Obama Campaign - Helping Needy Schools Already

While the McCain Campaign is still busy trying to track down the wardrobe, make-up, jewelry, luggage, spray tanner and . . . ugh . . . silk boxers that their Hockey Mom grifted from them, Barack Obama's campaign is busy donating supplies and equipment from their field offices to needy schools:

Six stock clerks from the School District of Philadelphia picked up four donated couches, three desks, a book-shelf, a microwave and boxes of office supplies from an Obama campaign office at 1500 Sansom St. this morning.

The donations began after the Obama campaign contacted iloveschools.com, a national non-profit organization based in San Diego that helps teachers find equipment, materials and supplies their school districts may not be able to afford.
Valerie Swanson, marketing director for iloveschools.com, said a specific focus of the national Obama campaign was to give back and donate office supplies and other materials to schools.
"Tens-of-thousands of supplies have been donated in two days to various schools across the country," Swanson said. "We were very excited to reach out and give such a large number of supplies to schools in need."
A total of 14 Obama campaign offices in Philadelphia have pledged to donate supplies, she said. About 200 campaign offices across the country have pledged donations in 12 states, including Texas, Indiana and Oregon.
"We received a really great response from the schools in Philadelphia and across Pennsylvania," Swanson said. "When schools receive supplies from us the most common response I get is, 'It was like Christmas.' "

In all fairness, on his campaign website John McCain did promise that:

Public education should be defined as one in which our public support for a child's education follows that child into the school the parent chooses. The school is charged with the responsibility of educating the child, and must have the resources and management authority to deliver on that responsibility.

So, you know, I'm sure he'll get around to taking care of that as soon as tracks down that Louis Vuitton handbags.