Conan O’Brien, now available in 140-character form

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Conan O’Brien joined Twitter on Wednesday, and has racked up 379,609 followers over the course of three days. His biographical information states: “I had a show. Then I had a different show. Now I have a Twitter account.”

Thus far, he’s posted a grand total of three tweets, one per day, each one riffing on the idea that he’s pathetically sitting at home with no show to host and nothing to do.

Wednesday’s tweet: “Today I interviewed a squirrel in my backyard and then threw to commercial. Somebody help me.”

Thursday: “This morning I watched Remington Steele while eating Sugar Smacks out of a salad bowl. I was naked.”

Friday: “Today I connected all the freckles on my arm with a Sharpie. It spells out RIKSHAZ9LIRK. Clearly I am The Chosen One.”

Heh.

CotW: The Democratic Party by Any Other Name Would Not…

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I made the mistake of watching too many people talk about the bipartisan health care this week and it put me in a foul mood. So I decided to run this column that I wrote awhile ago, and had initially thought, “Nah, too bitter.” If you don’t like it, blame the parade of talking heads claiming, “It’s a trap,” after months of complaining that the President wouldn’t talk to them.

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