Half full or half empty?

While the budget proposed by George Bush seems to be a step in the right direction, it still leaves much to be desired.

From the Oregon Daily Emerald via the CAGW Waste Blog:

• On Wednesday, in his State of the Union address, President Bush said his 2006 budget will eliminate more than 150 government programs because of either inefficiency or duplication of services.

  "The principle here is clear," he said. "Taxpayer dollars must be spent wisely or not at all."

  That's a good line. What boggles me is how he said it with a straight face right before transitioning into No Child Left Behind -- talk about a waste of money.