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Of course wannabe president McCain would say something like this, especially since Barack Obama can draw more money into his coffers just by yawning than McCain can between now and November.
"I made the commitment to the American people that if I were the nominee of my party, I would accept public financing," the likely GOP presidential nominee said Friday in Oshkosh, Wis. "I expect Senator Obama to keep his word to the American people as well. This is all about a commitment that we made to the American people.
"I am going to keep my commitment," he said. "The American people have every reason to expect him to keep his commitment."
McCain is to old to even remember his word, much less keep it. Further on down in the article which this comes from:
McCain said that if Obama becomes the nominee and decides against taking public money, he might do the same. Source ( emphasis mine )
He might do the same? Then again, he might not.
McCain earlier this week turned down government matching funds for the primary to free him to spend more money as he prepares for a general election contest.
Last summer, McCain had asked to participate in the public system when his campaign, his fundraising and his poll numbers hit a low point that threatened to unravel his candidacy.
Though the FEC declared him eligible to receive $5.8 million in December, the money would not have become available until next month. By accepting the money, moreover, McCain would have been required to limit his spending for the primary to about $54 million — an amount the campaign was close to reaching now.
By not taking the money, McCain is free to raise more and to promote his presidential candidacy until the Republican nominating convention in September.
McCain would be the obvious beneficiary if he and Obama take the federal money for the general election because they would have to return money already collected. Obama has raised $6.1 million for the general, nearly three times as much as McCain's $2.2 million.
If the candidates reject public funds it would be historic rejection of the public financing system. No major party candidate rejected public funds for the general election since the system was put in place in the 1970s after the Watergate scandal.
Candidates who accept public funding are eligible for about $85 million, which is paid for by a $3 checkoff on IRS tax return forms.
If Obama is half as smart as everyone seems to think that he is, then he'll tell John McCain to go and fuck himself. You do not make deals with the competitor, you stomp the crap out of them. This seems to be a major problem with the Democrats in general. We do not need to play nice and by Republican rules. We need to just go out and and rip the GOP to pieces, starting with their throats!
