Turning the tide thanks to Joe the Plumber

Things were going fine leading up to Barack Obama's coronation in January, until he walked into Joe the Plumber's neighborhood.

Funny, Obama has never backed off his comment that he supports income redistribution.

So the logical move for him is to attack Joe.

So what’s the big deal? Why the campaign against "Joe the Plumber"? As we know, Barack Obama inadvertently let down his guard and stated his economic philosophy more clearly than he had ever before – which smacked of socialistic redistribution of wealth: "I think that when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everyone," Obama remarked to Joe.

Obama's off the cuff "spread the wealth around" remark was recorded on video and soon viewed by millions on YouTube. Suddenly, millions of Americans became worried about what an Obama presidency might really mean.

What is so incredible here — and so very revealing — is that the Obama campaign and its media co-conspirators have beem twisting the facts to claim that what is significant about Obama's conversation with "Joe the Plumber" is not what Obama said, but rather who he said it to.

This is beyond ridiculous. It doesn't matter to whom the remarks were addressed. The point is that Obama made them.

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