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McCain's passion for campaign finance limits cools (McCain Flip Flops for Hisself)
Los Angeles Times ^ | February 12, 2008 | AP Staff

Posted on 02/12/2008 8:22:55 AM PST by TADSLOS

WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain, a passionate advocate of limits on campaign finances, is turning down government matching funds for the primary season to free him to spend more money as he prepares for a general election contest.

McCain, who appears headed to win the Republican presidential nomination, sent letters to the Federal Election Commission and the Treasury Department notifying them of his decision to withdraw from the presidential election financing system.

McCain had asked to participate in the public system last summer when his campaign, his fundraising and his poll numbers hit a low point that threatened to unravel his candidacy.

Though the FEC declared him eligible to receive $5.8 million in December, the money would not have become available until next month.

By accepting the money, moreover, McCain would have been required to limit his spending for the primary to about $54 million -- an amount the campaign was close to reaching.

More here: LA Times

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TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: electionfinance; hypocrite; mccain; mccainfeingold
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1 posted on 02/12/2008 8:22:59 AM PST by TADSLOS
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To: TADSLOS

It is: “Do as I say, not as I do”.


2 posted on 02/12/2008 8:25:03 AM PST by bennowens
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To: bennowens

Hisself?

LOL


3 posted on 02/12/2008 8:26:46 AM PST by JRochelle (The cult of Obama is real.)
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To: bennowens

Hisself?

LOL


4 posted on 02/12/2008 8:26:56 AM PST by JRochelle (The cult of Obama is real.)
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To: TADSLOS
Now if we can just get him to see the errors of his ways on Globalony Warming, Immigration, and sticking his thumb in the eyes of his own party, we may be getting somewhere.
5 posted on 02/12/2008 8:28:08 AM PST by Minn (Here is a realistic picture of the prophet: ----> ([: {()
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To: Minn

Yeah, I guess Soros’ money is just too hard to turn down...


6 posted on 02/12/2008 8:30:07 AM PST by TADSLOS (Juan Hernandez' Battle Cry: "Juan McCain for El Presidente! Si, se puede!")
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To: pissant

Ping.


7 posted on 02/12/2008 8:33:11 AM PST by TADSLOS (Juan Hernandez' Battle Cry: "Juan McCain for El Presidente! Si, se puede!")
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To: TADSLOS

So who is giving him money? I don’t even want a bumper sticker from this guy.


8 posted on 02/12/2008 8:34:41 AM PST by Sybeck1 (You trust this joker on the Supreme Court? He did vote to confirm Ruth Buzzie Ginsburg!)
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To: JRochelle; Admin Moderator

I’m sure it was a typo. Perhaps the mod could fix it.


9 posted on 02/12/2008 8:37:25 AM PST by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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To: Sybeck1

Seriously...all you have to do is imagine Obama or Hillary in the white house with a democratic congress...say goodbye to the tax cuts, free trade, and judges that apply the law as written, and say hello to higher taxes, higher prices, and jackpot justice.

It ain’t that hard to vote for him.


10 posted on 02/12/2008 8:38:31 AM PST by Tulane
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To: JRochelle

Actually, that should be “hiss elf”. You know - the short snake with a pointy hat... ;-P


11 posted on 02/12/2008 8:39:05 AM PST by MortMan (Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. - Alexander Hamilton)
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To: TADSLOS

This guy is doomed once he gets the nomination. He’s just too easy of a target for the MSM.


12 posted on 02/12/2008 8:42:37 AM PST by Kevmo (SURFRINAGWIASS : Shut Up RINOs. Free Republic is not a GOP Website. It’s a SOCON Site.)
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To: Tulane
Everyone of your points, someone could find where McCain stood with the Democrats. Did McCain just get Jesus on the trail? I doubt it.

I was watching Special Report last night, and Jeff Birbaum said McCain should send out Conservative surrogates to deal with us, while McCain himself kept cozying up with the left. McCain is now a man with no core, just pimping for votes.

13 posted on 02/12/2008 8:45:14 AM PST by Sybeck1 (You trust this joker on the Supreme Court? He did vote to confirm Ruth Buzzie Ginsburg!)
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To: sageb1; Admin Moderator

No typo. It was intentional.


14 posted on 02/12/2008 8:48:45 AM PST by TADSLOS (Juan Hernandez' Battle Cry: "Juan McCain for El Presidente! Si, se puede!")
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To: TADSLOS

Go Huck!


15 posted on 02/12/2008 8:50:53 AM PST by Greg F (A vote for Huckabee is now a pure vote for a contested convention. Think about it.)
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To: TADSLOS

Dear Conservatives,

Nevermind what I tell you. “You shall know me by my fruits”.

Reform for thee, but not for me.
Free speech for me, but not for thee.

Luv ya,
John

P.S. Now send me MONEY, #$%^&*( it!


16 posted on 02/12/2008 8:59:36 AM PST by Nervous Tick (Retire Ron Paul! Support Chris Peden (www.chrispeden.org))
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To: bennowens
John McCain funded by Soros since 2001!! Take a look:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1968902/posts?q=1&;page=1

17 posted on 02/12/2008 9:00:24 AM PST by LADY J
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PLEASE vote for Mike Huckabee today and say NO to McCain. We do not want Liberals and Independents choosing our candidates. A vote for Huckabee will probably never make him the winner but he may pull enough delegates to keep McCain from winning. Then we will have a Brokered Convention with only real Republicans choose our candidate. We can rally behind a hand chosen conservative who can unite the party and take us to victory. A vote for Huckabee in a vote against McCain and his stand to let 12-20 million illegals stay in our country!


18 posted on 02/12/2008 9:12:29 AM PST by S Benn
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To: LADY J
I'm not sure he can even do this now. I had read that you make this decision twice: once for the Primaries, once for the General Election. When McCain was such a long-shot early on, he agreed to take public funding for the primaries, which places severe limits on the amount of private contributions and spending.

While it is possible to get FEC approval to change your mind, since the FEC is short 3 members (due to Congress stonewalling the Bush admin.) the FEC does not have a quorum (during a national election for President and Congress). Without a quorum, the FEC cannot approve McCain's flip-flop, so he may be acting illegally.

But what the heck, he probably will only get a $100,000 wrist-slap after the election, a la Billary's many fundraising fiascos.

19 posted on 02/12/2008 9:18:02 AM PST by DJtex
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To: Tulane
Seriously...all you have to do is imagine Obama or Hillary in the white house with a democratic congress...say goodbye to the tax cuts, free trade, and judges that apply the law as written, and say hello to higher taxes, higher prices, and jackpot justice.

I guess we better work awfully hard, then, to make sure they don't have a Democrat Congress.

20 posted on 02/12/2008 10:21:46 AM PST by Prokopton
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