We've got to hand it to Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R), and any other politician who pays homage to the spirit of Lord Stanley's Cup.

Pawlenty tweeted Saturday night:

Wrenched back playing hockey. Thankful for chiropractor. Getting old, but in the spirit of season of Lord Stanley's Cup, will play hurt.

That spirit is alive and well, despite the Minnesota Wild having missed the playoffs.

But that doesn't mean there's not good hockey going on; the Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 in the first game of the Stanley Cup finals on Saturday night. Game two is Sunday night.

CBS News's Mark Knoller is on pool duty as President and Mrs. Obama embark on date night to New York City.

But don't expect too many details to slip out until he files his reports. Knoller explains in tweets:

Am honor bound not to disclose their precise destinations in NY til they get there. Just like Bush secret trips to Iraq. But will update.

sorry guys. it's bizarre WH pool rules. Cant tell you details yet of their date night. But i'll keep you updated.

The Obamas are on their way. Just departed WH via Marine One. Potus in a suit. Flotus in black sleevless evening dress.

Some like it hot, which apparently includes Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R).

Perry tweeted about his visit Saturday to a place called "Torchy's Tacos":

Torchy's Tacos S 1st & El Paso..Amber will brighten ur day as well as makes a killer taco!!!

Must watch - Alex Conant
Appreciate his good work - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R)
I agree: Bias is everywhere - Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)
Ask Katty Kay - Betsy Fischer (NBC)
On Fox News Sunday tomorrow - Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.)
Who said there are no Republicans in NoVa? - Mary Katharine Ham
Bush, Cheney split on Obama - Dana Perino
Keep an eye out for Mortenson's new book - Nicholas Kristof (NYT)
What's the deal with strawberries? - Karen Tumulty (Time)
Cross-country trek - StephanieInCA

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) had some fun at conservatives' expense on Saturday, taking aim on Twitter.

McCaskill tweeted Saturday:

Kinda funny folks worried about healthcare study being biased and then asking me if I watch Hannity. Hello pot, meet kettle.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) took a poke at his former presidential nemesis for the number of "czars" President Obama has created to manage different issues.

McCain tweeted Saturday:

Obama has more czars than the Romanovs - who ruled Russia for 3 centuries. Romanovs 18, cyberczar makes 20.

President Obama got some political cover from House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) Friday, who praised the administration's decision on Chinese Uighurs.

President Obama asked the Supreme Court to disallow the detainees at Guantanamo Bay from coming to the United States when they're released.

In reaction, Hoekstra tweeted:

The Obama Justice Department told the Supreme Court friday that the Uighurs have no right to be released into the United States.Good!

Florida GOP Senate candidate Marco Rubio said that while his would-be colleagues are right not to take aim at Judge Sonia Sotomayor's race, they still need to be tough on her.

Rubio, a Cuban-American, tweeted Saturday:

Good that GOP senators not going to smear Sotomayor the way Dems smeared Estrada. But tough questions still need to be asked and answered

Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.) hinted at how she'll be using her Twitter page next week: handing her page over to staff, which will live-tweet an event she's hosting in Illinois involving the Heritage Foundation and other groups.

She's hosting a hearing with the conservative think-tank and other groups on cap-and-trade next week, tweeting Friday:

Hosting a cap & trade hearing Monday; reps from businesses, NRDC, Heritage, etc. will be there. Staff will be live-tweeting it!

To follow Biggert on Twitter and check out the tweeting next week, follow her here.