JOE THE PLUMBER

Joe the Plumber was probably fucking his receptionist in a trailer somewhere, completely unaware he was the obvious star of last night's debate. As the New York Times noted, McCain threw everything he could at Obama, including the kitchen sink and the plumber.

Joe the Plumber has a business worth more than a quarter of a million dollars a year, so I'm not sure I feel that bad. How many employees does he need? Someone to wipe, someone to flush?

Joe the Plumber will turn out all right-- but what about Rosie the Riveter? McCain made a very distinctive choice, when talking about Supreme Court Justices, to suggest he wouldn't have a litmus test, except that he would only appoint justices who agreed with McCain that Roe vs. Wade was a badly decided decision and should be overturned. Duh! Isn't that the supreme litmus test? Shout-out to the evangelicals!