Thursday, October 16, 2008

The Congressman Most Likely to Accept Your Friend Request

(By Brendan Hoffman -- Getty Images)
By Mary Ann Akers And Paul Kane

Rep. Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.) is really into Facebook. We're talking about a guy who turns 65 later this month, and he doesn't even call it "the" Facebook, the way a certain other person, in the very highest echelons of government, once famously referred to "the" Google.

"I just passed 1,200 friends!" Serrano excitedly told On the Hill yesterday.

Most every member of Congress has an official Facebook fan page, marked by the same official photo of a waving American flag. But Serrano actually has his own personal Facebook page, which he operates without the help of staff. He constantly updates it, adds new photos he takes himself, and shares his thoughts on everything from the delicious avocado he ate the other day to his beloved, beleaguered Yankees to his hope that Barack Obama is elected president.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/15/AR2008101503209.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter

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