Joe, your 15 minutes should be long over by now...

[MacBeth]

Joe the Economist


The ubiquitous Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, aka “Joe the Plumber” and “Joe the War Correspondent,” will soon add a new moniker to his profile — “Joe the Economist.” Politico reports that House GOP congressional aides decided to invite Wurzelbacher to a meeting on the stimulus in hopes that it will attract some media attention:

Wurzelbacher, who became a household name during the presidential election, will be focusing his talk on the proposed stimulus package. He’s apparently not a fan of the economic rescue package, according to members of the group.

If nothing else, GOP aides are using the appearance to get staffers to attend the 9 a.m meeting.

“In case you weren’t planning to attend CWG tomorrow morning, you might want to reconsider because Joe the Plumber will be joining us!” Kimberly Wallner, an aide to South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, wrote in a message to her e-mail list this afternoon.

Steve Benen comments, “This is what it’s come to for Republican staffers in Congress. In the midst of an economic crisis, and after balking at a stimulus package, the GOP is turning to an unlicensed plumber/campaign prop to discuss legislative strategy on economic policy.”


thinkprogress.org/2009/02/03/joe-the-economist/

[oskar]

I'm still waiting for his first report from the war zone.

[Pax]

This would be funny except that these people actually want to run the country.

Again -- I am not speaking of conservatives per se, or Republicans per se -- I mean those specific brand of conservatives/Republicans who see no absurdity whatsoever in inviting someone with a Sesame Street name to a historically critical economic summit during the worst economic downturn this country has faced since the Great Depression, those selfsame Republicans/conservatives who somehow unfortunately have come to politically represent the views and interests of the less absurdity-challenged lot.

And come to think of it, it's scary to think that apparently doing so will actually boost lawmaker attendance -- what, those lawmakers have better things to do?

The Republicans in Washington SERIOUSLY have to get back to the party of Reagan. Reagan wouldn't recognize what's going on now. Next, it'll be, "Real Life, Washington Edition: Flava Flav Goes to Washington," and that'll seem like a good idea to Republicans in Washington because those viking horns will scare the terrorists and that giant clock he always wears will show them their time is nearly up. That kind of logic is what is dominating conservative leadership thinking today, and, well, my god.

Give-me-a-break.