The New York Times article, Obamas’ Tax Returns Show Donation Spike, states that:
“The 2006 return also show a charitable deduction for a $13,000 donation to the Congressional Black Caucus. It is illegal to deduct political contributions as charitable contributions. The campaign said Mr. Obama had filed an amended return to eliminate that item as a deduction.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/26/us/politics/26taxes.html?ref=politics
Isn’t he a lawyer, isn’t he supposed to be the preeminent law student? How is it that he turns out to be so ignorant and so incompetent that he takes an illegal tax deduction right as he is running for President? How could he not understand enough of the law, or of the government, or of U.S. history, to not make such a mistake?