When Small Government Ideas Meet Big Wallets

Ah, there’s nothing like the sweet aroma of a backyard barbecue to remind a man that small government dreams are like the perfect burger—juicy in theory, but sometimes overshadowed by a mountain of billionaire buns. The GOP once vowed to trim down Uncle Sam’s waistband, but somewhere along the line, it seems the tailor was on a billionaire’s payroll.

It’s a funny sight indeed, watching from my lawn chair with Betsy as these deep-pocketed folks celebrate the very system they swore to pare back. My small-town aspirations of freedom and less red tape now resemble bite-sized appetizers, gulped down at a banquet where the real feast is a never-ending supply of cash flow. Sometimes, what started as a call to wield the lean shears transformed into a booming business of government expansion.