Jeb Bush bids farewell, but his BlackBerry lives on

Leaving all personal opinions about Jeb Bush's legacy aside, it's worth noting, from a technology perspective, that he chose to include his BlackBerry in the backdrop of his official gubernatorial portrait in an attempted nod to his role as the first "e-governor," according to press reports.

Jeb Bush's gubernatorial portrait with BlackBerry
to the left of family photo.

(Credit: Local6.com)

Last week, at the close of the Florida governor's two-term administration, he revealed the portrait, in which he's standing next to a bookshelf topped with a family photo and his beloved device. Bush reportedly received tens of thousands of e-mails sent to his very public address, [e-mail].

He wasn't the only Florida politician to take advantage of BlackBerry season, however. And while he can be commended for embracing technology in public office, he's also not the only Bush take part in gadgetry.

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Just History

I think whoever decided to use the blackberry in the picture did it just to show (in the future) that this technology existed in this era.
Something like a bookmark

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Come on.... tens of thousands to his blackberry?

With being governor of a state like Florida, I can't imagine his blackberry going off 24 hours a day with all of these emails... Interesting topic and story...