The immediate advantage of selecting cuts in COMMON acceptable areas would serve as a stimulus for more widespread adoption..
The problem with dogmatic adherence to the principle of REVOLUTIONARY reform is obvious when you look at the demands of Ron Paul, Stossel and the Libertarian movement in general. I think you need to DEMONSTRATE that the direction is the correct one before you fire up the chainsaw.
Nobody would miss the Dept of Education or MOST of the Dept of Commerce. And in fact -- the rewards would probably come quickly and obviously.