You stay classy, Senate.

The Senate version of Obama’s federal subsidization of charitable acts and community goodwill passed 79-19 this afternoon. In a nod to a long-standing government tradition, the torturously named “Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act” results in a pronounceable and relevant acronym, the GIVE Act. (We swear there must be a Senate subcommittee established just for naming these things).

To many, this is the Americorps mandatory volunteerism Act as it boosts funding for this outfit and other community-related organizations. Yes, many other charitable organizations will be strengthened with your tax dollars except one.

Hazard a guess? Perhaps one established at the behest of the father of the President’s predecessor? Perhaps one whose initials don’t form pronounceable acronym that is still relevant to its intent?

Think PoLF.

Think Sec. 1831 of the bill…

(Sec. 1831) Eliminates federal funding for the Points of Light Foundation.

Yep, we’re throwing around trillions of dollars to god knows who on god knows what but this bill still takes time to stop, turn around and kick a political adversary in the nuts before merrily skipping along. Awesome.

Forgive our momentary crudeness but back at Seminary, that type of action was known as “a dick move”.

There is something Stalinist about this with an effective air-brushing from the federal ledger of a favored institution of the Bush family.

Moving beyond the partisanship of the past, indeed.

P.S. And by that margin, we again would like to thank Senate Republicans for absolutely nothing.