Huzzah!

I'm quite happy that the man I voted for got elected, and now, today, he's going to take office. As much as I don't believe he's a miracle worker, I think he is the best choice for the job today, and I'm heartened by his intelligence and his drive.

I hope all the naysayers will give him a honeymoon period to prove himself before they weigh in against him.

I'm picturing in my mind the same scene that happens at the end of The West Wing TV show, where Bartlett leaves the White House for the last time while the new president moves in. This is going to be a great day for the nation!

Get that man a Blackberry that works for all of us.

This is my challenge to the technology sector.
I don't really know why this is not a no-brainer. Barack Obama wants to have a communications device as President that is a.) secure, b.) in keeping with the law and c.) allows him to have access to the outside world.
You're telling me that we can't create a secure Blackberry? Come on, guys. You're saying to me that we can't create something with Blowfish encryption, something that constantly changes its Machine Address Code, something that whips up and down the available spectrum like a crazed mongoose on steroids, something that isn't necessarily available to civilians but that could be made available to the Commander in Chief to be?

If I had glasses, I would be looking over their rims at you, Tech Sector. Give me a break. Get the man a new Blackberry. Why is this hard? He could probably even put in a good word with the FCC for you, get the thing approved early.

Mr. President-Elect, I would like to say that I think you should ditch the Blackberry and hire a tiger team of Google Android nerds who could do just that for you on the new Google phone. Their platform is more open, anyway - the only way we're going to be certain your security is good is if you publish the platform and have all the security experts try to break it.

I wouldn't even bother try to get RIM to play ball; this is a company with a glacial change strategy and an awful proprietary system.

Good luck, President-Elect Obama. Keep fighting for your own tech, your own personal working style. I'm rooting for you.