I would like to point out that I have no political allegiance to Joe the Plumber myself, and found that whole stunt quite pointless and populist. My criticism

I would like to point out that I have no political allegiance to Joe the Plumber myself, and found that whole stunt quite pointless and populist. My criticism is towards the parent's specific argument. I saw a strawman, and felt that it was doing a disservice to the topic.