Campaign Finance

Politicians really need to be careful. They say one thing and do another, but who can blame them?

We throw candidates up on a pedestal and expect them to play their part. The problem is: my pedestal is different than yours. No, Obama should not have so vigorously raised his hand during the primaries stating that he was in total support of government funding, but the situation is different. He did so well raising money in the primaries that to accept the money would be a huge limitation. Also, McCain didn't accept it, so why should Obama?

It was a "damned if you do damned if you don't situation." He chose to damn himself less, raise more money, and thus have a better chance of winning in November. Or so that at least appears to be the thinking.