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Joe the Plumber trashes McCain in new book


Hey, Joe the Plumber is back.  And just like Bruce Willis — with a vengeance.


Well, he’s got a book out (who doesn’t?).  And in the fine tradition of Scott McClellan, he’s biting the hand that fed him.  Or perhaps snarking down the whole arm.  We don’t know.  The book’s not quite out yet. He’s just promoting it.


“When I was on the bus with him, I asked him a lot of questions about the bailout because most Americans didn’t want it to happen - yet he voted for it,” he said.  “At the same time he’s talking about making someone famous if they even think about putting pork in the bill.  We all know how much pork was in the $700 billion bailout package.  Why did he vote for it?”


“I asked him pretty direct questions, and some of the answers you guys are going to receive … they appalled me,” he said apparently alluding to the promise that his book will be a tell-all.  “I was angry.  I wanted to get off the bus after I talked to him.”


Why didn’t he?