Joe the Plumber

It's hilarious that McCain and Fox have turned Joe the plumber into a talking point. Funny how I just happened to watch the clip, and how Joe seemed fairly content with Obama's answer. Not sure if he agreed with the answer, but he definitely thought about it.

Karl Rove had a good point that McCain and Fox are stretching the truth so far on these peculiar fixations (Joe the plumber, Ayers, etc) and exaggerations that they are actually missing real lines of attack that would be more difficult to dismiss. But hey I'm not complaining. It's just interesting is all.

I do give McCain props for not bringing up Wright. A lot of Republicans would love to play that card, and it certainly is a dangerous one. A McCain adviser has stated (anonymously) that McCain would rather not play the race card. He does not want to go down in history as running a racist campaign against the first black candidate. After all, there is life after Nov. 4th, and they have to live with the decisions they make.

Our good friends at Fox

There's a video making the internet rounds, where a plumber asks Obama about his tax plans. Obama goes over how his proposal will impact small businesses. They talk for 4 minutes, and afterward the plumber seems satisfied with the answer. Don't know if it changed his mind, but it definitely answered his question.



If you follow the link, notice how FOX news spins it. A proposal for socialism? They're grasping hard here.