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Joe the Plumber: ‘I don’t know if the American public deserve me.’
Joe the Plumber: ‘I don’t know if the American public deserve me.’
Yesterday, the ubiquitous Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher — aka “ Joe the Plumber ” and “ Joe the War Correspondent ” — became “ Joe the Economist ” when he went and spoke to a House GOP breakfast on the economic recovery package. The New York Daily News caught with ...
Joe the Plumber advises GOP-ers
politico.com — Fresh off his stint as a war correspondent, Joe the Plumber is now doing political strategy with GOP-ers. (more) Joe the Plumber advises GOP-ers
You’ll Never Get This 21 Minutes Of Your Life Back
balloon-juice.com — Instapundit, Malkin, and Joe the Plumber discuss politics for PJTV . There is so much to love about this, I don’t know where to start, but certainly Joe the Plumber bemoaning the lack of spending cuts and general program cuts in the ... (more) You’ll Never Get This 21 Minutes Of Your Life Back
Mouth Of The Potomac
nydailynews.com — You’d think Joe the Plumber’s 15 minutes would be up by now. But , no, after a stint as a correspondent in Israel, he took his act to Capitol Hill today. The first order of business: giving political advice to conservative Republican staffers at ... (more) Mouth Of The Potomac
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The GOP is definitely devolving
Rising Hegemon — You know in the past I've made fun of the GOP stalwarts, but they generally were Presidents, Senators, Congresspersons, Governors, well-compensated celebritards. But now, we've got Non-Joe the Non-Plumber who now makes this statement as to whether he would ever run for office (HA!): “I don’t know if the American public deserve me" And we don't frankly know what we've done to deserve you.

Midday open thread
Daily Kos — ... But given Reid’s genuine admiration for Gregg, it can also be seen as a heartfelt bet that, if Obama is to really try to be bipartisan, he will need Republicans of Gregg’s caliber and independence in his Cabinet. I don't think I've ever seen so much bullshit piled into a single paragraph anywhere, so kudos, official Judd Gregg fluffer. Mission accomplished! I'm so stupid, I thought Joe the Plumber was, you know, a plumber. With Gregg recusing himself from the stimulus vote, and with his ...

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