The Daily Gouge

It’s Monday, April 11th, 2016…but before we begin, the great Thomas Sowell offers all that need be said about the very concept of a “minimum wage”: “Just as we can better understand the economic role of prices in general when we see what happens when prices are not allowed to function, so we can better […]

It’s Friday, April 8th, 2016…but before we begin, as this quote from one Yousef Al-Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the United States confirms… “Sadly, behind all the talk of change, the Iran we have long known — hostile, expansionist, violent — is alive and well, and as dangerous as ever.“ …there’s at least one Muslim in […]

It’s Wednesday, April 6th, 2016…but before we begin, a headline which is all too typical of what’s become the routine sensationalization of news stories: Tennessee chopper crash that kills five touches off massive wildfire   “A helicopter crash that killed all five people on board touched off a massive wildfire in the Great Smoky Mountains […]

It’s Monday, April 4th, 2016…but before we begin, here’s wishing the great Stilton Jarlsberg, the brilliance behind Hope n’ Change, a speedy recovery from “minor” injuries suffered when he forgot the last step is a doozy… …along with a VERY Happy Birthday to TLJ: Christie Brinkley, eat your heart out! Now, here’s The Gouge! First […]

It’s Friday, April 1st, 2016…and we wish this headline was an April Fools gag, but it ain’t: Obama Family 2015 Honolulu Christmas Vacation Cost Taxpayers $3,590,313 in Flight Expenses Alone   Congratulations, Obama-backers; you bought into the American equivalent of the Nigerian prince scam. Now, here’s The Gouge! First up, the WSJ’s Dan Henninger details […]

It’s Wednesday, March 30th, 2016…but before we begin, submitted for your perusal, two headlines which tell you just how far U.S. standing in the world has fallen under The Dear Misleader: Russia set to skip DC nuclear summit   Not only is this recognition of Obama’s impotence, but, adding insult to injury, Putin’s planning…  On […]

It’s Monday, March 28th, 2016…but before we begin, with five out of the last six primaries under his belt, Bernie has a great big… …bullseye on his chest.  And Hillary, as she’s demonstrated time and again… …won’t let anyone stand in her way… …be they Vince Foster or Chris Stevens. Now, here’s The Gouge! So, last […]

It’s Friday, March 25th, 2015…but before we begin, two pictures from our favorite cartoonists each worth well over a thousand words: Now, here’s The Gouge! First up, Balls Cotton forwarded the following from Truth Revolt confirming, when it comes to The Left’s plan for dealing with Islamic terror, surrender is the only option: Britain’s Labour Party Suggests […]

It’s Monday, March 21st, 2016…but before we begin, consider this: The Donald is, by his own assertion, THE greatest dealmaker who has ever lived…though we hold Abraham, having successfully negotiated God himself from 50 down to 10 righteous people as the threshold for saving Sodom, in a class by himself. So let’s assume, as is […]

It’s Friday, March 18th, 2016…and we apologize for the belated transmission of this edition.  After putting our laptop to sleep yesterday evening, we were unable to awaken it until this morning, and then only with the help of the IT department, i.e., our middle son Mike. Now, here’s The Gouge! First up, these next two […]