If you’re currently "working for the weekend" on any of your social network platforms, you’re sort of a doucher.

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before … On Thursday, Cindy Sheehan and a band of anti-war protesters turned up outside the media center used by journalists covering [insert sitting president] vacation on the well-heeled [insert location]. … "The reason I am here is because … even though the …

True Confessions [TMI ] Vandalism or Ar [graffiti ] Marky Mark [work out ] Cutest Cat [PoP ] Relationship [timeline ]

Here’s a clip from Big Think of Ted Kennedy describing his first trip to DC in 1949 when he was 15 years old. His tour guide was his older brother, John, then 30, who was serving his first day as an elected congressman, and who gave Ted some advice that …

Is today a new day for wired communications? First, the Kennedy family set up a Twitter feed to update all news related to Senator Kennedy’s funeral. Forget press releases (that was SO 2008), it’s Twitter time.  [press releases sent out to pasture] Secondly, reporters are now taking to Twitter feeds …

Earlier this week Obama released his summer reading list, and much like his good buddy Oprah can generate some buzz about her latest read, the President did the same.  [stimulate the economy] Ever since news of Obama’s reading picks went public, sales of the books have skyrocketed on Amazon.com. … …

Former Politico Superstar James Kotecki would like to set the record straight…he’s 6’3 and hasn’t grown a bit since high school.

On a day in which some pundits are having a hard time keeping it classy, Nancy Reagan did just that, by giving a 10 minute interview to her son, Ron Reagan, about her dear friend Ted Kennedy for tonight’s Air America Show. [kind words] It will be on air at …

Over 40 "Kennedy" mentions on the POLITICO homepage alone.  Did they miss any angles?

We don’t know who @KateSheppard is, but hell, we figured we’d help her find a job. From her Twitter page: Unemployed enviroment/politics reporter, looking for jobs in journalism, or otherwise screwing The Man. And just how is she handling unemployment? Even a grilled cheese sandwich didn’t make today any better. …

Socialized Medicine [Ta-Nehisi Coates ] Let Them Eat [handbags ] Moving to NYC [good luck ] Elle [Party ] Billy [Beer ]

The rest of us are just paying rent. Cox currently has 1,051,254 followers – which means #FDC is a mere 1,047,329 from catching up. She even tweets while on vacation: There are few folks I’d vacay-tweet for, but one of them is @clairecmc ; livestream of her KC town hall …

FL Gov. Charlie Crist expects to name an interim replacement for Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) by the end of this week.  [pins and needles] Front runners include, but are not limited to: His closest advisor A poker buddy Some dude that isn’t interest in politics His favorite cashier at Piggly …

President Barack Obama said of the passing of Sen. Ted Kennedy: "Our country has lost a great leader, who picked up the torch of his fallen brothers and became the greatest United States Senator of our time."