Going to hell?

“Musk and Trump will go to hell…”

That’s what a Jesuit priest recently wrote in last week’s Salt Lake Tribune. 

And for what?

Strong words. Is he right?

Let me break this down.

Democrats are on the verge of shutting down the government – not because they care about the people, but because they hate Trump. They want him to fail – even if that means denying the American poor basic necessities like food and housing. 

Now that their guy’s no longer in charge, all their efforts are focused on curtailing Trump’s DOGE. They are willing to take the most extreme measures – like shutting down the government – to protect a bloated bureaucracy. They claim it’s about accountability, but where’s the accountability for the waste, fraud, and abuse in these programs?

This isn’t a new story.

Trump’s DOGE initiative continues to be one of his most popular reforms. DOGE is focused on eliminating waste. By now, we’ve all heard some of those egregious examples of ludicrous spending – like funding a transgender comic book in Peru. The DOGE reforms are critical to making sure our government works for the American people by eliminating the inefficiencies and political laundering that have become standard budgeting procedures.

Yet, the Left continues to scream that these reforms will “doom us to hell” because they “hurt” the poor.

Here’s the cold, hard truth: the bureaucratic state is what keeps poor Americans dependent on government handouts, healthcare, and failing public schools. The bureaucratic state is what takes MILLIONS of dollars worth of food out of the mouths of hungry children to pay for transgender animal experiments.

Maybe Father Reese should direct his righteous anger in that direction.

Serious budget reform isn’t just a “MAGA thing.” At this point, it is a moral imperative for every American on the right or left.

It may seem counterintuitive, but budgets are moral documents – for good or evil.

Every dollar spent tells us what our leaders value. If we’re not willing to question where our money goes, we’re accepting the status quo – and the status quo is failing the American people.

Let me ask you:

Is it moral to keep pouring billions into LGBT and ideological programs while our children inherit $36 trillion in debt?

Is it moral to borrow money from China in order to prop up ineffective government programs that continue to hurt families? Wouldn’t it be better to reform these programs to actually help people?

The federal government obviously needs to be funded. Republicans have proposed a simple budget resolution to avoid a shutdown – no drastic changes, just stability. This is called a continuing resolution (CR), a temporary funding measure to keep the government functioning while both parties negotiate the annual budget.

We’re not fans of CRs, but the reality is that we need to keep the government going – so that Americans who depend on us for food and shelter get what they need. And so that we can keep the work of DOGE in rooting out fraud and waste.

So what’s truly immoral? Refusing to confront the real problems. Letting the government stay bloated, ineffective, and wasteful while millions suffer. This isn’t about political games – it’s about people’s lives.

It’s time for real change. Will we stand idly by and let Washington continue its reckless ways, or will we stand up for the future of our families and demand the reforms we desperately need?

The choice is clear: We must demand that our federal government serves the American people – not the bureaucracy.