Joe the Plumber was of little use to John McCain

McCain evokes the blue-collar worker as a potential victim of Obama's tax plan. Obama remains cool, even in the face of what seems like intentional baiting by McCain, who at times mutters and grunts.

By Mary McNamara, Times Television Critic
October 16, 2008

Next on "Access Hollywood," Joe the Plumber -- the guy who occupied so much of Wednesday night's presidential debate.

Mere minutes into the final presidential debate, John McCain evoked the blue-collar man as a potential victim of Barack Obama's tax plan -- one that would prevent him from buying his own business and, as the Republican candidate put it, from "living the American dream."


Me, I want to know more. How much is ol' Joe pulling in, anyway? What company is he trying to buy? A two-man operation or, say, Roto-Rooter? This, of course, we may never know.

But what we do know, for sure now -- courtesy of Joe the Plumber -- is that Obama is a liberal and McCain is a conservative. So thank you, Joe the Plumber.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-tvcritic16-2008oct16,0,6510039.story

Huh?