Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz took some delight in poking fun at the White House press office Thursday, which accidentally sent out its daily guidance to reporters including internal notes.

"Apparently Jewish here and in neighboring states are now calling wondering why they have not been invited," a White House official wrote on an internal email exchange, suggesting changes to Obama's daily guidance. (Obama is set to host what is thought to be the first presidential Seder this evening.)

Kurtz, who is Jewish, poked fun from Twitter:

Whichever WH aide said "Jewish...are now calling" is undoubtedly a goy.

"Goy" is a slang word in Yiddish often used to refer to non-Jews.

Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) is tweeting his opposition to at least one aspect of Defense Secretary Robert Gates's budget plan:

Talking with Machinists Union members about how I will fight to continue production of the F-22 and keep these jobs in CT.

Hopefully he's not ACTUALLY tweeting and talking at the same time. That would be rude.

Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) urged his constituents to "hold the line" when it comes to not only federal taxes, but state and local taxes also.

The potential 2010 Senate contender tweeted Wednesday:

Holding a press event with local residents & business owners on federal, state and local tax increases. Need to hold the line.

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is no anarchist, at least when it comes to enforcing border security.

After reports this morning that the Obama administration would pursue comprehensive immigration reform as one of its next, top domestic policy priorities.

Lashing out against that news (with a flurry of hash-tags), Issa tweeted Thursday:

When is ever okay to just stop enforcing the law? Is it? I'm at a loss. #tcot #hhrs #sgp #vista #gop #conservative

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Rep. Erik Paulsen's (R-Minn.) tweeting is winning him some positive press back in the district, in a potentially positive sign for lawmakers who tweet.

The Minnesota Sun published a piece Wednesday praising Paulsen's work on Twitter, casting the freshman lawmaker as more in touch with his constituents through the microblogging site.

"We can learn about his policies and activities in Washington, which Paulsen said is important to him," writer Chris Olwell concluded in his piece. "Perhaps more important to constituents is that Paulsen wants to be accessible to the 3rd District."

Naturally, Paulsen later tweeted the piece itself, writing:

EP Sun Current: Paulsen's first 100 tweets: Measuring stick for members of congress may have changed for good http://htxt.it/7hUm

But as Twitter remains a force of debate in political and popular culture over whether or not it's a passing fad, or a useful tool with staying power, positive press like the Minnesota Sun's could prove to be a strong incentive for lawmakers like Paulsen to stay on Twitter.

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) has lost it -- her Twitter updates, that is.

Ros-Lehtinen, one of the few members of Congress to tweet regularly from her own BlackBerry, had to send out a testing message to see if her feed was still working this morning.

Ros-Lehtinen tweeted:

Just Testing Twitter - looks like I lost a lot of updates...

Indeed, it looks like the Florida Republican lawmaker has lost some of her updates. Her Twitter page shows the last update to have come on Feb. 13th.

In a statement today, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) criticized Attorney General Eric Holder for "shopping around" for a legal opinion he liked on the DC voting rights bill. Here's how Issa tweeted the matter:

AG Holder taking legal advice from Smokey Robinson? I think Holder better NOT shop around: http://bit.ly/16kJk

Oh....we get it now!

Air America correspondent Ana Marie Cox, arguably the Queen of Political Twitter, called out Sen. Chuck Grassley's (R-Iowa) recurring shorthand in tweets, likening him to a 14-year-old girl.

Cox tweeted:

So so so much to love about @chuckgrassley's tweets, but mostly it's that he tweets like a 14yo girl. "Tlkd 2 seniors. Stdnts hv bst qstns."

For comparison, here are some of Grassley's tweets today:

First:

On way 2 Titonka 4 twn hall mtg. Just saw 1st farmr in field. Won't b long b4 all is green. He was sowing oats. Not the Wild kind

then:

Was at Garner Hayfield schl. Tlkd 2 seniors. Stdnts hv bst qstns like nclb, Iraq, usps and othr. Jst got done @ Krysilis in FC. Great program helping others

and finally:

Anthr pckd house in Clarion. Lots of outrage abt fed spending. I hear them. Met in historic RR depot