Whatever you do, charitable Texans, don't give to OneStar

You just can’t get much more slimy than Gov. Rick Perry promoting his own charity as one of just three preferred recipients of Katrina relief contributions.

"One thing about politicians, you can never overestimate their shamelessness," said Fred Lewis, director of Campaigns for People, a group that favors greater disclosure of political donations and limits on the influence of large donors.

And, lest you have any doubt this has ultimate political ramifications:

Mr. Perry created OneStar as a nonprofit charitable organization in January 2004 to coordinate faith-based initiatives and promote volunteerism. Its chief executive is Susan Weddington, who left the state Republican Party chairmanship to run the organization.

Can’t we get that pistol-packing grandma, Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn, to audit OneStar’s books or something?