{"id":22750,"date":"2013-10-02T22:08:07","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T02:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=22750"},"modified":"2013-10-02T22:08:19","modified_gmt":"2013-10-03T02:08:19","slug":"the-daily-gouge-thursday-october-3rd-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=22750","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge, Thursday, October 3rd, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Thursday, October 3rd, 2013…but before we begin,<\/strong> two headlines highlighting the hypocrisy inherent in the government “shutdown”:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shutdown Grounds Sports at Service Academies: Navy-Air Force Football Game Cancelled<\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n

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Are The White House Chefs \u201cEssential\u201d?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

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And need we ask whether The Obamao will let the “shutdown” prevent him golfing twice this weekend?!?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shutdown Grounds Sports at Service Academies: Navy-Air Force Football Game Canceled
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Due to the federal government shutdown, this weekend\u2019s college football game between Air Force and Navy has been canceled as the Department of Defense temporarily suspends intercollegiate athletics at its service academies.<\/p>\n

According to the Air Force Times, \u201cthe sold-out contest had been scheduled for Saturday morning in Annapolis, Md., and set for a national TV broadcast on CBS.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Army-Boston College game may be impacted as well, but a decision has yet to be announced.<\/p>\n

According to USA Today, Navy and Air Force may have room at the end of the season to reschedule their game.<\/p>\n

The old joke is that if local taxpayers will not pay more taxes, the first threatened cut is the high school football team. It may work work the same at the national level.
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Now, here’s The Gouge!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leading off the Thursday edition, two views of what, particularly in light of Speaker Boner’s leaked emails regarding a backroom deal for continued congressional exemptions, we deem the GOP’s hamfisted handling of what should have been another nail in The Obamao’s coffin.<\/strong><\/p>\n

First up, courtesy of the WaPo<\/em> via the AEI<\/em>, Marc Thiessen details what he terms Republican’s big mistake:
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The GOP flunks Hostage-Taking 101<\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n

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“Oops…did I<\/span> do that?!?”<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

“…The Democrats are following Napoleon\u2019s old adage: Never interfere when your enemy is in the process of destroying himself.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

…With a shutdown, Republicans are essentially putting a gun to their own heads and threatening to pull the trigger if the Democrats don\u2019t capitulate. Not surprisingly, it\u2019s not working. Some congressional Republicans can\u2019t seem to get it though their heads: When it comes to a government shutdown they .\u2009.\u2009. have .\u2009.\u2009. no .\u2009.\u2009. leverage.<\/strong> <\/span>By contrast, when it comes to the debt-limit showdown, they do have leverage; while Obama can let the government close and blame the GOP, he cannot allow the United States to default.”<\/p>\n

Cruz’s truly hopeless crusade against common sense brings to mind this scene from Blazing Saddles<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n