Obama Follows The Money, Not Principles - Hides Behind "Broken System" Cop Out

"Obama opts out of campaign finance system" from AP reports that Senator Barack Obama is not going to take public financing as he promised he would if his GOP rival did - choosing money over principles as he looks to raise millions in campaign cash.

"Obama opts out" from Marc Ambinder

"Obama out of system, not out of character" from Politico

"Analysis: Obama chose winning over his word" from AP

"ABC News Video: Obama in 2006 Said Public Financing Saves Taxpayers Money" from Political Punch

"The Two Obamas" by David Brooks, New York Times

"It's not an easy decision, and especially because I support a robust system of public financing of elections," Obama told supporters in a video message Thursday. "But the public financing of presidential elections as it exists today is broken, and we face opponents who've become masters at gaming this broken system."