It was too good to last
16 December 2004: Bush looking at freezing or slightly cutting domestic spending, AP
“The president is still making final decisions about the $2.5 trillion budget for 2006 he will propose in February.” … “Even the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, an administration favorite, was facing an increase of just 1 percent, pending appeals to the White House by outgoing NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe, a lobbyist said.”