It looks as though a handful of Congressmen have taken up electronic cigarettes! Does anyone else get the feeling they opted for the inLife "Elite" pack? ;)

The battery-operated device, known as an electronic cigarette, looks like a normal cigarette, but contains no tobacco and instead of smoke emits a nicotine vapor when the user inhales. Reps. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) and Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) have all been spotted using the device on Capitol Hill.

That's about as close to bipartisanship as Congress can get, so enjoy it while it lasts! What's more, here's a beaming endorsement of electronic cigarettes by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL):

“These e-cigarettes are smokeless and do not produce carcinogens. The nicotine in e-cigarettes is controlled in a capsule.”

Stearns has sent electronic cigarettes to House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) and President Obama to help them quit smoking. He’s been seen using the device in the Speaker’s Lobby, where Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) banned smoking two years ago.

That's right people: President Obama owns an electronic cigarette. How cool is that?