Charity Watchdog group BLASTS Barbara Bush Katrina "donation"

Houston -- In a city housing thousands of Katrina evacuees, Barbara Bush's donation to a local hurricane relief fund would not seem controversial.

But more than a few eyebrows were raised when the former first lady stipulated that part of her contribution was to be spent on educational software purchased from her son Neil's company, Ignite Learning of Austin, Texas.

"I would think if she wants to do something beneficial for Katrina victims, she shouldn't be making the decision that the vendor is her son," said Daniel Borochoff, president of the American Institute of Philanthropy, a charity watchdog group....

"If everybody started doing that, it would ruin our whole system for tax-exempt organizations because people would be using them to benefit their business rather than for the public benefit," he said. "That's not why our government gives tax deductions for donations."

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but can't afford to.

That old bat can never do anything that doesn't directly benefit her male offspring.

Well, at least she's being true to her own philosophy . . . that of a selfish, money-grubbing whore.

Doing so would not have caused even the slightest ding to his finances. That's what I don't get. Well, yes I do. It's avarice so huge that it blots out the sky. The Bushes and their ilk have no understanding of charity.

For example, how about the unmitigated gall of Katherine Harris referring to her contribution to HER OWN campaign as the widow's mite? The mindless arrogance of that statement was jaw-dropping.

It's NOT how they do things.

... but I'm assuming it's:

"You know, before this happned, a lot of my sons were underprivileged anyway. So this is really working out well for them ..."