David Brooks: The Two Obamas

It’s unfortunate that Senator Obama has refused to honor his consistent promises to accept public financing for his presidential campaign. For a man who talks so much about changing the scope of Washington politics, it would be nice if he actually did something to back up his message. Turning down millions in private contributions to accept public financing would have been a true example of “Change.” But breaking promises to the American people in order to secure more campaign money for himself, well that’s good ole’ Washington politics at its finest.