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Ohio agency head probed over alleged info hunt on 'Joe the Plumber'
The head of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has been placed on paid leave for allegedly approving a computer search for personal information about "Joe the Plumber."

Helen Jones-Kelley, a Democrat, is being investigated over whether a state computer or state e-mail account was used to assist in political fundraising, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland said in a statement. Strickland, also a Democrat, did not specifically mention Samuel Joe Wurzelbacher of Toledo, a.k.a. Joe the Plumber.

Wurzelbacher told NewsMax he was "angered" by the background checks state officials ran after John McCain invoked his name in a presidential debate. "I'm just a private citizen ... That scares me just for the simple fact that other people might hesitate on questioning our elected officials and that worries me greatly for America," he said. "I'm not real happy about that at all."

As for the election results, he said, "I'm disappointed, but the American people have spoken. They've gotten what they wanted. Now it's time to make sure that he goes to work for us. He's got a lot of work to do."

Meanwhile, Wurzelbacher has paid his delinquent $1,200 tax bill and had the lien on his house lifted, the Associated Press reports.
Posted by: Fred 2008-11-08
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=254654