Good point:
On a more serious note, why—pray?—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!!!???
Also from the article is speculation that if Obama were allowed to keep his Blackberry that implicit endorsement could be worth $25 million.
Link via If the President’s BlackBerry Goes Missing – The Daily Beast .