Presidential BlackBerry

Let the President have a BlackBerry for heaven's sake. They can figure out how to put some kind of governor (not the Palin type - restriction type) on it, say perhaps limit his address book and maybe have a daily audit by lawyers, something. He's the first 21st century president, he's connected, just like the generations that have put him into the Oval Office. I think they'll figure it out. Maybe RIM can help them up on a custom uber-secure mobile. I think they are working on just that from what we see from the B.Walters interview:

Well, I'm, I'm negotiating to figure out how can I get information from outside of the 10 or 12 people who surround my office in the White House. Because, one of the worst things I think that could happen to a president is losing touch with what people are going through day to day. - ABC News - read more

As a newly converted BlackBerry addict I can see why it would be very hard to handover what has become a life-line to the world, to your friends, to your family and business. I mean how would I update my Facebook page at every hour of the day? Come on now!