The star of tonight’s debate was not a Presidential candidate, but a plumber named Joe, a potential victim of a potential President Barack Obama. For those of you who have not seen a newscast in the last few days, Joe Wurzelbacher, a self employed plumber in Ohio, is the everyman small business owner whose “wealth” Obama wishes to redistribute. Joe was mentioned no less than twenty times during tonight’s dual monologues.
Barack Obama and Joe, the Plumber, Wurzelbacher
Having worked with both the Department of Justice and the Department of Defense, we could not help but be struck by how much these two politicians are products of their backgrounds. Obama failed to answer any question directly, but spun a lawyer’s dizzyingly circular argument that soothed while it failed to inform. Yet McCain was militarily direct to the point of rudeness. His retort that he was no George Bush and that Obama should have run in 2004 if he wanted to run against the current President was as snappy as a salute.
In the end, McCain failed to draw the blood needed to turn this campaign around. If there is to be an October surprise, we recommend that McCain not wait to Halloween to convince America that Obama is a trick not a treat.
Barack Obama and Joe, the Plumber, Wurzelbacher
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