It would appear that the states waive the petition requirement if you qualify for the funding--you don't actually have to take it. Makes one wonder why we bothered (because they wouldn't have let us off the hook, of course).
The McCain-Feingold business won't get anywhere until Dubya appoints a couple of FEC commissioners, and he doesn't seem to be in a hurry. I started a thread suggesting we could get an injunction in each state against G.O.P. delegates voting for him until it's resolved, but got no reaction at all...