Joe the Plumber was always a joke.

His name isn’t Joe and he’s not a plumber.  He was just your average doofus who thought his lack of eduction made him Forest Gump.

Until today.  Today he drew the line in the sand to tell the parents who lost children in Santa Barbara that his hobby trumps their children’s lives.

He wrote an open letter to those parents, and found this the right time and place to say —

“In conclusion, I cannot begin to imagine the pain you are going through, having had your child taken away from you,” he wrote. “However, any feelings you have toward my rights being taken away from me, lose those.”

If the devil lives at the very bottom of hell, he’s gonna have to lift his foot to reserve a place for this guy.

If Joe the Plumber (Samuel Wurzelbacher) wants to make that the choice: his personal weakness and fetish or our kids, I’ll be happy to make that the battle.

The one thing he got right – he doesn’t know that pain.  He doesn’t even come close to knowing.

Sorry guys, but I just had to get this off my chest.