the federal leviathan is an enormous. brian: this comes from the violence against women act.hat, by the way, was supported by republicans and democrats. through the years, republican and democratic presidents have signed the bill to spend this money. is anybody checking this to see how it's being spent? mona: people don't check any government programs, for the most part. there is the congressional accountability office. it issues reports and they are ignored. can you think of a program that ever ended because it was ineffective or wasteful? i cannot. --an: they shut down the cav cab, the civil aeronautics board. mona: fair enough. and that was a good move. brian: in case any viewers want to know, get on notalone.gov. mona: representatives and -- and senators like to say i voted for a program that will help combat sexual assault. they vote for this money and tell constituents, i am for this, my opponent is against it. most of these things cannot be solved by spending. these are cultural issues that have to be solved by changes in attitudes and behaviors. brian: you write about