YAY Science!
Say what you will about Obama, some people like him, some people hate him. Me I think its still too early to make a truly well informed decision. 100 days is not that long ago.
However I do have to say that I am very excited about his commitment to Science. Now he could back out or this could be empty rhetoric, which seems unlikly, but in my opinion this is one of the best things he could have done. From basic Science comes everything that is great about the future so the better we get at itthe faster our understanding and advances will will come.
Here is a more detailed account on Discovery