Jason Plummer, Metro East candidate for the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor.

Am I blessed or not?

Not only did I receive a call from Jason Plummer a couple of weeks ago and meet, see and hear him at the McHenry County Young Republican meeting at Crystal Lake’s 1776 restaurant, but he called me again today.

I wished I had just let the recorder take the call, because then I could tell you more of what he said.

The notes I jotted down said that he

• was a military officer
• wanted to “lower taxes, especially for seniors”

“With you vote, we can bring a new brand of leadership to Illinois,” was one of his final sentences.