And then this: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080619/ap_on_el_pr/obama_money
- - - Obama has proven himself to be a prodigious fundraiser who could easily raise more than the public fund supplies. And while he and his advisers know McCain and other Republicans will criticize his decision, they understand that issues of campaign finance do not rank high in most voters' minds. ... Sen. Russ Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat who has worked with McCain on campaign finance laws in the past, praised Obama for his support of current campaign finance legislation, but added: "This decision was a mistake." ... Obama said McCain and the Republican National Committee are fueled by contributions from Washington lobbyists and political action committees. "And we've already seen that he's not going to stop the smears and attacks from his allies running so-called 527 groups, who will spend millions and millions of dollars in unlimited donations," Obama said. Despite that claim, few Republican-leaning groups have weighed into the presidential contest so far. In fact, Obama allies such as MoveOn.org are the ones that have been spending money on advertising against McCain. - - - "They understand that issues of campaign finance do not rank high in most voters' minds." Obviously, that's because Congress already solved this problem. ROTFLMAO! - Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Bob Calco > Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 11:53 PM > To: 'ProFox Email List' > Subject: RE: [OT] Break campaign promises? YES WE CAN! > > > Obama has been winning largely by virtue of a massive campaign chest. > > You ain't seen nothing yet. > > http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=5207140&page=1 > > - - - > With the possibility of spending perhaps $500 million just in the final > two > months of the campaign, Obama will be the first major-party candidate > to > enjoy a spending edge in the general election in more than 30 years. > The > comparison with the consistently cash-strapped McCain campaign could > hardly > be more stark. > > ... > > McCain said Thursday he will accept public financing, meaning he'll be > limited to spending only $84.1 million in the critical window between > the > Republican National Convention and Election Day. He'll be forced to > lean > more heavily on the Republican National Committee and outside groups > that he > cannot legally coordinate spending decisions with. > > In that same time period, Obama will continue to be free to raise and > spend > unlimited amounts - with advertising specialists and party insiders > projecting that he will bring in hundreds of millions of dollars, > utilizing > and expanding on the most efficient fundraising operation in American > political history. > > "He's going to be able to raise almost unimaginable amount of money," > said > Tad Devine, a Democratic strategist who was a top adviser in the Gore > and > Kerry campaigns. "This is an incredible advantage for him and his > campaign. > He'll be able to dictate the terms of this election." > > - - - > > Get your head around this figure: HALF A BILLION DOLLARS. > > Aren't you glad they got the money out of politics? Campaign finance > reform, > and all that. George Soros must be a happy man. > > I bet McCain is proud. Idiot. > > Obama will be dictating a lot more than just this election. > > Such is the way of all flesh. Not to mention campaign promises. > > Feel had yet? > > - Bob > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
