Posts tagged “Joe the Plumber”
Distractions, Distractions
Back in 2009 when Joe the Plumber told Time that he had disavowed the Republican Party forever, former 1115 contributor Sarabeth predicted that he would “know better than to bite the hand that feeds him” and eventually return to the GOP. Little could she have predicted that he would come back in such a big [...]
The Shape Of Things To Come
Rep. Pete Sessions is the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), but his most enduring claim to fame, as of now, is his bold vision that the proper and fitting role model for Republicans in the time of Obama is the Taliban. Yesterday, Sessions announced that he has decided to target 80 vulnerable [...]
We Should Be So Lucky
So now that Joe the Plumber has decided to leave the Republican Party, are his 15,000 minutes of fame finally over? I’m betting that he knows which side his bread is buttered, and knows better than to bite the hand that feeds him. Regardless of what he said to Time, I doubt he actually ends [...]
Poetic Justice
Here’s one of the giants of the conservative movement, in a reflective moment: I don’t know if the American public deserve me, but my son definitely deserves my time now. That was Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher. One, I don’t know about the American public, but the Republican party certainly deserves him. Two, I do [...]