It's hard to justify the vast majority of the decisions the government made WRT to "sequester" cuts, because there is no cut. The rat eof increae has been affected but no actual cuts in spending exist.
The miscalculation on the part of idiots (those that decided to make these visible cuts and blame the other party) backfired and the approval ratings of the party in power took another hit. Without the benefit of a make believe, outraged, citizenry, the rest of this political theater collapses.