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In our country, the average American is a law-abiding person who works hard to pay his or her debts, including taxes and student loans. For this type of person, government bailouts are unnecessary. Sadly, presidential candidates do not seem to be interested in appealing to this type of voter. For example, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has campaigned on a plan to eliminate student tuition debt. This has not pleased those students and their parents who worked hard, and maybe took on an extra job, to pay these burdensome debts. On Monday, one of those fathers confronted Warren at a...

<p>Samuel Wurzelbacher, who on Thursday morning accused CNN of being like TMZ and trying to trap him with “gotcha questions,” explained to POLITICO immediately following the tense interview that he is “sick of the gossip and drama.”</p> <p>Reached on his cellphone after his early morning TV hit, Wurzelbacher, better known to many Americans as “Joe the Plumber,” explained why he had gotten flustered.</p>

Joe’s question about taxes threw a wrench into Barack Obama’s campaign pitch. So, oh what a background check Joe got. Within days, reports were all over the news that Joe owes back taxes, he doesn’t have an Ohio plumber’s license, his real name is Samuel, and he is — shock and horror — a registered Republican. Within days, Obama and Biden were holding up Joe to [1] public ridicule, and by implication mocking any American working stiff who might have the audacity [2] to want to earn more than $250,000 per year. Obama may be full of talk about delivering the American dream, but he apparently has enormous disdain for Americans who actually sweat to earn it...

Joe the Plumber's' AZ driver license suspended Comments 6 | Recommend 4 Daniel Newhauser, For the Tribune A plumbing license is not the only license "Joe the Plumber" is having troubles with. The former Mesa resident has a suspended driver's license and outstanding court fines in Arizona, according to Mesa Municipal Court records. "Joe," whose real name is Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, was referred to more than 20 times by Republican Sen. John McCain in Wednesday night's presidential debate for questioning Democratic Sen. Barack Obama's tax policy. The man portrayed by McCain to be the typical, hardworking American revealed this week...

Today, 08:03 PM CCClinton Anyone else find it disconcerting that...... The media has done more in-depth investigating of "Joe the Plummer" in 2 days then they've done of Barack Obama in 2 years????? Today, 08:08 PM sadie Location: CA Just about EVERYTHING the media has done this election cycle is disconcerting to me. We now know more about poor Joe than the guy who wants to be President. That's not at all back asswards!! #3 Today, 08:09 PM diane You said it! Not to mention Palin! To bad that army of "reporters" sent to Alaska wasn't sent to Obama's block...

The media’s finally starting to vet acquaintances of Barack Obama. Wurzelbacher registered as an apprentice with the Ohio State Apprenticeship Council in November 2003, according to Dennis Evans, spokesman with the Department of Job and Family Services. Records show his training, which was sponsored by A & W Newell Co. of Toledo, should have been wrapped last year. “We don’t have a record of completion,” Evans said. “All we know is that he registered in the program and has gone through to the point where we should have record of completion, but we don’t.” And that’s not the only record...

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The new line of attack should be "Spread the Wealth". It's easy to understand and it is in the area that Obama thinks he is strongest on. All of his policies should be summed up with three words, "Spread the wealth". Explain his "tax" policy and end the ad with Karl Marx's "Spread the wealth". Health care policy, "Spread the wealth". If Americans want socialism fine but make sure they understand that his policy is "Spread the wealth". Don't think of "Change we can believe in". This of "Spread the Wealth". What does Karl Marx, Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro and...