Last week, Obama's campaign announced it would opt out of public financing. Keith Olbermann covered the story on Countdown. Olbermann has noted on more than one occasion that 1) Obama was one of TWO candidates in 2007 to respond a survey that included a question on campaign financing, 2) Obama responded "yes" to accepting public financing, and 3) Obama's responses was very detailed AND qualified- Obama would opt in to public financing under some very specific conditions.
Dan Abrams' show is on right after Countdown, and often has one or two segments on the same stories. Abrams, unlike Olbermann, fails to mention Obama's qualified answer to opting in to public financing. To Abrams, the fact that Obama checked the "yes" box on that question is enough to call his decision to opt out a flipflop. Abrams' position is surprising, but not shocking. Dan truly nailed the Supreme Court's latest decisionon Gitmo detainees (restoring habeas corpus). If you aren't sure about habeas- follow the link. The Verdict is advertised as a political show with stories viewed through the eyes of a lawyer, so I am a little disappointed that Abrams is acting so obtuse.
Back to public financing- I've been thinking about why if feel as I do about this decision, and I want to use the next few posts to lay out a case for the Obama Campaign's decision.
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