Obama Can't Play on a Level Playing Field

For the first time in recent history, a presidential candidate will not accept the $85 million in public funding for the presidential campaign. Obama has elected to forfeit the public money so he can spend double or triple the amount raised in private donations. McCain has pledged to use the public funds, limiting the GOP to that amount. Obama's behavior should make voters take a hard look at Democratic values. Isn't the Democratic Party always harping on "leveling the playing field" with their liberal policies? Yet now Obama is setting the stage to cheat by being able to outspend McCain. As his excuse Obama basically said that the GOP has learned to win on a level playing field, so he has to cheat to win. Also, aren't the Democrats the "working man's" party? Yet Obama is electing to give up public funding so that he can accept millions from liberal celebrities, entrepreneurs, and trial lawyers. Obama has affirmed what conservatives have claimed for years, that the DEMOCRATS are the party of rich and privileged crybabies.