memeorandum: McCain Calls for Obama to Use Public Financing (New York Times)

12:10 PM ET, February 16, 2008

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Politics & Never Having To Say You're Sorry — For someone whose handlers said they didn't expect to win any more February primaries, Hillary Clinton is campaigning in Wisconsin like her life depends on it. Which politically speaking, it does. — Despite numerous promises to take the high road …

Discussion: Financial Times and NewWest

Jeralyn / TalkLeft:

Another Unfounded Media Attack on Bill Clinton — Friday night, every cable news show I watched, mostly on MSNBC, took former President Bill Clinton to task for reverting to attacks on Barack Obama, much like he did before the South Carolina primary. — Now comes the Dallas Morning News, with just the opposite story.

Discussion: Dallas Morning News

Michael James / Political Punch:
Bill Clinton: Obama ‘Literally Not Part of Any of the Good Things’ From the 1990s

Discussion: The Caucus, Outside The Beltway, Jules Crittenden, Macsmind, Hot Air, State of the Day, Matthew Yglesias, Blue Crab Boulevard, The Ruckus and The Page

Bruce Tomaso / Dallas Morning News:
Bill Clinton avoids attacks on Obama in East Texas

Discussion: TPM Cafe, The Page, The Ruckus and Donklephant

Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice: Bill Clinton On Sharp Attack Against Obama Again (UPDATED)

Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Obama not counting Clinton out

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Political Punch, NO QUARTER and Suburban Guerrilla

Oliver Willis:

Barack Obama On The Verge Of Making The Dumbest Decision Of The Election — Don't do it. — Please don't do it. — Seriously. Don't. Do. It. — I'm sure this is just coming from John McCain because he's a golly gosh stand-up guy, right?

Discussion: Sister Toldjah, Airing of the Grievances and Outside The Beltway

New York Times:

McCain Calls for Obama to Use Public Financing — OSHKOSH, Wis. — Hammering Senator Barack Obama for a fourth straight day, Senator John McCain said here on Friday that he expects Senator Obama to abide by his pledge use public financing for his general election if Mr. McCain does so as well.

Discussion: The Newshoggers and Wonkette

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama would seek McCain deal

Discussion: Daily Kos and MyDD

Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:

“At this moment, somewhere in the world, terrorists are planning a new attack on America. And Congress has no higher responsibility than ensuring we have the tools to stop them." — Today's presidential radio address: … Keep reading this post . . .

Discussion: Hot Air

White House:

Myth/Fact: Five Myths About the House's Failure to Give Our Intelligence Professionals the Tools They Need to Monitor Terrorists Effectively — House Leadership's Decision To Block A Vote On A Bipartisan Senate Solution Will Create Unacceptable Risks To Our National Security

Discussion: michellemalkin.com, The Carpetbagger Report, Stop The ACLU and Brian Beutler

Wall Street Journal:

KSM, the Victim — On Monday, some six years after 9/11, military prosecutors filed charges against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, al Qaeda's foreign-operations chief, along with five of his conspirators. They will stand before a military tribunal, and if convicted they could face execution.

Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:

The Final Atrocity — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed planned and helped execute the 9/11 attacks that killed 3,000 Americans. He also planned the 1993 World Trade Center Attack, the attacks in Bali and Kenya that killed hundreds more, and attacks that never had the chance to take place thanks …

Discussion: Balloon Juice

Mike Allen / The Politico:

Playbook: Florida Dem floats mail-in do-over — Good Saturday morning. — MICHELLE OBAMA is on the cover of the Newsweek closing tonight. “He Calls Her His ‘Rock.’ The Real Michelle Obama.” Profile and interview by Richard Wolffe, essay by Raina Kelley on the image of black women …

Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:

These Kinds Of Sexist Remarks Are Not What I Am Looking For … In a campaign marked by news coverage unrelenting in its sexism and misogyny, especially from NBC, the last thing we can afford is sexism from the frontrunning candidate. Barack Obama needs to apologize for this remark.

Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:

The Coming Obama ‘Theocracy’ — People mocked Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney for their religious backgrounds often during the presidential campaigns, but at least they never claimed to be on a mission to save the souls of Americans through government action.

Discussion: Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog

New York Times:

Democrats Look to Avoid Convention Rift — Some senior Democrats plan to remain neutral for now in the presidential race in part to keep open the option to broker a peaceful resolution to a tight contest.

Discussion: protein wisdom, TalkLeft, On Deadline, Prairie Weather, The Impolitic and The Gun Toting Liberal™

Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:

It's Not You, It's Me — LETTER FROM A YOUNG, HIP, CYNICAL FORMER OBAMAMANIAC. — Dear Barack: — I know it's kind of lame to break up with you on Valentine's Day. And on the Internet to boot. But it's also kind of ironic. And that's what I need to tell you.

Discussion: PSoTD, The Garlic, Airing of the Grievances and Steve Sailer's iSteve Blog