No doubt spooked by the surge of donations to presumptive 2010 opponent Rob Miller-Miller's raised over $700,000 as of this writing-South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson has released this video, apologizing for shouting "You lie!" at the President of the United States and, uh, also asking for some money so that he can continue to "speak up and speak loudly," which I'm sure the Republican House leadership will be totally thrilled by. Meanwhile, for historical perspective, the Washington Post has an infographic of other wacky South Carolinian political activities throughout history; it mentions Strom Thurmond twice but respectfully neglects that whole Fort Sumter unpleasantness. Anyway, Wilson's probably [...]