Nov 21 2008
Joe the Plumber Lands Book Deal
The New York Times is reporting that Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, the presidential campaign fixture and John McCain advocate better known as Joe the Plumber, won’t have to open his own plumbing business just yet: he has signed a deal to write “Joe the Plumber: Fighting for the American Dream.”
Speaking of Joe the Plumber, the Inspector general has ruled that Ohio agencies snooped improperly on Old Joe. No charges have been filed yet.
Helen Jones-Kelley, the suspended director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, “had no legitimate agency function or purpose to support her decision” to check on the newly minted political figure, the report states…
The report reached no conclusion on whether Jones-Kelley’s approval of the checks were politically motivated.
“However, the circumstances surrounding the unauthorized searches are exacerbated in light of the director’s sending and receiving e-mail related to a political activity through state resources,” the report said…
Charles said his report would be sent to the office of Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien for review…
The agency has no such policy in writing or records documenting such checks on the newly famous or rich, but state officials said the inspector general was provided with several examples of the practice from recent years.
