AP calls "Joe the Plumber" a "myth"

AP via Huff Post:

Facts have taken a beating in Campaign '08.

Each in his own way, John McCain and Barack Obama have produced enduring myths, amplified by their running mates and supporters. When a non-licensed plumber who owes back taxes and would get a tax cut under Obama is held out by McCain as a stand-in for average working Americans who should vote Republican, you know truth-telling is taking a back seat to myth-making.

And in many ways, Joe the Plumber does represent every American. Every American who has been duped for years into voting Republican against their own self-interests. (Well, though not every American is a tax cheat.)