Is Barry Manilow a Closet Libertarian? (He Gave $2,300 to Ron Paul's Campaign)

Check it out here, at The New York Times' Contributions to Presidential Campaigns page.

3	Manilow, Barry	Woodland Hills	CA	91367	Self employed	$2,300	Hillary Clinton
4	Manilow, Barry	Woodland Hills	CA	91367	Self employed	$2,300	John Edwards
5	Manilow, Barry	Woodland Hills	CA	91367	Self employed	$2,300	Barack Obama
6	Manilow, Barry	Woodland Hills	CA	91367	Self	$2,300	Ron Paul
7	Manilow, Barry	Woodland Hills	CA	91367	Self	$2,300	Joe Biden

Go figure.

Update: Do your own digging, on the Federal Election Commission's dime (that is, the taxpayers' dime): Here's a link to the FEC's disclosure page, at which you can search by candidate, ZIP, donor name, employer, etc. to find out who gave what to whom. This database goes back years and covers all manners of federal donations. So check it out and make sure to post any interesting contributions below. (And I say this as someone who is against virtually all campaign-finance laws, including mandatory disclosure rules, which I believe are too often used for reprisals against political foes.)