I agree with your points about the bridge to nowhere, and other similar public projects that use up large amounts of money without much use, or without even their completion. The government should probably more carefully decide on which public transportation projects are truly needed, and which will be used.
I agree that wars we have engaged in have been costly in money and resources however unlike the "bridges to nowhere" I don't consider them to be a waste or fiscally irresponsible. We do often jump at the chance to aid other nations, but I can confidently say that our involvement has prevented situations from further worsening overseas, and has helped others find the road that would help them find liberty as well.
I feel that you have completely overlooked one of the largest contributors to our national debt; entitlement programs. In fiscal year 2009 alone, around 1.4 trillion was spent on Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security alone. Which makes the transportation, foreign/domestic military defense and all other things associated with defense budget look like spare change in comparison. Not to mention the new Obama-care will be taking a nice cut out of the budget as it is implemented over the next few years.
Overall I do agree that the government's debt has gotten way out of hand, that smarter spending over a long period of time is the solution. In the meantime we do need to stop spending money that isn't there, and stop building up the debt if we are going to deplete this growing amount. There is no "quick fix" to eliminate such an out of hand problem.
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