when they are young are more likely to become addicted, and that heavy marijuana use at a young age can lower one’s IQ. “As a teen, I feel the industry is really targeting us, with a lot of edibles in candy and fruit flavors,” he said. “It’s really scary to me.” The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police also took part in the rally, citing data from Colorado showing more traffic accidents, fatalities and overall hospitalizations involving people with signs of marijuana use in their bodies. A spokesman for the Illinois branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Robert Moore, predicted that blacks will again be victimized by legalization through greater addiction, increased law enforcement penalties for drugged driving, and loss of jobs and public housing due to zero-tolerance drug policies. He also was skeptical of claims that the tax money will go to minority communities. “We don’t need an additional substance that’s going to impair our youth and citizens,” he said. “This is just bad legislation — bad for our community and bad for the nation.”)
— Lori Lightfoot campaign launches attack ad against Toni Preckwinkle – Gregory Pratt (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. If ran for an office, what would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use to attack you?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-lori-lightfoot-ad-against-toni-preckwinkle-20190307-story.html
— Naperville City Council candidate says domestic battery conviction 23 years ago shouldn’t negate successes, goals – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-joe-mcelroy-court-record-st-0308-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Union watchdogs don’t bark on pension funding Organized labor ought to be more concerned than anybody about stabilizing state pension funds. So why do union leaders keep acquiescing as pols kick the funding can down the road? – JOE CAHILL
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/joe-cahill-business/union-watchdogs-dont-bark-pension-funding

 

WGN TV
— Attention Chicago mayoral candidates: Are you listening to millennials? – JULIE UNRUH (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? What percent of those who share your demographics vote? Do candidates listen to those who share your demographics? Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs want Republican candidates to dump voters like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant , conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wgntv.com/2019/03/07/attention-chicago-mayoral-candidates-are-you-listening-to-millennials/

 

WTTW
— Sparks Fly At First Chicago Mayoral Forum – BOB ROBERTS
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/sparks-fly-first-chicago-mayoral-forum

 

FREEPORT JOURNAL STANDARD
— More than 200 people from throughout Illinois attended the annual Lincoln Day dinner hosted by the Stephenson County Republican Central Committee on Thursday at the Eagles Club. – Stephanie Blythe
https://www.journalstandard.com/news/20190307/lincoln-day-dinner-attracts-larger-turnout

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Democrats settle for anti-hate resolution after furor over Omar – Anna Edgerton and Billy House (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Democrats-settle-for-anti-hate-resolution-after-13670332.php

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, you are not welcome if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/local-pastor-welcomes-all-following-umc-gay-marriage-clergy-vote/article_9719f000-8e0e-5fce-943e-81e0035d297f.html

 

MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at Blacks and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://communityjournal.net/black-history-month-2019-proves-there-is-still-no-cure-for-the-cancer-of-racism/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— U.S. Reportedly Compiled Database Of Journalists Working Along Southwest Border – BILL CHAPPELL (DIERSEN: I am on lists of journalists a) who promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and in the Republican Party platform and b) who promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/us-reportedly-compiled-database-journalists-working-along-southwest-border#stream/0
— Asylum-Seekers Can Appeal Fast-Track Deportations, Court Rules – MATTHEW S. SCHWARTZ (DIERSEN: From what I see, sooner or later, all the citizens of all the countries of all the world will seek asylum in America. Everyone in all the world knows that with its Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and other policies, America gives tremendous preference to minorities, to females, to younger people, to those who have financial problems, to those who have health problems, to those who lack education, to those who lack job skills, to etc. Citizens of Hispanic countries see that ever-increasingly, America is forcing everyone in America to speak, read, and write Spanish. Of course, because of the aforesaid, citizens of Hispanic countries with the most severe problems are the most motivated to seek asylum in America.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/asylum-seekers-can-appeal-fast-track-deportations-court-rules#stream/0

 

CHICAGO HEIGHTS PATCH
— 50 Safest Illinois Towns Ranked Using Crime, Survey Data Numerous north suburban communities were named among the safest cities in the state. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/chicagoheights/s/gn5cm/50-safest-illinois-towns-ranked-using-crime-survey-data

 

WIREPOINTS
— Busted: Pritzker’s Mythical Revenue Panacea Fully Exposed – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/busted-pritzkers-mythical-revenue-panacea-fully-exposed/

 

NRA ILA
— Illinois: Bill to Create Gun Seizure Regime Introduced
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20190307/illinois-bill-to-create-gun-seizure-regime-introduced

 

PHIL COLLINS
— Phil decided to run for mayor of Las Vegas. On January 31, he filed for that race.
https://philcollinsforclarkcounty.weebly.com/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Progressively worse: Pritzker’s tax push has a dangerous precedent – Austin Berg
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-progressively-worse-pritzker-s-tax-push-has-a/article_e1015c96-40ea-11e9-b141-63f1d02ba731.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Majority of voters agree with Trump that some in Congress ‘hate our country,’ poll finds – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/7/majority-of-voters-agree-with-trump-that-some-in-c/
— China learns how to use our courts for its own ends – L. Todd Wood
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/7/china-learns-how-to-use-our-courts-for-its-own-end/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— House Democrats bring back the DREAM Act – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/house-democrats-bring-back-the-dream-act

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE REAL DUAL LOYALTY  Democrats’ support and service for Mexico. – Lloyd Billingsley (DIERSEN: You can be loyal to only one country at a time. You cannot be loyal to two or more countries at the same time. You should live in the country that you are loyal to. Only those who are loyal to America should be allowed to hold government and political offices in America. Republicans are loyal to America only. Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are loyal to Mexico and to many other foreign countries.)
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273054/real-dual-loyalty-lloyd-billingsley

 

BREITBART
— Nancy Pelosi: New Immigrants Must Not Have Their Votes Suppressed – John Binder (DIERSEN: What percent of immigrants 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.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/07/watch-nancy-pelosi-new-immigrants-must-not-have-their-votes-suppressed/
— David Duke Calls Ilhan Omar ‘Most Important Member of the US Congress’ – Matthew Boyle (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, I would sue any individual, organization, company, government, or country that likened me to David Duke.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/07/david-duke-calls-ilhan-omar-most-important-member-of-the-us-congress/
— DHS Nielsen: ‘Open Borders Have Failed the American People’ – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/07/dhs-nielsen-open-borders-have-failed-the-american-people-the-american-people/
— Trump Requests ‘More’ Foreign Workers as Southern Border Gets Overrun – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/07/trump-requests-more-foreign-workers-as-southern-border-gets-overrun/

 

FOX NEWS
— Jim Jordan: How Many Caravans Have to Arrive Before Congress Agrees With Trump on Nat’l Emergency?
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/03/06/jim-jordan-trump-border-emergency-how-many-caravans-have-arrive

 

TOWNHALL
— Pathetic: House Democrats Water Down Anti-Semitism Resolution, Embrace ‘All Lives Matter’ Deflection – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/03/07/disgrace-democrats-go-all-lives-matter-on-antisemitic-bigotry-n2542771

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Can Trump Stop the Border Invasion? – PATRICK J. BUCHANAN
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/buchanan/can-trump-stop-the-border-invasion/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Green New Deal’s destruction, by the numbers – Anna L. Stark
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/03/the_green_new_deals_destruction_by_the_numbers.html
— Is there a method to the madness of the Green New Deal? – Peter Skurkiss
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/03/is_there_a_method_to_the_madness_of_the_green_new_deal_.html

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— The illegal immigrant health crisis by itself is enough reason to shut down border migration – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/illegal-immigrant-health-crisis-enough-reason-shut-border-migration/

 

DAILY WIRE
— LGBTQ Activists Enraged Trump Served Chick-Fil-A To Football Champions “Chicken sandwiches from the virulently anti-LGBTQ company” – PAUL BOIS
https://www.dailywire.com/news/44384/lgbtq-activists-angered-trump-served-chick-fil-paul-bois

 

DAILY CALLER
— DISRUPTIVE PROTESTER SHUTS DOWN COLLEGE REPUBLICANS EVENT — CAMPUS POLICE WATCH IN SILENCE – Matt M. Miller
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/07/protester-shuts-down-college-republicans-event/

 

GOPUSA
— Sanctuary status is about padding census count for redistricting (DIERSEN: How many illegals do the Democrats want to pack into your precinct, into your municipality, into your township/ward, into your county, and into Illinois?)
http://www.gopusa.com/sanctuary-status-is-about-padding-census-count-for-redistricting/
— Geraldo Rivera defends socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: ‘She’s me’ in my youth
http://www.gopusa.com/geraldo-rivera-defends-socialist-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-shes-me-in-my-youth/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Susan Collins says more Republicans will vote against Trump’s national emergency
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=66250
— Ann Coulter demands Martha McSally name her rapist
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=66260
— Agents spent 57,000 hours babysitting sick illegal aliens at hospitals
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=66128

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Why don’t more Asian-Americans vote for Republicans? If you vote for Democrats, you shout that you want dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2019/03/25/the-republican-party-needs-asian-voters/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— At CPAC, most students were talking about how they’re mistreated on campus – MADDISON MEEKS
https://www.thecollegefix.com/at-cpac-most-students-were-talking-about-how-theyre-mistreated-on-campus/

 

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Hannity rips ‘gutless’ DNC for banning Fox from Dem debates: ‘Afraid to face real questions’ – Samantha Chang (DIERSEN: While T served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, RINOs who spoke at TAPROOT events were furious when I asked them about a) their support for the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and in the Republican Party platform and b) their support for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/03/08/hannity-rips-gutless-dnc-for-banning-fox-from-dem-debates-afraid-to-face-real-questions-730859

 

ROLL CALL
— After HR 1 vote, Democrats ready to move quickly on other top 10 bills Pelosi has been steadily rolling out bills HR 1 through 10 to keep priorities advancing – Lindsey McPherson
http://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/hr-1-vote-democrats-ready-move-quickly-top-10-bills

 

THE HILL
— Trump: Democrats an ‘anti-Jewish’ party – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party is 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://thehill.com/homenews/administration/433199-trump-dems-an-anti-jewish-party

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— How Women Get Trapped In The Cycle Of Being Underpaid — And How They Get Equal Pay – Monica Torres (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/women-underpaid-equal-pay_l_5c51dcc4e4b093663f5a7dd8

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who hate heterosexual men promote hatred of heterosexual men.
https://www.nbcnews.com/better/lifestyle/what-international-women-s-day-why-does-it-still-matter-ncna980746

 

MSN
— Millennials Leaving Chicago In Droves
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/millennials-leaving-chicago-in-droves/vi-BBUtrkM

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “It’s time — high time — to take Fox News’s destructive role in America seriously.” (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have caused all losses that Republican candidates have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/its-time–high-time–to-take-fox-newss-destructive-role-in-america-seriously/2019/03/07/aeb83282-40cc-11e9-922c-64d6b7840b82_story.html
— The West’s rejection of aging – Hugh Hewitt (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have done the most to promote age discrimination.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/03/07/wests-rejection-aging/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-Hater says “Only one thing can save Trump now: Democrats.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-anti-semitism-for-dummies-guide-congress-needs/2019/03/07/0cfc990e-411e-11e9-a0d3-1210e58a94cf_story.html
— Registered Democrat Tucker Carlson: Democrats are ‘actively against America’ – Erik Wemple
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/03/07/registered-democrat-tucker-carlson-democrats-are-actively-against-america/
— Total household net worth in the fourth quarter of 2018 dropped by the largest amount since the fourth quarter of 2008 when the country was amid a steep recession, according to data released Thursday by the Federal Reserve. – Christopher Ingraham
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2019/03/07/household-net-worth-falls-by-largest-amount-since-great-recession-new-fed-data-show/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The typical American household, however, may not feel much of a financial pinch as a result of the drop. For starters, stocks have since recovered much of their late 2018 losses, although they remain below the record highs set earlier in the year. More important, most of the household wealth in the United States is owned by the country’s richest families. In 2016, for instance, the top 1 percent of families owned 40 percent of all household wealth, with the next 9 percent of families holding an additional 29 percent. That leaves 21 percent of the country’s net worth for the remaining 90 percent of American families. Furthermore, about half of American families don’t own any stocks, while the top 10 percent of families control about 84 percent of the stock market. Taken together, the numbers are a reminder that the stock market is not the economy, and that big national-level data sets may not necessarily reflect financial reality for typical American families, many of whom live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to meet even small unexpected expenses.)

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Your phone and TV are tracking you, and political campaigns are listening in – EVAN HALPER
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-campaign-tech-privacy-20190220-story.html

 

DALLAS NEWS
— Trump’s border emergency becomes more real by the day as migrants stack up along the Rio Grande – Alfredo Corchado
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/immigration/2019/03/07/trumps-border-emergency-becomes-real-day-migrants-stack-along-rio-grande

 

VIRGINIA PIOLET
— Perils of being a conservative on campus – Daniel O’Connor (DIERSEN: If I had been a member of a Republican club at Crete-Monee High School, the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966. If I had been a member of a Republican club at UIC or NIU, IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971. If I had been a member of a Republican club at Loyola, IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had been a member of a Republican club at DePaul, GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or promoted me in 1986. If I had been a member of a Republican club at IIT, GAO would have forced me to retire much sooner than it did.)
https://pilotonline.com/opinion/columnist/guest/article_5c9892da-4068-11e9-97f6-cfb56a40449f.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater blames Trump for Democrat hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.newsweek.com/2019/03/15/trump-race-democrats-identity-politics-2020-1352568.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats Have Taken Over Education Reform A once-heterodox movement is now monochromatically blue. That’s bad for the cause. – Jay P. Greene and Frederick M. Hess
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-have-taken-over-education-reform-11552002719
— Can the World’s Wealthiest Absorb the High-End Home Glut? Despite a darkening economic climate, the richest expect to continue to get richer, with confidence highest in the U.S. – Katherine Clarke
https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-the-worlds-wealthiest-absorb-the-high-end-home-glut-11551830488
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Manhattan, there are around 500 homes asking $10 million and up, and a surfeit of mega-pricey properties is also appearing in Los Angeles and Miami. The growing glut of wildly expensive homes begs the question: Are there enough people who can afford them? Perhaps eventually. Despite a darkening economic outlook globally, a new survey suggests wealth creation will remain constant in 2019. The global population of ultrawealthy individuals—defined as having a net-worth of at least $30 million—is forecast to rise 22% to nearly 250,000 over the next five years, according to a recent report by international real-estate firm Knight Frank. That means an additional 43,000 people will be worth more than $30 million by 2023.)

 

FORTUNE
— House Resolution to Condemn Anti-Semitism, Anti-Muslim Discrimination, and White Supremacy – RENAE REINTS (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats officially vote to officially condemn all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://fortune.com/2019/03/07/house-bigotry-resolution/

 

INSIDER
‘All of the years you give them, and they just let you go’: An immigrant who says he worked illegally for Trump and his sons for years has been fired – Michelle Mark (DIERSEN: Who has constructively or literally fired you? I should write a book about those who have constructively or literally fired me. They include past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, and the Post Office. I would highlight the many demographics that the aforesaid share. Overwhelmingly, they 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.thisisinsider.com/unauthorized-immigrant-fired-trump-organization-2019-3

 

THINK PROGRESS
— The DNC’s debate ban for Fox has been 20 years in the making – ALAN PYKE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about organizations that claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but that constructively, if not literally, ban me and ban my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.
https://thinkprogress.org/media-fox-news-primary-debates-402a5ea69239/

 

DAILY BEAST
— Schock: Maybe I Shouldn’t Have Done ‘Men’s Health’ Cover (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many adverse actions that IRS and others took against me because of Money Magazine’s February 1978 4-page article on me.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/schock-maybe-i-shouldnt-have-done-mens-health-cover

 

METRO WEEKLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “major companies” make it clear that if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, they will get rid of you.
https://www.metroweekly.com/2019/03/more-than-160-major-companies-announce-support-for-the-equality-act/

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.