Did'ja hear the one about...

...George Tierney of Greenville South Carolina?

Boy, that George Tierney of Greenville South Carolina's sumthin', huh?

(Yeah, I'm late to the party, but the new Blogger editor had me locked out for a couple days. Found my way back to the old interface and everything's as good as, well, old...)

Tweet of the day.

Darryl, aka @hominidviews…

Every time Sarah Palin makes a media statement, God kills an historian.

I seem to be…

…@UpperLefty. Yep, I've joined the ranks of twitterers, or twitists, or whatever it is that I seem to have become. Here's the news that finally brought me into the fold...

...Jesse Lee will move from the new media department into a role in the communications department as Director of Progressive Media & Online Response...

…and the official White House Twitter account that Jesse got with the job.

I've followed Jesse from the D-Trip to the Speaker's office to the White House, and now into the twittersphere. I don't know how much I'll be contributing to the fray over there, but I'll probably find a few more folks to follow. Any suggestions from the veteran twitites among y'all?

Map of the day.

Via Fran at Crooks & Liars...

Signs of the times.

Via Maddow Blog...

Just the facts.

Via nicole at Political Ruminations...

Matt Osborne on Twitter: Today is the 45th day of the 112th Congress. 688 days remain. Zero jobs created, 800k jobs threatened, 12 abortion bills pending

Sheesh. If they haven't threatened at least a million jobs it's hard to believe they're even trying.

Good question...

Michael Moore, via Dan Savage...

Confidential to Meghan…

…OK, I won't.

From the "Since you asked…" file.

Skippy inquires…

if you're on twitter (and who isn't?)…

Since you asked, me. I don't tweet. I don't text, either, or im. I blog.

If you, on the other hand, are a tweeter, you should certainly tweet john boehner @gopleader, and tell him you're an American who supports the public option, with the tag "#sickofit".

Good question.

Walter Jon Williams, via Brad DeLong...

Does the use of Twitter in Iran somehow absolve it of totally sucking?

Maybe.

Prob'ly not, but maybe.

Speaking of Twitter...

...if I didn't know it was an online toy, I'd swear it was a drug in a William Gibson novel.

From the "Ain't it the truth" file.

She's talking about Sen. Grassley's twitter addiction, but this, from Sara K. Smith, surely has broader application...

"We are all stupider for having read this."

Heck, I apply it around here from time to time...