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Carl Higbie didn’t mince words on his show when he called the latest congressional spending package an “absolute waste of money,” and hard-working Americans should hear that straight from him. For too long Washington’s so-called bargains are sold as compromise while they pad the pockets of lobbyists and beltway insiders. The anger being voiced on conservative airwaves is the rightful outrage of taxpayers who are tired of seeing their paychecks siphoned into waste.
What’s being marketed on Capitol Hill as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” is nothing more than a massive realignment of taxes and spending that reads like Washington doing what Washington does best: promising something for everyone while papering over the debt. This mammoth package bundled tax changes with sweeping domestic policy shifts and big new spending priorities, moving through Congress in a way that rewarded politics over prudence. Americans deserve clarity and small, accountable government — not legislative sausage-making that burdens future generations.
Even private-sector conservatives are aghast at the waste. When influential voices who helped the administration’s efficiency efforts call a bill “pork-filled” and an “abomination,” Republicans should sit up and take notice; blind loyalty to anything that expands the federal ledger is not patriotism, it’s malpractice. Higbie’s line of attack reflects a tougher truth: trimming fat means making uncomfortable cuts, not adding new entitlements dressed up as reform. The goal must be to shrink the leviathan, not feed it.
There are honest debates inside the GOP about trade-offs, but many fiscal conservatives are rightly alarmed at how much short-term spending this package front-loads while shoehorning savings into distant years. Senators and House members who claim this bill is the final answer to our fiscal nightmares should explain why we’re borrowing to buy today what our children will pay for tomorrow. Conservatives should demand tougher guardrails and real, immediate cuts — not accounting tricks and vague promises.
Supporters will point to reforms and rhetoric about rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse, but rhetoric is cheap; action is expensive to fake. The political theater of “reining in” spending while simultaneously expanding certain programs is a classic Washington move — and it’s exactly what veterans of government efficiency have warned against. If we’re serious about fiscal conservatism, we must insist on transparent line-item cuts, real work requirements, and accountability measures that actually reduce the size of government.
Patriots who love this country don’t cheer every bill with a Republican logo; we judge legislation by whether it defends liberty, protects the family budget, and secures the future for our kids. That means fighting back against bad deals whether they come from the left or from the so-called center of our own party. If Republicans want to keep conservative credibility, they’ll listen to voices like Carl Higbie’s and choose stewardship over spectacle.
It’s time for conservatives in Congress and across America to stop playing along with the spending circus and start offering serious alternatives that cut waste, lower taxes, and restore American exceptionalism. Stand with those who demand fiscal sanity — vote against giveaways, expose the pork, and push candidates who mean what they say about limited government. The fight for the republic’s fiscal future isn’t glamorous, but it’s the most patriotic battle we can wage for our children and grandchildren.
