The Daily Gouge

It’s Wednesday, January 11th, 2012….and here’s The Gouge! Leading off the mid-week edition, the American Enterprise Institute‘s Kevin Hassett describes the Dimocrats’…. Stealth redistribution   The government’s response to the Great Recession has been characterized as a bailout for the rich and a cold shoulder for the poor. This perception has been magnified by the […]

It’s Tuesday, January 10th, 2012….and here’s The Gouge! First up, the WSJ‘s Bret Stephens describes will result as…. Obama ‘Retrenches’—America Retreats Spending less on defense means squandering the money elsewhere.   It’s never entirely easy to distinguish between retrenchment and retreat. For three years, the Obama administration has followed what it believes is a strategy […]

It’s Monday, January 9th, 2012….but before we begin, another brief request for your support by clicking on our home page at www.thedailygouge.com. You’ll find both our regularly-updated Cover Story as well as a number of video clips you’re certain to find of interest. Now, here’s The Gouge! First up, Jonah Goldberg’s take on what can […]

It’s Friday, January 6th, 2012….and here’s The Gouge! Leading off the last edition of the week, The Great Prevaricator strikes again: Obama Embraces Signing Statements After Knocking Bush for Using Them   Candidate Barack Obama criticized President Bush for using ‘signing statements’ to ignore the will of Congress. But Obama’s done the same thing 20 […]

It’s Thursday, January 5th, 2011….and here’s The Gouge! First up, remember the Left’s ceaseless carping about Bush Imperious?  As the WSJ details, George II was Little Lord Fauntleroy compared to the increasingly despotic Obamus Rex: Contempt for Congress Obama makes recess appointments when there’s no recess.   “DOING THINGS ON MY OWN IS VERY TEMPTING” Remember […]

Which means Romney…. Santorum, Romney Jockey for Lead in Airtight Iowa Contest ….will head the ticket for the GOP in 2012.  Get used to it.

It’s Wednesday, January 4th, 2012….and here’s The Gouge! First up in 2012, the WSJ serves up yet another reason a Romney Administration will require firm, tea-stained hands in both the House and Senate: Will Republicans Hand the Left a VAT Victory? Mitt Romney won’t rule out the possibility of imposing a tax that’s the fast […]

It’s Friday, December 30th, 2011….and here’s The Gouge! First up on the last edition in 2011, the Washington Examiner‘s Conn Carroll examines…. Santorum’s Dark Horse Advantage   Yesterday, CNN released a poll of registered Republican voters in Iowa showing that while Newt Gingrich is in utter free-fall, dropping from 33% earlier earlier this month to […]

It’s Thursday, December 29th, 2011….and here’s The Gouge! First up, Thomas Sowell offers his…. Random Thoughts on the Passing Scene   – Talk show host Dennis Miller said, “I don’t dig polo. It’s like miniature golf meets the Kentucky Derby.” – Nothing illustrates the superficiality of our times better than the enthusiasm for electric cars, […]

It’s Christmas Day, 2011….and today we honor birth of the true King:   And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.  He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest, and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne […]