NASA has decided to cut all scientific research on the ISS until it's completed, which is projected to be in 2010-2012. I think we should cut our losses on the ISS as much as possible, and so since it's politically unfeasible to just dump it, this is the next best thing. I'm all for it. There's really not a whole lot of exciting research being done on it anyway.
I say we just leave the ISS to the Russians. They could probably keep it going with 5% of the budget. :)