LESSONS FROM THE PLUMBER (NY Post)
Author: NY Post Editorial Board
Link: NY Post
Date Published: October 16th, 2008
Excerpt:
Who was the big winner in last night's presidential debate?
That would be Joe Wurzelbacher - "Joe the Plumber" - who Sunday demanded that Barack Obama explain why he should pay higher taxes for "fulfilling the American dream."
Obama confessed to the aspiring Toledo businessman that the taxes are important to "spread the wealth around."
To which John McCain said last night: "I'm not going to spread his wealth around. I'm going to let him keep his wealth." He added, "We need people like Joe the Plumber to create jobs."
McCain went on repeatedly to invoke Joe's name as he discussed health care, education and cutting federal spending.
It was Joe the Plumber as Everyman - and it seemed to work.
(Not surprisingly, Wurzelbacher came away from the evening saying that, on taxes, McCain "got it right.")
It remains to be seen whether the electorate agrees - but it was a confident McCain on display last night against an oft-defensive Obama.
Link: NY Post
Date Published: October 16th, 2008
Excerpt:
Who was the big winner in last night's presidential debate?
That would be Joe Wurzelbacher - "Joe the Plumber" - who Sunday demanded that Barack Obama explain why he should pay higher taxes for "fulfilling the American dream."
Obama confessed to the aspiring Toledo businessman that the taxes are important to "spread the wealth around."
To which John McCain said last night: "I'm not going to spread his wealth around. I'm going to let him keep his wealth." He added, "We need people like Joe the Plumber to create jobs."
McCain went on repeatedly to invoke Joe's name as he discussed health care, education and cutting federal spending.
It was Joe the Plumber as Everyman - and it seemed to work.
(Not surprisingly, Wurzelbacher came away from the evening saying that, on taxes, McCain "got it right.")
It remains to be seen whether the electorate agrees - but it was a confident McCain on display last night against an oft-defensive Obama.
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