Despite my doubts about his suitability for high office, Andre Bauer and I have always gotten along cordially. We appeared together on an Arabic-language TV broadcast a couple of years back (picture that — Andre and me in Arabic), and we always exchange pleasantries when we meet.

But now we are officially friends, and Andre is thrilled, according to this message I received:

Andre R. says, “Brad,
First, thank you for your friend request! When I joined Facebook, I never would have imagined that I would have such an outpouring of support. I reached a 5000 friend maximum on my original personal Facebook page, so I have created this one to connect with more folks like you. I hope you will accept my request so we can network and share thoughts on any matter of interest to you.
Second, I would be very appreciative if you would recommend me to your all your friends on Facebook. I enjoy working with others and making new connections, for this reason I have set a goal to become friends with 2000 Facebook users by the end of January. Will you help me reach my goal?
Also, if I can ever help you with ANYTHING, please drop me a line. I look forward to networking with you and I hope you have a great day.
-Andre.”.

You may say that was a form letter written by a staffer, but you don’t know Andre like I do. We’re buds.

I’m not sure how this happened. I may have made a request to him awhile back — I tend to do that with anybody I know on Facebook — but the message I got was unclear. It seemed he was accepting ME as a friend, but then I had to confirm HIM, suggesting it was the other way around. Facebook is sometimes vague that way; have you noticed?