McCain on Internet Fund Raising in '04--'That's What We Want it to be All About'

John McCain continues attacking Barack Obama for opting out of a system that McCain's own campaign is in violation of, while Obama opted to campaign in a style that McCain himself lauded in 2004. Here's what he said about the original internet campaign fund raiser--Howard Dean--back in 2004 (from Mother Jones):

Here he is on the Fox News show "On the Record," in January 2004:

"I think it's wonderful that Howard Dean was able to use the Internet, $50, $75, $100 contributions. That's what we want it to be all about. We want average citizens to contribute small amounts of money, and that's a commitment to a campaign. So I'm for that. I think it's a great thing. I think the Internet is going to change American politics for the better."

And here he is on MSNBC's "Hardball," in June 2004:

"The Internet is generating more and more people involved in the political process with relatively small campaign contributions, $50, $75. That's wonderful. No longer can an office holder call up a CEO or a trial lawyer or a union leader and say, I need $1 million. And, by the way, your legislation is up before my committee again."