That all-important Village People endorsement

Is anyone more than a little annoyed at all this "Joe the Plumber" crap? I'm not talking about the man himself - Mr. Wurzelbacher can ride his 15 minutes of fame as far as it will take him, and that's the American way. (Memo to those of you who live in the future Rep. Wurzelbacher's district...Really?) I'm talking about McCain/Palin's incessant compulsion to identify voters by their professions.

First, there was Joe the Plumber. Today, Palin appeared again with someone named Tito the Builder. Who's next, Marco the Pre-Op Tranny Hustler? What, is McCain running for the mayor of Busytown?

By dragging these apparently hard-working Americans out on the campaign trail with them, McCain/Palin imply that their administration would be better for working people. Which is total BS, but most of us know that. At first the whole Joe thing was amusing - watching McCain attempt to channel Bill Clinton by mentioning Joe 47 million times during the last debate. But now it's just weird, and kind of creepy. Every time one of them call Obama a socialist, I want to say, "Oh yeah? At least he's not reducing people to their method of earning a paycheck."

And another thing. I'm sure Obama/Biden would just love to break me out in the middle o f a campaign rally. ("And here with me is Sara the Associatedirectorofcommunicationsandmarketingslasheditorial...") But they can't. Do you know why I can't run off to a political appearance in the middle of the day? Because I have a job. I'm at work, motherf*ckers. Hear, that, Joe and Tito? Just because I sit in an office all day instead of picking at my plumber's crack doesn't mean I'm less "American" than you, it doesn't mean my opinions matter less than yours and sure as hell doesn't mean that I contribute less to this country and its economy than you. If your job is such a massive part of your identity, than maybe you should get your ass off that podium and go the f*ck back to it. Sheesh.

In the meantime, I think McCain needs to get a new campaign song...

UPDATE: Joe the Plumber can see a synagogue from his house!