The Daily Gouge

It’s Wednesday, August 1st, 2012….and before we begin, if you’re not regularly reading it, please check out today’s Cover Story on our home page at www.thedailygouge.com.  It details an issue not only near and dear to our heart, but critical to America’s continued global security and preeminence. Now, here’s The Gouge! First up, this headline […]

It’s Tuesday, July 31st, 2012….and here’s The Gouge! First up on the last edition of the month, as the WSJ reports, holding a pair of three, Elizabeth “Sitting Bull”…. Warren Doubles Down   President Obama’s “you didn’t build that” argument against small business and for bigger government was cribbed directly from Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic […]

It’s Monday, July 30th, 2012….and here’s The Gouge! Leading off the last week of July, two takes on the latest economic news; first, the WSJ reports bad news means no comment from The Dear Misleader: The 1.5% Presidency Growth stumbles for the third time in this Less Than Great Recovery.   That’s close enough to […]

It’s Friday, July 27th, 2012….and here’s The Gouge! We lead off the last edition of the week with Kimberly Strassel’s thoughts regarding…. Four Little Words Why the Obama campaign is suddenly so worried.   What’s the difference between a calm and cool Barack Obama, and a rattled and worried Barack Obama? Four words, it turns […]

It’s Thursday, July 26th, 2012….and here’s The Gouge! First up, as Conn Carroll’s Morning Examiner notes…. Obama says he didn’t say what he said   “If you’ve got a business — you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.” – President Obama, July 13, 2012, Roanoke, Virginia. The above quote is 100 percent accurate. […]

It’s Wednesday, July 25th, 2012….but before we begin, two pictures which say all that need be said: Quite literally by the grace of God, a mid-afternoon power outage failed to impact the Friday evening festivities, and the rain stopped in Hagerstown long enough for both the wedding and reception.  Our heartfelt congratulations go out to […]

It’s Friday, July 20th, 2012….and before we begin, a brief personal note. You may have to wait until Tuesday for the next edition of The Gouge, as we’ll be a little tied up this weekend celebrating the wedding Saturday of our eldest son Jonathon to Miss Elizabeth “Liz” Corker: “The Lord bless you and keep […]

It’s Thursday, July 19th, 2012….and here’s The Gouge! Leading of today’s order, Profiles in Stupidity, courtesy of CNS News and the House Minority Whip, a position which, based on the statements of the current occupant, must present few, if any, barriers to entry: Steny Hoyer: Food Stamps, Unemployment Insurance are the Two Most ‘Stimulative’ Things […]

It’s Wednesday, July 18th, 2012….and here’s The Gouge! First up on the mid-week edition, the WSJ suggests the formula for a winning campaign is there; the Mittquis of Queensbury simply needs to follow the right instructions while mixing the formula: Staples vs. Solyndra Mitt Romney needs to make a better argument for Bain capitalism.   […]

It’s Tuesday, July 17th, 2012….and here’s The Gouge! First up, Bret Stephens makes a point we’ve shared with you for years: The Hillary Myth Can anyone name an achievement to justify the adulation of our secretary of state?   Suddenly we’re supposed to believe that Hillary Clinton is a great secretary of state. Eric Schmidt […]