EVEN CONSERVATIVES WHO ARE RESIGNED, more or less, to the president’s “big government conservatism” get a little giddy when the White House releases its budget each year. Perhaps, they whisper among themselves, this will be the year that the president gets out the machete and truly clears some budget brush.

In order to indulge your inner budget geek, THE DAILY STANDARD–where we pride ourselves on our ability read long, boring government documents so you don’t have to–is pleased to offer the highlights of the Office of Management and Budget’s “Major Reductions and Terminations in the 2005 Budget.”