The Daily Gouge

It’s Wednesday, November 25th, 2020…and here’s a special Thanksgiving Day edition of The Gouge! First, a slightly premature but very happy 37th birthday to our eldest son Jon, who continues to serve his country in the Army Reserve, and the good citizens of Frederick County, MD as a fireman.  BZ, Jon. Second, as is our […]

It’s Monday, November 23rd, 2020…and we mark the recent 57th anniversary of the death of our 35th President with a warning for the man who may well be the 46th, courtesy of the lovely Shannon: Now, here’s The Gouge! We lead off our last pre-Thanksgiving 2020 edition with, courtesy of Commentary Magazine via AEI, Yuval Levin […]

It’s Friday, November 20th, 2020…but before we begin, though she’s yet to start warbling, the conclusion of the Georgia hand recount clearly indicates the mass-challenged female is definitely nearing the end… …of her warm-up. Perhaps more importantly, as the WSJ’s Kim Strassel opines, the focus on Trump’s fast-fading affirmations of fraud risks Republicans taking their […]

It’s Wednesday, November 18th, 2020…but before we begin, seeing this cartoon got us thinking: It epitomizes The Left’s view of America as sheep in need of the guidance, direction and control of all-knowing shepherds; dumb animals incapable of any level of critical thinking, let alone risk analysis. What the likes of Joe Biden, Dr. Faux […]

It’s Monday, November 16th, 2020…but before beginning, in addition to thanking the incomparable Stilton Jarlsberg for the cartoon which accompanies our Quote of the Day immediately above, we pay homage to the great Thomas Sowell by offering a few more humble Thoughts on the Passing Scene. First, as regards Dr. Faux Chi’s claim he “understands”, allow […]

It’s Friday, November 13th, 2020…and once we’ve finished picking up the pieces of the mirror we dropped after being startled by a black cat running in front of us while walking under a ladder, we’ll get on with the show. But first, we thought this Veterans Day edition of Best of the Web well worth reprinting, as […]

It’s Wednesday, November 11th, 2020…but before we begin… And never forget it. Now, here’s The Gouge! First up, as Mark Steyn notes, in a classic example of “What Have You Done for Me Lately?!?”, Bibi Netanyahu expressed his appreciation to Trump for moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem by moving The Donald… “Congratulations @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. Joe, […]

It’s Monday, November 9th, 2020…but before we begin, again in honor of the great Thomas Sowell, we offer a number of new random thoughts on the passing scene, starting with…  (1). How is it each and every time there’s a delayed ballot count or “computer glitch“, the votes involved always favor the candidate with […]

It’s Friday, November 6th, 2020…but before we begin, allow us to offer, in honor of the great Thomas Sowell, a few random thoughts on the passing scene. 1. Martha McSally: Why do Republicans continue to run proven losers?!? (Trust us, we could have added several more question and exclamation marks!!!)  Forgetting for the moment she’s an […]

It’s Wednesday, November 4th, 2020…but before we begin, as Katie Pavlich reports at Townhall.com… Philadelphia Voting Site Preventing Poll Watchers From Entry   …the Dimocrats decided to go ugly early and avoid the rush!  Then again, old tricks… …are the best tricks. Now, here’s a somewhat abbreviated edition of The Gouge! First up, courtesy of The American Spectator via George […]