This seems to be the underlying reason for the belated denunciation of Obama by Campbell Brown (video embed posted here). It seems that Kerrey’s fortitude was contagious!

Here’s an excerpt from the article in todays NY Post…

ON the question of public funding of presidential campaigns, we Democrats who strongly support Sen. Barack Obama’s candidacy and who previously supported limits on campaign spending and who haven’t objected to Obama’s opting out of the presidential funding system face an awkward fact: Either we are hypocrites, or we were wrong to support such limitations in the first place.

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So maybe I was simply wrong about placing limits on spending and providing public monies in exchange for adhering to these limits. Of course, it’s possible that I’m making a virtue out of a necessity – since my candidate is now winning in part because, by opting out of the system, he has more money to spend.

In the short term, I’m sad to report that hypocrite is a more accurate label. In the long term, perhaps this will be the moment that causes me to change my views. It certainly feels better than remaining a hypocrite forever.

Tags: Bob Kerrey, Campbell Brown, CNN, NY Post, obama, obama broken promise on public funding