Speculation has been whizzing around about Joe the Plumber. A lot of it is compelling.
I thought it would be wise to take a step back and see what we do know. I am worried about this blowing up the same way that Bush's National Guard documents did.
In that case, there were forged documents that confirmed what we all knew to be true. But because the "proof" was demonstrably fake, it blew up that whole line of attack.
And there is an even more important angle here, and it is worth a read:
It seemed pretty clear to me from the get-go, and probably pretty clear to Obama, that this wasn't an Obama voter. And yet what did Obama do?
He engaged Joe the Plumber. He spoke with him for five minutes, outlining his plans for the economy. And he tried to convince Joe the Plumber that he was right.
You should read it. (Of course by the time I hit publish, I see that it is at the top of the Rec list!)
But I wanted to find out what I could about the Wurzelbackers. Here is what I have so far. It involves the actual connection between two Roberts, a Richard, and a plumbing business...
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