Say it ain't so Joe...

It seems this campaign season is all about people named Joe...everyone from Joe Biden to Joe Six Pack to Joe the Plumber. Just when you think we can't squeeze in another Joe, we get this offering from Joe McCain:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/10/24/mccain.brother.911.call.wjla

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081025/ap_on_el_pr/joe_mccain911

Seems this Joe has his brother's temper and decided that he was too important to wait in traffic with everyone else. Given his voice mail greeting, I might have to agree since he isn't available due to involvement in an "important family political project". His response to the VM is classic as he is angry that a lowly operator called him back to let him know his use of 911 was bordering on criminal. How dare that person call him...don't they know who he is?

After he cooled down, Joe did acknowledge it was a mistake but find his "apology" a bit lacking...Joe McCain said: "I feel terrible about having hurt the campaign over this incident. I won't be doing any more campaigning because of that." That's not really an apology and there is no sense of remorse for his actions outside of his fear that he may have hurt his brother's chances at becoming President. No worries Joe as I think John has done a fine job of torpedoing his own campaign and you’re not important enough to make a difference...even if you think you are.

Speaking of Joe the Plumber, it seems he is now actively considering a bid for Congress. Maybe he should check out the unscientific poll on CNN that shows 84% would NOT vote for him. Even though the poll isn’t statistically valid, it is a good barometer on the pulse of people in general and we are all saying (loudly) “Please go away….now!” Once the election is over, he will fade away into oblivion so maybe he better change his VM message to let the world know he is on “important political business” while he still has the opportunity.

Please don’t think I am against all people named Joe…quite the opposite. I happen to like quite a few people named Joe…like Joe Satriani, Joe Frazier and even Joe Piscapo on occasion. At least these guys are smart enough to know that simply being named Joe doesn’t make them qualified for public service. OK, somebody may need to call Piscapo...