Two examples this week show how far Twitter has embedded itself into the geekgeist.

Case No. 1: Anyone who watched saw TV coverage of various Congressfolk twiddling with their BlackBerrys during the speech -- that is, when they weren't jumping to their feet on cue, as if doing politic-aerobics. Even seemed to be playing with something underneath his desk (let's hope it was a BlackBerry).

What were they all doing? . The Republicans, by and large, were bemoaning the cost of all those programs Obama was outlining. (It seems after eight years of slumber the GOPers have woken up like Rip Van Winkle and discovered they are fiscal conservatives after all. But that's a story for another blog.)

Except for Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex), who was than the speech. He tweeted:

Aggie basketball game is about to start on espn2 for those of you that aren't going to bother watching pelosi smirk for the next hour.