Chuck Grassley, the Tweeter

The Politico just ranked Iowa Senator Charles Grassley as the seventh most influential "tweeter" in America. Not bad for a 75-year-old guy. The article describes Grassley's updates on Twitter as Grassley’s are personal in an Iowan way: friendly but dry. This 75-year-old sometime farmhand Republican has developed quite a following (2,000-plus) with his plain-spoken, Midwest Twittering style: “On way bk to frigid waterloo. Will my car start at airport.” “I didn’t stay up to see Ball drop. I will watch Hawkeyw ftball. Otherwise read. Not a very exciting new year celebration but tradition forme.” “6 inches snow in New hartford last night. I missed it bc of senate session. Lucky we finished corn harvest last wkend.”

Here are his tweets from the past several weeks:

First day back in DC. Spend hrs going thru all communication handed me on my 24 county tour. doubt if I've evr collected so much in 28yrs 11:50 AM yesterday from txt

Thanks for following me http://tinyurl.com/c2gxdh 10:02 AM yesterday from txt

UNI lost 5:45 PM Feb 21st from txt

UNI going to ovrtime 4:57 PM Feb 21st from txt

I'm at UNI Creighton Halftime UNI27/26 4:03 PM Feb 21st from txt

1report 4 Fri 4 meeting. Clinton HS. Maquoketa Monticello Hopkinton. All well attended. Still biger than normal crowd. Great wk of meetings 4:23 PM Feb 20th from txt

80 people at mechanicville town meet. First time in 20 counties that any attendee said disagreed w my stimulus vote 8:37 PM Feb 19th from txt

715am btween 75 and 100 people attended Washington Ia town meet. Less discussion than usual on stimulus 10:13 AM Feb 19th from txt

Biggest crowd of wk. Burlington ovr 200. Same issues. 1:50 PM Feb 18th from txt

Lvig Sieman Manuf Ft Madison. Toured plant. Town meeting w all production workers. On way Burlington town meet 11:37 AM Feb 18th from txt

45 people at Keosauqua meeting. Fraudulent North american union conspiracy came up again. Outrage abt earmarks. Onto ft madison wind manuf 9:22 AM Feb 18th from txt

39 people at Albia town meet. Meeting in Centerville had different purpose so fewer attendees. Good report on Rural Water Recreation Corps 11:20 AM Feb 17th from txt

Lving Chariton meeting. 93 persons. I stayed xtra 30min. More conservative group 2:16 AM Feb 17th from txt

Lving corydon. 63 attended meeting Fewer Qs than leon meeting. People worried abt inflation bc of stimulus spending. On way to Chariton 11:44 PM Feb 16th from txt

Just left Leon town meeting. Surprise large crowd of 63. 24 different pts of view or Qs brought up 4:00 PM Feb 16th from txt

First stop 24 county tour. Capital City Norwalk Fruit tour and answer Qs for workers 12:26 PM Feb 16th from txt

On way Ames speak to Ag majors. Then to group of Policy students. First day of Six day tour of town meetings in 23 counties. 12:36 PM Feb 15th from txt

CSPAN 530pmEST. FIANAL vote stimulous)porkulus bill I vote NAY. Pres signs 800B$ bill Mon primetime TV 3:15 PM Feb 13th from txt

Just had bfast w pres of Uni in Sen Dining Room to go ovr budget request 8:05 AM Feb 12th from txt

Going on Fox news now. hope you watch 10:28 AM Feb 11th from txt