Ruth Marcus has it right. The political consequences of Obama breaking his promise to take public financing will be negligible. The voters and his certainly his supporters won't care.

But enough with Obama presenting himself as a different sort of politician.

He's just like the rest of them. He'll break a campaign promise, even a written pledge, if there is a political advantage to be had in doing so.

Obama Lied, Public Campaign Finance Reform died. Big deal. But so did his holy reputation for straight-shooting honesty.