For Joe the Plumber, a Higher Tax Bracket?
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Thursday, October 30, 2008; 1:11 AM
Joe Wurzelbacher signs autographs at a McCain-Palin rally in Bowling Green, Ohio. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta) Joe the Plumber has signed with Jim the Publicist. The Ohio workingman who emerged as an election-year symbol of middle-class tax fears is now being repped by a Nashville PR firm known for its work with music acts. "He's had a deluge of requests" for appearances, Jim Della Croce, owner of the Press Office, told us. "Right now we're just planning on getting him through the week." Joe Wurzelbacher, 34, endorsed John McCain on Tuesday; yesterday he appeared with Sarah Palin at a rally in Bowling Green, Ohio, where thousands chanted his name -- but what next? With a PR team, clearly he's hoping for offers to put him in a much higher tax bracket. "He's a focused, dynamic speaker, and he's touched a nerve with the common man," Della Croce said. He wouldn't
