New baby, new website for 'Joe the Plumber' Wurzelbacher

Toledo-area political personality Samuel 'Joe the Plumber' Wurzelbacher is expecting a new baby next month and launching a new political website next week.

Wurzelbacher, who lost his GOP bid for Congress to longtime Toledo Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, has been sending out messages on Twitter that urge his followers to check out his new "Joe for America" website.

In an interview on Wednesday, Wurzelbacher said his new website is a joint effort between him and the Liberty Alliance. Its purpose is to encourage Americans to focus on the nation's problems rather than the symptoms of those problems.

"When you hire a plumber because no hot water is coming out of the kitchen sink faucet, you need to go to the water heater, not the faucet," he explained, adding that the website is still being "tweaked" and will officially launch next week.

He said the website will have "several full-time writers that want to share their thoughts," and that he expects to write once a week and post regular video monologs.

"My wife and son and I are very much looking forward to it," Wurzelbacher said of the new baby.

Wurzelbacher says he has "no plans, at this point" to seek public office again, and that the launch of his new website "just means I love America and I love what America stands for. and I want people to get involved."

"Yes, I am conservative, but that being said, the Second Amendment issue right now goes beyond party politics," Wurzelbacher said, describing recent visits to gun shows where he met people of all political views who found common ground in their agreement on the rights of gun owners.

"There is common ground we can look towards and hopefully make this counry better for all of us," Wurzelbacher said. "That is what Joe for America means. I want more jobs. I want veterans to have better benefits and not have them taken away. I want people to succeed in this country and have the tools to do so."

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New baby, new website for 'Joe the Plumber' Wurzelbacher