After my brother’s hockey victory over Lakewood today, my family went to Panera Bread for lunch. Having enjoyed a lovely hot dog at the game, I sat contently in the corner reading the paper. The article was about Joe the Plumber.
What shocked me was that a couple weeks later, Joe is still a hot item. The article catalogued the lengths to which the RNC embraced his blue collarness. In fact their is a youtube like site where one can post their own Joe videos that may eventually make their way onto a commercial. Bizarre. What shocked me was the glanced over economic mumbo jumbo that was included with interviews of plumbers. The rhetoric wasn’t all too different that the usual economic savvy and concern that most American’s have – which consists of a disillusioned understanding of tax policy and their presumed cosmic consequences.
I’m not sure where I was going with this (I left for a snack and came back), but I can sum up with this: I am surprised at the desperation in past week of the republicans. It started with Joe, and was continued by charades like Sarah Palin actually appearing on SNL. I think their campaign is silly, and so was the Daily Record article. Thats all.
