Republican Congressman Roy Blunt (Mo.) on Friday picked up the endorsement of retiring Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) in his run for Bond's Senate seat.

Blunt, of course, tweeted the news to his followers on Twitter.

I was very pleased to be endorsed this morning by Senator Bond, Congresswoman [Jo Ann] Emerson and grassroots supporters.

Bond's endorsement is likely a very welcome one since Blunt's campaign hasn't exactly gotten off to a smooth start. Blunt's poor first quarter fundraising ($550,000) was nearly doubled by Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, the leading Democrat in the race.

The slow fundraising quarter also likely pushed state Treasurer Sarah Steelman into the race. Steelman has formed and exploratory committee but has not officially announced, though most consider it a foregone conclusion.

And Blunt's match up with Steelman has already gotten off to a rocky start as the two have already traded blows over earmarks.

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Is there Twitter funeral etiquette - Kathryn Jean Lopez
Kemp created a new party with Reagan - Newt Gingrich
Pleased by Kit Bond's endorsement - Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)
Save the date - Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.)
Busy weekend ahead - Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.)
Huge day tomorrow - Terry McAuliffe (D-Va.)
Recovery checks for Social Security - Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.)
Straight butta' - Michelle Malkin
Wind blew off my mortar board! - Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.)
Streamlining homeless programs - Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.)

This is too good.

Ana Marie Cox seems to have just found out that Ed Westwick, who plays Chuck Bass on the hit CW show "Gossip Girl" (I mean, I hear he plays that character and I hear that's what the show is called, though I've never seen it or anything) will be attending the White House Correspondents Dinner. He's a guest of The Atlantic Monthly.

anamariecox Srsly: The ATLANTIC got Chuck Bass? THE ATLANTIC?

But it gets better. Mr. Bass will be sitting next to Newt Gingrich, who's the cultural antithesis of the Manhattan-centric TV series.

Wonder what they'll talk about.

Democratic congressman and possible Pennsylvania Senate candidate Joe Sestak on Friday tweeted a link to a recent interview he gave on the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.

I believe that all Americans, regardless of sexual preference, have a right to serve their country in the military http://tinyurl.com/qurqkv

Sestak, a retired Navy admiral, appeared on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show" to discuss the dismissal of Dan Choi from the Natoinal Guard because he is gay.

The link jumps to YouTube footage of Sestak's appearance. Sestak said he has "never understood" the policy. "It's just not right," he said.

Sestak also says he wants Congress and the president to repeal the policy by this summer.

"Congress, with this president, needs to act upon this," he said.

Twitter has inspired its fair share of impostors, but for one comic, Twitter has become the real-life home for a fake person.

Twitter is home to the well-utilized stream of Roland Hedley, a fictional character in the political comic strip Doonesbury created by Garry Trudeau.

The Hedley character, said to be based on longtime ABC Newsman Sam Donaldson, is a journalist working for Fox News, and, according to Twitter, has been based in Pakistan covering the latest conflict there.

Until now. Hedley tweeted Friday:

Ordered home to cover Ashton Kutner, guest @ WH Correspondents dinner. Paradox: Leaving war zone but want to kill myself.

Add former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino to the list of current and former political officials on Twitter.

Perino, the press secretary for President Bush during the tail end of his administration, joined Twitter late last night, posting a link to a post she did on National Review Online's blog, in which she challenges the growth of commentary in journalism.

Perino tweeted:

NRO's The Corner: Glass Houses http://ow.ly/5HVZ

(Hat tip to the Republican staff of the House Ways & Means Committee, who added Perino to its "Follow Friday" list.)

Leave it to Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) to carry out one of the most cherished Washington traditions: the Friday afternoon caption contest.

Issa tweeted Friday about the eventual release of the promotional photos of an Air Force One plane flying over Manhattan last week, which sparked panic and outrage:

"White House To Release Manhattan Flyover Photo Today"http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/2009/05/07/air-force-one-flyover-photo-on-the-way.html

Tantalizingly, Issa followed up:

Ok, not really. But Jake Tapper points out something at least coincidentally interesting.

Bristol Palin's media campaign notwithstanding, President Obama cuts abstinence-only education http://tinyurl.com/p4zv4e

Palin went on Good Morning America this week to advocate for abstinence. See video below:

Two high-profile breakfasts are taking place in Washington this morning, and the attendants couldn't be more divergent.

Liberal Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) checked in from the EMILY's List breakfast this morning, while conservative pundit and National Review Online Editor Kathryn Jean Lopez tweeted from the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast.

Pingree tweeted from the EMILY's List breakfast:

Emily's List bkfst -- on panel With freshman colleagues. A chance to catch up with great women supporters from around the country. Coffee!

Lopez, meanwhile, tweeted:

i'm at the catholic prayer breakfast in dc and not a single senator -- weird

rick santorum is here though. his leadership is missed in the senate.