McCain the tweet. I repeat.

Okay, so first off, "to tweet" is the verb form of the micro-blogging site Twitter. Secondly, McCain, who during his campaign appeared not to know what a Blackberry (the phone, not the fruit) was, has been tweeting since January. This time, I'm not actually calling our esteemed Senator a twit. This time.

On February 27th, the Senator tweeted his "TOP TEN PORKIEST PROJECTS in the Omnibus Spending bill the Congress is about to pass," (this according to his own tweet). Funny. Smart. Sad. The list was such a hit, he did it again. And again. Here is yesterday's top 10 list:

#10. $285,000 for the Discovery Center of Idaho in Boise, ID 8:06 AM Mar 3rd from web

#9. $209,000 to improve blueberry production and efficiency in GA 8:20 AM Mar 3rd from web

#8. $47,500 to remodel and expand a playground in Ottawa, IL 8:29 AM Mar 3rd from we

#7. $400,000 for copper wire theft prevention efforts 8:50 AM Mar 3rd from web

#6. $190,000 for the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, WY 9:23 AM Mar 3rd from web

#5. $819, 000 for catfish genetics research in Alabama 9:34 AM Mar 3rd from web

taking a break for policy lunch about 24 hours ago from web

#4. $380,000 for lighthouses in Maine about 22 hours ago from web

#3. $380,000 to revitalize downtown Aliceville, AL about 22 hours ago from web

#2. $900,000 for fish management - how does one manage a fish... about 21 hours ago from web

and the #1 project about 20 hours ago from web

#1. $951,500 for the Oregon Solar Highway about 20 hours ago from web

This last prompted a tweet-war(!) with Rep. Blumenauer, who tweeted late last night: "McCain wasnt familiar with a blackberry right? Hows he supposed to understand a solar highway utilizing right-of-way to generate solar power."

Please note that tweets are limited to 140 characters so grammar and punctuation are, ahem, not a consideration.