23 blog reactions to http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8319.html

spending limits, he would too. Obama has far more ability to raise money than McCain, and now that McCain has abandoned the primary campaign public financing system, Obama shouldn't even consider abiding by the general election public finance system. No public funds for McCain By: Jeanne Cummings Feb 4, 2008 08:47 PM EST With the Republican presidential nomination within reach, John McCain is reshaping his campaign to press on without public financing that could limit his spring spending, senior advisers say.

McCain is a sellout. He is a political panderer. This is a guy who, not four years ago, inspired Democrats to try to pull him over to their party to run on a bipartisan ticket with John Kerry. Who seemed to be one of the only Republicans who could actually think

value as collateral) -- basically, every asset of his campaign was pledged to secure that loan ... ... except one. McCain refused to use that certified public matching amount itself as collateral against the loan, as the Edwards campaign had, which may now free the alleged reformer to perform a crafty bit of legal legerdemain:: With the Republican presidential nomination within reach, John McCain is reshaping his campaign to press on without public financing that could limit his spring spending, senior advisers say. ...

a promising vehicle for pro-life progressivism” either. 4:58 PM: If I heard correctly, some caller on Hugh’s show just said John McCain is almost as liberal as Hillary Clinton. Sheesh. 4:56: John McCain reportedly will opt out of public financing so as to avoid the rules on primary season spending imposed by such laws as McCain-Feingold. Pretty brazen even for someone whose career has been marked by brazenry (is that a word; I guess I should have said

John "McCain-Feingold" McCain has rejected public funding for the primaries. He's a maverick!

a promising vehicle for pro-life progressivism” either. 4:58 PM: If I heard correctly, some caller on Hugh’s show just said John McCain is almost as liberal as Hillary Clinton. Sheesh. 4:56: John McCain reportedly will opt out of public financing so as to avoid the rules on primary season spending imposed by such laws as McCain-Feingold. Pretty brazen even for someone whose career has been marked by brazenry (is that a word; I guess I should have said

smart enough to see the name "P. J. O'Rourke" and click anyway. Certainly this is too good to await one of our periodic Phony Campaign posts: John McCain said he would take public election funds and abide by the FEC's spending caps, so, naturally, John McCain will not take public funds or abide by the spending caps. Sometimes I imagine Fred Thompson out there muttering: "I can't believe I lost to this guy."

No public funds for McCain - Jeanne Cummings - Politico.com

smart enough to see the name "P. J. O'Rourke" and click anyway. Certainly this is too good to await one of our periodic Phony Campaign posts: John McCain said he would take public election funds and abide by the FEC's spending caps, so, naturally, John McCain will not take public funds or abide by the spending caps. Sometimes I imagine Fred Thompson out there muttering: "I can't believe I lost to this guy."

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