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Grassley’s Sky Diving Advice

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted July 18, 2014 at 2:36pm

Sen. Charles E. Grassley of Iowa has some advice for anyone pondering following the lead of former President George H.W. Bush and jumping out of an airplane.

The Republican senator is known for having one of the most fascinating Twitter feeds in Congress, whether he posts about his complaints of a lack of historical programming on the History Channel or hitting a deer while traveling in Iowa. Grassley even highlighted his use of Twitter in a 2010 campaign ad:  

www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9LDEo1ueyc

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