The Wurzelbacher Party?

C’mon, Republicans. Really? Having Samuel “Joe the plumber” Wurzelbacher address your gathering?

And having him in to talk about the President’s stimulus package?

According to Politico, a staff-member of Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) sent an email to members of Congress, gushing, “In case you weren’t planning to attend…you might want to reconsider because Joe the Plumber will be joining us!”

The GOP is mostly mum about what Wurzelbacher said. But Politico reports that Wurzelbacher advised Republican congressional leaders to “go in there and kick some ass.”

Ah, statesmanship.

“He’s an interesting person for staffers to hear from,” one conservative told Politico, “and it certainly helps us get an understanding about how the stimulus debate is playing out in the country with regular folks.”

Sigh.