Joe the Plumber clogs things up

I thought the 15 minutes of fame were over for Joe Wurzelbacher - the infamous Joe the Plumber who became a hero to right-wingers. I thought that pretty soon he'd be forgotten forever - like that weirdo who had his kids preach at their teachers every time they got in trouble at school.

But nope! Ol' Joe is back for more humiliation!

Wurzelbacher really wasn't even a plumber. In his jurisdiction, one needs a license to do plumbing work - which he didn't have. According to the Toledo Blade, Wurzelbacher was "not registered to operate as a plumber in Ohio, which means he's not a plumber."

But now he's taking his campaign of right-wing angst on the road.

Wurzelbacher was supposed to appear in Pittsburgh today for a rally against the much-needed Employee Free Choice Act. The plumbers' union, however, was furious at this grandstanding by someone who's not even a licensed plumber - so the union conducted its own gathering to support EFCA.

Unfortunately, many observers believe EFCA is already dead - which proves how lightweight today's congressional leadership is. With the Democrats controlling both houses of Congress for once, you'd think passing EFCA would be a slam-dunk. Sadly, however, the current crop of congressional Democrats would rather pass laws requiring Sudafed logs than EFCA. (Now you know why I switched to the Greens.)

We may have to have a nationwide general strike to pass EFCA.

(Source: http://www.postgazette.com/pg/09089/959354-100.stm)