President Obama's campaign manager David Plouffe went under the radar after his boss was elected president but now has a new book out, "The Audacity to Win." On "The Daily Show" he discusses the president's long-term vision for health care, the environment -- and how a light saber comes in handy.

 

 

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Well that didn't take long. Funny or Die jumped into the Joe Wilson fray with this spoof about the South Carolina congressman's new "reality" show. The premise of the show: Joe Wilson goes around calling ordinary people liars. Episode 1: Joe Wilson shows up when Dave proposes to Tammy...

With health care overhaul caught in a legislative crossfire on Capitol Hill, Republicans seem ready to go into overdrive to deep-six any plan that will emerge.

GOP National Committee Chairman Michael Steel has joined that assault , declaring that President Obama's initiative amounts to socialism.

In an interview on CNN, though, Steele couldn't name his own insurance provider -- a statement the Democratic National Committee pounced on and proliferated.

 

But at least he has one, unlike an estimated 46 million Americans or so.

 

 

We missed this at the time, and maybe you did too - Barack Obama doing his own "Top Ten" list on David Letterman.