Political Math

• John Derbyshire points to Greece and cynically repeats that only suckers do private sector http://bit.ly/adalHO #
• Windows Phone 7 Series (worst name ever) walkthrough. Pretty compelling http://bit.ly/9YhBbB #
• @ToddThurman I think Microsoft is going for "lucky 7" theme with all their products. in reply to ToddThurman #
• @IMAO_ A German Shepherd won't look down on you like a Senator will. You'll need a cat for that. in reply to IMAO_ #
• Haha! Ken Starr's Wikipedia page: "Starr is the new president of Baylor. Quit erasing this. Check the news!" #
• @mr_ubercart you mean "features Apple implemented"… Apple "innovated" other people's work and then patented it under their name in reply to mr_ubercart #
• @mr_ubercart Am I so easily targeted? Sad. I should grow a thicker skin in reply to mr_ubercart #
• I'm sure @sarahk47 will love the new hilarious Verizon commercial http://bit.ly/bPd3OX #
• @IMAO_ The Sweeping Edge #curlingmovies #curling in reply to IMAO_ #
• RT @IMAO_: People who make fun of #curling are sociopaths who should be locked away from normal society | like @alyankovic #
• Driving up for #CPAC tomorrow. I would like to state in advance: I had no idea what the speed limit was, VA officer. #
• @bomble I've never been before… I'm curious to see how it goes. in reply to bomble #
• @RobertBluey Rule of Thumb: If a solution in any way requires more lawyers, it's the wrong solution. in reply to RobertBluey #
• Does anyone else smile to think of Mitt Romney flying coach to the Olympics? http://bit.ly/9AMjHv #
• Big Government says: Clinton Plotting Tea Party Counterattack http://bit.ly/ayNBKh #
• Prepare for people you've never heard of to be portrayed as "major leaders" in the Tea Party movement #
• @jfornear It's infographic propaganda, but really good infographic propaganda. read @alexlundry for really good analysis on the graph in reply to jfornear #
• On the road to DC for #CPAC. Should be in by 10 #
• My hotel has the world loudest coffee maker. My attempt to work into the night has woken my poor wife. #
• @ToddThurman Are you going to be around at CPAC tomorrow or Friday? in reply to ToddThurman #
• @ToddThurman I don't want to invite myself to anything, but is there a time we could grab a drink or chat? in reply to ToddThurman #
• @Going_Todash Silly John… you know most of my work is unpaid. Like a street urchin begging for food. #
• @ToddThurman Friday is better… unless you can do early Saturday (I have to leave by 11)… just name a time and place in reply to ToddThurman #
• @Going_Todash Next thing you know, I'll be a gay union member who wants Iran to have nukes. Where will it all end?!? in reply to Going_Todash #
• @Going_Todash You wish. We're going to pass a law that forces you to attend every gay marriage http://onion.com/9ubZjp in reply to Going_Todash #
• @Going_Todash See… I told you Twitter was going to be fun! in reply to Going_Todash #
• Heading down to #CPAC. #
• President Obama, I fixed your graph for you http://bit.ly/bZyBTl #
• I figure I'll be able to find my way around DC from playing Fallout 3 #
• I loves me a game of "spot the politician" hint: they always have perfect hair #
• Can anyone at CPAC dm me some wi-fi info? I'm dying here. #
• @bitterb I would say that was a fair trade in reply to bitterb #
• @TheLibertyShip I would LOVE to see #romneynoogie as a trending topic in reply to TheLibertyShip #
• If I weren't Christian, I'd be uncomfortable with the politics/religion talk at CPAC. Actually, I'm still uncomfortable #
• Apparently Ohio sent a 14 year old to congress http://yfrog.com/351pzgj #
• Snuck into the #CPAC10 blogger lounge. Still can't find any internet #
• @alexlundry I've threw together a counter chart last night if you're interested… http://bit.ly/bZyBTl in reply to alexlundry #
• @piefarmer I figure it's their special way of trying to punish those awful liberal journalists in reply to piefarmer #
• @collegepolitico I'm up in the media room past the blogger registration area… should I be somewhere else? #
• @GayPatriot are you in the blogger lounge? I'd love to say hi. in reply to GayPatriot #
• Rachel Maddow has a John Birch bag… And awesome shoes http://yfrog.com/1yioeqj #
• Tucker Carlson (@tcarlson) is speaking on media at CPAC… so far the high point. But I'll be speaking soon #
• @collegepolitico On my way down in reply to collegepolitico #
• Mitt Romney makes a joke at CPAC about Obama winning an Olympic Medal. Oh Mitt, you slay me. #
• @tommyxtopher really? A "conservatives are Nazis" joke. The orange banana knock knock joke is more original in reply to tommyxtopher #
• I told @andrewbreitbart he's not crazy enough on #redeye. He looked at me like I had no brain #
• Standing outside Maryland ballroom at CPAC getting extra nervous for my panel in 10 minutes #
• .@TheLibertyShip @andrewbreitbart makes the south park guys look like shy Mormons in reply to TheLibertyShip #
• Maryland ballroom event is running long, waiting on the back for them to stop #
• New Media CPAC session about to start. Everyone run to the Maryland ballroom! #
• Apparently I've travelled back in time to 1999. It's non-stop Clinton jokes in here #CPAC10 #
• Here at CPAC, we're apparently not afraid to take a bold stand on issues that are 10 years old #NRA #
• @Going_Todash I'm blogging next to @mkhammer… do I need to take a picture or something? in reply to Going_Todash #
• BREAKING NEWS: Mitt Romney has joined the #demonsheep party! Here's proof: http://tweetphoto.com/11797591 #
• @HollyontheHill What time is it? and where? in reply to HollyontheHill #
• @TheAnchoress Wait… you're NOT talking about Amy Bishop? Oh… I see. in reply to TheAnchoress #
• @sarahk47 Common… expecting the US to win #curling is like expecting the French to win… well… anything in reply to sarahk47 #
• @sarahk47 I stand corrected. in reply to sarahk47 #
• Open bar at #CPAC. I'll be right back. #
• Talking with @rsmccain. He has literally worn the letters off his keyboard, I shit you not #
• @GayPatriot You too! Keep doing what you're doing…. Hope to see you around. in reply to GayPatriot #
• @Going_Todash Dude… that sounds awesome to the max. Like awesomax. Or mawesome. in reply to Going_Todash #
• Just me with @alexlundry at #CPAC. Fantastic talk about the future of dataviz in politics #
• Hey! It looks like Michael Clarke Duncan is running for senate in Texas #CPAC10 #
• @Going_Todash I thought about running for office one time. But the next morning I had sobered up and my head really hurt in reply to Going_Todash #
• RT @MarkdKelly2: #cpac10 Defending the Constitution panel at 12noon featuring @Heritage speakers in Maryland ballroom | I'll be there #
• Megan McArdle: “How many more people have to die before we end this senseless 1986 tax reform act?” http://bit.ly/cRCvxW #
• Tim Pawlenty is now in the blogger house at #CPAC, talking with @EdMorrissey http://tweetphoto.com/11869611 #
• Listened to @Heritage speaker von Spakovaky on the constitution. Not exactly kind to the Bush administration #
• Questioner at constitutional law talk notes irony of John Ashcroft getting "defender of the constitution" award. Heh #
• "there's not enough money in politics; if 50% of Americans supported a candidate, special interests wouldn't matter" #
• .@Heritage speaker notes SCOTUS precedent for legal paper tender. Thank you! This is why the right looks crazy #
• Economic alarmism permeates the questions at the #CPAC constitution talk. Blech #
• Bachmann speech is kind of all over the place. She seems to like obscure Revolution era figures. #
• Bachmann just said: "greater man hath no love than this" I very nearly spit my coke all over @johnfund #
• #FF #CPAC edition @collegepolitico @RobertBluey @GayPatriot @alexlundry @EATerrell @DavidAll @toddthurman @daveweigel @ali @melissatweets #
• RT @markknoller: Obama cites no snow in Vancouver while Dallas gets snow as example of climate change | Wow… #
• @FrankStaheli it only happened about 20 minutes ago, reported by white house correspondent @markknoller in reply to FrankStaheli #
• @ryanszrama The horrible thing is that a) she didn't seem to realize she messed up and b) EVERYONE APPLAUDED in reply to ryanszrama #
• An infographic on why people pirate movies http://bit.ly/9e6daL #
• @ronnie_diorio There are plenty more important things to argue about than paper money in reply to ronnie_diorio #
• .@JimNorton: Olympic curling sucks; I'd rather play horseshoes with Stephen Hawking | @sarahk47, @andylevy… attack! #
• .@andrewbreitbart is at the bar area talking up a storm http://yfrog.com/357ykjj #
• Go #SeanPAC2010 http://yfrog.com/2eg4sj #
• #followfriday my neuroscience geek conservative bro @going_todash #
• Join the #SeanPAC 2010 reception! http://yfrog.com/1et15rj #
• Ron Paul is speaking to a packed house at #CPAC http://yfrog.com/3l9pjcj #
• RT @mediaite: Wow. Homophobic CPAC Speaker Booed Off The Stage (video) http://www.mediaite.com/rfhnf CH #
• @andylevy The @GOProud booth at CPAC was very warmly received in reply to andylevy #
• RT @BillSchulz: Tiger just impregnated me. It's cool. He apologized, and says he'll continue treatment. #
• .@scrowder and @guypbenson just met the 1st time in the XPAC lounge… They were all over each other. #sexxxy (via @TheLibertyShip) #
• Thinking about taking off from #CPAC. Can anyone give me a reason not to? #
• @RandyHaddock is anything else happening that I don't know about? in reply to RandyHaddock #
• @Bobacheck I think @stevencrowder is going to strip for us in reply to Bobacheck #
• @collegepolitico donde esta "free booze"? in reply to collegepolitico #
• Based on my informal #CPAC poll, bloody everyone here loves #redeye Also, @andylevy is a sex god #
• NBC returns to the Ice Dancing competition. My wife rejoices. #
• @jimmiebjr I'm with you… It's a pretty milquetoast statement. Whoop-de-do in reply to jimmiebjr #
• @demonsheep go easy on @mccainblogette! She's only, like, 15 years old. You know, emotionally. in reply to demonsheep #
• In the speaker room with John Bolton & @JonahNRO #
• Bill Bennet paraphrased: The US is the only awesome place on earth. Everyone else can suck it. #CPAC #
• @collegepolitico Hurry… you're about to miss @JonahNRO in reply to collegepolitico #
• @dmataconis I'm kinda with you on that. in reply to dmataconis #
• .@JonahNRO says @andrewbreitbart is doing God's work. My guess is God does less cocaine. #
• .@JonahNRO just told the #CPAC crowd not to call the president a Nazi. About half the crowd applauded. #
• RT @daveweigel: Jonah Goldberg (!): 'To say that Obama is a nazi or fascist is a slander against America." #CPAC2010 #
• The #CPAC panel on fascism is filled with people who are telling conservatives to stop calling people names #
• @MarkdKelly2 Fun stimulus fact: According to recovery.gov, we spent $12 Billion in stimulus funds before the bill was passed. in reply to MarkdKelly2 #
• Alright #CPAC folk. After this panel, I'm outta here. Gotta catch a plane. #
• Infographic on how a giant shark can take down an airplane. Awesome. http://bit.ly/c3Xgcq #
• @daveweigel Breitbart is filled with substantive, subtle arguments like that one in reply to daveweigel #
• Hayek is also getting a ton of love from the panelists at #CPAC. Friedrich, not Selma #
• Amity Shales says: We need to put economics in the center, make tax system more fair #
• TSA guy: "sir, I need you to walk through the detector normal. No goosestepping." #
• @EATerrell have you seen the Iowa Hawk recreation of the Hockey Stick graph? in reply to EATerrell #
• RT @timpawlenty In case you missed it, watch my full speech at #CPAC10 here: http://bit.ly/ctXhMx #
• Alan West remembers sitting in his congregation and never once hearing his reverend curse his country! #cpac10 (via @CrabbyCon) #
• @EATerrell tweeting from phone… Hard to add links. Google "Fables of the Reconstruction" in reply to EATerrell #
• Once Michael Barone drank a whole bottle of Grey Goose. After, the bottle's friends wouldn't let it drive home. (via @leonwolf) #
• @pinkelephantpun I saw @scrowder secretly stalking you in the blogger row. But his fake nose & mustache didn't fool me. in reply to pinkelephantpun #
• @leonwolf Why does Michael Barone wear those glasses? To protect us from the full strength of his powerful insight. #
• @CrabbyCon isolationism is a not unpopular concept on the right. You should have seen Paul's talk Friday. Packed. in reply to CrabbyCon #
• @daveweigel meanwhile, in the real world, Pawlenty or Romney are still the best candidates. in reply to daveweigel #
• @GayPatriot correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought #CPAC10 was enoumously gay friendly. in reply to GayPatriot #
• Apparently, Glenn Beck and the blackboard are on stage at #CPAC. Twitter just exploded. #
• About to board the tiny regional plane from hell. If I don't make it out of this, tell Obama to blame Bush. #
• I told my friend's kid to say he inherited his messy room from Bush. I'm curious to see how this turns out. #
• Flight regulators, why are you so determined to bore me to death? Just let me read my goddamn kindle during takeoff. #

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