The Galesburg Register-Mail reports this morning on accusations of nepotism in Secretary of State Jesse White’s office by Republican challenger Dan Rutherford. He makes a good point:

Rutherford gave a number of examples, most notably that of White’s daughter, who was hired by Republican George Ryan when Ryan was secretary of state. Rutherford says she was hired at an annual salary of $39,000 and her salary was tripled when her father took office, bringing her pay to $112,000 a year.

Wow! I’ll be he got a really nice Father’s Day present that year. Rutherford also pointed out that, “according to published reports, four of White’s high-level staff have relatives now working for White.” It’s like they always say, it ain’t what you know….