Saturday, October 18, 2008

Analysis: McCain jumps around in bid to stop Obama (Associated Press)

If you aren't already sick of hearing about the semimythical "Joe the Plumber," this oughta do it. -BV

October 18, 2008
"Joe Wurzelbacher was supposed to be the Republican presidential candidate's ace in the hole — an average, working-class Joe whose dreams of something better might be thwarted by Obama's plans. The Ohio plumber challenged Obama's tax policies and got the Democratic presidential nominee to say he wanted to 'spread the wealth around.' McCain told Wurzelbacher's story at the final debate Wednesday in a bid to paint Obama as a tax-raiser out of touch with regular Americans.

"But Wurzelbacher's story didn't quite hold up under inspection..."

Read the entire story at the Associated Press
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hevgMEB4X2XNT3umP8t2lFh36NlQD93SP9B80

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