{"id":94025,"date":"2021-05-23T19:51:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-23T23:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=94025"},"modified":"2021-05-23T19:52:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T23:52:14","slug":"the-daily-gouge-archive-friday-may-21st-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=94025","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge Archive, Friday, May 21st, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Friday, May 21st, 2021…but before we begin, allow us to offer a few random thoughts on the passing scene.<\/strong><\/p>\n

First, though 46* is now attempting to claim his “quiet, relentless diplomacy” led to a cease-fire<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a> between the Middle East’s only functioning democracy and the terrorists who, for almost two weeks and without provocation, relentlessly rained rockets down on its innocent citizens, the fact remains the conflict never would have begun had Trump still occupied the Oval Office.\u00a0 Not to mention FOX is suggesting Egypt brokered the deal<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Second, though most know prices for building materials, lumber and PVC in particular, have been shooting upward since the onset of the scamdemic, and almost everyone’s aware the cost for a gallon of gas has been steadily climbing since 46* took office, has anyone else noticed the cost of restaurant meals lately?\u00a0 TLJ and we recently had a light dinner at a local diner, and our Greek salads topped with chicken and tuna cost $18.99 each, and the cup of soup which used to come with any entr\u00e9e appeared as an additional $6.99 on our bill.\u00a0 Like any other business crippled by the needless and destructive lockdowns, restaurants have to make up for lost revenue somehow…at least those still in business.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Third, regarding the homeless “epidemic”, like the continuous, vicious cycle of single-parent bred poverty, homelessness is largely the result of decades of purposeful, counterproductive Progressive policies and judicial decisions<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 And though we recently detailed the incredible amounts of money literally thrown away<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a> by politicians and bureaucrats attempting to solve this self-created crisis by providing free housing, it doesn’t stop these same Socialists from embodying Einstein’s supposed definition of insanity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Case in point, the folks featured in this video on the problems in Austin, TX.\u00a0 Though the video’s well worth watching in its entirety, the money shots come at the 2:08-2:20 and 5:31-6:08 marks…<\/strong><\/p>\n