How lawmakers are spending Labor Day

Nothing makes better Twitter material for a lawmaker than good, quality time spend with his or her constituents.

So it's not surprising that every lawmaker within earshot of a Labor Day parade, barbecue or rally has shared his experience on the Twittersphere.

Here's how some lawmakers are spending their holiday. We'll update as more tweets come in:

Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) attended a rally in Pittsburgh with Joe Biden:

SenArlenSpecter Very pleased to welcome VP Biden to Pittsburgh for a great (albeit rainy) Labor Day parade. http://tinyurl.com/lwcxpd

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) found some ObamaCare opponents out celebrating:

CongJoeWilson Happy Labor Day! Wonderful parade at Chapin, many people called out to oppose Obamacare which I assured them would be relayed tomorrow to DC

Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) took some constituents hiking. (Wait, really?)

jaredpolis had a great hike with about 30 constituents, en route to Louisville Labor Day Parade

Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) is spreading the word about the Democrats climate bill:

RoyBlunt http://twitpic.com/guhl8 - Fighting cap and tax at the Desloge Labor Day Parade.

Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) is doing the parade thing:

mlfudge Getting Ready to kick off the Ohio 11th Congressional District Labor Day Parade at 11:00 am. See you all there!

Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) set his alarm clock this morning:

ArturDavis Happy Labor Day! Up early to ride in the Tuscumbia parade! If you live in the Shoals - come out and show your support!

Gov. Rick Perry (R-Tex.) is enjoying the weather:

GovernorPerry Happy Labor Day...almost a perfect morning!! Get out there and run/bike/walk/swim...well you get it. Enjoy Texas' outdoors!!

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) hit up the state fair:

keithellison Happy Labor Day! Be nice to a worker. Give appreciation for the weekend, 8-hour day, right-to-organize, workers comp, FMLA, social security

keithellison Had a wonderful at MN State Fair at House of Labor w/ Gov't workers, steelers, sheet metalers, UAW, nurses, Letter carriers & more.