I've never written about, nor mentioned Joe Wurzelbacher, aka Joe the Plumber here at the Left Coast Rebel. Not for any particular reason other than the fact that I just haven't found him to be all that interesting. Frankly I think that I have a lot more to offer than he does, I just wish that I had the soapbox. Then again, perhaps I don't. However he was interviewed in Editor and Publisher recently and I took note of a few things that he said, particularly about Sarah Palin:
Regarding Palin, the former Republican vice presidential candidate now making
her rounds across the country on a book tour, Wurzelbacher told E&P he hopes
she is not a candidate for president in 2012.
"I hope she doesn't (run) because I think she could do a lot for America outside of office," Wurzelbacher said. "And I think she could rally Americans to get together and make some changes from the grassroots level. I think she could be an incredible rallying point, and I think that's where she could serve America best."
He may be right here about Palin. Do you agree with Joe?
Via Memeorandum
8 comments:
LCR,
"Frankly I think that I have a lot more to offer than he does."
Yes, you do!
He nailed Obama on that question in his classic confrontation and got Obama to admit that he was all about wealth redistribution. Joe should have gone on the attack and become an agent for change, especially after all of that digging into his private life by the Ministry of Thought Control that passed for Obama's campaign team and now his administration.
Instead, he tolerated that and became a parser of words.
One should not bear Joe too much ill will, however. He is entitled to his opinion. However, I find him a lot like Bill O'Reilly: straddles the fence and gives us pause in our effort to rid ourselves of the idiots in office.
I feel sorry for Joe; I do not for BORe.
But, as you said, LCR, folks like you deserve the soapbox nowadays.
Joe, thanks for your insights- much appreciated.
Now get over here and fix my toilet- it's still making that funny sound, lol
he is 100% correct. If Palin wins the nomination in 12, we will have four more years of Obamanation. She is too damaged to win a national election.
I love her and think she is voice that is needed in this country. But, please don't run in 12.
@ Boncka - Thank you! I agree, Joe is a lot like O'Reilly in that he straddles too much. Although I liked some of the things that he said, I'm not sure how he bizarrely became the standard bearer of the GOP flame. It truly showed me just how much trouble we were in, in 2008.
@ James - Thought you would say that!
@ Conservative Girl - I repsect your point,I'm a fan but am aware of the obstacles, we'll see!
It's a big problem.
One big factor is that a few years ago, in the last election, the "I'm fresh, young, ernest, smart but lacking in experience pitch might have sold pretty well.
Unfortunately, after Obama's hopey, dopey change disaster, most people are going to want a lot of experience and a fat resume next time.
This wouldn't be a problem, except that most of those folks experience consists selling out to the statists for some earmark or another.
We just don't have a deep bench yet of trustworthy classical liberal Republicans. She's got to be in the game. She's got heart! She ain't dumb, she plays hard and most importantly you generally know which team she's on.
I think we will have a better idea by this time next year. It is hard to say if she would be right or not. three years is a long time and anything is possible. She is one of only three possible candidates I would vote for.
I think it's too soon to know whether she should run, although the current Republican choices aren't that inspiring either. She, on the other hand, is very motivating and inspiring. She's also the reason why I voted for McCain in the last election. However, I'm still bothered that she left as Governor of Alaska. Time will tell.
Do you realize how bizarre Palin and Joe-the-Plumber seem to other people? Maybe Palin will run and prove to me that wrong. It blows my mind that anyone even cares about an unlicensed plumber's opinion on the matter.
It seems to me the best hope would be someone non-ideological; someone who would not grow gov't spending or do anything radical, just focus on cleaning up some of the campaign finance system.
It seems like gov't is a self-perpetuating problem. Once we turn over healthcare to the gov't it becomes a legitimate debate whether tax dollars should be used to fund abortion. I'm sure my rep will call for the federal healthcare system not to buy non-critical treatments tested on animals and push for carbon-neutral fabrication and distribution, all things I personally support but shouldn't be part of the debate. People should be free to spend their money as they like. It seems like gov't doing stuff is the real problem.
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