I know we're all science geeks and enjoy the possibility of a Europa mission - but doesn't it bother anyone that we have a system whereby some congressman with

I know we're all science geeks and enjoy the possibility of a Europa mission - but doesn't it bother anyone that we have a system whereby some congressman with a pet project can ram through tens of millions of dollars in the budget that will likely balloon to billions of dollars? Yay, the broken clock shows the right time for this minute.