Hey McCain - Quit Whining and Start Fundraising

Barack Obama has proven to be a fundraising machine and that clearly has John McCain concerned. Obama at one point promised to limit himself to public funding in the general election campaign, but it's become clear that a move like that would be foolish with his ability to generate cash. John McCain is trying to make an issue of it, but I don't think anybody's listening:

DALLAS (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Friday accused Democrat Barack Obama of breaking his word on campaign financing and said he might turn down public money for his campaign if Obama does so.

McCain, a senator from Arizona, is trailing far behind both Democratic candidates -- Illinois Sen. Obama and New York Sen. Hillary Clinton -- in fundraising despite having wrapped up his party's nomination for the White House contest in November.

Obama, the Democratic front-runner, pledged last year to accept public financing and its accompanying spending limit of an estimated $85 million for the general election if he wins the nomination and if his opponent also agreed to do so.

But with monthly hauls of some $55 million in February and more than $40 million in March, Obama appears to be rethinking that pledge.

"The fact is that he (Obama) is saying one thing and he's doing another. I mean, that's indisputable," McCain told reporters in Dallas.

"He's always talking in his speeches about how we need to keep our word with the American people. Please keep your word to the American people on the commitment you made in writing."

McCain said he would decide later, if Obama beats Clinton for the Democratic nomination, how to proceed.

"If Sen. Obama is the nominee and decides not to take public financing then obviously we have to evaluate our options on it," he said. "It's possible that I still will (take public funds) and it's possible that I won't."

John, it's pretty obvious that Obama is not going to accept public funding and limit himself in the general election campaign to less than what he could raise in about 45 days. Quit whining and start fundraising.