I am going to genuinely try to keep this blog from being an ObamaFest but I can't help it - each day he makes me feel like I'm backing the right guy:

By banning federal lobbyist and PAC money from the DNC, Obama sought to avoid an inconsistency with his own campaign's fundraising policy. The ban applies to future fundraising, meaning the party won't have to return money it has already raised from lobbyists and PACs.

"Today as the Democratic nominee for president, I am announcing that going forward, the Democratic National Committee will uphold the same standard - we will not take a dime from Washington lobbyists," Obama said at a town-hall meeting in Bristol, Va.

It's another step in the right direction. Read more here.

(Obama post hiatus begins NOW)

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