On Thursday, January 5, 2006, President Bush signed into law  a five—year, $3.9 billion extension of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), originally enacted in 1994 under President Clinton.  VAWA is a particularly pernicious piece of pork—barrel legislation that puts billions of dollars of taxpayer funds, and the imprimatur of the federal government, in the service of the radical feminist ideology that all men and boys are potential abusers who must be re—educated according to the dictates of the nation's left—leaning 'domestic violence' industry.  No more G.I. Joes for you, little boy!  And, of course, the supporters of VAWA believe that the 'solution' to the violence that 'pervades' our society will only come when Congress 'invests more resources into building healthy, peaceful communities.'  See here for Phyllis Schlafly's powerful critique of the ideology and politics of VAWA.  Incredibly, the reauthorization of VAWA was...(Read Full Post)