Summer must be in the air, because Congress is all a-Twitter (sorry) with talk of yard work, surfing, gun shows . . . and Mariska Hargitay, whose starring role in Law & Order: SVU apparently makes her an expert on DNA. Presumably this means we’ll be seeing Patrick Dempsey testify about brain surgery and Matthew Fox speak about the dangers of air travel in the not-so-distant future. Meanwhile, Cathy McMorris Rodgers seems to be looking into the art of subliminal hashtagging. Could this be a new trend?
In other news, John Cornyn has one-upped Borat and perfected the art of the “nooooot” joke, which will doubtless come in handy at some of his more boring budget committee meetings. Bill Posey is a fan of spaceships and Kelly Slater, Earl Blumenauer is on his bike (as usual), Mark Warner is mourning Richmond’s loss of Chapstick, and Joe Wilson is fighting back against the sprawling, omnipotent power of Nancy Pelosi (you can help him by sending him money). A very happy anniversary to Zach Wamp, and kudos to Arlen Specter for his grace in defeat.
MaryFallin As governor, I promise you Oklahoma will always be a place where our values are respected and honored. #okgov Rep. Mary Fallin, OK.
congbillposey blast-off! good luck to the crew of shuttle atlantis! Rep. Bill Posey, FL.
cathymcmorris Thank you for joining my first ever #tweetchat! I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the Euro-bailouts. #nobailouts #nobailouts Rep. Cathy McMorris, WA.
repblumenauer Irony: biking to @KeithOlbermann show to talk BP spill. Burning calories instead of fossil fuel. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, OR.
JohnCornyn I thought we were supposed to learn to love HCR as time went by. Not! http://bit.ly/cFaq0i Sen. John Cornyn, TX.
jasoninthehouse Yard work all day is a great way to re-charge the batteries. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, UT.
CongJoeWilson Honored to be on floor of NRA Convention in Charlotte with Ted Nugent and Glenn Beck! Rep. Joe Wilson, SC.
virginiafoxx NRA convention was great. Newt gave great speech. So did Glen Beck. What a wonderful group of patriots. Hope all return home safely Rep. Virginia Foxx, NC.
GOPLeader RT @weeklystandard White Castle Exec: Obamacare Provision Would Cut Our Income in Half: http://bit.ly/bFtSO4 Rep. John Boehner, OH.
DarrellIssa When the House GOP plays new media ball, everyone wins: http://bit.ly/bfJoKg @peterroskam @cathymcmorris Rep. Darrell Issa, CA.
zachwamp May 18 is Kim and my 25th wedding anniversary. She would be such a gracious, kind + giving First Lady of Tennessee. Will enjoy the day off. Rep. Zach Wamp, TN.
MarkWarner More bad jobs news tdy—Pfizer moving production. Richmond will no longer be the home of Robitussin, ChapStick Sen. Mark Warner, VA.
RepKenMarchant a few misplaced words?!?!?!? translation: lies #blumenthalspeeches #blumenthal Rep. Ken Marchant, TX.
SenGillibrand Very proud that Theo–my 6 year old–received his orange belt in Taekwondo today! Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, NY.
JimDeMint Congratulations to @DrRandPaul! His message of less spending and less debt is resonating with voters across Kentucky. Sen. Jim DeMint, SC.
CongressmanIssa Special election in PA-12 for Rep Murtha’s old seat. Could this be the beginning of 2010 takeover? #pa12 Rep. Darrell Issa, CA.
SenArlenSpecter Congratulations, Congressman Sestak. You have my support for the general election. Sen. Arlen Specter, PA.
bobinglis Not my style to build false hope. Better to be straight up and tell folks the truth: Union lake can only be built with an earmark. Rep. Bob Inglis, SC.
jahimes Barbara Kennelly (of CT!) on DC: this is a town that thinks Peter Orszag’s a sex symbol. Rep. Jim Himes, CT.
bobinglis And the chances of me being for a $150 million earmark for a recreational lake? Zero. Rep. Bob Inglis, SC.
CongJoeWilson Political pundits across the nation are looking at my race as a measure of Nancy Pelosi’s power. Help me fight back. http://bit.ly/das77W Rep. Joe Wilson, SC.
RepGoodlatte At Crime Subcommittee hearing on the backlog of DNA tests in rape cases in many communities. Mariska Hargitay of “Law & Order is a witness. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, VA.
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The best Congressional tweets of the week.
Summer must be in the air, because Congress is all a-Twitter (sorry) with talk of yard work, surfing, gun shows . . . and Mariska Hargitay, whose starring role in Law & Order: SVU apparently makes her an expert on DNA. Presumably this means we’ll be seeing Patrick Dempsey testify about brain surgery and Matthew Fox speak about the dangers of air travel in the not-so-distant future. Meanwhile, Cathy McMorris Rodgers seems to be looking into the art of subliminal hashtagging. Could this be a new trend?
In other news, John Cornyn has one-upped Borat and perfected the art of the “nooooot” joke, which will doubtless come in handy at some of his more boring budget committee meetings. Bill Posey is a fan of spaceships and Kelly Slater, Earl Blumenauer is on his bike (as usual), Mark Warner is mourning Richmond’s loss of Chapstick, and Joe Wilson is fighting back against the sprawling, omnipotent power of Nancy Pelosi (you can help him by sending him money). A very happy anniversary to Zach Wamp, and kudos to Arlen Specter for his grace in defeat.
MaryFallin As governor, I promise you Oklahoma will always be a place where our values are respected and honored. #okgov
Rep. Mary Fallin, OK.
congbillposey blast-off! good luck to the crew of shuttle atlantis!
Rep. Bill Posey, FL.
cathymcmorris Thank you for joining my first ever #tweetchat! I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the Euro-bailouts. #nobailouts #nobailouts
Rep. Cathy McMorris, WA.
HouseDemocrats If job growth remains steady we’re on pace to produce more jobs in 2010 than entire Bush Presidency http://bit.ly/aSPsMG
repblumenauer Irony: biking to @KeithOlbermann show to talk BP spill. Burning calories instead of fossil fuel.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer, OR.
JohnCornyn I thought we were supposed to learn to love HCR as time went by. Not! http://bit.ly/cFaq0i
Sen. John Cornyn, TX.
jasoninthehouse Yard work all day is a great way to re-charge the batteries.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, UT.
CongJoeWilson Honored to be on floor of NRA Convention in Charlotte with Ted Nugent and Glenn Beck!
Rep. Joe Wilson, SC.
virginiafoxx NRA convention was great. Newt gave great speech. So did Glen Beck. What a wonderful group of patriots. Hope all return home safely
Rep. Virginia Foxx, NC.
GOPLeader RT @weeklystandard White Castle Exec: Obamacare Provision Would Cut Our Income in Half: http://bit.ly/bFtSO4
Rep. John Boehner, OH.
DarrellIssa When the House GOP plays new media ball, everyone wins: http://bit.ly/bfJoKg @peterroskam @cathymcmorris
Rep. Darrell Issa, CA.
zachwamp May 18 is Kim and my 25th wedding anniversary. She would be such a gracious, kind + giving First Lady of Tennessee. Will enjoy the day off.
Rep. Zach Wamp, TN.
congbillposey honoring champion surfer kelly slater today http://tiny.cc/uwxtm
Rep. Bill Posey, FL.
MarkWarner More bad jobs news tdy—Pfizer moving production. Richmond will no longer be the home of Robitussin, ChapStick
Sen. Mark Warner, VA.
RepKenMarchant a few misplaced words?!?!?!? translation: lies #blumenthalspeeches #blumenthal
Rep. Ken Marchant, TX.
SenGillibrand Very proud that Theo–my 6 year old–received his orange belt in Taekwondo today!
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, NY.
JimDeMint Congratulations to @DrRandPaul! His message of less spending and less debt is resonating with voters across Kentucky.
Sen. Jim DeMint, SC.
CongressmanIssa Special election in PA-12 for Rep Murtha’s old seat. Could this be the beginning of 2010 takeover? #pa12
Rep. Darrell Issa, CA.
SenArlenSpecter Congratulations, Congressman Sestak. You have my support for the general election.
Sen. Arlen Specter, PA.
bobinglis Not my style to build false hope. Better to be straight up and tell folks the truth: Union lake can only be built with an earmark.
Rep. Bob Inglis, SC.
jahimes Barbara Kennelly (of CT!) on DC: this is a town that thinks Peter Orszag’s a sex symbol.
Rep. Jim Himes, CT.
bobinglis And the chances of me being for a $150 million earmark for a recreational lake? Zero.
Rep. Bob Inglis, SC.
CongJoeWilson Political pundits across the nation are looking at my race as a measure of Nancy Pelosi’s power. Help me fight back. http://bit.ly/das77W
Rep. Joe Wilson, SC.
RepGoodlatte At Crime Subcommittee hearing on the backlog of DNA tests in rape cases in many communities. Mariska Hargitay of “Law & Order is a witness.
Rep. Bob Goodlatte, VA.
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