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April 20, 2009, 7:12 am
By
Michael O'Brien
Markos Moulitsas, the founder of the influential liberal blog Daily Kos, called on Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) to resign after having been reportedly agreeing to lobby the Justice Department on behalf of the American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
Harman had reportedly told AIPAC she would lobby DoJ to reduce the criminal espionage charges against a suspected Israeli agent.
"Jane Harman should resign," the liberal netroots leader tweeted Monday, wasting no time in putting the pressure on Harman.
Moulitsas has made accountability for Democrats a key element of his 2010 midterm election efforts. In addition to targeting ethically suspect Democrats along with the normal Republican targets, Moulitsas -- like many other bloggers -- has emphasized the need to place pressure on Democrats like Harman, a centrist, Blue Dog lawmaker.
Cross-posted on the Briefing Room.
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April 20, 2009, 6:49 am
By
Michael O'Brien
Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) showed support for her husband, Rep. Connie Mack (R-Fla.), in a couple of tweets Monday morning.
Mack met with Ecuadorian Pres. Rafael Correa during this past weekend's Summit of the Americas, where Mack took Correa to task for the Ecuadorian leader's relationship with Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.
Bono Mack tweeted Monday:
Am proud of my husband Connie. I saw him stand face to face with Pres Correa and tell him Chavez is not a good man. Didn't dice any words.
She followed up shortly thereafter:
Connie told Correa to be careful of the friends you keep.
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April 20, 2009, 5:25 am
By
Michael O'Brien
Meghan McCain, on a bit of a media barnstorm in the past week, used her column in the Daily Beast to spell out her Twitter philosophy.
McCain called out (in more than 140 characters) fellow Twitter users Karl Rove and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, calling them "creeps."
"I am now being followed by Karl Rove, and my local sheriff, and God knows how many other political pundits," McCain wrote. "We need to take Twitter back from the creepy people."
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April 20, 2009, 5:06 am
By
Michael O'Brien
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent out an update on the burn he sustained in a brush fire the same way he let people know about the burn: via Twitter.
After exclaiming April 11th that he'd received a "PantsBurnLegWound," Grassley tweeted Monday:
Latest diagnosis of my burn fr farming accident is that I won't need skin graft
Grassley, like other colleagues, will be returning from the congressional recess either late today or tomorrow, when reporters will have a better understanding of the extent of his injury.
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April 20, 2009, 4:51 am
By
Michael O'Brien
Rep. Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.) has had quite the busy congressional recess, traveling around his home state campaigning for the Republican nomination for governor.
That much was clear when Wamp tweeted Monday:
Today will complete 17 day, 4000 mile, 27 city/towns, 18 county tour of Tennessee. Momentum is with our campaign. GOP is ready. So am I !!!
We don't profess to know what's on Wamp's iPod (if the congressman has one), but if it doesn't include this 1989 gem...
Our question: Will Wamp walk 4,000 more?
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April 19, 2009, 10:34 am
By
Michael O'Brien
Rep. Aaron Schock's (R-Ill.) website isn't winning over one conservative critic.
RedState's Erick Erickson tweeted Sunday:
Is this the worst website for a Member of Congress ever?? http://bit.ly/dAa7E #TCOT
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April 19, 2009, 8:46 am
By
Michael O'Brien
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April 19, 2009, 8:28 am
By
Michael O'Brien
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) tweeted about a pretty cool tradition in which she's taking part this afternoon.
In under 140 characters, Ros-Lehtinen explained:
On way to a "municipio" (town) lunch. Evry twn in cuba has miami reunion evnts whr folks from that city get tgthr. Cienfuegos is my dad's.
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April 19, 2009, 6:51 am
By
Michael O'Brien
We're going to let this tweet speak for itself.
Meghan McCain tweeted Sunday morning:
The driver that picked me up at the airport is genuinely irritated I don't remember meeting him 9 years ago when I was 15...
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April 19, 2009, 5:36 am
By
Michael O'Brien
Florida Republican candidate for Senate appears to be a little upset this Sunday morning that he can't get a good, old-fashioned policy these days.
The former state House Speaker tweeted Sunday:
You can no longer have serious policy debate in America. Both sides resort to name calling and personal attacks rather than rebutting ideas.
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