Costco Size Obama Waffles

Obama has already waffled on the War, protecting Israel - (or pandering to the Jewish voting block), NAFTA, and the biggest one of all -- his promise to use public funds.

Now, off the top, I remind you I can't do math. I'm barely verbal - but I can figure out the difference between 89 million and 500 million. I get it. There's a couple more zeros there.

It's the way he put out the most half hearted reason for not sticking to his promise. There's a video -- but to boil it down, Obama didn't just say, "It's a whole lot of money."

Joe Biden said today, "In terms of undermining the public financing idea for everyone'' the decision "doesn't help,'' Biden, a Delaware Democrat, "It's going to be harder to make the case'' for public financing, he said.

Senator Lindsey Graham, a McCain supporter appearing on the same program with Joe Biden, said Obama "is reinforcing everything that's wrong with politics.''

"This is a game changer in terms of the general election,'' said Graham, of South Carolina. "This will not go unnoticed by the American people.'' McCain plans to take public financing for the general election campaign. I disagree, as there are about five people who have noticed this 'game changer.' I guess I'm one of the five?

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson defended Obama, saying the Illinois senator's decision "is in the spirit of reform of the public financing system.''

Through May 31, Obama has taken in $277 million, $10 million of that for the general election. McCain raised around $121 million. The taxpayer funding available for the general election is $84.1 million for each candidate.

But does anyone really give a rip? Why should they? What this means is - and what I've taken away from this - is that the typical NASCAR type of funding and stickering of your political guy is now going to be reinforced... and it's a president for the next and every following election.