November 30 Morning Edition

NBC5
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Legal Group to Help Illinoisans Clear Marijuana Convictions (DIERSEN: To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/legal-group-to-help-illinoisans-clear-marijuana-convictions/2382256/

CBS2
— At Least 37 Shot, 9 Killed So Far In Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend Violence
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/29/at-least-18-shot-6-killed-so-far-in-thanksgiving-holiday-weekend-violence/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Violence soars in Minneapolis after Floyd killing, but one Chicago police district is even worse Chicago’s 11th District has had more fatal shootings this year than in all of Minneapolis or other big cities. Mayor Lori Lightfoot says her new budget will address the underlying causes of violence on the West Side, but some activists and aldermen want her to do more. – Frank Main
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/11/29/21612872/chicago-crime-violence-soars-minneapolis-after-floyd-killing-one-chicago-police-district-worse

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Northwestern’s connection to the Sand Creek Massacre and a call for a National Week of Mourning – LOREN GHIGLIONE (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. Ever-increasingly, if you are White, male, and/or older and you run for a government office or a political office as religious person, conservative, and/or Republican, expect that Democrats a) will dig deeper and deeper and deeper into what your parents did, what your grandparents did, what your great grandparents did, and what the rest of your ancestors did and b) demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you for what they did. Democrats will charge you with benefitting from their wrongdoing.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-john-evans-sand-creek-massacre-20201127-dbu4y3hsezaxhk4uodlpjgdere-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A key problem in hiring a diverse workforce: Getting employees to work sites Subsidizing transport, partnering with ride-hailing companies and locating work sites in high-density neighborhoods are some of the things local companies are doing. – ALMA CAMPOS (DIERSEN: What cars have you bought and when to get to/from work and/or school? I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964,1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, 1968 Olds 442 in 1967, 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, 1962 Chevy Bel Air in 1971, 1974 Dodge Dart in 1973, 1978 Chevy Chevette in 1978, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX in 1989, 1993 Ford Thunderbird in 1993, and a 1997 Chevy Cavalier in 1996.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/equity/key-problem-hiring-diverse-workforce-getting-employees-work-sites

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Biden gains 87 votes in Trump’s $3 million Wisconsin recount as Dane County wraps up review. President plans lawsuit. – Patrick Marley
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/29/dane-county-recount-show-biden-won-wisconsin-trump-prepares-lawsuit/6455880002/

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: New State-of-the-Art Cannabis Dispensary Coming to Chicago Suburbs – Ray Hanania (DIERSEN: To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2020/11/29/new-state-of-the-art-cannabis-dispensary-coming-to-chicago-suburbs/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— KINZINGER ZINGS TRUMP – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating-trump-haters use Kinzinger to promote hatred of Trump. How strongly will Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois use Kinzinger to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/11/30/bipartisan-scandal-kinzinger-zings-trump-city-hall-speeding-tickets-taking-names-matt-farmer-dan-sinker-491009

CENTER SQUARE
— New report ranks Illinois’ state-run roads among nation’s worst – Scot Bertram
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/new-report-ranks-illinois-state-run-roads-among-nations-worst/article_7115b92a-326c-11eb-817f-978054919391.html

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Unemployment Fund Now Owes $2.6 Billion To U.S. Treasury – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-unemployment-fund-now-owes-2-6-billion-to-u-s-treasury-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Sydney Powell’s Georgia Lawsuit filings – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/11/sydney-powells-georgia-lawsuit-filings/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV. RUNS STUDY SAYING COVID ‘RELATIVELY NO EFFECT ON DEATHS’ IN U.S., THEN DELETED IT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/johns-hopkins-univ-runs-study-saying-covid-relatively-no-effect-on-deaths-in-us-then-deleted-it.html
— BECKMAN: THE CREDIBILITY GAP (DIERSEN: Who focuses on destroying your credibility? I should write a book about those who focus on destroying my credibility. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/beckman-the-credibility-gap.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Supreme Court to hear Trump’s bid to remove illegal immigrants from census President seeks to subtract non-citizens from count used to divvy up House seats among states – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/29/supreme-court-hear-trumps-bid-take-shape-census/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— American High Schools Go Woke Consultants cash in on radical changes to curricula nationwide – Charles Fain Lehman (DIERSEN: Are you conservative? Are you Republican? Are you White? Are you a male? Are you non-poor? Are you Protestant? Are you German American? How soon, if not already, will your high school “confess” that it made you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all?)
https://freebeacon.com/campus/american-high-schools-go-woke/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In July, the leadership of Los Angeles’s elite Harvard-Westlake School issued a 20-page confessional about the school’s role in perpetuating “racism and injustice” and promised changes. The school, which sends dozens of kids to the Ivy League every year, will now teach 11th-grade U.S. history from a “critical race theory perspective.” And diversity consultancies, which routinely charge six figures for their services, will facilitate the school’s transformation at every step. On the East Coast, the wealthy Fairfax County public school district shelled out $20,000 for an hourlong speech from critical-race commentator Dr. Ibram X. Kendi. At one school in the district, faculty went further, disseminating “anti-racist” reading lists to parents and organizing students into “equity” committees. Dozens of schools across the country, both public and private, have taken similar steps. The perceived need to announce sweeping changes in leadership and curricula has been a boon to the growing diversity-consulting industry, which is designed to profit from racial discontent. A list of “anti-racism” resources, compiled just days after the death of George Floyd and featuring such writers as Kendi, Dr. Robin DiAngelo, and the authors of the New York Times‘s controversial 1619 project, was shared widely by colleges and high schools across the country.)

FOX NEWS
— Trump presses ‘hapless’ Georgia governor to overrule secretary of state on signature matching Trump ‘ashamed’ he endorsed Kemp, president told Fox News – Paul Conner
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-georgia-governor-brian-kemp-overrule-secretary-of-state-signature-matching-recount
— Live Updates: Trump says DOJ ‘missing in action’ during election challenge
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/live-updates-trump-says-doj-missing-in-action-during-election-challenge

BREITBART
— U.S. to Have 500K Fewer U.S. Births in 2021 Due to Coronavirus Crisis – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/29/report-u-s-500k-fewer-u-s-births-2021-due-coronavirus-crisis/
— Donald Trump Urges Joe Biden to ‘Get Well Soon!’ After Fracturing Foot – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/29/donald-trump-urges-joe-biden-to-get-well-soon-after-fracturing-foot/

EPOCH TIMES
— President-Elect Not Decided Until Electoral College Votes: Sen. Blunt – ISABEL VAN BRUGEN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/president-elect-not-decided-until-electoral-college-votes-sen-blunt_3597939.html

THE HILL
— Democrats seek new identity in post-Trump era – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats will more officially call for political parties and governments to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How soon, if not already, will political parties and governments make it even more official that they do not want those who are any of the aforesaid to seek or hold a political or government office?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/527628-democrats-seek-new-identity-in-post-trump-era
— Incoming Congress looks more like America – LILLIAN BAUTISTA, DAMARE BAKER AND REID WILSON (DIERSEN: What percent of those who represent you share your demographics: race, gender, age range, sexual orientation, marital status, have dependents/not have dependents, have health problems/healthy, religion, national origin, veteran status, position on Trump, liberal/moderate/conservative, Democrat/Libertarian/Green/Independent/RINO/Republican, citizenship status, income range, net worth range, renter/homeowner, non-gun owner/gun owner, length of time your ancestors have been in America, etc.?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/527890-incoming-congress-looks-more-like-america

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Don’t get me wrong: This is not about comparing Mr. Trump to Hitler, which would be absurd.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/opinion/trump-conspiracy-germany-1918.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “In statehouse races, suburban voters’ disgust with Trump didn’t translate into a rebuke of other Republicans.” From what I see, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in my precinct, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois voted for Democrats to punish Trump. Why else would they vote for Biden, Durbin, Casten, Mejia-beal, Adams, White, Whalen, Carrier, Laplante, Gahris, Nizamuddin, Otte, Jacobson, or O’connell?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/us/politics/in-statehouse-races-suburban-voters-disgust-with-trump-didnt-translate-into-a-rebuke-of-other-republicans.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s One-Term Legacy.” (DIERSEN: I have survived as a Republican Precinct Committeeman for almost 21 years and as a GOPUSA Illinois Editor for 20 years. I survived as a) GAO employee for almost 18 years, b) IRS employee for almost 9 years, c) Firestone Stores employee for almost 2 1/2 years, d) Post Office employee for almost 3 years, e) Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster for 6 years, f) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman for 7 years, g) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member for 8 years, h) Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member for 4 years, and i) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member for 3 years. I should write a book about those in the aforesaid who worked the hardest to get rid of me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/opinion/trump-obama-history-one-term.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump renews baseless claims of voter fraud.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/my-mind-will-not-change-in-six-months-in-first-post-election-tv-interview-trump-renews-baseless-claims-of-voter-fraud/2020/11/29/5068b4e4-3261-11eb-b59c-adb7153d10c2_story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “Censorship or conspiracy theory?” and says “Trump supporters say Facebook and Twitter censor them but conservatives still rule social media.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/11/30/donald-trump-facebook-twitter-censor-censorship-conservatives-election/6349142002/
— Liberals push for bold Biden agenda. They might have to work around Congress to get it – Rebecca Morin (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats will more officially call for political parties and governments to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How soon, if not already, will political parties and governments make it even more official that they do not want those who are any of the aforesaid to seek or hold a political or government office?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/29/2020-transition-progressives-focus-biden-cabinet-appointments/6252310002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Canceling Student Debt Would Be a ‘Brahmin Bailout’ The Democratic Party looks to build policy around the interests of its educated elite voters. – Zaid Jilani (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? I paid a) for my UIC expenses 1966-1968, b) for my NIU expense 1969-1970, and c) for a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968 with money that earned washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/canceling-student-debt-would-be-a-brahmin-bailout-11606687827
— Disparity in Jobless Rates Suggests Black Workers Face Slower Recovery For Black Americans to have the same job prospects as whites, they often need to hold more-advanced credentials – Eric Morath (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/disparity-in-jobless-rates-suggests-black-workers-face-slower-recovery-11606645801

FORTUNE
— COVID’s impact on higher education – ALAN MURRAY AND DAVID MEYER (DIERSEN: When you took college courses, what if tuition had been as high then as it is today? I took college courses 1966-1981 and 1992-1997. For me, I would not have been able to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, etc.)
https://fortune.com/2020/11/30/covid-impact-on-higher-education-ceo-daily/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But I was taken by his chapter on higher education. The virus, he points out, “has been especially hard on industries whose customers consume the product sitting shoulder to shoulder, like sports, airlines, restaurants, events—and…universities.” In the case of higher ed, it is hitting a sector already overripe for disruption. College tuition has increased 1,400% in the last four decades, demographics is about to deliver a body blow to demand, online higher education is finally maturing, and the best companies—as I’ve said here before—are working hard to retool their hiring systems to focus more on skills, less on college credentials. A pandemic that shuts down campuses could—and probably should—create a perfect storm.)

FORBES
— How To Create Breakthroughs In Your Career And Finances Forbes Finance Council – Gabriela Berrospi (DIERSEN: I can always wonder what my career in the federal government would have been if my Democrat superiors had not gotten rid of my mentors. My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my mentor who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesfinancecouncil/2020/11/23/how-to-create-breakthroughs-in-your-career-and-finances/?sh=132606e76e7b
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I owe everything I know to my mentors, from New York Stock Exchange traders to hedge fund managers, who taught me about the stock market from a very young age. This has been my secret to success. All of it was possible because I had the right people — my role models, who I admire — mentor me. . .You can create breakthroughs in your career and finances. Just make sure you pick your mentors wisely and that they are your actual role models. Doing that will speed the process.)

BLOOMBERG
— FROM THE ARTICLE: President-elect Joe Biden sustained a hairline fracture to his right foot while playing with Major, one of his dogs, over the Thanksgiving weekend. He’ll likely require a walking boot for the next several weeks, his doctor said.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-29/biden-seeing-doctor-after-injuring-ankle-playing-with-dog

CNN BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “‘Firehose of falsehood:’ How Trump is trying to confuse the public about the election outcome.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/30/media/trump-election-confusion-reliable-sources/index.html

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating-trump-haters use Kinzinger to promote hatred of Trump. How strongly will Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois use Kinzinger to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-rep-trump-fbi-claim-flooding-zone-baseless-conspiracies-1551079

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Spent His Holiday Weekend Bolstering His Loser Routine.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/11/trumps-absurd-new-election-claims-over-the-holiday-weekend.html

GLOBAL POST
— As White Americans Die, Racial Inequality in the US May Get Much Worse – Benjamin Waddell (DIERSEN: How soon, under the Democrats, will Whites be required to publicly disclose a) how much money they have received so far from their parents and b) how much money they anticipate receiving from their parents? How soon, under the Democrats, will laws be passed that redistribute that money not only to minorities, but to women, to younger people, to those who have financial problems, to those who have health problems, to those who have other problems, to veterans, to non-Christians, to non-Protestants, to non-Italian Americans, to non-German Americans, to those whose ancestors have not been America for a long time, to moderates, to liberals, to Democrats, to Libertarians, to Greens, to Independents, to RINOs, to Trump-haters, to illegals, to etc.?)
https://theglobepost.com/2020/11/30/us-racial-inequality-worse/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On January 20, 2021, Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States. In defeating President Donald Trump, Biden promised to heal a divided nation. In his victory speech, the president-elect said, “I sought this office to restore the soul of America. To rebuild the backbone of the nation — the middle class.” Biden’s middle-class vision for the US is possible, but without aggressive investments in education, healthcare, and well-paying jobs, America’s future may well look more like post-apartheid South Africa than the highly developed country it purports to be. How do I know? I followed the money. The United States is in the midst of a massive demographic shift. Since its inception in 1776, the country has been composed of largely white inhabitants with ancestral ties to Northern Europe. Through its first 200 years, the demographic predominance of Anglo-Americans was maintained by encouraging steady waves of European immigration alongside policies that facilitated ethnic cleansing, genocide, and the marginalization of minorities from the social, political, and economic spheres of the middle class. The Civil Rights movement legally ended the most aggressive legal barriers to social mobility for minorities. However, civil rights legislation did little to redistribute the massive wealth disparities between white Americans and everyone else. And without policy intervention, racial inequalities may be on the verge of getting much worse due to the nation’s shifting demographics. A New Dawn? The US is quickly becoming a minority-majority nation. In 1990, 76 percent of the population identified as non-Hispanic white, but by 2018, that number had dropped to 60 percent. And in urban cities, where most young people live, only 44 percent of inhabitants identify as non-Hispanic white. The nation’s demographic shift may signal a new dawn. As white Americans age and pass away, we should expect minority populations to become more involved in politics, middle-class professions, and political decision making. To be certain, the diversity of representation in US Congress — highlighted by representatives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Cori Bush — reflects the country’s shifting demographics. Still, demographic dominance does not necessarily equate to more equality. For example, in the world’s most unequal country, South Africa, white citizens account for just 9 percent of the population but control nearly 70 percent of the wealth, including 72 percent of the country’s land. In the US, the vast majority of wealth is also concentrated in the hands of white people. And in coming decades, barring policies designed to redistribute wealth, the situation stands to get much worse as aging white Americans begin leaving their estates to fewer and fewer heirs. According to the US Federal Reserve, 30 percent of white families report an inheritance or gift, compared to just 10 percent of Black families, 7 percent of Hispanic families, and 18 percent of other families. White families also receive substantially larger inheritances and are much more likely to receive financial support from other family members in the case of an emergency. Given these trends, in a country where wealth and power go hand in hand, a more diverse society may also come with a much greater concentration of financial authority in the hands of fewer and fewer white Americans. America’s Racial Wealth Gap In the US, the racial wealth divide has grown in recent decades. As of 2016, on average, white households held nearly $147,000 in wealth compared to just $6,591 for Latinos and $3,557 for African Americans. And over 33 percent of Black and Latino families have zero or negative net worth. This situation has grown even worse under the pandemic, as minorities have experienced far more job loss than white Americans. The massive wealth gap between white Americans and minorities was fueled by the mid-20th century’s redistributive politics, which predominantly benefited white families. In the 1940s, beneath the progressive policy foundation set by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, the US launched what would become the most prosperous period in the nation’s young history. Americans coming back from WWII went to school, bought cars and homes, and benefitted widely from government-funded programs designed to lift the working masses into the middle class. For the next 30 years, white Americans experienced growth in education, income, and wealth in a way that few groups ever have in world history. But due to systemic discrimination and racism, minorities were largely left out of this growth, and as a result, the racial wealth gap mushroomed. But today’s racial wealth gap may well pale compared to the economic fissures of the future. Today, white Americans are aging quickly. In fact, the most common non-Hispanic white American is now 58 years old, compared to just 11 for Latinos and 27 for African Americans. With far fewer children than their parents, white Americans are passing their accumulated wealth on to fewer and fewer heirs. As a result, wealth in the US is quickly becoming more and more concentrated in the hands of less and less white Americans. Dangerous Path The growth of racial inequality, coupled with a wave of conservative renewal, has set the United States on a dangerous and regressive path that threatens our nation’s democratic norms and values. Few events are as reflective of this point as the tumultuous and extremely divisive 2020 presidential election. So where do we go from here? The only way to avoid transforming into a plutocracy defined by hyper-racial inequality — à la South Africa — is to invest in the social mobility of minorities now. To do this, we must progressively raise taxes on the wealthy and immediately invest in public education, healthcare, and living wages for all Americans. The election of Joe Biden provides an opportunity to move in this direction. However, if the president-elect fails to significantly address wealth inequality over the next 4 years, democratic governance as we know it in the US may well collapse.)

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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.