Except that McCain refused to agree to this until he saw he was going to be vastly overmatched in fundraising.  Once that became clear public financing seemed like a splendid idea, a marvelous idea, a breathtakingly magically delicious idea.

Obama should just roll over and agree to public financing to even the playing field, right?  That's what the Republicans would have done were they in his position, correct?  Now the Republicans, those 'classical liberals', are screaming foul.  Poor things.  They only wanted to be fair.  They try and try to be even handed and see how they're treated?  I'm getting choked up just thinking about it.  How can Obama be so heartless?  Doesn't he see the Republicans just want to save the country from greedy corporatists?  They spend all of their waking moments thinking of how best to serve the public, and this is how they're repaid?  The thought brings tears to my eye, I'm having trouble seeing the keyboard.  I'm going to have to stop typing....