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Way to go Barack!!! I would have thought you were crazy and so would the people that have contributed to you if you had gone this other route. And for you slow people Barack is taking public financing. The public is financing his campaign. LOL!!!! This is not rocket science. McCain is just mad because Barack is getting more money than McCain and the GOP combined. If McCain was getting all the money Barack was, do you really believe he would take the "public financing" route? WE ALL KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT ONE.

Obama 08

Of course Obama can change his mind and go back on anything he said. So can we. We FOUR Independent voters are changing our minds and voting for McCain in November. BO should subtract the FOUR votes he got from our house. He won't get them again.

IF OBAMA DID NOT CHANGE HIS MIND I WOULD REALLY DOUBT HIS JUDGMENT!!

Oh, silly people... I guess you have NEVER changed your mind about anything? You have NEVER realized that maybe you should do something differently in order to get the job done? I guess you need empty-minded brains that "stick to their guns" even when they are completely going down the wrong track, like our current President?!? Oh, you poor silly blind souls... God will forgive you, so I guess I will too :)

Oh, silly people... I guess you have NEVER changed your mind about anything? You have NEVER realized that maybe you should do something differently in order to get the job done? I guess you need empty-minded brains that "stick to their guns" even when they are completely going down the wrong track, like our current President?!? Oh, you poor silly blind souls... God will forgive you, so I guess I will too :)

Duchess of Austin,

"What is even more depressing is the comments I've been seeing on various websites and blogs(Washington Post and New York Times editorial comments) saying things like "I don't care that he changed his mind" or "I'm glad he did."

People that learn from their experience are pretty darned intelligent in my book. I'm sure Obama needs extra money to offset the money he has to spend to put out the 527 and bigot-created fires/distractions. In what other campaign have you ever witnessed has a candidate had smears of bigots thrown right into the nightly news mix? None, I'm sure. It costs a lot of money to not allow the Republicans to swift-boat the good guy and stick us with another 8 years of Republican terrorism.

Obama 08!

ex·pedi·ent (ek spē′dē ənt, ik-) - Based on or offering what is of use or advantage rather than what is right or just; guided by self-interest; politic

Change, change, change, change, change.
Obama's changing things all right ...

What is even more depressing is the comments I've been seeing on various websites and blogs(Washington Post and New York Times editorial comments) saying things like "I don't care that he changed his mind" or "I'm glad he did." To me, that's the equivalent of saying that you share Mr. Obama's lack of morals and ethics and that you support lying and subversion to accomplish your goals. In other words, you will lie or cheat to get what you want, so you don't understand why it's a big deal....after all everybody does it! Is this really a characteristic that the American people want in their President?

geevil,
What's your point?

Obama just showed American he is a liar, phony, fraud who bamboozled and hoodwinked Common Cause and others who trusted him to keep his promise and challenge to McCain and others. Obama does not say what he means or means what he says. He will say anything or do anytihng that is politically expedient AT THE TIME. Ask the old Rev Wright about that.

That's the point.

Obama supporters tend to shoot their mouths off without knowing the facts. This "stunt" is actually a pledge pushed by Obama last year. McCain agreed tot he pledge. Obamahas lied to the American people, Common Cause, and others who supported him thinking he was going to keep his word. Obama's words and his signature are worthless now.

America--get used to broken promises.
Obama changes with the wind.

Obama cannot be trusted. That is the moral of the story.

C'mon guys,
What is so criminal about promising to accept public campaign funds and then realizing you do not need it and opting to stick to your current sources.Who is th ultimate winner? Me and you- the taxpayer.Any dummy can see that.McCain then gets frustrated because he can't generate funds of his own and wants the government to fund his unattractive appeal.If call this smear.I call it 'stupidity'

"If you are nominated for President in 2008 and your major opponents agree to forgo private funding in the general election campaign, will you participate in the presidential public financing system?"

You can read Obama's response here. The candidate highlighted the simple answer "Yes" and elaborated as follows:

In February 2007, I proposed a novel way to preserve the strength of the public financing system in the 2008 election. My plan requires both major party candidates to agree on a fundraising truce, return excess money from donors, and stay within the public financing system for the general election. My proposal followed announcements by some presidential candidates that they would forgo public financing so they could raise unlimited funds in the general election. The Federal Election Commission ruled the proposal legal, and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has already pledged to accept this fundraising pledge. If I am the Democratic nominee, I will aggressively pursue an agreement with the Republican nominee to preserve a publicly financed general election.

Re: Larry Sinclair

How much money does it take to buy the results of a polygraph test? I hardly think Sinclair would have agreed to one had he not known he was telling the truth. Perhaps Larry Sinclair was the first person thrown under Obama's very crowded bus.

McSame is only upset about this because he knows he cannot out-fundraise Obama, and now will have to rely on the 527s to do his dirty work for him.

This one will hurt Obama because it completely damages his image as a new kind of politician. Of course, those who have paying attention knew all along that he was the same ole, same ole. But this incident will capture the attention of even the laziest of voters. The coverage in my local paper this morning was fair, meaning it didn't hold Obama in a saintly light but treated him as anyone else would be treated. The gloves are off.

Money over principle. Not what Americans look for in a President.

This is a bogus argument. The original "promise" called for negotiations with John McCain. The McCain and Obama campaigns have agreed to disagree on everything, so this whole thing is a moot point. Much ado about nothing. This entire outrage-a-day campaign by the McCain camp is getting really BORING. Wake me when it's time to vote - for Obama.

From a Common Cause press release in February.

"Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) has committed in writing that, if elected president, he would make it a priority to enact full public financing of elections for Congress. He also is a cosponsor of a Senate bill, the Fair Elections Now Act, S. 1285, to bring full, voluntary public financing to congressional elections. Sponsored by Assistant Senate Majority Leader Durbin (D-IL) and Arlen Specter (R-PA), the bill would give all qualified candidates public financing to run for office once they agree to forgo all fundraising and adhere to strict spending limits. While serving in the Illinois legislature, Obama supported similar public financing legislation for state elections"