Just when I get to hoist the GOP getting a much-needed face lift by getting an African-American chairman and appealing to this fresh new attitude of a bipartisan love-fest on Capitol Hill, I get this little nugget of information that sends all positive feelings of affirmation crashing down.
Joe the Plumber — the only thing more gimmicky than Sarah Palin in the 2008 election — will be the featured guest of honor at the Conservative Working Group in Washington, a collection of congressional aides and players who regularly meet to "strategize" for the Republican party.
I put "strategize" in quotes because I'm not sure if this qualifies; Strategy is usually reserved for progressive planning for a certain organization, and if this is their best shot, it's not strategy; It's folly.
The headline reads that he's fresh from his stint as a war correspondent in Gaza, which means someone else had the bright idea to cling to this guy's new found celebrity. The CWG is calling this man forward to discuss different ways to revamp the party, and forecast and plan for the future ahead.This is worse than the stuff Joe regularly sifts through during his more-ballyhooed nine-to-five job.
The GOP is using and admittedly taking the advice of a man who may be a popular voice among the Republican faithful, but came under fire in his own right for not paying his taxes, and we all know how faux pas that is these days with the falling out of Daschle and Killefer.
This man has no credentials, no promise, and little to show other than a brief flash-in-the-pan, 15 minutes of fame, coat-tail riding, made-for-cable-or-straight-to-video-movie style that seems to have got some people in Congress to say, "Hey! I'm void of any workable ideas! Let's see what this guy who fixes toilets has to say! He's been on television!"
If the Grand Old Party thinks clinging to a recently failed gimmick is the answer to some of their fundamental strategic problems, they've got more problems than I thought.
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1. I love Joe. He asked a question (one that I felt was important at the time) and became a celebrity for it. The guy realizes his time is almost up, and he's trying to make money with his fame. Don't fault the guy. That's America. Live the dream Joe.
ReplyDelete2. Dear GOP, Joe's fame is not only dead, but it's lame and tired. Joe is like tickle me Elmo. For a while, some people loved it, some people hated it. (Elmo love tax cuts) But now nobody gives a shit. Listen to Steele, and get Pelosi/Frank out of there.
...like now.
Joe the Plumber is making the rounds on Capitol Hill today. Who knows what "policy" he is pushing.
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