I'll rather have a chicken get elected than McCain

[SlingXShot]

You don't need to Anti McCane threads on the first page on P&N, keep it to one or I'll limit you to none.
bsobel


These type of ads just fuel obama supporters:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mQ_eCGbdg0

Barack Obama's decision to forgo public funds will bring joy to opponents of campaign finance reform. But to say that Obama has killed public financing is to miss the point.

The current system began to unravel eight years ago. George W. Bush became the first candidate since the post-Watergate reforms of the mid-1970s to decline public money in the primaries, thus avoiding the limits it imposed. Bush's decision was the single-most important reason he defeated John McCain for the 2000 nomination because Bush was able to spend without limit to win South Carolina after his loss in the New Hampshire primary. John Kerry walked away from the public financing system for the primaries in 2004. Note that Kerry won the nomination, too.

Obama can afford to shrug off the criticism. This is that rare election in which Democrats are positioned to raise more private money than Republicans, and given the collapse of the Republican Party's standing, 2008 represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Democrats to compete in places where they haven't set foot in years.

In any event, Obama did not kill the presidential financing system; the failure to reform it did. For what it's worth, I wrote back in 2006: "It's only a matter of time before antiquated limits force presidential candidates to forget about public funds altogether.

 

[nageov3t]

how much do you actually get paid per post, and where can I sign up?

 

[SlingXShot]

Originally posted by: loki8481
how much do you actually get paid per post, and where can I sign up?

Why does it all has to be related to $$$

 

[RightIsWrong]

SlingXshot,

Your advert forgot to mention one itsy, bitsy detail:

McCain Letter dated Feb. 6, 2008

McCain exceeding public financing caps

Sen. John McCain has officially broken the limits imposed by the presidential public financing system, reports filed last night show.

McCain has now spent $58.4 million on his primary effort. Those who have committed to public financing can spend no more than $54 million on their primary bid.

So has McCain broken the law? The answer is far from simple.

It depends on whether he has, in fact, withdrawn from the public matching program. McCain was certified to enter the matching program last year when he was starved for cash. But once he started to win primaries, he decided to step back from it. On Feb. 6, after his Super Tuesday victories, he wrote to the FEC to announce he would withdraw from the program.

McCain's lawyers said that gave him freedom to spend as much as he wanted -- once he announced his intent to withdraw from the system, they say, he was released from the spending caps.