Shocking! More ridicule for his presidential seal (dumping it hasn’t seemed to help) and his flip-flop on public financing. I thought Daschle’s comment was particularly amusing:

What Barack has done is created a new system of public financing.

Nice spin, babe! I guess it depends on what your definition of “public financing” is. (via)But not all the Democrats are joining Obama in throwing principle to support his position. I agree with Biden on this (that’s a phrase I never thought I would utter):

“In terms of undermining the public financing idea for everyone, it doesn’t help,” Biden said on NBC’s Meet the Press. “It’s going to be harder to make the case” for taxpayer funding.

But ultimately Obama’s being smart to take the hit and move on. It’s more politically expedient to take the cash than stand on principle. It’s not like this is the first time and it certainly won’t be the last.And I’m sure that the press will get over their snit and move on to more worshipful coverage soon.BTW, back to the seal for a minute to note a particularly good point about the it:The seal is emblematic of all that is wrong with the Obama campaign: presumptuousness, self-aggrandizement in lieu of substance, unadulterated hunger for power and social climbing. The seal makes him look as if he has appointed himself president before being elected to the post. This is such a mark of bad judgment it makes one think: God help the American public if voters give him the White House job.I know, I know! Why don’t we just talk about substance? Because you learn a lot about Obama in the gaffes. It’s important for the public to know that he’s presumptuous and self-aggrandizing and demonstrates poor judgment. And maybe we’ll drop it when you guys drop “Mission Accomplished.”