Joe Wurzelbacher, a/k/a Joe the Plumber, R.I.P.

A Tea Party hero and figure, truly representative of 

the everyday American, himself being a "working stiff", 

Joe Wurzelbacher entered the spotlight as such 

when he boldly questioned then-candidate 

Barack Obama about his questionable economic 

policies in the 2008 presidential campaign, has

died. 

Getting the opportunity to talk to Obama at an event

in Wurzelbacher's home state of Ohio, he took it 

to Obama for his plans to raise taxes on some 

individuals and businesses. Obama's response? 

A reply typical of a socialist: "I think when you

spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody."

This exchange sharply defined the two men, along

with drawing the contrasts between them. 

Joe Wurzelbacher became a folk hero and 

Barack Obama became President of the United

States, the former riding a right-populist wave 

of notoriety and the latter riding a left-populist

wave. 

Wurzelbacher's exchange with Obama 

pointed out the yawning gap between not only 

the two men and their political/economic ideas

but between the establishment elites and the 

regular folk.

A Toledo, Ohio plumber, Wurzelbacher became  

known as "Joe the Plumber" after his exchange

with the near-future president, which had received 

considerable air time on cable news, topped off  

by Obama's opponent U.S. Sen. John McCain 

repeatedly referring to Joe by his "plumber" 

moniker in one of their presidential debates.

Sadly, in that presidential election the 

former won, but Joe Wurzelbacher became, 

at least for a time, a folk hero, especially to 

his side of the political spectrum.

Wurzelbacher's oldest son, Joey, announced that 

his father died after a very long and painful

illness; "The only thing I have to say is that he

was a true patriot." His father had the middle 

name Joseph (his actual first name was Samuel)

and was called and referred to as "Joe".

God rest you, humble yet unabashed patriot.

R.I.P.

MEM    

A Stroke of Luck?

U.S. Senator John Fetterman suffered a stroke in the 

middle of his campaign for a seat in the Senate. 

Prior to his unfortunate health setback he had been 

regarded as a most politically progressive Democrat,

a staunch left-winger if ever there was one. Despite

his stroke he was elected by the people of his home 

state of Pennsylvania, and far-lefties in the Keystone

State and around the country were delighted.

But after a short while the new senator made some 

unusual, and unexpected statements on several topics,

including the war between Israel and the Palestinians.

And the gobsmacked left-of-center set have, after 

getting over their shock at Sen. Fetterman's utterances,

asked collectively "What gives with Fetterman?"

They may even have thought that his stroke scrambled

his thinking process and capabilities.

Fetterman broke with the progs over Israel and the 

Palestinians by taking a strong, clear stand for Israel

over Hamas, which is allied with the Palestinians.

Furthermore, the new senator from Pennsylvania put

up posters of hostages outside his office, draped an

Israeli flag around his shoulders to the recent rally 

for Israel on the national mall, declaring "Israel is 

really a beacon of the kind of values, the American

values and progressive ideals, that you want to see."

And that's not all; Fetterman called for the resignation

of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) over an official 

having been accused in court of being an agent 

of the Egyptian government is still receiving classified 

intelligence briefings. And for the icing on the surprising

cake which Fetterman baked, he criticized the burgeoning

antisemitism and outright insanity on college campuses:

"As an alum of Harvard --- look, I graduated 25 years ago, 

and of course it was always a little pinko. But now, 

I don't recognize it." This statement is even stronger than

any and all criticisms of same from Republicans to date,

and it came from a supposedly very lefty Democrat!

And the cherry on top? Fetterman said flatly in an

interview with NBC News that he's "not a progressive."

Will this mean that hard-boiled left-wing Democrats 

in his state will attempt a recall? Or will they hold their 

horses long enough to reach election time and find a 

primary opponent to run against Fetterman?

Recent polling, however, shows that many Pennsylvanians

are happy that their new senator is more moderate and

and restrained than they at first thought. 

And they are breathing a giant sigh of relief in unison.

MEM

The Amazing Memory of Joe Biden

President Biden recently gave a speech in which he told

his audience that he remembers visiting Ground Zero 

the day after 9/11. His memory also has such gems as 

his Build Back Better program being a smashing success,

his inflation fighting strategies staving off higher inflation,

his efforts to reverse the rise in oil and gas prices working

well, his son Hunter being a good man, not involved in any

criminal activities in Ukraine or anywhere else, and his 

putting a thug named Corn Pop in his place back in his 

younger days. 

Our president is really in the wrong job and the wrong

occupation. He would be so much more successful, and 

more popular, as a fiction writer writing fiction novels,

calling on his unique memory stored up with memories

of what never was as well as never happened. 

Ah, what a waste of talent!

MEM  

Time is Being Stingy This Week

So sorry that your favorite Peasant can't be with you this week.

However, I can and will be with you next week! I got caught up

in a time crunch; too many things of urgent priority, too little time

to fit anything else into my schedule. 

I'll have everything sorted out by the coming week. We'll visit then!

Thanks to you all for your understanding and kindness!

MEM