The Republicans' Next Rhetorical Joe

Okay, this is not exactly the progression I had expected in Republican examples of people named 'Joe' whose values to follow:

• Joe Sixpack,
• Joe the Plumber, and now
• Joe McCarthy

(Note: not from McCain/Palin -- another Republican.)

Now, is this someone who failed to learn her history and accidentally stumbled in the direction of repeating it, or someone who did learn from history and really wants to repeat it?