* The Tribune takes a closer look at Republican lt. governor nominee Jason Plummer’s claims on his bio and finds some discrepancies and resume inflation…
Plummer highlights his service as a Navy intelligence officer, but he received his commission just last September and has yet to undergo training.
He touts his creation and operation of a wireless Internet provider while still a college undergrad, yet public records show it was his father who owned the firm and Plummer was never listed as an officer.
He has referenced his experience working for former U.S. Sen. Peter Fitzgerald and a conservative think tank, but doesn’t always mention both jobs were internships.
Plummer also had a short stint as Madison County Republican chairman during which he oversaw the opening of a GOP office in a strip mall owned by one of his family’s businesses, which received more than $13,000 in rent.
Go read the whole thing.
* And Sen. Bill Brady botched US history when trying to defend his new running mate…
Mr. Brady also strongly defended the man Illinois Republicans nominated for lieutenant governor, lumber industry official and heir Jason Plummer.
Though just age 27, Mr. Plummer “is ready” to lead the nation’s fifth largest state if need be, Mr. Brady said.
“How old was Thomas Jefferson when he wrote the Constitution?” Mr. Brady asked. “Age isn’t the only barometer of qualification.”
In fact, Mr. Jefferson was 33 when the Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776. The constitution was written more than a decade later.
Oops.
