Comments on: McCain neutralizes Obama’s fundraising for the general election?

By: Right Wing Nut House

Right Wing Nut House — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:30:33 +0000

McCAIN PROVING HIMSELF A CANNY CAMPAIGNER…

One of the biggest concerns going into the general election for Republicans has to be the massive discrepancy between the amount of money raised by Democratic candidates in the primaries – especially Barack Obama – and the amounts raised b…

By: OldEnglish

OldEnglish — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:48:10 +0000

For those who hope to gain freebies from his message of Grand Theft Money, this is a non-issue. Period!

By: AZCoyote

AZCoyote — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:01:01 +0000

I don’t think Obama will have any problems breaking his pledge. After all, isn’t this the same guy who promised that he wouldn’t run for President during his first term in the Senate?

By: profitsbeard

profitsbeard — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:57:23 +0000

Obama's got more change than McCain. (Barack's campaign strategy: If it doesn't make sense, it must make dollars.)

By: a capella

a capella — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:44:09 +0000

The average Obama groupie doesn’t give a hang about how the campaigns are financed or even what Barak’s social programs will cost. They will be thrilled if we can transfer our Iraq war costs into a U.N. tax, artifical job creation, free college tuition for eneryone, etc. This isn’t about saving money, or even budgeting income to meet expenses. It is the ultimate manifestation of BDS by voters.

By: logis

logis — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:21:14 +0000

Admit that he “pledged” but has to break his pledge now because he’s got a movement thing going that people want to be part of and, goshdarnit, it wouldn’t be fair to them to deny them the fun of donating.

Dude, you don’t get it. This is called “Socialism” maybe you’ve heard of it.

Did breaking treaties ever lose Hitler any support? As the new messiah of the liberal religion, Obama is the most recent personification of the Zeitgeist. Demostrating that he’s above such pedestrian concerns as “truth” and “falsehood” doesn’t hurt his image. That will only increase his status among his followers.

By: paul006

paul006 — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:01:34 +0000

If McCain can do no better than dump on Obama for what will strike much of the public as an esoteric point, he’s in more trouble than even his critics have thought.

To the degree that they even pay attention to this craptacularly boring line of attack, people will assume — correctly — that McCain is just seeking to deny Obama his huge fundraising advantage.

Look, I’m not voting for McCain, so he’s unlikely to take advice from me. But here it is anyway: Get your doctor to write out a prescription for Aricept, and then concentrate your mind on the big picture. Omit the fatigued, and fatiguing, talking points, which thrill no one but the editorial writers at the New York Times, and speak to issues of public interest. (Note in the margins: A hundred years in Iraq isn’t one of them!)

If you think you’re going to beat Obama and his empty but uplifting rhetoric by riding your hobby horse of campaign finance, you’re even more debilitated, and debilitating, than any have imagined.

Good grief! How vicious a beating is that codger about to endure? Though I loathe him, I still don’t think I can bear to watch.

By: Valiant

Valiant — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:38:35 +0000

Exit question: Which’ll it be?

Doesn’t matter. Obama can crush McVain through the free media. It will be worse than Dole v. Clinton.

By: SouthernGent

SouthernGent — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:35:39 +0000

Hope needs a hope chest. Money is sometimes referred to as a money chest. Close enough for Obama.

By: Kralizec

Kralizec — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:32:14 +0000

One could merely shred all the limits on domestic contributions, so money would no longer be an object.

By: TOPV

TOPV — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:49:25 +0000

Arizona senator again bypasses criticism of Clinton to accuse Obama of reneging on public finance pledge

Sounds like a move right out of the Huckster playbook. LOL (and we know where that got him). Way to go Gramps.

By: AUINSC

AUINSC — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:43:27 +0000

4. Accept the deal and shunt the moneybombs off onto 527s:

And this is one of several places where McCain shot his foot off before he even ran for President. If Obama is smart, this is exactly where he will go…because McCain helped create them. Without McCain-Feingold, this would have worked for him like a charm. It still may, if Obama misses the point. I hope Obama misses the point.

By: TOPV

TOPV — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:42:42 +0000

This coming form Mr. Weasel himself, McCain. It’s almost comical. Obama should take gramps up on it. No one will work for McCain for free :-).

By: Deety

Deety — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:34:33 +0000

Oh yeah, people really tend to get all fired up about whether or not acceptance of public funds for a primary race implies a promise not to raise money for a general election.

Legislators.

Meh.

By: Theworldisnotenough

Theworldisnotenough — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:19:40 +0000

This would also play well with McCain’s refusal to submit earmarks for his district. Spin Obama as a hollow shell willing to do what politicians do; put a touch of tarnish on the mystique…

By: William Amos

William Amos — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:19:33 +0000

Well this is a minor detail to the general public. Barak will say “Hope doesnt come cheap” or some other such nonsensical slogan. Truth is most expect all politicians to be somewhat dirty when it comes to money. The American people have accepted it as part of the game.