I can see both sides of the issue here. Sen. Obama has set records raising money during the primary season. He did this with small donations. It stands to reason that during the general election with new supporters being drawn into the fold, he stands to raise and outstanding amount of money! However, he is the first candidate to refuse public money since 1975. That in and of itself is tolerable in my mind simply because Sen. Obama has been the candidate to “break the mold” since the beginning.

However, I feel that the reasoning that he gives for his refusal is a bit convoluted. I think that Sen. Obama filp-flopped here and he will get caught red-handed. The underlying question becomes: Does the money gained by this decision outweigh the loss due to the flip-flop? I say yes, the potential money to be gained here far outweighs all else. What do you think?

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