Diersen’s News Clips & Upcoming Events; 6-20-2013

GOPUSA ILLINOIS

June 20, 2013

Fellow Republicans:

News clips and upcoming event information:

ASSOCIATED PRESS

• Republican congressman Rodney Davis says email calling bi-racial GOP challenger a ‘street walker’ was wrong¹

(DIERSEN: Rodney Davis is a former Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Executive Director. What does the current IRP Executive Director have to say about this? What does IRP Chairman Jack Dorgan have to say about this? What do those IRP State Central Committee members who voted for Dorgan have to say about this? What does the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman have to say about this? What do the TAPROOT Directors and their handlers have to say about this? Those who are anti-religious and/or anti-conservative argue that remarks made by Republicans who claim to be religious and/or conservative have caused many Republican candidates to lose. Does Jim Allen claim to be religious and/or conservative?)

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Congressman Rodney Davis is distancing himself from a GOP supporter who made harsh remarks about a Davis challenger. An email reportedly from Montgomery County GOP Chairman Joe Allen called Erika Harold of Urbana a “street walker” and “love child” of Democrats. It predicted she will be hired by a Chicago law firm meeting a minority-hiring quota. Harold is bi-racial, a former Miss America and a Harvard law school graduate. The Republican is challenging Davis in next year’s primary. Davis spokesman Andrew Flach says the email was “misguided and wrong.” It was published on a website maintained by a former GOP official Doug Ibendahl, who called it “racist.” Allen told The News-Gazette in Champaign what he wrote “was completely wrong.” Harold’s campaign didn’t respond to calls or emails.)

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE

• Davis calls on Montgomery County GOP official Jim Allen to resign – Tom Kacich²

(FROM THE ARTICLE: U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis on Thursday called on Jim Allen, the Republican Party chairman in Montgomery County, to resign his position. Just 24 hours ago Allen had been listed on Davis’ campaign website as a member of “Team 2014,” individuals who support the Taylorville Republican for re-election next year. But that was before an email surfaced in which Allen referred to Urbana attorney Erika Harold, who is challenging Davis in the Republican primary election next year, as a “love child” of the Democratic National Committee, and said that she would be defeated and would move back to Chicago “working for some law firm that needs to meet their quota for minority hires.” Harold, who is biracial, recently moved back to Champaign-Urbana to take a position with the Champaign law firm Meyer Capel and to run against Davis in the 13th Congressional District. The University of Illinois and Harvard Law School graduate also is a former Miss America. Davis said Thursday that he had not had a chance to talk to Allen, but called the remarks “incredibly dumb” and “very disappointing.” He said the comments “offended me as a father.” Allen has worked for the Illinois secretary of state’s office since 1985 and is listed a storekeeper. He made almost $52,000 in calendar year 2012. “The secretary finds it despicable what he said,” said Dave Drucker, a spokesman for Secretary of State Jesse White, a Democrat. Allen has since apologized for the remarks. The original comments were contained in an email he sent to Doug Ibendahl, a Chicago attorney who publishes a political website called Republican New Watch (http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/). Habeeb Habeeb, the Republican Party chairman in Champaign County, Wednesday called on Allen to resign. “Jim Allen needs to repent and get on his knees and ask forgiveness from the Lord Almighty, immediately resign his post, call Erika Harold and apologize, and issue a public apology to all the citizens of the 13th Congressional District and the whole nation,” Habeeb wrote.)

CAPITOL FAX

• Davis calls on county party chairman to resign after “inane and asinine” rant – Rich Miller³

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Montgomery County Republican Party Chairman Jim Allen fired off a racist, misogynistic, xenophobic and disgustingly hateful e-mail to conservative blogger and GOP activist Doug Ibendahl this week. Allen supports Congressman Rodney Davis against Erika Harold in the Republican primary. Harold, who is black, lost out to Davis last year when county party chairmen picked retired Congressman Tim Johnson’s ballot replacement. Ibendahl backs Harold and he posted Chairman Allen’s e-mail on his blog. I’ve edited one word by blocking out a letter. . .And the Republican Party wonders why they have problems with women and minorities? Sheesh. They have far too many yahoos like this clown in power. Davis pulled Chairman Allen’s name off a list of supporters on his campaign website. And Allen apologized. From the Champaign News-Gazette…”The words in the commentary I wrote were completely wrong,” said Jim Allen, the Republican Party chairman in Montgomery County. “I apologize to Erika Harold, her staff and her supporters.” With that, Allen hung up. OK, not a bad apology, but have the stones to at least answer a question before hanging up on the reporter. Davis disavowed Allen…”Mr. Allen’s comments are misguided and wrong and certainly do not reflect the views of Congressman Davis or his campaign. Our hope is that supporters for all of the candidates conduct themselves in a positive manner and focus on the issues facing our country as the campaign moves forward,” said Andrew Flach, a spokesman for the Republican congressman. Congressman Davis said on a conference call with reporters this morning that Allen should resign his party position. Davis said Allen made “inane and asinine comments,” but said he hasn’t yet talked to him about the e-mail.)

• DIERSEN HEADLINE: Miller reports on Rauner⁴

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

Crowds wait in line at Chick-fil-A at State and Lake – Meenakahi Dalal⁵

(DIERSEN: Sooner or later, anti-religious people, anti-conservatives, and anti-Americans will picket the restaurant.)

• Mothers can’t be fathers too – John Fountain⁶

(DIERSEN: What do you say to those anti-religious, anti-conservative, and anti-America people who demonize, denigrate, and condemn men?)

• Sen. Mark Kirk poised to vote yes on immigration bill with tougher border security deal – Lynn Sweet⁷

(DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you got elected as a Republican and you are going to vote against the Republican Party platform, you should immediately resign.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

• HARDCOPY TITLE: The Paupers and political princess of Madiganistan – John Kass⁸
• Car buyers get hijacked An electric automaker hits a dead end created by state laws – Steve Chapman⁹

DAILY HERALD

• FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: District 203 studying drug testing for some students – Marie Wilson¹⁰

(DIERSEN: Of course, Libertarians and Libertarian plants object to this.)

• DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Daily Herald blasts residency requirements. Where do you live and for how long? I have lived a) in Wheaton’s West District since 1984; b) in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County District 4, and in Congressional District 6 since 1978; and c) in Illinois since 1948.)¹¹

ABC7

• Newly insured Illinoisans may not find doctors – AP¹²

(DIERSEN: Crete must have been an “affluent area.” While I lived in Crete during the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, my doctors always lived just a short walking distance away. I delivered newspapers to two of them.)

(FROM THE ARTICLE: As hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans become newly eligible for health insurance next year, their search for adequate medical services will be most difficult in pockets of the state where a shortage of primary care physicians could be made more acute by the federal health overhaul. Illinois is slightly above average compared to other states in its overall supply of primary care doctors. The problem – as in most states – is that doctors aren’t evenly distributed, leaving some areas relying on nurses and physician assistants to provide care. Doctors don’t necessarily go where need is greatest. Instead, studies have shown, they cluster in affluent areas.)

ILLINOIS REVIEW

• DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and/or anti-American call for “immigration reform.”¹³

ALTON DAILY NEWS

• GOP Candidate Bruce Rauner Tours State – Zach Dietmeier¹⁴

(DIERSEN: Are you a candidate? How well do the voters know you in the jurisdiction that you seek to represent? On what do those voters base their knowledge of you?)

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Private equity manager Bruce Rauner, running for governor, is in the midst of a cross-state campaign trek. The campaign for the Republican nomination is intense, even in the early rounds. Rauner was criticized by fellow candidate Dan Rutherford, the state treasurer, for not facing citizens and the press when he announced his candidacy. After Rutherford did a 13-city tour of political rallies, public and press welcome at each, Rauner announced via a video on his website. Rauner says this method was intended to reach more supporters. “We’re trying to maximize my exposure,” he said. “Launching a video that could be spread throughout the state digitally was hugely powerful. When we launched our two-minute video, we thought we would get 2-3,000 views that first day. We got 40,000.” Among other discussions, he said the accusations by State Sen. Kirk Dillard (R-Hinsdale) that he “employed” fraudster Stuart Levine are inaccurate. “He’s bringing up some guy named Levine who I’ve never had any interaction with and didn’t even know he was there,” Rauner said. “Somehow my old investment firm is involved in corruption and has something to do with him? It’s pure baloney.”)

ILLINOIS TIMES

• Wanted: A new sheriff – Bruce Rushton¹⁵

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Republican primary for Sangamon County sheriff is nine months away, but the candidates have been prepping for years. That Wes Barr is running to replace Sheriff Neil Williamson isn’t surprising. Barr, a former lieutenant who retired from the sheriff’s department last month after nearly 30 years in law enforcement, set up a campaign committee in 2009 and raised more than $25,000 before officially throwing his hat in the ring. Barr’s campaign committee was ostensibly formed to support his candidacy for a position on the Fancy Creek township board of trustees, a position that Barr says he’s held since being appointed in 2005. State records show that Barr loaned his committee $2,500 in 2007 – more than two years before the committee was set up.)

NAPERVILLE SUN

• Naperville initiates work to reduce flooding risks – Susan Frick Carlman¹⁶

(DIERSEN: How much storm water flows onto your lot during and after heavy rains?)

GLEN ELLYN PATCH

• DIERSEN HEADLINE: In Illinois, anti-religious, anti-conservative, and anti-American voters, organizations, companies, and governments demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who support the Illinois Republican Party platform. They call you a homophobe if you do not promote homosexual activity.¹⁷

CRETE-MONEE RECORD-MONITOR

• Crete-Monee High School 2013 Commencement All About Achievement CMHS Class of 2013 earned accolades, state titles and grand championships – Karen Haave (DIERSEN: What did you achieve while you were in high school? I graduated from CMHS in 1966. All I achieved was a) buying a 1958 Chevy BelAir in November of 1964 with money that I saved doing yard work and delivering newspapers, b) buying a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 with money that I saved washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights, c) graduating in the upper 20% of my class, and d) getting accepted by UIC.)¹⁸

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Crete-Monee High School’s Class of 2013 and its graduation program were all about achievement. The group boasts 19 State Scholars, a 6A State football championship–the school’s first–along with a State Special Olympics basketball title, first place and superior ratings at state music contests, Show Choir grand championships in numerous competitions, 30 National Honor Society members, $44,000 in local scholarships and $10.8 million from college scholarships. The class–and its school community– had much to be proud of as it marked its high school commencement during ceremonies on May 31. . .”There are 368 of us here today, which means that there are 368 different futures here. Every single one of us has an infinite number of ways to develop them. I know many of us have been waiting and waiting and waiting for this day to arrive. However, after today, we cannot wait for our future to happen. We’ve got to make it happen, because we are older, wiser, we are the Class of 2013, and we are going to make it happen.”)

GOPUSA ILLINOIS

• According to reports, attendees at Naperville Township GOP’s “Rush” event at the City Gate Grille in Naperville Wednesday evening, June 19, 2013, included Janice Anderson, Kevin Coyne, Paula Dulli, Dick Furstenau, Tonia Khuori, Doug Krause, Zhelga Mattingly, Jim Oberweis, Rachel Ossyra, Randy Ramey, Bruce Rauner, Evelyn Pacino Sanguinetti, Cindy Schneider, Carl Schultz, Trish Wegner, and May Yurgaitis.

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AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION

• POLL: Last weekend, news reports confirmed what many of us already suspected – the Government has been prying into your private lives. Combined, Apple, Faceboook and software companies have received government surveillance on over 60,000 client accounts in just the last six months alone. How will the knowledge that the federal government is using popular online platforms to spy on private citizens impact the way you use your technology and social platforms?¹⁹

RENEW AMERICA

• Why Rubio’s aides are dissing America’s workers – Alan Keyes²⁰

(DIERSEN: What do you say to employers who a) want cheap labor, b) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries, and c) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Americans?)

VISION TO AMERICA

• Obama Calls for An End to Catholic Schools; Claims They’re Too Divisive²¹

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL

• “I”-Individual Liberty & Fidelity – Eric M. Wallace, PhD²²
• Cartoonish College Republicans – Raynard Jackson²³

THE HILL

• Hispanic Democrats ‘cautiously optimistic’ after meeting with Boehner – Russell Berman²⁴

(DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you got elected as a Republican and you are not going to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, you should immediately resign.)

• Right rips Rubio as Republican immigration votes slip away – Alexander Bolton²⁵
• Democrats start transition from President Obama to Hillary Clinton – Emily Goodin²⁶
• House votes to let states run drug tests on food stamp applicants – Pete Kasperowicz²⁷
• GOP lawmaker: Teach grade-school classes on traditional gender roles – Justin Sink²⁸

(DIERSEN: What do you say to those who a) encourage children to be sexually active, b) encourage children to engage in homosexual activity, c) encourage children to be sexually confused, d) encourage boys to act like girls, e) encourage girls to act like boys, f) demonize, denigrate, and condemn religious people, conservatives, Republicans, and Americans, and g) crank out “good little Democrats?”)

POLITICO

• Fraud in security checks – Tal Kopan²⁹

(DIERSEN: According to the New York Times, 65 million Americans have criminal records. Do you have a criminal record? I do not.)

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The process of conducting background checks for national security clearances is riddled with extensive fraud that can’t be adequately combatted, a government watchdog is set to tell a Senate subcommittee Thursday. The clearance system has come under increased scrutiny after Edward Snowden, a government contractor with such a clearance, leaked information about government surveillance programs to the press. The Office of Personal Management doesn’t have the resources to properly oversee the program, leading to a backlog of reports of fraud to investigate, according to prepared testimony from Inspector General Patrick McFarlane. “Our resources remain woefully inadequate, preventing us from performing the level of oversight that such an important program requires,” McFarlane says in prepared remarks. In one example of fraud he’ll recount, 1,600 different background check reports were fabricated by one employee, who herself was hired on a faulty background check. McFarlane will tell the subcommittee that 18 people have been convicted of creating false background checks since 2006, and two more have pleaded or are pleading guilty in the past month. Nearly 5 million Americans have security clearances, a number that has made news since Snowden used his access to release secret information about National Security Agency surveillance programs. Almost three-quarters of those individuals have “secret”-level clearances, and about 30 percent have a higher, “top secret”-level clearance. McFarlane will tell Congress that the background check part of granting clearances is critically important, and dangerous if compromised. “A background investigation is the first step in the issuance of any security clearance. If that background investigation is not thorough, accurate, and reliable, then all other decisions made related to the issuance of the security clearance are suspect,” he will say. Other issues with the program include an inability to suspend individuals suspected of fraud. In one case McFarlane cites, an individual on leave from an OPM position found a job doing background checks for another federal agency while facing a pending criminal indictment for falsifying such reports. A risk audit also found that the financial management of the investigative division responsible for the reports was particularly susceptible to fraud, waste and abuse. McFarlane is scheduled to speak to a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee at a hearing Thursday afternoon. Subcommittee members will also hear from representatives from the Department of Defense, which issues about 80 percent of the clearances, and the Government Accountability Office.)

HUFFINGTON POST

• DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and anti-American individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries demonize, denigrate, and condemn religious people, conservatives, Republicans, and Americans.³⁰

MEDIATE

• Bachmann: I Was An IRS ‘Insurgent’ Because ‘Understanding The Enemy’ Is ‘Best Way To Defeat Them’ – Matt Wilstein³¹

(DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22, I did not accept IRS’s offer to be a GS-7 ($42,508 in today’s dollars) Revenue Officer because I wanted to “understand the enemy from the inside out.” The main reason why I accepted the job offer was that I was unemployed. Firestone Stores had fired me because I had accepted an offer to work for Oldsmobile. But then, Oldsmobile withdrew its offer saying that it had agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Subsequently, Firestone Stores un-fired me and let me work there part-time until the end of 1972.)

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) delivered a short speech the Tea Party Patriots’ “Audit the IRS” rally Wednesday afternoon and used the opportunity to defend her former career with that very same government institution. Claiming she was an “insurgent” at the IRS, Bachmann said she only took the job because she believes that “if you understand the enemy from the inside out, that’s the best way to defeat them.” “Well, it’s been a hundred years now that we’ve had the current United States tax code,” Bachmann said to the adoring crowd. “Don’t you think a century of oppression is enough?” From there she went on to tell the story of her “former life” when she was “an insurgent” at the IRS. “I was an insurgent because I absolutely wanted to defeat the tax code and bring more liberty about in the United States,” she said. “And so after I went to law school, I got a post-doctorate degree in tax law and after that I got a job with the IRS as a tax lawyer. Because I believe if you understand the enemy from the inside out, that’s the best way to defeat them.” Bachmann described her colleagues in the House of Representatives as being “more frightened of real people than anything else.” So, she said, “I think that there are shivers right now going up of a lot of politicians in that building,” she said, referring to the U.S. Capitol behind her. “You’re here and you’re clear with your message,” she concluded. “And your message is, it’s time to abolish the IRS!” During her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2011, Bachmann’s four-year stint as a tax lawyer for the IRS drew criticism from her competitors. She used similar rhetoric then to dismiss any suggestions of hypocrisy, citing “the first rule of war”: “know your enemy.”)

WASHINGTON POST

• At tea party rally, the IRS is a useful villain – Emily Wax³²

(DIERSEN: I worked for IRS 1971-1980. What is your attitude toward IRS employees, toward former IRS employees like me? Many millions not only despite, but hate IRS employees and former IRS employees.)

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many in the crowd saw the IRS scandal as a new opportunity for the tea party to recapture the public’s attention. “You know, I have felt prejudice against my conservative ideas my entire life,” said Andrew Counts, 62, a retired higher-education administrator who lives on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. “Now is a good time for us to be heard. ” He held up a sign that read “Audit Liberal Goons” and “Stop the Abuse of IRS Power.” A man from Bethesda who called himself Cheap Charlie – he refused to give his name, “because we now know for sure that they are spying on us” – was doing swift business charging a not-so-cheap $10 for historic Reagan-for-president buttons. “I don’t even take a left turn in my car,” he said. “Maybe people are seeing our point now.” He and others in the crowd said the IRS should be abolished, as should big-government programs run by the Labor Department and the Agriculture Department. It was a sentiment many of the speakers echoed. “Anyone want to fire some IRS agents?” Paul called out to the cheering crowd. Few at the event spoke longer – a full 15 minutes – and more passionately than conservative radio host Glenn Beck, who used the occasion to highlight a laundry list of concerns, including the recent National Security Agency surveillance controversy, what he called “Benghazi-gate,” and the need for more religion in American life. “Vengeance belongs to God,” he said. He then compared Washington to Las Vegas, but adding, “At least Las Vegas admits to having crooks and prostitutes.” One man in the crowd just shook his head. “No God stuff. Just focus on the crimes of the IRS,” he called out. “That’s why we are here.”)

MCCLATCHY

• Tea party rallies against IRS in Washington – Kate Irby³³

NEW YORK TIMES

• FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Strategist Ken Mehlman Out of Closet and Into Fray, This Time for Gay Marriage – Sheryl Gay Stolberg³⁴

(DIERSEN: What to you think of strategists, activists, precinct committeemen/captains, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, etc. who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who eventually come out of the closet and make it clear that promoting homosexual activity has always been, is now, and will forever be their top priority?)

• DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-American crow over there success.³⁵³⁶
• DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to this editorial, 65 million Americans have criminal records. Do you have a criminal record? I do not.³⁷
• FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and anti-American individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries encourage teenagers to have sex.³⁸

USA TODAY

• VERY SAD: Millennials reject car culture Cars aren’t cool anymore. That is the verdict of a broad swath of Generation Y. – Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang³⁹

(DIERSEN: I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir as soon I was 16. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint when I was 17, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 when I was 19, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE when I was 20, a new 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy BelAir when I was 23, a new 1974 Dodge Dart when I was 26, and a new Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale and a new 1978 Chevy Chevette when I was 29.)

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cars aren’t cool anymore. That is the verdict of a broad swath of Generation Y. The auto industry covets the 18-to-30-somethings as trend-setting potential customers. But they aren’t as infatuated with cars as their parents and grandparents were. They are driving less; indeed, many aren’t bothering to get a driver’s license. And many who are interested in cars don’t want what Detroit is selling. With online shopping, they have less need for cars to take them to malls. Smartphones take them to virtual hangouts with friends. Driving to the movies? Not in the age of Netflix. And when they’ve got to get somewhere, they avoid the hassle, cost – and pollution – of owning cars by relying increasingly on bicycles, public transportation and such hourly car rental services as Zipcar. Or they walk.)

MIAMI HERALD

• OfficeMax wants tax breaks to stay in Illinois⁴⁰

(DIERSEN: What tax breaks do you want to stay in Illinois? Increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want religious, conservative, Republican, and American individuals, organizations, and companies to leave Illinois.)

(FROM THE ARTICLE: OfficeMax Inc. is asking the state of Illinois for tax breaks to keep the company’s headquarters in-state after the office supply chain’s merger with Office Depot Inc. is complete. OfficeMax CEO Ravi Saligram and state Sen. Tom Cullerton made their pitch Tuesday during a hearing on the state’s pension crisis. Cullerton is a Villa Park Democrat and is sponsoring legislation to provide incentives if the company keeps at least 2,000 full-time jobs at its headquarters. Naperville-based OfficeMax and Boca Raton, Fla.-based Office Depot announced plans to merge in February. The companies are trying to decide where to locate their combined headquarters. Gov. Pat Quinn signed similar legislation in 2011 that gave Sears and other companies more than $100 million in subsidies when they threatened to leave the state.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL

• Karl Rove: The Millennials Sour on Obama His job approval among people under age 30 dropped 17 points over the past month. – Karl Rowe⁴¹

(DIERSEN: Obama promised those under age 30 that he would give them preference, that is, that he would discriminate against those over age 30.)

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE

• Majority of Feds Don’t Believe Agencies Will Reward or Promote Them for doing a good job – Kellie Lunney⁴²

(DIERSEN: I should write an article, or maybe a book, about a) my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who opposed my being promoted to GS-9 ($51,995 in today’s dollars) in 1972 when I was 23, to GS-11 ($62,909) in 1973, and to GS-12 ($75,403) in 1974 and b) my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who opposed my being promoted to GS-13 ($89,664) in 1986. They would love it.)

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Less than half of federal employees believe they will be rewarded or promoted for doing a good job, according to a new analysis. Forty-three percent, or four out of every 10 federal workers, said they thought they would receive performance-based awards or better job opportunities at their agencies, the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service and consulting firm Deloitte found. The data gauging employees’ perceptions of awards and promotions, based on the Partnership’s 2012 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government, reveal that it has been the survey’s lowest-rated category since 2005. The 2012 score is 2.5 points lower than the 2011 score. “The results are unsettling,” the report said. The analysis was based on six questions from the Office of Personnel Management’s 2012 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. They related to employee perceptions of fairness in performance evaluations, rewards and recognition for good work, creativity and innovation, merit-based promotions and opportunities for employees to move up within an agency. Of those questions, respondents gave the highest marks to the quality of performance evaluations, with 67 percent of employees saying they believed their reviews were fair. The feedback on the other questions was less reassuring. Three out of 10 employees said they were happy with their opportunities to advance at work and believed that promotions were merit-based, while four out of 10 said they were rewarded for high-quality work and were satisfied with the recognition they received. Thirty-six percent believed creativity and innovation were rewarded at their agencies. “The dissatisfaction may rest in part with the fact that there are may be limited opportunities for promotion and that some promotions are based primarily on length of service as employees move up the career ladder from new hire to full-performance level,” the report said. The Partnership’s analysis also showed that federal workers on the lower end of the pay scale were less satisfied with performance-based awards than those at the higher end of the spectrum, particularly employees in the General Schedule’s 13 to 15 grades. In addition, the report found that government lags behind the private sector in some areas. Private-sector employees were more optimistic than feds about receiving recognition for a good job and the existing opportunities for advancing within their organizations. In fact, employees outside of government rated opportunities for better jobs in their companies 14 points higher than did federal employees — one of the biggest disparities between the two sectors.)

UPCOMING EVENTS: FOR EVENT DETAILS, VISIT THE EVENTS PAGES AT:
www.illinoisreview.com, www.weareillinois.org, and/or www.dupagegop.com

• 6/20 Event: 9th Congressional Club Cocktail Reception in Morton Grove
• 6/20 Event: Proft and Kay at Ives fundraiser in Wheaton
• 6/20 Event: Roskam at LaHood fundraiser in Chicago
• 6/22 Event: Conservative Leadership Conference in Willowbrook
• 6/24 Event: Ives at Panera Bread in Naperville 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
• 6/25 Event: David Horowitz at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center
• 6/25 Event: Sandack fundraiser in LaGrange
• 6/26 Event: MTRCC picnic
• 6/28 Event: Senate Republican Caucus fundraiser at Arlington Park Racecourse
• 6/29 Event: ICRC Annual Convention in Elgin
• 6/29 Event: Davis, Dawson, Del Mar, Dorgan?, Durante, Higgins, Hultgren, Munson, Robling, Roskam, Ruscitti, Weiss, and Wojnicki at Schaumburg Township GOP leadership conference in Addison
• 6/30 Event: Right to Life Pigroast in McHenry County
• 6/30 Event: Illinois Forum meeting in Rantol
• 7/4 Event: Wheaton and Glen Ellyn Independence Day parades
• 7/17 Event: Bloomingdale Township GOP Golf Outing
• 7/20 Event: Rockin’ for the Troops concert at Cantigny Park in Wheaton
• 8/9 Event: Chicago Young Republicans golf outing in Algonquin
• 8/10 Event: 19th Annual Lauzen Porky Picnic in Aurora
• 8/24 Event: Illinois Forum Luncheon
• 8/29-31: Black Conservative Summit in St. Charles
• 9/18-19 Event: Republican State Senate Campaign Committee fundraiser in Whittington
• 9/28 Event: CPAC in St. Louis
• 9/29 Event: NTRO GOP Meeting
• 10/4 Event: Dr. Benjamin Carson at Illinois Family Institute Banquet
• 10/4 Event: Milton Township GOP Oktoberfest
• 10/4 Event: Illinois Family Institute Fall Banquet in Northlake
• 10/26 Event: NTRO GOP Meeting
• 11/26 Event: NTRO GOP Meeting
• 2/8 Event: McLean County Lincoln Day Dinner in Bloomington
• 3/1 Event: NTRO March Madness Pizza Party
• 3/10 Event: William J. Kelly St. Patrick’s Day birthday fundraiser
• 3/18 Event: Primary Election
• 3/18 Event: William J. Kelly Victory Party at the Chicago Hilton
• 11/4 Event: General Election

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