Christopher Buckley thinks Obama ought to be able to keep his BlackBerry:
On a more serious note, whypray?do we connive at isolating our presidents, by taking away their ability even to keep a journal (might be subpoenaed!), email (see above) and now, their connective tissue to the outside world? Sure, they have access to the media. They can turn on a television or pick up a newspaper, but that’s not the same as being able to receive a message from someone who used to wipe their runny nose, saying, WHAT IN NAME OF ALL THAT’S HOLY R U DOING, INVADING IRAQ, NUMBSKULL!!!???
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2009/01/oval-office-product-placement/206838/
