Twitter reveals an honest Congressman
Michigan Republican Congressman Pete Hoekstra just a few minutes ago from Twitter:
petehoekstra Deciding what to do on bailout bill.What a disappointment that Ds put junk into the bill and that Rs leadership supported it.Pathetic.
First, the guy is NOT tweeting to show the world what a smart guy he is. Instead, he is actually admitting that, you know what, I don't know what direction I am going to go here. Then, he rips both parties.
The value to Hoekstra by tweeting his frustrations instead of just to advocate his views? Plenty. This humanizes him, and brings him down with the rest of us, frustrated, angry, worried, tired of partisanship for its own sake. A terrific example of how elected officials should use social media to join the debate, to listen, to be honest.
Update: Later in the day, this tweet from Hoekstra speaks for itself:
petehoekstra Troubling intell info.Classified.Nothing dangerous just a disappointing insight into intell community.Stay tuned!
Yeah. We will.
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