Amazing how just a few primaries can change an entire election campaign.

So remember when Sen. John McCain said he would abide by his own campaign-financing ideas and use public money and obey the spending caps? Turns out that is a really bad idea when you’ve got your fingertips on the presidency:

With the Republican presidential nomination within reach, John McCain is reshaping his campaign to press on without public financing that could limit his spring spending, senior advisers say.

This would all be a lot less ironic if the act to limit the use of soft money didn’t bear his name.