Samuel Wurzelbacher aka Joe the Plumber, that reluctant and self-effacing, or is it self-impaling for at times I cannot tell, hero of the American conservative movement has given an interview to that erudite journal of evangelical conviction, Christianity Today. Mr. Wurzelbacher certainly is one for new careers, perhaps all best filed under the rubric of prostitution, for since his fortuitous encounter with Barack Obama back in October that lifted him to these heights of conservative fancy he has played at being a war correspondent, an author and a pundit. And he has been an epic fail at all of these for it seems conservatives these days are all about self-flagellation for they keep on trotting him out for another bout as a whipping post. He must enjoy playing the fool for he sure does excel at it.

He is first asked what about conservatism appeals to him as a Christian. He replies that conservatism "is about the basic rights of individuals" adding the "God created us" and that "the Founding Fathers based the Constitution off of Christian values." They go "hand-in-hand" he assures us. Damn better make sure the President adds him to his short list for the Supreme Court. Joe the Constitutional scholar. He further adds that he feels a connection to the Republican party "because individual freedom should not be legislated by the federal government."

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