McCain Sells Birthright For Mess Of Pottage

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Feb 18 08

by hilzoy I have been idly following the fight between the McCain and Obama campaigns on the subject of accepting public financing for the general election, and thinking that at some point I'd probably have to write about it. I... Full story...

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