Which "least of these" are we talking about?

It's obvious (even to Obamaniacs who happen to be Christians) that Barrack cares very little for the littlest "least of these", considering his impeccable pro-choice record. But, they tell us, Obama's their guy because he really, really, really cares about the poor. I mean, really.

And that John McCain guy? Ha! If he's president, we'll probably end up drilling through homeless shelters so we can find more precious oil. Right?

Not when you look at the facts (another problem for many Obamaniacs, I know.). If you haven't yet, you need to compare tax returns from the two candidates (Obama, McCain)¹.

In all but the two most recent years reported, the Obamas gave around 1% or less of their income to charity. Their contributions increased in 2005 and 2006 to 4.7% and 6.1% respectively, but still are far short of those of McCain who gave 28.6% in 2006 and 27.3% in 2007.

This is, of course, consistent with the general trend of conservatives out-giving liberals. According to Arthur C. Brooks' book Who Really Cares (cited by George Will),

• Although liberal families' incomes average 6 percent higher than those of conservative families, conservative-headed households give, on average, 30 percent more to charity than the average liberal-headed household ($1,600 per year vs. $1,227).
• Conservatives also donate more time and give more blood.
• Residents of the states that voted for John Kerry in 2004 gave smaller percentages of their incomes to charity than did residents of states that voted for George W. Bush.
• Bush carried 24 of the 25 states where charitable giving was above average.
• In the 10 reddest states, in which Bush got more than 60 percent majorities, the average percentage of personal income donated to charity was 3.5. Residents of the bluest states, which gave Bush less than 40 percent, donated just 1.9 percent.

Or, to paraphrase in Pyromaniacs style,

If your idea of charity is raising taxes so the government can care for the poor so you don't have to, then Barry's your guy. It's just that I don't think that's what Jesus had in mind in Matthew 25.