Joe The Plumber at the bat!

To use a baseball analogy last night John McCain was able to dink out a single with a pinch hit by Joe the Plumber (or was it an error by Obama?). John McCain now has a runner on first base but his situation is dire. It is the bottom of the ninth, two outs a base runner on first the home team is down by four runs and the fat lady is warming up her voice. Most of the loyal home fans are walking

towards the gates thinking the game is over.

In the words Yogi Berra, "It ain't over till it over" and "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." but it sure looks bad for John McCain and the home team.

John McCain was able to seize on the error that Obama made with Joe the Plumber. Earlier this week when Barack Obama was in Holland Ohio he had a dialog with a local businessman Joe Wurzelbacher (aka Joe the Plumber). In this dialog Obama was trying to explain to Wurzelbacher why it was good for him to pay higher taxes ( http://www.nypost.com/seven/10152008/news/politics/obama_fires_a_robin_hood_warning_shot_133685.htm)

Obama tells Wurzelbacher that he intends to "spread the wealth around". John Mcain was able to put a face on the Obama tax plan and was able to show how his tax plan hurts ordinary people.

John McCain chances of winning are slim to none but if he can keep relating to ordinary people he might have a chance.

If John MCain wins it will because of Joe the Plumber.