McCain won't reign in 527s?! How about Obama doing same with MoveOn and others? Not likely and, more importantly, not possible. Neither can McCain control those acting against Obama. This is simply a distraction Obama is offering for his repeated lies to accept public financing.

I'm sure the Dear Leader's followers will offer up all kinds of excuses for Obama's lie but excuses aside, at least admit he's lied numerous times. And, by the way, is this blatant lying the kind of change you are all proud of?

Only a complete moron would think that the limited "public financing" system we have for presidential elections in this country is accomplishing anything to limit the purchase of government by the wealthy and corporations. And only a complete FUCKING moron would place a concern over a candidate opting out of such a sham of a system ahead of things like appointments to the Supreme Court and getting out of Iraq.

Which explains why Weaver and RaeKa are so upset about it.

Well, if the McCain held some taffy pulls and sold apples on street corners, I bet they could raise some of their own money.

Republicans: quit whining and get to work!!!

Look, what Eric's repug shilling post brought ? Repug trolls Weaver and RaeK.

Eric, how did you turn so bitter at such an young age ?

Well, talk about flip flops!

McCain, 2004 discussing Howard Dean

I think it's wonderful that Howard Dean was able to use the Internet, $50, $75, $100 contributions. That's what we want it to be all about. We want average citizens to contribute small amounts of money, and that's a commitment to a campaign. So I'm for that. I think it's a great thing. I think the Internet is going to change American politics for the better.

He was for the internet before he was against it!

Us Dems are hilarious... we finally have a fund raising advantage and we're wringing our hands about it and almost considered completely leveling the playing field. Come on, kids... it's a blood sport!

McCain is so screwed up in his thought process that he actually thinks that he gets to run his opponent's campaign. That is why he thought he could schedule a series of town hall debates all by himself, and then just order Senator Obama to show up. Now the addled old loon thinks that he can dictate to Senator Obama how he should fund his campaign. Dear Senator McCain, with the greatest of respect, may I say to you, Get Bent!

McCain needs to stick to his own knitting, provided he can still shear enough woolly mammoths to provide the yarn.

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Obama will be bashed by establishment concern-trolls like the New York Times for doing this, but I don't see how their arguments hold up against 1.5 million voters and counting. Obama 08 may very well have redefined "public financing" for all future presidential campaigns.

Of course, McCain is relieved, in any case -- now he no longer has to worry about being stuck with a paltry $80 million public financing sum. He can now add hundreds of millions to the other, "unrelated" millions that will be spent by vicious 527s in the cause of smearing Obama.

Of course, it never occurs to everyone that maybe all presidential campaigns could be financed from one piece or other of our federal budget pie, and never mind the cost to taxpayers. Call it the "price of citizenship". I reckon the USA could set aside a billion dollars every four years for the presidential election. Nah -- let's spend a billion dollars next week in Iraq instead. "Priorities".