Et tu, Joe?

Dragging out his 15 minutes of fame, Joe the plumber had not-so-kind words for John McCain, who tried to make him a symbol of his differences with Democratic rival Barack Obama on taxes.

Samuel J. Wurzelbacher confronted Obama over his tax plans during an Ohio campaign stop, prompting Obama to say he wanted to "spread the wealth." McCain jumped on the remark, and invited Wurzelbacher to appear at rallies.

But Tuesday on the Glenn Beck radio show, Wurzelbacher bashed McCain for supporting the $700 billion bailout of the financial industry. McCain, in fact, suspended his campaign and threatened to skip the first presidential debate in September to return to Congress to try to shepherd the deal.

"When I was on the bus with him, I asked him a lot of questions about the bailout because most Americans did not want that to happen, yet he voted for it," Wurzelbacher said. "At the same time he's talking about how he's going to make somebody famous if they even think about putting pork in the bill? We all know how much pork was in the $700 billion bailout package. And why did he vote for it? And I asked him pretty direct questions and some of the answers you guys are going to receive, you know, they appalled me, absolutely. You know, I was angry. In fact, I wanted to get off the bus after I talked to him."

Asked by Beck why he didn't get off the bus, Wurzelbacher replied, "Honestly because the thought of Barack Obama becoming President scares me even more."

Wurzelbacher had glowing words, however, for GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, calling her "absolutely the real deal."

"You know, I only got to spend a short amount of time with her but, you know, it was been asked if I felt any presence when I was with John McCain or Barack Obama," he said. "You know, with Sarah Palin, I don't want to say I felt a presence but she definitely had energy and she definitely went to work for American people, and it disgusts me on how often they try to bash her just for her sincerity. It's just, you know, she really wants to work for America and I mean, I wish people would listen to her and let them, and let her work for us. You know, she wants to serve us. She's not looking for power."