You're So Money

Some conservatives are getting on Obama's case for going back on his word and bypassing public financing. But really now, what did anyone expect?

The main reason to be a candidate----a serious one, anyway--is to get elected. Obama's got a choice between $85 million in public funds or maybe five times that much raised privately. Even if he thought public financing was an important issue (and he seems to have), it's just one of many, none of which he can do much about if he doesn't win. (As to not keeping his word, I might add that there are a number of issues for which I hope that's true.)