Ars Technica: New political taunt: We have more Facebook friends than you

In a sign of just how mainstream social networking has become, Republicans have now taken to bragging that they “out-tweet” the Democrats—and have more Facebook friends, too.

Yesterday, Congressional Republicans launched America Speaking Out, a new website that lets citizens propose and vote on policy ideas. (Most recent comment in the “American Values” category: “i spent 20 years in our military i stood in the arlington cemetary looking at all the lives that were gave for freedom and all i could do was apoligize to the dead soldiers because our president is trying to take back what they stand for FREEDOM. [sic throughout]”