PUNISHING DARPA for not spending all of its budget: “Congress just cut $130 million from Darpa’s budget for next year, citing “poor execution” of previous funded projects. Some in charge of the purse strings say the Pentagon’s premiere research agency wasn’t spending the cash it was given. The agency’s chief figures Darpa is being punished for holding its contractors accountable for their work.”

Not spending it all is the only unpardonable budgetary sin. No wonder Congress is so popular.