Meet Joe Crack

OK, first of all we all know by now his name isn't Joe and that he isn't actually a plumber. Why isn't he a plumber? Because he didn't pay his taxes and as a result, doesn't have the appropriate contracting licence. Curiously enough, Bunky seems to spending a fair amount of time these days blasting certain Democrats for (say it with me now) not paying their taxes. Feel free to insert relevant commentary about pots and kettles.

On the plus side, his completely artless excuses for why his case is different from that of the people he currently feels himself fit to criticize serve to illustrate, beautifully, the fact the current batch of so-called conservatives are as hypocritical as they are predictable. 'Tis far more difficult to be seduced by a snake-charmer when he has such prominent warts.

Interestingly, the man seems to be dispelling rumors that he was planning a run for the House. I'll refrain from speculating why (actually, I'll only refrain from posting my speculation) and instead point out some of the language that came up in when he was briefly interviewed by Tim Farley on POTUS. Let's start with his claims of feeling as though his current status as a cult celebrity is an onerous task he fulfills out of a sense of duty. If Bunky actually didn't want to be a mascot for his particular batch of fanboys then he'd quietly slip off the radar and head back to Ohio. Presently he's working for PJTV and I get the idea he isn't averse to the occasional book signing, since he's got one of those out too.

On the note of his rumored run for public office, he stated that he wasn't interested in doing so now, instead wanting to focus of raising his son to be a good, Christian man...because we need more of those. His words, not mine. I'll bite my tongue here and settle for reminding the man that not paying his taxes might qualify as setting a poor example for that son of his. Unsurprisingly he also said that after his son is raised and off to college that he'd consider a run, because we need honest people interested in the public good rather than their own aggrandizement. He lumps all the politicians from both wings together here, basically setting himself up as their superior. I can practically hear the first strains of "Fanfare for The Common Man" as he tries to sell this sort of "average guy ascendant" rhetoric.

If you need surgery done, do you want a surgeon, or one of your drinking buddies? If you need representation in court, do you look for a lawyer or just ask for a volunteer from the bowling alley? Do you want your house built by an engineer? Do you want your wars fought by professional soldiers?

Why on earth would you even suggest that any random, "normal" citizen is better qualified to run the nation's affairs than, say, a specialist in constitutional law?

I don't doubt that everyone enjoys playing "if I was in charge." The fact is though that the vast majority of citizens aren't qualified to lead a sewing circle, let alone the nation. Brother Sam would be better advised to pay up is taxes, get licence and get some professional credibility in his own trade before trying to teach others theirs.