John McCain's Camp: The Only Way To Beat Barack Obama Is To Give Us Money  Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Thanks sloomis08!

Robert M. Duncan, the Chairman of the Republican National Committee, is at it again. In an e-mail to Repubs entitled "We Must Set The Record Straight," Duncan slams Democratic contender Barack Obama...then asks for money.

"In a stunning act of hypocrisy," the RNC Chairman wrote on Wednesday, "Barack Obama has broken his pledge to accept public financing for the 2008 general election...After claiming to run a campaign of change, it seems the only thing he is willing to change is his principles if it is the politically expedient thing to do."

Doesn't every politician pledge change? And pardon us, but we recall Senator John McCain flip-flopping far more than Obama. And regarding public financing, rewind four months: the late Tim Russert addressed this topic with Barack at the Cleveland, Ohio debate in February. The only indication Barack's given in support of using public financing was a response to a September 2007 questionnaire from the Midwest Democracy Network. He also agreed to sit down with the Republican nominee and discuss a system that "works for everybody." Is that a lie? It depends on whom you ask. It's a sticky one, but it's not news; it's been covered, and we feel an air of desperation from the McCain camp here.

"There's only one way John McCain and our candidates can counter the Obama Democrats' massive haul of campaign cash," Duncan continued. "And that's through your generous support of the RNC." Thus leading into the request for more campaign donations.

The Washington Post gives this a 3 out of 4 on their "Pinocchio scale," meaning "significant factual error and/or obvious contradictions." Others believe the decision was based on Obama's belief that the public financing system is "broken," as Obama has said.

Arguing about the spending limits on presidential campaigns is a little late now: is there anyone who's really still undecided (well, besides us?

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