Often there's a tension between the politically smart thing to do and the civically productive thing to do, and its up to citizens to demand that politicians choose the latter over the former.

Right now, for at least a brief period, the two are aligned, in terms of what Organizing for America should do.

Liza Sabater and I were trading lighthearted tweets about this the other day, but the more I think about it, the more I really think I'd like to see it.

I suggested to Liza that Obama should continue the out of the box thinking. Rather than having stuffy balls in ballrooms across DC, the campaign should cordon off the mall, and have one, massive, open to the public Inaugural Ball.