Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.) engaged in a bit of his own "shamless self-promotion" on Twitter Thursday as he chugs along in his bid for the Senate.

Meek tweeted Thursday:

is asking friends to follow the political twitter account! @KendrickMeek

Meek's been getting a bit of outside recognition already today. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) singled Meek out in an interview earlier today.

I wouldn't read too much into this, but I think it's worth mentioning (and hey, it's a slow day in Twitter-land) that of the six twitterers that Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) follows, none are Democrats.

In fact, Specter only follows two lawmakers: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 2008 GOP presidential nominee John McCain (Ariz.) - two of Congress' most prolific tweeters.

At Sen. Kerry's lunch - Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.)
In the air, to interior Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R)
Flu preparedness hearing - Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.)
Should Republicans be worried? - Aaron Keyak (NJDC)
Smoke from the Jesusita fire - Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarenegger (R)
Free trade debate finally changing - David Sirota
Crimes and Drugs Subcommittee Chairman- Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.)
Rick Santelli UNLOADED - Andy Roth (Club for Growth)
Determining what works, line by line - The White House
Debating cuts to AIDS funding - Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.)

Vice President Dick Cheney, whose comments on the Sunday talk show circuit have sparked controversial criticisms of the Obama administration, will appear this weekend on CBS's "Face the Nation."

The show's moderator, Bob Schieffer, tweeted Thursday:

Dick Cheney is on Face this Sunday. Don't know what he'll say, but I guarantee he'll make news. It's been that way since our 1st intv in '75

Meghan McCain, who has stoked a number of controversies during her months-old tenure as a columnist for The Daily Beast, teased an upcoming article as her "most revealing."

McCain tweeted Thursday:

Hello everyone, my Daily Beast article that is coming out soon is possibly my most revealing so far. I really hope everyone likes it...

McCain's work has managed to consistently rankle many conservatives; one prominent conservative blogger included her on his list of the top 10 most annoying Republicans earlier today.

Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) made clear he was far from happy with the White House's criticism Wednesday of his hold on the nominee to head the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Vitter tweeted Thursday:

Today the Obama Admin tried to strong arm me to allow a quick vote on his FEMA nominee. Unacceptable. Read more http://blog.davidvitter.com

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs slammed Vitter Wednesday for "political posturing" on the FEMA nomination.

Want to read Obama's budget in print? Brace yourself. Via CBS's Mark Knoller:

markknollerJ ust got a copy of the Budget book. Over 1370 pages. For sale at $73 at Government Printing Office bookstore. Bring a hernia belt.

Or you can just read it online, here.

Only one of the three top candidates for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee (RNC) earlier this year still actively use Twitter, after having promised to make good use of the site during their campaign.

Former Michigan Republican Party Chairman Saul Anuzis -- the most active Twitterer going into the race -- is still the only one to use his Twitter page with any regularity.

Of the other two candidates, former South Carolina GOP Chairman Katon Dawson has not tweeted since Feb. 25th, while the eventual winner, current RNC Chairman Michael Steele, has not tweeted since Jan. 30th.

During a debate sponsored by Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) during the chairmanship, all the candidates pledged to make good use of Twitter and other new media platforms to spread the GOP message.

VIEW A TRANSCRIPT OF WHAT THE CANDIDATES SAID ABOUT TWITTER AFTER THE JUMP.

Watch a video of that debate below:



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John McCain makes a philosophical point:

SenJohnMcCain Head of FDIC assures banks they are too big to fail - What about small businesses, are they too small to save?