"Joe the Plumber" was some poor schmuck who asked a perfectly valid question and had his [censored] handed to him on a platter by the media.

It's all about headlines. They found the "average Joe", quite literally, and tore him to pieces. The media could have held the higher standard and reported the question and the candidate responses, but no.....

And Obama's plan was a campaign speech. Wait until it is fully developed. I am sure that disclaimers such as "the extent of the problems were not revealed until I was elected" or some other B.S.