Do you think it makes a difference that Obama has decided to take advantage of a superpac?

Obama has backed off his criticism of superpacs and is now willing to let one act on his behalf. Russ Feingold (of McCain Feingold) disapproves.

But two Republican superpacs vowed to raise half a billion dollars each. Could Obama responsibly stand by and watch his opponents outspend him two to one while he voluntarily refuses to support the superpacs on his side?

Even if Obama hadn’t changed his stance, would it matter? Would the superpacs have entered the race anyway? And what does it mean that his approval matters? I thought the superpacs were supposed to be separate from the candidates, with no communication between them?

Is it all fiction and posturing? Can you believe anyone in politics who says they are following the rules? Does anything with respect to how we fund politics matter? Or will it all go on as the big money wants it to go on, no matter what the Supreme Court says?