On Skid Marks, I've been writing about Joe the plumber, a rightwing skinhead who got into the news this week because Speedbump McCain thought it'd be fun to make a big issue out of something Obama said when skinhead was complaining about taxes. Obama said he thought it would be good for the country if we spread the wealth around. Not sure, but I think those were his exact words, or pretty close anyway.
Obama was obviously talking about the general concept of improving economic conditions for the greatest possible number of people. To RWers like Joe and Speedbump, spreading the wealth around is code for a commie takeover. Personally though, I like the idea. I think a law should be enacted that would take forty million bucks from the combined incomes of Limbaugh, Hannity, and Bill O'Reilly and redistribute it to me, my two kids, and my bro in Houston. Ten million skins each. That would be spreading the wealth around for the good of the country; it would definitely improve my outlook on life. And if Limbo, Hannjob and Billo were "disincentived" to keep working, file that in the Tough Shit category.
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