Watching White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs try to explain why President Obama is not broadcasting the healthcare negotiations on CSPAN as he repeatedly promised during the campaign is painful enough but the timid questions from the press are even more concerning. 

The strategy of directing an audience to previous comments you didn't make is actually pretty clever however in our connected, real-time and overly documented world, it falls down pretty quickly.

I also suggest reading this great article from techPresident that talks about the passion and energy that the Obama campaign tapped during the election but seems to have forgotten now that they are governing.  The ability to connect and organize via social media has only accelerated and not embracing it as a way to drive change and deeper involvement in government by citizens is more than a bit disappointing.

Video here for your enjoyment…