I'm certain it's more prevalent than we want to admit, but still, why am I not surprised at this name?

Speaking of politics, I learned that I share something in common with President Obama: A common follow on both our Twitter accounts is @common_squirrel. Nice to know that Obama's staff (if not the President himself) contain Squirrelists

This second item I think is the more important, although I imagine others will disagree and argue at length about which party's higher-ups have the most sock-puppet accounts