kudos to @ThinkProgress twitter feed today

[kid a]

Great commentary, updates and perspective all day with a few chuckles thrown in. :)

www.twitter.com/thinkprogress

[flamingdem]

1. Here are some examples for the twitter phobic:

# Way forward is simple. Boehner needs to stop futile effort to woo Tea Party, start thinking about what will attract Dem support. 11 minutes ago via TweetDeck

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Still shocked the "get your asses in line" line didn't work. 17 minutes ago via TweetDeck

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Quietly, Nancy Pelosi held her entire caucus together today. #competence 20 minutes ago via TweetDeck

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RT @AnnieLowrey: The last single-term Speaker of the House? Henry T. Rainey, of the 73rd Congress, 1933-1934. 29 minutes ago via TweetDeck

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"Failure to pass the measure would represent an epic defeat for Mr. Boehner" http://thkpr.gs/qdT1Mk 35 minutes ago via TweetDeck

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NYT: "There was no indication of whether a vote might still come on Friday." 38 minutes ago via TweetDeck

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#courage RT @HollyShulman: Mitt Romney's last tweet was 5 hours ago, and it was about beverages. 41 minutes ago via TweetDeck

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Pelosi: "Republicans have taken us to the brink of economic chaos."

[DrToast]

2. If you're on Twitter, following Dave Weigel is a must

I was following his tweets today just laughing my ass off. He was cracking jokes with thinkprogress, too.

http://twitter.com/#!/daveweigel