Because I'm a Geek
I have always approved of space exploration, and under other circumstances I'd be glad to hear about a new program to the moon and beyond, even despite the ongoing International Space Station debacle, but this, along with other major spending plans of George II (specifically, the US$1.5 billion for discriminating against homosexuals), comes at rather a bad time, as leading international economists have fingered the US deficit as putting the entire world's economy at risk. Thanks, George; screw it up for everyone but your friends, why don't you? Of course, that's all he's ever cared about anyway.