Why ignore hurricane victims when you could help your friends profit off them?

National Organization for Women president Kim Gandy pointed out on Sept. 5 that Bush buddy Pat Robertson's Operation Blessing was one of the top three hurricane relief charities on the FEMA website ("Katrina: Now It's Personal".) When I checked today, any connection to the pugnacious preacher had been whisked away, replaced by two nonpartisan clearinghouses Network for Good and NVOAD, and by the Red can't-argue-with-that Cross. Though not a NOW party-liner by any means, I believe the Bush camp is capable of finding a silver lining to Katrina, one that jingles pleasantly in supporters' pockets. And it's always amusing when somebody's hoist on the information they themselves have made public.

But then I thought, nah, the change in the charity list had to be a coincidence. Good find, Ms. Gandy, but I kinda doubt the Bushies knew you knew.

Someone at the White House reading NOW's website?

Ho. Ho. Ho.