Virginia Democratic candidate for governor Terry McAuliffe is looking for 1,000 fans of his on Twitter.

McAuliffe (sometimes known as "macker") tweeted Thursday:

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Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) is not happy with the questions at President Obama's press conference last night.

RepPaulBrounMDAn hour and 13 questions later not one person asked the President about the $3.5 TRILLION budget that was just passed. What's going on here?

Ironically, the President probably would have liked to discuss the budget as well, which the House passed just hours before the press conference began.

Instead, Obama fielded questions on waterboarding, the auto industry, abortion, and what "enchants" him about the Presidency.

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) came up with a clever acronym to refer to the Air Force One flyover scare in Manhattan earlier this week.

Issa tweeted Thursday:

I guess someone else thinks the Great Air Force Flyover Exercise (GAFFE) 2009 is important http://bit.ly/17C7ma #tcot #teaparty #hhrs #sgp

The news of Sen. Arlen Specter's decision to switch parties and run for reelection as a Democrat has only spurred the Club for Growth, the group's vice president for government affairs tweeted Thursday.

The Club's Andy Roth tweeted:

The Club for Growth seems to be the center of attention lately. I can't keep up with the media hits. People are joining CFG in droves! #tcot

The Club has been a major topic of discussion in Republican circles, especially on Twitter, since Specter's decision. Specter's potential Republican opponent in 2010 will be former Club for Growth Chairman Pat Toomey.

Former vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) became the latest politician to join Twitter, launching a feed late last night.

Palin tweeted after close of business yesterday:

This is my official Twitter feed - from here I'll provide updates on issues concerning Alaskans. Learn more about AK at www.alaska.gov.

The governor then followed up with two tweets, one setting the record straight on an Associated Press article, and another on the "Emmonak job fair."

Palin joins a number of other top political figures and presidential candidates on the microblogging website. Potential 2012 candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) set up a Twitter page this past week, and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has been a frequent Twitter user since the election.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Thursday that the ghost of the Soviet revolutionary Vladimir Lenin would be "smiling" on the Obama administration's impending announcement on Chrysler.

Reports have swirled this morning that the administration would ease Chrysler into a prepackaged bankruptcy, leading McCain to tweet:

President purposes government/union takeover of GM and Chrysler - Lenin would be smiling...

Incidentally, McCain and Obama are set to meet in the Oval Office this afternoon, where the two former presidential campaign adversaries sit down together.

Newly-minted Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter will do his first long-form interview when he appears this Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."

Both host David Gregory and the show's producer, Betsy Fischer, verified the appearance in back-to-back tweets Wednesday.

Gregory tweeted:

Coming up this Sunday on Meet the Press: Senator Arlen Specter. In his first interiew since leaving the GOP, he will join me Sunday.

While Fischer tweeted:

Newly minted Democratic Senator Arlen Specter does his first TV interview since leaving the GOP - Sunday, live on Meet the Press.

The broadcast will be the first time Specter will have been pressed on his bolt to the Democratic Party after having answered some questions at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.

Cross-posted at the Briefing Room

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Calif.) is joining the CDC in tweeting flu awareness alerts.

schwarzenegger We've confirmed 14 cases of swine flu, 17 more probable. Remember to wash your hands frequently and stay home if you have symptoms.

California up to 31??

Rep. Virginia Fox (R-N.C.) directs us to an interesting interpretation of President Obama's pledge to cut $100 million from the cabinet budget:

virginiafoxxWhat does it mean to cut $100 million from the budget? Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWt...

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