Gasp! 'Joe the Plumber'
told Glenn Beck he was 'appalled' at some of the things he
heard come out of McCain's mouth while the two travelled together
for a short period during the campaign. Specifically, 'Joe'
was unhappy about McCain's opinion on the bailout, which
shouldn't exactly have been news to him. I mean, the
Maverick ran as a Republican, but he wasn't exactly a
card-carrying conservative.
He did, however, think Sarah Palin was 'the real deal.' Whew.
Aren't you relieved?
I guess if anyone can smell out the sometimes-appalling opinions
of a politican it's a plumber, but then, 'Joe' wasn't appalled at
the offer to sign a
deal with a small publishing company in Texas (which he did).
It's America, anyone can have opinions. I'm the first to admit I
liked the way 'Joe' was able to dissect some of Obama's ideas in
a way the McCain camp had failed to by that point in the
race. ('Redistribute the wealth' has never been heard so
many times in a span of a few days.) And sure, he can be
appalled at some of McCain's ideas, but it seems disingenuous for
'Joe' to go from just bein' a simple plumber looking to expand
his company, to a knowledgable source on the bailout wondering
why one of the more liberal GOP Presidential candidates in recent
years wasn't more conservative, to signing a book deal to write
"Joe the Plumber: Fighting for the American Dream."
But then, maybe, more power to him?!
It is, after all, America.
