Also, here's an update to this diary Eyes on the Ball: Health Coverage Reform, Not Wilson about the now infamous South Carolina Republican congressman 'Joe' Wilson (it turns out his real name is "Addison"):

"As of 11:15 p.m. PDT, ActBlue has tallied $72,178 for Rob Miller, Wilson's foe in the next election"...

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And I'm sure more has been raised since then.

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Here's an excerpt from a column in the Washington Post about the Republicans shooting themselves in the foot (please excuse that pun)during President Obama's speech:

"Republicans' Audio-Visual Problem: It's always a mistake to assume that the only thing viewers take from a nationally televised speech is the words the president is using. If so, the White House could simply release the remarks and be done with it. Visuals (and audio) matter. And, the two most compelling pieces of audio-visual that came out of tonight's speech -- House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (Va.) checking his blackberry and Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) shouting "you lie" at Obama -- don't work in Republicans' favor. Remember that while the American public is not sold on Obama's health care plan, overwhelming majorities say they favor the two sides working together to solve the nation's problems. The more Republicans look like they are opposing the Democratic plan for partisan reasons, the more danger they are in politically."