There's no doubt that Joe Wilson will become a wingnut celebrity. Benen:
Bruce Bartlett noted this morning, "He's become the new Sarah Palin of the Republican Party, where one's popularity is in inverse proportion to one's stupidity -- the stupider a Republican is these days the more popular he or she becomes."
Here's an illustration of this equation. The wingnuts might love him, but Wilson's opponent raised $41,000 last night based on Wilson's disrespectful outburst. $41,000 in a couple hours. Good job, Wilson!
Adding...
"And furthermore, one of the fundamental principles we have in America is that the president is the commander in chief of the armed forces and attempts to undermine the commander in chief during time of war amounts to treason."
—Pat Robertson, 12/07/05
UPDATE: The tally is up to $100,000 raised by Wilson's opponent.
UPDATE 2: It's up to $200,000.