I'm all for cutting the fat.
Government should be smaller, all that it should be responsible is military and a basic level of infrastructure/government. Some research, etc. as well (I would book that w/ Defense and Infrastructure).
Giving NASA a goal is great, maybe they'll actually accomplish something useful. It's CURRENT budget is near or at (too lazy to look it up) what it was when they went to the moon. The difference? The entire agency isn't behind one goal. Get them behind one goal and cut the fucking fat. Then you'll see some goddamned results.
So fuck welfare. Fuck all the social program bullshit. Cut some of the more crazy military spending (Iraq? heh.), and cut about half of the federal government employment roster. At least.
Then start paying down some of the damned debt. Gah.
Oh well, will never happen.
People EXPECT shit now, and there would be riots if things got taken away.
-Phil