Comments on: Breaking A Promise http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/04/breaking-a-promise Wed, 09 May 2012 10:28:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: If It Looks Like Corruption It Probably Is | Comments from Left Field http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/04/breaking-a-promise/comment-page-1#comment-29887 If It Looks Like Corruption It Probably Is | Comments from Left Field Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:46:48 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=3777#comment-29887 [...] is similar to the argument over whether Obama should abandon his record-shattering publicly supported campaign financing [...] [...] is similar to the argument over whether Obama should abandon his record-shattering publicly supported campaign financing [...]

]]> By: Dynamic http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/04/breaking-a-promise/comment-page-1#comment-29639 Dynamic Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:50:52 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=3777#comment-29639 As DM said, he's not backing away from public financing - he HAS public financing, just through a different mechanism. I was in favour of him keeping his promise as well, but explained this way, I think he's right to do what he's doing, and I think he is keeping his promise, at least in spirit. As DM said, he’s not backing away from public financing – he HAS public financing, just through a different mechanism.

I was in favour of him keeping his promise as well, but explained this way, I think he’s right to do what he’s doing, and I think he is keeping his promise, at least in spirit.

]]> By: Kyle E. Moore http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/04/breaking-a-promise/comment-page-1#comment-29577 Kyle E. Moore Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:56:09 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=3777#comment-29577 pretty much, yeah. pretty much, yeah.

]]> By: DM Metzger http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/04/breaking-a-promise/comment-page-1#comment-29566 DM Metzger Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:42:12 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=3777#comment-29566 Quite honestly my response to people who bring up this question is always simple: "What do you think he has now if not a publicly financed campaign?" He's managed to organically do what McCain-Feingold tried (and failed) all those years ago to accomplish; why should he restrict that now? Quite honestly my response to people who bring up this question is always simple: “What do you think he has now if not a publicly financed campaign?”

He’s managed to organically do what McCain-Feingold tried (and failed) all those years ago to accomplish; why should he restrict that now?

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