Pat Dollard

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Guys … I gotta tell you. I’ve got a growing good feeling about this. These are folks on the ground level of business in this country. They are the backbone of our economy. And typically they lean democrat for that old fable “They’re for the working man”.

But they are seeing Hussein for who/what he is.

How many “Joes” are out there that will help carry McPalin across the finish line in some “Hail Mary” pass?

Meanwhile, Joe 2, drop your drawers and assume the position. The MSM would like to have a look …

Sidebar UPDATE on Ohio’s Joe The Plumber … DKos just published Joe’s home address.

Now, wasn’t that sweet of them? They are soooo helpful when they want to be.

By Hayes Hickman – (Knox News)

Joe the Plumber, of Knoxville, that is, says he’s less concerned about whether he gets a tax break if his customers still can’t afford to hire him.

Still, Joe Shanks, a licensed master plumber and owner of Joe’s Plumbing Service in the Cedar Bluff area, has followed the presidential campaigns the same as his much-quoted counterpart in Toledo, Ohio, who questioned Democratic Sen. Barack Obama over his proposed tax hike for those who make more than $250,000 a year.

Shanks said his business, which he jointly runs with his wife, Catherine, doesn’t earn the couple nearly that much income.

Especially lately, with business at about half what he usually handles, thanks to a flailing national economy that has left would-be customers skittish about hiring him.

“I can’t make money right now,” explained Shanks, who’s been in business for 25 years. “I’ve had to lower my prices just to get the job. I’m going for that cheap dollar – I have to.”

Shanks, an independent voter, said he’s supporting Republican Sen. John McCain, citing the official’s career experience in office as the deciding factor for him.

“I’d just feel more comfortable, confident and safe with McCain,” the plumber said. “McCain’s been there. Obama’s just not that experienced.”

Shanks likened the decision to a homeowner in need of a plumber – would you hire the guy who just got his trade license, he asked, or a seasoned professional?

More details as they develop online and in Friday’s News Sentinel.