perfidy

CalPundit writes about another failed test of missile defense. Money quote, with which I predictably agree:

I'm not philosophically opposed to missile defense, but I am opposed to sinking money endlessly into a program that never seems to achieve anything. Conservatives rightly castigate social programs that don't produce results, so why are they willing to put up with it here?

Furthermore, is this assertion from the same post true?

(Oh, and don't forget that Bush has decided that missile defense will be deployed in October 2004 regardless of whether it works or not. October 2004. Does that date sound at all suspicious to anyone?)

[moreover] A quick Nexis search shows me that Bush publicly vowed in December 2002 to have Missile Defense ready for October 1, 2004.