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We follow Ed Morrissey regularly on Michelle Malkin's A-list group blog Hot Air but hadn't "spoken" to him directly since our mutually pioneering days on the blogospheric frontier when Ed was at the helm of his own wildly popular and influential Captain's Quarters blog. Thanks to Twitter, we're talking again:

Here's back at you, Ed! As for whether it matters who actually tweets under famous names, a couple of interesting comments came back in response to the Captain's original question:

ObeliskToucher: If they use their name, it should be them. Otherwise, use "xxxstaff" to make clear that it's really just a press release.

seanhackbarth: Either/or is good. Most important is they're saying something interesting.

KatieFavazza: It's worth noting that some politicians want to tweet themselves but staff is uncomfortable & reluctant to let go of control.

All points well taken, but there's nothing like the real thing, baby. We love it that "GW's brain," Karl Rove — who has 49,190 followers at last count — appears to do his own twittering. Most of his tweets are catchy one-liners referencing what he's thinking about, what he's reading and writing and when he'll be appearing on Fox, all useful info when you're picking the brain of a first-rate intellect who knows a lot about what's going on inside and outside the Beltway. Then once in awhile a special treat, a humorous hint of our shared humanity:

This just in: We are pleased to report that as of this morning, the enigmatic Fluffy the Cat is following us on Twitter. Probably looking for paparazzi shots of glamorpuss Sweet Tiny Pea, above caught in a pensive moment on the garden path yesterday afternoon.