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Joe the Plumber

I'm fairly sure most of you have at least a passing aquaintance with Joe the Plumber from Ohio. He's been mentioned at least once a day somewhere since Obama's swing through Ohio last weekend. If you haven't heard the story by now, this guy named Joe who is a plumber asked Obama if his proposed tax plan would hurt him since he plans to buy a business that will make more than $250,000 per year. John McCain has used this exchange to try and show that Obama's policies are going to hurt Joe and others like him.  Joe got some serious air time during the debate tonight courtesy of McCain who promptly beat the whole Joe exchange farther into the ground than it already has been. He addressed Joe directly a few times throughout the night as well as refrencing him indirectly.  I'm sure he thought it would be a nice touch, but to be honest it just made him sound sort of wacky. Joe was also mentioned a couple times by Obama.   I actually can't wait for the interview with Joe that is now almost a certainty. I'd like to hear what he thinks of his sudden role as the face of the everyman. Enjoy your moment in the spotlight Joe.