Well, not quite, but the story they did decide to write begs the question- have they run out of content to cover, or are we the only ones who don’t give a flying leap if a 100 year-old Senator is enamored with his blackberry?
The Politico: “People who mull such things are beginning to ask whether Capitol Hill’s BlackBerry addiction – seven out of 10 members and staffers have one – is putting too much power into the hands of small groups of well-connected constituents, exacerbating partisan polarization and snuffing out whatever’s left of Washington’s political sanctuary removed from the parochial concerns back home. “
Too much power because of a mobile device that lets them communicate with each other? Really?
Was this question posed to Robert Byrd in 1876 when Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, right around the time lawmakers were debating postage rates? Probably not, because it’s a ridiculous assumption.
Perhaps this is 21st century product placement and BlackBerry is paying for this story. We can only hope.