Obama: 'If you misrepresent what's in the plan, we will call you out'  —  The White House has released excerpts of President Obama's address to Congress tonight:

THE OBAMA PLAN: STABILITY & SECURITY FOR ALL AMERICANS  —  “It will provide more security and stability to those who have health insurance.  It will provide insurance to those who don't.  And it will lower the cost of health care for our families, our businesses, and our government.”

BREAKING: The News in the Speech  —  Looks like there's some news in the speech after all.  Quite a bit.  —  On the policy front, President Obama tonight endorses, clearly and unambiguously, a requirement that everybody obtain insurance—that is, an individual mandate.  He has not done that before, not this explicitly.

Obama: ‘Now is the time’  —  Declaring “now is the time to deliver on health care,” President Barack Obama on Wednesday night will challenge supporters and critics alike to work toward a bill that will protect Americans who have insurance, provide coverage to those who don't and curb the growth of health care costs.

Thomas Friedman is a Liberal Fascist — By: Jonah Goldberg  —  Mark beat me to it, but I must put in my two cents.  Thomas Friedman writes: … So there you have it.  If only America could drop its inefficient and antiquated system, designed in the age before globalization and modernity and …

O.C. Assemblyman Duvall resigns amid recorded sexual comments  —  Orange County Assemblyman Michael Duvall, who was caught on an open mike making sexual comments, resigned today.  —  “I am deeply saddened that my inappropriate comments have become a major distraction for my colleagues in the Assembly …

OC Assemblyman In Bed With Lobbyist . . . No, Literally In Bed  —  SACRAMENTO—Freshmen legislators arriving in Sacramento receive advice from veteran politicians about the intricacies of working in California's capital.  One of those tips is to remember that microphones broadcasting legislative debates …

“You Lie!”  [Video]  —  The member of Congress who yelled that the president was a liar during the speech was Rep. Joe Wilson (R) of South Carolina.  Here's his official website.  —  I can't think of anything like it in recent history.  Here's the video (particularly note Pelosi's reaction.)

A voice from the floor on illegal immigrants: ‘Lie’  —  One of the most persistent conservative concerns about health care legislation is that it will provide health care to illegal immigrants — and the heated claim spilled onto the floor of President Obama's address to a joint session …