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Mr. Dean you have absolutely no credibility! Vote for anyone but bama baby and his instant gratification mantra.

And the "Rule" that Dean and his Party made was
upfront to Hillary and Obama that the Fla. and Mich.
votes will not bring in Delegates. And now they just
can' t seem to have an "UP or Down" decision on this.
The honest and fair answer is quite clear. Is it that if
you make a decision on this, you could lose a friend
or two. This act of no decision is spineless and I suppose
typical of the Democrat Partys standard of practice. I
blame Nancy Polosi for this too. Primaries in MIchigan
or Florida!!!!You all should have thought of that when
you were dreaming up the game rules. The problem
has been, that your voters have had to listen to Hillary's
bull for weeks now. Don't you think that you owe your
voters a decision-well, weeks ago. We are sick, sick,
sick of all politics.
I will vote for the only honest one of you all. Obama-EDwards 2008

McCain is the ghost of Christmas Past instead of running for president he should be auditioning for grumpier old men #5

Even though I was a previous supporter of John McCain, I feel betrayed to a degree. The cummulative effect of this campaign finance concern and lobbyists influence isues lead me to believe that one our priortiies should be an elimination of career politicians. I don't think McCain would then have these issues to cast a cloud over his career. I know that says a lot in just a few words, but for the political agenda to be more reflective of the "peoples" agenda I can see no other way.

All one has to do is recall the stupid ear shettering "Dean Screem" and that should be sufficient to remind you that he is a loose cannon off his meds. Mirabile dictu that he is still roaming free.

While he's at it, maybe Dean could talk to the Federal Elections commitee on how he's deprived the voters of Michigan & Florida their Conctitutional rights ? It was the party that broke the rules – not the voters !!

GET HIM, HOWARD!

Land a good hard political punch on his hypocritical chin. He's been a two-faced spineless windbag for some time. Good thing someone's calling him on it.

Hummm?
Mr. Ethics will do the right thing and as he tries to get Obama to CHANGE his promise he made before all the money came rollin.
No one imagined including Senator Obama could pull that many Benjamins a month.

I thought McCain was the guru of campaign finance reform. I guess it is ok to skirt the law if you want to act like a pre-schooler and say "Well Dean did it too. Waaaaa!! Sniff! Sniff!"

McCain's hypocrisy is breathtaking!

Mr. DEAN is ONLY trying to force McCain....because OBAMA ALREADY renigged on his written pledge.

Hmmm....
Obama certainly seems to be doing things differently, all right?

Me thinks he speaks from both sides of his face....but I guess it is a whole lot easily to speak about doing things differently than ACTUALLY doing things differently.

I often have found those that accuse...as Mr. Obama has of Mrs. Clinton, are usually the worst perpetrators. McCain has my vote over Obama.

HOWARD DEAN who gives a S. what you say, you have made a mess of this primary with your stupid rules. I live in Fl and I have already changed to Republican. I would never vote for such a weak, know nothing Obama. I don't think you will be winning Fl. in November, you don't take peoples votes away and expect them to vote for you later, won't happen. Oh how the Democrats have changed, in 2000 you all were begging for our votes to count. What has changed because there is a black candidate and if any one says anything it is being racist BULL S. Sick and tired of hearing the race card.

Senator Clinton is trying to bring down Senator Obama to her level. I only hope he does not take the bait and lower his standards by falling into a trap, He should not take part in another debate which does not have any new topics.

Good Luck Senator Obama in Texas and Ohio and all the remaining States for the Primary.

Do as I say, not as I do? Do we want a president that cannot follow his own rules? Does this sound familiar?

Dictator=Castro=MCcain?

MCcain-=war=death=destruction=oppression=loss of freedom

McCain has proven to be another dissapointing politician from Washington! We are just tired of the old dirty politics.. and playing double standards. We want a new kind of politics and Hope for the future of America. Tackle him down Dean!

we all know mc cain ic full of it.this is the guy they say can beat obama.lol.bring it on.

IT'S NOT ABOUT US PEOPLE'
IT'S ABOUT OUR KIDS AND GRANDKIDS
GOD BLESS AMERICA

Maybe Dean is hypocrit but, normally, law is law.

By the way, $54 millions JUST for a primary, it's a ver big waste of money.

And, in an implicit way, a deny of democracy.

Democracy is about choices. But American Elections are quite about power.

That's sad

lets face it, unless or until everyone is put under the federal funding system, it will never be the America born in 1776.
money is the only thing that wins the presidency, and many, and i do mean many better qualified people are left out because they cant be bought like the filthy rich people can.
and one last point, at more than 200 million dollars each party will spend to get the job, how can we the ordinary American ever hope for representation.
it wont happen, money buys access, we the voter cant elect a person who will talk to us unless we donate at 10,000 dollar a plate for a photo op.

HAHAHAHAHAHA should have kept your mouth shut about the campagn financing McCain! Now your rediculous criticism is coming back to bite you right in the rear end. Candidates should just mind their own business' when it come to other candidates funding. I am completely against public financing because I think that the American people should get to put their money where their mouths are when it comes to their politics. It gives the people more power to promote the one they want to win. While I am going to vote for Obama, I think he made a mistake in pledging to accept public financing. Hey, everyone's human. But I believe now Obama is in a position where HE HAS NO MORAL RIGHT to send back the dollars of those who wish to support him. I am sure every person Obama recieved money from will feel let down if he sells out to McCain's demand. He should stick it right back to him. I am glad Howard Dean stuck it to McCain. Screw the souless GOP. DOWN WITH THEM!!!!!! Do whatever it takes to bring them down....BE RUTHLESS!!!! Obama '08

BUSTED..... JOHNNY is GOING DOWN !!!! OBAMA 09'

Yeah, I think it's an attempt to bend the rules. When McCain's campaign was broke, he was all for public financing, and now since he doesn't have money troubles any more, he suddenly wants to opt out. Sounds fishy.

This isn't about Hillary or Obama, it's about throwing away the sickening politics Republicans have brought to this country. No one represents the business as usual more than McCain. Obama/Hillary 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (this combination of character and experience can't lose)

Senator John McCain says one thing and does another...

He wants to eat out of both sides of his mouth.

I used to like him, but i can't stand him now. He's more scandilous than HRC. I'm gonna vote Obama in Nov.

John will soon be standing on the corner with a cup to satisfy his warmongering expenses. John go home to your favorite old folks home while you can still spell BINGO.

McCain flip flops on everything. Type Mccain flip flop on youtube.com and see so may news video on Mr. straight talker.

I don't knoe why he should be able to get away with it ... wasn't a cap his own idea ??

I will never support him as president.

I think the reason the media supports him is because they want OMAMA and Hillary to WAX HIS butt . THAT'S one way to get the REPs out and be done with them .

Seems like the road to 'transparency' in Washington will have a few nails and tacks in it 'my friends'.

This is just wayyy tooo good to be true. It's like Democratic Christmas in February/March.

Is this true?

Get em Dean!!!!! About time the DNC has done sometthing more than talk about super delegates. McCain traded his values for a loan and a New Hampshire win.

If indeed McCain used the promise of the FEC money to acquire the loan, then he should definitely stay within the rules set by the FEC and not be allowed out of the program. However, if the FEC is willing to let him off the hook then so be it.

Daniel, CO

TOO WORDS _ Poor Johnny

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John McCain, the Campaign Finance Reform Champion, is demonstrably violating the campaign finance system. HOW IS THIS NOT PROMINENT NEWS ON THIS SITE?

Another sour grapes, failed Dem who needs to keep his mouth shut, even if he is the DNC chairman (for some inexplicable reason).

Is it just me or does Howard Dean look like Leslie Nielsen?

So THIS is why McCain has been obsessively asking Obama to commit to public financing!

I'm glad that people are given the chance to see who Mccain realy is.

Just a couple of days before the last primary he was trying to put pressure on Barack Obama by making him use public funding for his campaign. Now he's trying to back out. I hope this is an eye opener.

I suspicion that the McCain folks will use the Bush formula. Why would they allow little things like the constitution and the law to prevent them from attempting to buy the White House when they could take it to the Supreme (Bush) Court and get their way.

Get 'em Dean! The "Straight Talk Express" is all about breaking rules that apply to him. McCain should not be allowed to break his "word" on getting public campaign financing in the primary process. It is about time the DNC stepped up!

Obama in 08!

Mr.Dean a question , I thought not democratic candidate was to campaign in Florida. Why did Barak Obama spend 1.3 million campaign money in Florida? Why did he spent $130,00 in Michigan , when wasn't even on the ballot?

In the documentation from his loan (found elsewhere with an easy search) is seems very clear that he used the promise of the matching campaign money as collateral for his loan. I don't see how he gets out of this one. It is also the reason why you haven't heard him call out Obama on accepting public financing for the general election in the last few days. It is because he has his own mess! How can Obama in good faith enter into an agreement with someone who broke the rules for accepting matching funds with the FEC in the primaries? You can't.

If McCain notified FEC that he will be withdrawing from the Federal matching fund in early february, why he is trying to force Obama to accept federal matching fund because in a questionaira, Obama states that if his Republican opponent will accept the fund he will also consider it.

This is hypocrisy at its height. If the guy have reached the limit of the federal matching fund there is no way he is going to accept it.

It look like he wanted to put the spotlight on Obama in the public while he thinks his contradicting action behind the scene will not come to the public.

Despite Obama's statement, it is obviously not possible for him to accept federal matching funds at this time. The Democrates have spend far more money in this primary than the republican and I believe Obama or Clinton have spend twice more than the limit on federal matching funds. If any of them foolishly accept federal matching funds, it means they will have nothing to spend during the primary and they would be fulfilling the wish and goal of McCain and the Republicans.

This is dirty politics.

Go Democrates!

gov. dean needs to focus more on how the democratic party will avoid a collision with a brokered convention. he needs to address,now, the issue of super delegates and FL & MI. if there are three thigns one could list out as possible causes for another democratic defeat in a general election, these three will probably appear high on most people's lists. as head of the DNC gov. dean needs to address these issues now, long before the convention. if gov. dean fails to put forward real solutions to these issues, then the DNC needs to evalute his continued leadership. no longer is the general election a 'sure thing' for democrats. the dynamics of this race has evolved.

Crude oil is at 100.00 a barel. One campain isuse is about securing our border , SO Instead of spending alot of money on border patrol , give them jobs. Make ethanol plants and establish trade and who ever doesn't work in ethanol plants or complimentry industrys like aiculture and wants to work in the states ,just tax them.
If gobal warming is real, ethanol puts much less co2 in the atmosphere and cuts down dependance of the US on oil. This is working on the problem to a much greater degree than using the right lite bulb.

I'm afraid Dean's wrong. The law is not "very, very clear." That's why there's this fuss to begin with.

John McCain" presumptive image as a Mr. Clean is being revised.with his own omissions and admissions!!!s

Howard, temper temper......you are not running, so shut up already.

OBAMA should just raise as much money as he can . The ONLY reason McCain wants federal funding is because he took a loan against that funding. lol Then he accuses Obama of not keeping his agreement lol .. MR CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

Don't worry about McCain, there is not enough money on the planet to get someone elected that wants to carry on the current Bush policies. And unfortunatly for McCain he qualifies. he will have enough trouble finding someone stupid enough to run as his running mate in a campaign that is sure to loose, ask Edwards who wants that on theire political career. If I was in the GOP I would rather be on Obama's ticket.

blah, blah, blah! since you don't want to count my florida vote, i'm giving it to mccain in november...that and money...

I'd say Dean needs a commitment from obama about campaign spending as well. Not too long ago when asked about it, obama did not give an answer...wait, that's what he always does...no real answers.

NO CHANGE SO FAR....

McCain is nothing more than a political opportunist that sways with the mood of the country at any given moment.
He is like the president we have, he says things but never backs them up with actions.
He and the president tries to use the troop build up as making gains, but they forget that Al Sadr has held the cease fire he called last summer and now has extended it. They forget to tell you the purpose they said was the need for the troop build up was so the "so called elected leaders" would have time and relief to settle their differences and make some decisions which or course has not been done. When they say some gains have been made, they are so small you can hardly tell the difference.
The government is nothing more than a puppet government installed by Bush and company and without the support of our military would fall in lest than a week.
If Al Sadr had not called and made the cease fire stick, we would be just killing more of our military.
The whole country is not worth the life of one our citizens. If they did no have oil we would not be there in the first place.
Bush and Cheney want to steal the oil and fill their pockets with oil money, from all the oil companies to keep the price by using Bush's continuous fear speeches to do just that

Howard Dean should just shut up considering the Democrats if they nominate Obama will lose FLorida and Michigan will be closer than it shouls be because of his lack of leadership.

another bullet on my reason why i dont trust McCain.

lets get real and do the staight talk express that is at much of mccain's slogan,explain this!

This is a good democratic tactic. Dean is fighting to keep the possible democratic candidate's financing fully available.

Aside from Howard Dean credibility:.....
What kind of stupid argument is the about hat he has used the public funds as collateral for other loans ?
1) In first place, if he did given the AVAILABILITY of these funds as collateral, this would have meant that he could not spent them

2) Obviously, if he renounce now to draw these public funds, the creditors where such collateral was used will ask him for another collateral and he will (must) provide them and surly this is already agreed.

So, this seems to be a non issue, unless somebody can tell me otherwise.

The REAL problem is that the FEC must approve the withdrawal and there is the problem of the unrelated Congress nominations.
Of course, this will be solved

By the way:

- are candidates which provide false or misleading informations to their donors about the justification of the use of this money not guilty
of collecting money under false premises ??COLLECTING MONEY UNDER FALSE PREMISES (??) , as:

1) By saying that there are very good possibilities to win the majority of
delegates (Hillary),
2) By saying that a brokered convention and a nomination there is a
distinct possibility (Huckabee)
3) By not visibly using the funds obtained for the campaign (PAUL)

TOM

Oh Dean shut-up. You're just trying to stick up for your boy toy Obama. Obama whines enough on his own, he doesn't need you adding to it.

Obama... the perfect whiny candidate for whiny men.

Isn't anyone but me sick of these woosies?

I wouldn't question McCain's integrity when it looks like Obama is getting the nom. That's hypocritical.

Perhaps this 'might' be the reason MCCain was pushing Obama to take public funding.

Although I support Clinton and the general idea of public funding – the spending by outside groups really makes limits to some extent meaningless.

Stick with it Dean.

McCain is slipping deeper into the pockets of lobbyists and special interest.

This is no good for anyone....left, right, middle, Dem, Rep, or Indy.

The objective is to get these influences out.

Hopefully, you can set an example for the Justice Dept. to grow a set too, and begin more intensive investigations of the existing admin. There are precedents to be set there also.

The ends will never justify the means, if the means are contempt and corruption.

Who is Howard Dean?