Como what? -- or, say it ain't so Joe (if that's your real name!)

Here are some thoughts by Joe the Plumber[-six-pack-truck-driver-gas-station-attendant-anything-just-not-french-software-engineer] as expressed in his interview with Katie Couric.

• "McCain was solid in his performance."

Completely unjustified qualification, but we'll let that slide.

• " 250,000 and you're rich...100,00 you're rich...I mean, where does it end?"

This is a ridiculous attempt at claiming Obama's measurement of who's rich could turn into a "slippery slope". B didn't just make up that number, its based on the understanding that only a couple percentage points of the US population make that much or more. To put things in perspective: a US Senator makes 170k/yr.

[http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/97-1011.pdf]

I don't claim that a graduated tax is ideal, but its unquestionable that people making more than $250,000 are WELL-OFF. Yes, inflation is real but its not like we're Zimbabwe.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe_dollar]

• "...I asked a question and still got a tapdance..."

Dear Joe, please define "tap-dancing" for us?

Obama explained in detail how he will be taxed, and the philosophy of why he will be taxed. The tax rate will be 36% on his income before 250k, and 39% on the margin between 300k and 250k -- which was the same rate under Clinton. In addition he'll get a health insurance credit for his small business. Perhaps he zoned out while Barack was breaking down the nitty-gritty to him.

• "I have opinions and that's it, but everyone has opinions."

No, just stop it. I'm tired of this culture of "everyone is entitled to their opinion" nonsense. That poison is dangerous. Opinions need to be supported by facts, especially when your opinions effect the world, as this election will.

One thing that gets me is how reporters have to restrain themselves during interviews to appear unbiased. The dangerous thing is when small-town Joe says something illogical, and Katie Couric doesn't call him out on it, it gives his point the veil of sanity.

I suppose its all in fairness because as Stephen Colbert once said, "reality has a well-known liberal bias".

This guy will be forgotten by Monday.