Perhaps I mean “Tweet.” In any case, representatives from the Obama and McCain campaign have agreed to participate in a little experiment in micro-politics over the weekend, taking part in a “Twitter Debate,” focusing on tech policy, as a preamble to this year’s Personal Democracy Forum conference in New York. If you want to play along, …

Obama’s full statement on the FISA legislation after the jump. The headline: not perfect, but improved, and he’ll “work in the Senate” to remove what he does call “retroactive immunity.” Nut graphs:

“After months of negotiation, the House today passed a compromise that, while far from perfect, is a marked improvement over last year’s

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A lot of the nets are carrying Scott McClellan’s testimony today live — it starts in a few minutes — but if you’re away from a television and yet blessed with bandwidth, C-SPAN is carrying it on “The Tres,” or C-SPAN 3. Also streaming on their website (can’t get a direct link, sorry).

Initial thoughts: Scott looks happier and more …

Late yesterday afternoon, Obama spokesman Bill Burton sent this email to McCain press chief Jill Hazelbaker — BCC’ing the Obama campaign’s entire press mailing list:

from Bill Burton

to Jill Hazelbaker

date Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 5:24 PM

subject quick question about your conference call

Jill – hope you’re well. We’d like to add

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This must-read AP story boldly captures what has been going on in the last few weeks of this campaign, as two self-described “reformer” candidates struggle in a “change” election by acting more and more every bit like old-school, pragmatic politicians. Here is the thesis:

Overall, the race between Obama and McCain amounts to an

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Taxpayers for Common Sense has unearthed a revealing memo that tells you a lot about how life looks from the bottom of the pecking order in Washington. The 2007 document apparently was put together by former interns in Rep. Don Young’s office. In addition to listing an “A Team” of lobbyists whose calls are to be put right through, the …

A not-very-surprising response from McCain’s Jill Hazelbaker:

“Today, Barack Obama has revealed himself to be just another typical politician who will do and say whatever is most expedient for Barack Obama.

“The true test of a candidate for President is whether he will stand on principle and keep his word to the American people. Barack

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The floods in the Midwest seem to be covered mainly as weather porn, despite the enormous personal costs that have come with it. Forty thousand have been displaced in Iowa and other states — and the floods aren’t even over yet. For those keeping score, that’s about half a Katrina, in terms of people who have suddenly found themselves …

The script from his video announcement this morning is after the jump.