The Daily Gouge

It’s Monday, August 20th, 2012….but before we begin, a brief glimpse at the real face of mindless hatred and violence in the world, courtesy of the Drudge Report and Wonderful World of Islam: Iran: Israel’s existence ‘insult to all humanity’   Arab Spring run amok: ‘Brotherhood’ starts crucifixions   Then there’s this oldie but goodie […]

It’s Friday, August 17th, 2012….but before we begin, since Sunday marks the 200th anniversary of one of the greatest single-ship battles in the annals of our nation’s history, a bit of Naval History is in order. On August, 19, 1812, the USS Constitution under the command of Captain Isaac Hull engaged the HMS Guerriere and […]

It’s Thursday, August 16th, 2012….and here’s The Gouge! First up, courtesy of Carl Polizzi and Paul Watson writing at InfoWars.com, it’s the “Things That Make You Go ‘Hmmmm’” segment, and an otherwise innocuous factoid that’s piqued our curiousity: Social Security Administration To Purchase 174 Thousand Rounds Of Hollow Point Bullets Preparing for civil unrest? Ammunition […]

It’s Wednesday, August 15th, 2012….and here’s The Gouge! Leading off the mid-week edition, two video clips forwarded by Bill Meisen which remind us, come November 7th, America truly has to make a choice; enslavement through government dependency, or…. ….freedom…. ….of choice, opportunity and achievement. Or, as Thomas Sowell so eloquently summarizes, it’s…. The Paul Ryan […]

It’s Tuesday, August 14th, 2012….and here’s The Gouge! First up, courtesy of Speed Mach and Ricochet.com, Paul Rahe details a decision he believes amounts to…. Romney’s Declaration of War   In choosing Paul Ryan as his Vice-Presidential nominee, Mitt Romney has opted to go for broke, and he has indicated that he is a serious […]

It’s Monday, August 13th, 2012….and here’s The Gouge! Yes, it’s finally beginning to feel like the fight’s on: We kick off the week with three looks at…. The Ryan Choice Romney selects a leader of the GOP’s reform wing.   When these columns asked last week “Why Not Paul Ryan?”, we had no idea that […]

It’s Friday, August 10th, 2012….but before we begin, any crass commercial announcement urging you to visit our home page at www.thedailygouge.com, where you can enjoy regular editions of our Cover Story, featured videos and take part in our Daily Polls. Now, here’s The Gouge! First up on the last Gouge of the week, the WSJ […]

It’s Thursday, August 9th, 2012….but before we begin, meet Tyler Lester (kneeling left), United States Marine Corps,…. ….and son of Tim Lester, a very proud papa.  Tyler is currently training on the Big Island prior to returning to Twenty-Nine Palms and eventual deployment to Okinawa, where he may well run into our nephew Paul.  Semper […]

It’s Wednesday, August 8th, 2012….and here’s The Gouge! Leading off the mid-week edition, Wayne Root writing at TheBlaze.com, courtesy of Bill Meisen: Obama’s College Classmate: ‘The Obama Scandal Is at Columbia’   I am President Obama’s classmate at Columbia University, Class of ’83. I am also one of the most accurate Las Vegas oddsmakers and […]

It’s Tuesday, August 7th, 2012….and here’s The Gouge! First up, courtesy of the WSJ, Arthur Brooks thoughts on…. Obama and ‘Earning Your Success’ The work mandate was the most successful welfare reform in 60 years. Ending it is a tragedy.   Within the space of just two weeks, Americans have witnessed two radically different philosophies […]