Senator John McCain is using some interesting tools to help spread the word about unnecessary pork spending in the stimulus bill.

Not only does McCain go on the floor of the senate and argue his points, he also tweets them. He'll post small 140 character updates on the Twitter Web site about what's going on in Washington.

Since the presidential election, McCain has become somewhat of a celebrity on the Web site with over 200,000 followers. While Obama stopped tweeting after he was inaugurated, McCain has seen the Web site as an opportunity to get in touch thousands of people instantaneously.

Before and after McCain is on the floor of the senate, he makes sure to update his Twitter friends about what's happening. He posted a top 10 list of some of the worst earmarks on the stimulus bill, and also updates followers about other things going on in his life.

Sometimes, news breaks on twitter. One recent post on the McCain Twitter page said, "Tweet Announcement: Met with the Vietnamese Ambassador to discuss upcoming trip to Vietnam - posted here first!"

So why is the person who was framed as an old, unhip, technologically ignorant candidate the one keeping up a Twitter account? Where did the people who tweet for Obama go?

Many other congresspeople also keep up Twitter accounts and update their constituents about what's happening. Some use their account to let people know where they are going to speak, while others like McCain use it to push politics.

Twitter could become a new vehicle for politicians to push through legislation. If they use it right, congress could use Twitter to get their exact message across. They wouldn't need the media to spread their message for them. And when a tweet is only 140 characters long, it's hard to edit it out of context.