They Write Memos

I'm open to being spun in favor of the position that John Edwards made a savvy move by announcing his intention to accept public financing (and the spending limits that come with it) for his primary campaign, but his staff's official spin-memo isn't very convincing:

Why did we do this?
Quite simply, we did it because it is the right thing to do.

Sure....

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2007/09/they-write-memos/46486/