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After that debate, the media tracked this dude down, and interviewed him non-stop. Then McCain and the Republican machine turned this guy into an icon symbolizing the average guy, the face of blue-collar conservatism, the poster boy for the small business man, the hard working American just trying to earn enough money to support his family, send his kids to college and have a few employees to make his small business a success.

People actually asked Mr. Wurzelbacker his opinion on a whole host of topics, most of which he had not the tiny tiniest bit of information on, and the Republican Party, the official Republican Party, paraded this guy and his common man point of view for all the country to see. The fact that Joe came off like an ignorant boob, who believed what he believed and ignored facts and rationale seemed to be missed by the official Republican Party. Many of us found the guy rude, crude, with a mind as deep as a sugar spoon. Joe the Plumber was an icon, not a real guy.

Mr. Wurzelbacker was not a plumber and his name was not Joe. Oh, yeah, Joe was not even a Republican, not really. Joe is actually a fiscal libertarian. Not a good libertarian who has a clear aversion to all taxes under all circumstances, no, he is more of a general libertarian who hates taxes, but loves tax financed government services. Joe (Samuel) the (not uh) Plumber said he was quitting the Republican Party because he was so outraged by GOP overspending.

Next reporters asked what government programs Joe the Plumber would want cut from the Federal Budget and Joe the Plumber said he would NOT support any cuts in national defense, or Social Security, or Medicare or Medicaid. Again, Mr. Wurzelbacker cant seem to see the stupidity of his position. If Joe the Plumber wont cut social security, defense, or Medicaid/Medicare he has put more than two-thirds of the budget off limits .

How can he be outraged by GOP spending and still insist that more than 2/3rds of the budget has a big ole Kings X from the budget cutting ax just makes the jaw drop with shock and amazement. If Joe the Plumber is fed up with the Republican Party, then the GOP is in real trouble. Consider some of the Republicans (some call these folk Obamicans ) that have abandoned the GOP to give their support to President Obama and the Democrats: Jim Leach, Former Congressman from Iowa

Lincoln Chafee, Former United States Senator from Rhode Island

William Weld, Former Governor of Massachusetts

Arne Carlson, Former Governor of Minnesota

Wayne Gilchrest, Congressman from Maryland

Charles Mathias, Former United States Senator and Congressman from Maryland

Larry Pressler, Former Senator from South Dakota

Richard Riordan, Former Mayor of Los Angeles

Lowell Weicker, Former Governor and Senator from Connecticut

Claudine Schneider, Former Congressman from Rhode Island

Harris Fawell, Former Congressman from Illinois

Jim Whitaker, Fairbanks , Alaska Mayor

William Milliken, Former Governor of Michigan

Phil Arthurhultz, Former Michigan State Senate Majority Leader

Lou Thieblemont, Mayor of Camp Hill , Pennsylvania

Linwood Holton, Former Governor of Virginia

Jeffrey Hart, National Review Senior Editor

Andrew Bacevich, Professor of International Relations at Boston University

David Friedman , Economist and son of Milton and Rose Friedman

Christopher Buckley, Son of National Review founder William F. Buckley & former NR columnist

Andrew Sullivan, Columnist for the Atlantic Monthly

Wick Alison, Former publisher of the National Review

Michael Smerconish, Columnist for the Philadelphia Enquirer

CC Goldwater, Granddaughter of Barry Goldwater

Julie Nixon Eisenhower , daughter of President Nixon and daughter in-law to President Eisenhower .

Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of President Eisenhower