U.S. Congress Members Express Themselves Via Facebook Timeline Cover Photos
21st March 2012
Forget the obsessive-compulsive tracking of every event in your life — the real killer feature of Facebook Timeline is the huge banner-style cover photo that’s become the de rigeur way to express yourself online. Members of Congress have joined in with relish, too, carefully selecting images for maximum constituent impact, and the Washington Post has collected some of the best. From inspiring landscape photography to abstract shots of the American flag, it’s all right there on Facebook.
The only surprise here is that the compulsive narcissists in government have taken so long to clasp to their bosoms the chief vehicle for displaying compulsive narcissism in our time. But, then, Congress specializes in locking the barn door after the horse has gone, gotten hooked up, had a passel of colts, and come back in search of food stamps and housing assistance, so perhaps this is the first sign that Facebook is, like, so over.