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And we both know that Obama didn't really *think*...

By Moe Lane Posted in 2008 | John McCain | Obamafiles | The Best Democratic Primary EVER — Comments (1) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »

...about the consequences of his rhetoric, back then. Based on my own subjective analysis of what passes for his foreign and domestic policy, he rarely does. So while you are, of course, correct to remind him that he agreed to commit to public financing if the GOP candidate did:

“I committed to it,’’ he said. “Now all those other discussions might be interesting and, I hope, over time, valuable. But the fact is he’s saying one thing and he’s doing another. I mean, that’s indisputable. The piece of paper is there. He didn’t talk about having discussions about third parties and all that when he committed to saying that he would take public financing if the Republican nominee did.

“I am the presumptive Republican nominee; I will take public financing. Keep your word to the American people. He’s always talking in his speeches about how we need to keep our word to the American people. Please keep your word to the American people on the commitment you made in writing.’’

(H/T Jonathan Martin of Politico)

It probably won't matter, for three reasons. One, he's under no legal compulsion to do so, and clearly his own personal sense of honor isn't taking up the slack. Two, his core supporters will forgive him for this - and it seems any other - transgression, and he knows it. So don't count on his sense of shame to sway him, or even his sense of knowing how to protect his reputation for keeping his word; he apparently lacks the first, and I'm starting to believe that he's never had a real need to develop the latter.

Moe Lane

PS: What? Oh, three. Well, three is obvious: he isn't the nominee yet, is he?