A Republican former senator who billed himself as a fiscal conservative reportedly spent $1.3 million on lavish parties and other expenses for himself and top brass, according to a report. Former Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska was a hardcore fiscal conservative who spoke out against widespread student loan forgiveness — making it clear in a 2022 interview that he thought it was a waste of money. President Joe Biden’s loan forgiveness plan, which the Supreme Court ultimately struck down, forcing him to adopt a more modest, piecemeal proposal, “just baptized the most broken parts of higher ed,” Sass…