Toledo Represent

During last night's presidential debate, "Joe the Plumber" was mentioned some 25 times (that's 21 by Sen. McCain and 4 by Sen. Obama). I'd just like to point out that Joe is from TOLEDO, OHIO. Represent!

Seriously though, Joe's a small business owner (note that all plumbing businesses making less than $14 million a year are considered "small") whose firm makes about $280,000 a year and is thinking about expanding his plumbing enterprise. Joe asked Obama last week whether he would see higher taxes under an Obama plan.

Obama's answer: You would only see a 3% tax increase on revenue over $250,000 because your firm is part of the 5 percent of businesses nationally that are seeing those kinds of figures.

Joe's response on Fox News and later reappropriated by the McCain campaign: Redistribution of wealth is "kind of socialist."