McCain/Palin give money to charity, Obama/Biden give YOUR money to charity

So I was curious today about the generosity of candidates after seeing Sarah Palin's tax returns. Not only do her and McCain give more money to charity (27.2% for McCain and 2% for Palin), but apparently, Obama and Biden are a fair bit more stingy (5.7% for Obama and a whopping 0.3% for Biden). Now I'm not one to judge people by what they do or don't give, but didn't Joe Biden say it was patriotic to pay more taxes? Apparently he wants YOU to give away your money, but isn't terribly interested in giving his own. In case you're wondering, that was Biden's BEST year for giving. In 1999 he gave $120, a full 0.05% of his income, to charity. I give more than that, and I'm not on a senator's salary.

Before the liberals attack, here are the facts and citations.

"The Obamas gave more than $240,000 to charity last year, about 5.7% of their income, their tax return shows. Their charitable giving has risen with their income; in 2000, when the couple made $240,726, they gave $2,350 to charity, about 1% of their income."

Last Friday, Sen. Joseph Biden, the Democratic candidate for vice president, released his tax returns for the years 1998 to 2007. The returns revealed that in one year, 1999, Biden and his wife Jill gave $120 to charity out of an adjusted gross income of $210,979. In 2005, out of an adjusted gross income of $321,379, the Bidens gave $380. In nine out of the ten years for which tax returns were released, the Bidens gave less than $400 to charity; in the tenth year, 2007, when Biden was running for president, they gave $995 out of an adjusted gross income of $319,853.
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OTZiY2EyNjllZmI3MjBiODdiM2ViNjc5ZmYxNjI1Zjg=#more
http://answercenter.barackobama.com/cgi-bin/barackobama.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=173&p_created=1205532891&p_sid=KHAeiB_i&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MiwyJnBfcHJvZHM9JnBfY2F0cz0wJnBfcHY9JnBfY3Y9JnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9dGF4&p_li=&p_topview=1

In 2006, Senator and Mrs. McCain donated $129,390 from community assets to charity, of which Senator McCain's one-half allocation was $64,695. This is 19% of his adjusted gross income.
In 2007, Senator and Mrs. McCain donated $210,933 from community assets to charity, of which Senator McCain's one-half allocation is $105,467. This is 27.2% of his adjusted gross income for the year.
http://www.johnmccain.com/mccainfinancial/

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin released tax records on Friday that showed she and her husband earned $166,080 in 2007 and, in line with the national average, paid income taxes of $24,738.

The Palins gave $3,325 in charitable contributions in 2007, money donated to local churches and the Salvation Army, and $4,250 in charity in 2006 given to similar organizations.
http://www.reuters.com/article/email/idUSN0333309720081007

Why is it that the ticket who gives the least money to charity, is the most eager to give YOUR money away? I guess Biden isn't even a patriot by his own definition.