Mimi Gallandt -> Ross Cassell wrote:
 MG> Ross Cassell -> Mimi Gallandt wrote:
 RC>> Hello Mimi!

 RC>> 10 Jan 09 19:23, you wrote to John Massey:

 JM>>>> Can anyone tell me why PEBO will have to give up his blackberry
 JM>>>> when he becomes  PBO?

 MG>>> My guess would be for security's sake, but I could be wrong. :)

 RC>> For the same reason Bush did..

 RC>> Any email he writes while he holds office, would be subjected to
 MG> public
 RC>> scrutiny.

 MG> If I understand the functions of a Blackberry it can also be used as a
 MG> cell phone and there isn't (to my knowledge) any way to securely talk on
 MG> a phone whose waves go through the air instead of through a wire. I see
 MG> that as a most insecure situation, but I see your point as well. :)

I can see the security issue if he was talking to the Pentagon, but what
harm could there be in sending the kid a note of encouragement before a
test at school.

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