Where did Joe the Plumber go?

Apparently Joe the Plumber has been briefing congressional Republicans on Gaza!

I’m not sure when this happened, but I just saw it while reading about an interview Jeb Bush did with Esquire, (Jeb Bush being one of the dimwits that was fathered by George G.W. Bush):

Told that Joe the Plumber had briefed congressional Republicans on Gaza, Bush launched into a defense of intellectualism. “I think it’s okay to have a deeper understanding of things. I think it’s okay to talk in three-syllable words. The world we’re living in is incredibly complex,” he told the magazine. “And simplifying things to the point where you’re misunderstanding where we are as a nation isn’t going to help people overcome their fears or give them hope that they can achieve great things. I don’t get inspired by shameless populism.”

Now, there are a few problems in the above quote, but mainly, what the hell is Joe the Plumber doing talking about Gaza or anything else with congressional Republicans?  I’m having a hard time believing this actually happened.

It’s one thing if Joe just hangs around the congressional cafeteria giving out advice on all sorts of things he doesn’t understand, which is probably what happened, but it’s quite another to think he’s actually briefing congressional republicans….I’m going to assume it’s the former so that I can retain some level of respect for Republicans.

Oh, damn.  The last bit of respect I had after hearing that news was wasted away by Senator Sylvia Allen of Arizona with this quote:

I can’t say enough how it’s time that we get beyond and start focusing on this technology we have and move forward into the future so that our grandchildren can have the same lifestyle we have.

This Earth’s been hear 6,000 years — and I know I’m going on and on and I’ll shut up — it’s been here 6,000 years, long before anybody had environmental laws, and somehow it hasn’t been done away with.

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2009/07/09/maybe-sylvia-allen-was-bitten-by-a-radioactive-moron

Okay, back to Jeb Bush’s earlier quote.  I’m actually a bit relieved that Jeb made it clear it’s okay to talk in three-syllable words.  I wasn’t sure what the deal with that was.

He even through out a few out in his quote.  Once you start reaching four though you become a socialist, so be very wary about crossing that line.   I heard Arlen Specter used a bunch of four syllable words and soon thereafter he became a Democrat.

I think Joe the Plumber made up the rule about using three-syllable words while briefing Congress and it was adopted by most Republicans almost immediately.  (Wow, how many syllables in Republican??  I suppose to avoid looking like a populist I’ll pretend I can’t count that high.  I hope it’s not more than three though or Jeb’s on a dark path to becoming a Democrat.)

Here is a bit more from the article just for fun:

He downplayed the president’s approval ratings, which remain above average. “First of all, who cares?” he said.

“His popularity is no greater – in fact it’s less – than what my brother’s was during the beginning of his tenure, in a time of unbelievable friction, if you think about it, because of the 2000 election. His approval ratings were higher than Barack Obama’s during his first one hundred days.”

According to the most recent CNN/Opinion Research Corporation polls, Obama’s approval ratings have averaged several points higher than President George W. Bush’s were at the same point in their presidencies.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/09/jeb-bush-i-dont-know-if-obama-is-a-socialist/