Two big issues still cropping up on Twitter this week: the Gulf oil spill and immigration in Arizona. David Vitter wants President Obama to “wage it like a war.” We’re not quite sure what that means, although we always like the idea of predator drones. Nukes off the coast of Louisiana, not so much.
In other news, Kendrick Meek is making a comeback, and he has Magic Johnson and Time magazine on his side. Dana Rohrabacher is on FourSquare, Bob Inglis has a lot of pig metaphors under his belt, Peter Roskam is enjoying the White House fried chicken, and Jason Chaffetz is hanging out with the most famous Portuguese water dog in history. Jared Polis is a little scary. And we think Mark Warner is being overly optimistic (full disclosure—we’re English).
KendrickMeek RT @aliflorida: RT @KendrickMeek: Time: How Florida’s Forgotten Democrat Could Win the Senate Race http://ow.ly/1U4iP Rep. Kendrick Meek, FL. MicheleBachmann Helen Thomas’ beliefs out of touch with American people; she cannot continue to report objectively on this admin. http://bit.ly/byIchr Rep. Michele Bachmann, MN.
JohnCornyn Gotta love Gov. Christie http://bit.ly/djmafK Sen. John Cornyn, TX.
SenJohnMcCain Thanks again @mittromney for coming to Mesa, AZ!! http://yfrog.com/afmojj Sen. John McCain, AZ.
CongJeffMiller Back from helo flyover. There is a large sheen (not brownish oil slick but rainbow sheen) about 6 miles south of. . . http://bit.ly/aO1mdO Rep. Jeff Miller, FL.
DanaRohrabacher I just unlocked the “Adventurer” badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/bwMEMy Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, CA.
DavidVitter Met w/ Obama yesterday,& let him know there is still not nearly enough improvement & he’s not waging it like a war. http://bit.ly/aME8ny Sen. David Vitter, LA. bobinglis Little Pigs. Little pork. Little earmark for a recreational lake. No go with one lady: “When you get to your credit limit STOP THE SPENDING! Rep. Bob Inglis, SC. CongJoeWilson Take Joe to Work week wraps up, grateful for all the jobs I got do and all the great hard working people I met. http://bit.ly/cJJUr9 Rep. Joe Wilson, SC.
jahimes Something to aspire to, most beautiful tweet ever: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/10250967.stm Rep. Jim Himes, CT.
SteveKingIA Admiral Thad Allen, best man Obama could have named to command oil spill. His clarity and honesty are embarrassing Robert Gibbs right now. Rep. Steve King, IA.
SenJohnMcCain AP:55 Bodies Recovered From Old Silver Mine In Mexico http://tinyurl.com/25njvyj -another case of the terrible violence south of our border Sen. John McCain, AZ.
KendrickMeek A message from Magic Johnson about Kendrick Meek http://ow.ly/1VCOL Rep. Kendrick Meek, FL.
RandyNeugebauer June is National Dairy Month. It’s time to thank our nation’s dairy farmers & enjoy some delicious dairy products: http://bit.ly/acsXFs Rep. Randy Neugebauer, TX.
jaredpolis new Lady Gaga video is out: http://www.ladygaga.com/alejandro/video/ Ale Ale jandro! #gaga #music #alejandro Rep. Jared Polis, CO.
MarkUdall Keith Olson asks via FB: “How can we use the trees that have been affected by the beetle to our advantage?” #AskUdall Sen. Mark Udall, CO.
PeterRoskam http://twitpic.com/1v4pf5 At bi-partisan White House/Congressional picnic. Both sides of the aisle can agree on fried chicken! Rep. Peter Roskam, IL.
jasoninthehouse At the White House picnic. This is the only Obama they let me hang out with. http://twitpic.com/1v4y5d Rep. Jason Chaffetz, UT. jaredpolis I just added a new bkground for my twitter from @tweetygotback I’ll customize more stuff going fwd; getting into twitter Rep. Jared Polis, CO.
repblumenauer White House picnic was great, Oregon salmon a show stopper. Joan Cirillo introduced me to the Oregon chef Jason Stoller Smith! A high light! Rep. Earl Blumenauer, OR.
Daniel_Inouye Sen. Inouye is meeting with Scottish recording artist and UNAIDS goodwill ambassador Annie Lennox. Sen. Daniel Inouye, HI.
PeterRoskam At lunch with Amity Shlaes, author of “The Forgotten Man.” Excellent insights on the economic lessons of the 1930s for today. Rep. Peter Roskam, IL.
ChuckGrassley TheHill rated me hardest wking in Cong http://tinyurl.com/22vzd9p Follows 1 of most influentl ppl N Biz ethics http://tinyurl.com/yhd86kh Sen. Chuck Grassley, IA.
MarkWarner Just gave UK’s Amb to US a souvenir US World Cup team soccer ball along w/ my prdictn that America will beat England this Sat Sen. Mark Warner, VA.
MaryFallin Great @WSJ piece on victorious GOP female candidates in primary elections. I’ll look to carry momentum forward in Okla! http://ht.ly/1WkO9 Rep. Mary Fallin, OK.
Rep_Giffords Ever seen 200+ cattle brands in one place? You can do that & more in the Saddle & Spur Tavern, located in this AZ hotel http://bit.ly/dtH5jt Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, AZ. RepMikeRogersAL USA Today: Hispanics flee Arizona ahead of immigration law http://bit.ly/aftr01 Rep. Mike Rogers, AL. RepMikeRogersAL Obama administration pretending Mexico not flooding U.S. with meth. http://bit.ly/dxZDzt Rep. Mike Rogers, AL.
FrankPallone Chaired hearing today on antibiotics which are a double-edged sword. Overuse makes us immune, but correct use prevents spread of disease. Rep. Frank Pallone, NJ.
jaredpolis “like” me on facebook. That means u. Now. I know yer on facebook, y dont u like me? http://www.facebook.com/jaredpolis Rep. Jared Polis, CO. JohnKerry Barbara Boxer gets it done – bam! On to the big fight. Sen. John Kerry, MA.
Tweet Beat
Pigs, oil spills, and Lady Gaga are on lawmakers’ minds this week
Two big issues still cropping up on Twitter this week: the Gulf oil spill and immigration in Arizona. David Vitter wants President Obama to “wage it like a war.” We’re not quite sure what that means, although we always like the idea of predator drones. Nukes off the coast of Louisiana, not so much.
In other news, Kendrick Meek is making a comeback, and he has Magic Johnson and Time magazine on his side. Dana Rohrabacher is on FourSquare, Bob Inglis has a lot of pig metaphors under his belt, Peter Roskam is enjoying the White House fried chicken, and Jason Chaffetz is hanging out with the most famous Portuguese water dog in history. Jared Polis is a little scary. And we think Mark Warner is being overly optimistic (full disclosure—we’re English).
KendrickMeek RT @aliflorida: RT @KendrickMeek: Time: How Florida’s Forgotten Democrat Could Win the Senate Race http://ow.ly/1U4iP
Rep. Kendrick Meek, FL.
MicheleBachmann Helen Thomas’ beliefs out of touch with American people; she cannot continue to report objectively on this admin. http://bit.ly/byIchr
Rep. Michele Bachmann, MN.
JohnCornyn Gotta love Gov. Christie http://bit.ly/djmafK
Sen. John Cornyn, TX.
SenJohnMcCain Thanks again @mittromney for coming to Mesa, AZ!! http://yfrog.com/afmojj
Sen. John McCain, AZ.
CongJeffMiller Back from helo flyover. There is a large sheen (not brownish oil slick but rainbow sheen) about 6 miles south of. . . http://bit.ly/aO1mdO
Rep. Jeff Miller, FL.
DanaRohrabacher I just unlocked the “Adventurer” badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/bwMEMy
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, CA.
DavidVitter Met w/ Obama yesterday,& let him know there is still not nearly enough improvement & he’s not waging it like a war. http://bit.ly/aME8ny
Sen. David Vitter, LA.
bobinglis Little Pigs. Little pork. Little earmark for a recreational lake. No go with one lady: “When you get to your credit limit STOP THE SPENDING!
Rep. Bob Inglis, SC.
CongJoeWilson Take Joe to Work week wraps up, grateful for all the jobs I got do and all the great hard working people I met. http://bit.ly/cJJUr9
Rep. Joe Wilson, SC.
jahimes Something to aspire to, most beautiful tweet ever: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/10250967.stm
Rep. Jim Himes, CT.
SteveKingIA Admiral Thad Allen, best man Obama could have named to command oil spill. His clarity and honesty are embarrassing Robert Gibbs right now.
Rep. Steve King, IA.
SenJohnMcCain AP:55 Bodies Recovered From Old Silver Mine In Mexico http://tinyurl.com/25njvyj -another case of the terrible violence south of our border
Sen. John McCain, AZ.
KendrickMeek A message from Magic Johnson about Kendrick Meek http://ow.ly/1VCOL
Rep. Kendrick Meek, FL.
RandyNeugebauer June is National Dairy Month. It’s time to thank our nation’s dairy farmers & enjoy some delicious dairy products: http://bit.ly/acsXFs
Rep. Randy Neugebauer, TX.
jaredpolis new Lady Gaga video is out: http://www.ladygaga.com/alejandro/video/ Ale Ale jandro! #gaga #music #alejandro
Rep. Jared Polis, CO.
MarkUdall Keith Olson asks via FB: “How can we use the trees that have been affected by the beetle to our advantage?” #AskUdall
Sen. Mark Udall, CO.
PeterRoskam http://twitpic.com/1v4pf5 At bi-partisan White House/Congressional picnic. Both sides of the aisle can agree on fried chicken!
Rep. Peter Roskam, IL.
jasoninthehouse At the White House picnic. This is the only Obama they let me hang out with. http://twitpic.com/1v4y5d
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, UT.
jaredpolis I just added a new bkground for my twitter from @tweetygotback I’ll customize more stuff going fwd; getting into twitter
Rep. Jared Polis, CO.
repblumenauer White House picnic was great, Oregon salmon a show stopper. Joan Cirillo introduced me to the Oregon chef Jason Stoller Smith! A high light!
Rep. Earl Blumenauer, OR.
Daniel_Inouye Sen. Inouye is meeting with Scottish recording artist and UNAIDS goodwill ambassador Annie Lennox.
Sen. Daniel Inouye, HI.
PeterRoskam At lunch with Amity Shlaes, author of “The Forgotten Man.” Excellent insights on the economic lessons of the 1930s for today.
Rep. Peter Roskam, IL.
ChuckGrassley TheHill rated me hardest wking in Cong http://tinyurl.com/22vzd9p Follows 1 of most influentl ppl N Biz ethics http://tinyurl.com/yhd86kh
Sen. Chuck Grassley, IA.
MarkWarner Just gave UK’s Amb to US a souvenir US World Cup team soccer ball along w/ my prdictn that America will beat England this Sat
Sen. Mark Warner, VA.
MaryFallin Great @WSJ piece on victorious GOP female candidates in primary elections. I’ll look to carry momentum forward in Okla! http://ht.ly/1WkO9
Rep. Mary Fallin, OK.
Rep_Giffords Ever seen 200+ cattle brands in one place? You can do that & more in the Saddle & Spur Tavern, located in this AZ hotel http://bit.ly/dtH5jt
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, AZ.
RepMikeRogersAL USA Today: Hispanics flee Arizona ahead of immigration law http://bit.ly/aftr01
Rep. Mike Rogers, AL.
RepMikeRogersAL Obama administration pretending Mexico not flooding U.S. with meth. http://bit.ly/dxZDzt
Rep. Mike Rogers, AL.
FrankPallone Chaired hearing today on antibiotics which are a double-edged sword. Overuse makes us immune, but correct use prevents spread of disease.
Rep. Frank Pallone, NJ.
jaredpolis “like” me on facebook. That means u. Now. I know yer on facebook, y dont u like me? http://www.facebook.com/jaredpolis
Rep. Jared Polis, CO.
JohnKerry Barbara Boxer gets it done – bam! On to the big fight.
Sen. John Kerry, MA.
Subscribe to Washingtonian
Follow Washingtonian on Twitter
More>> Capital Comment Blog | News & Politics | Party Photos
Most Popular in News & Politics
What It Felt Like for a Virginia Marching Band to Win Metallica’s Contest
What’s IN and OUT in DC Restaurant Trends for 2024
Introducing 8 of DC’s Most Stylish
Best of Washington 2023: Things to Eat, Drink, Do, and Know Right Now
Washingtonian Magazine
May 2024: Great Getaways
View IssueSubscribe
Follow Us on Social
Follow Us on Social
Related
13 Major Concerts and Music Festivals in the DC Area This Spring
Mary Timony on Her Emotional New Album, “Untame the Tiger”
The Beatles in DC: A New Exhibit in Maryland Looks Back on Early Beatlemania
Northern Virginia High School Wins Metallica’s Marching Band Competition
More from News & Politics
Everything You Wanted to Know About Urban Bear Sightings but Were Afraid to Ask, Because Who Wants to Get That Close to a Bear?
Rockville Police Are Searching for Culprits of a $4,500 Pickleball Paddle Heist
Dozens of Vintage Planes Will Fly Over the National Mall This Saturday
PHOTOS: “Rupaul’s Drag Race” Queens Work It at the National Mall
Meet the NIH Detectives Cracking Medicine’s Toughest Cases
5 of DC’s Most Interesting Ideas for Revitalizing Chinatown
A “Corpse Flower” Is Currently in Bloom at the Botanic Garden
How Emma’s Torch Is Changing the Lives of Its Refugee Workers