If you didn't have a chance to read Adam Ostrow's article, "The Governator Takes to Twitter and Widgets to Pass California Budget" up on Mashable a few days ago, take a look; it's an interesting read.   

In a particularly interesting intersection between governmental policy decisions and the use of new technology (widgets in particular), Ostrow points to the "Legislature's Failure to Act" widget available on the California Governor's home page, which features a moving clock of how many days the state has gone without having a budget passed.

In my estimation, government + budget policy + widgets = interesting

You can check out the full article here.