The Illusion of Iraqi Democracy

First let me say it gave me butterflies watching the Iraqi election unfold. I think that Americans have something deep in our genetic make-up that makes us go “Old Yeller” whenever a democratic election is held. This trait likely exists on the same chromosome that carries the trait which makes...

Bastard Neocon’s in Search of a Father

Guess who the Neocon’s are claiming as the founding father of their movement…Winston Churchill. It was a telling moment. In England right-wing historians are portraying the last lion as a drunk, a dilettante, an incorrigible bungler who squandered the opportunity to cut a separate peace with...

Today is the Big Day

Yes, you guessed it… Today is the day that Catch comes back online! Welcome back.

Governor Swann?

It now looks official (sort of), Lynn Swann is in the race for Pennsylvania Governor and it looks as though he is going to run a Santorumesque Christian values campaign. “I wasn’t supposed to be born,” Swann said, explaining that his parents wanted to stop at two children. “My mom...

Photo Friday – "Ghostly"

Here is my entry for this weeks Photo Friday challenge entitled “Ghostly.” To be honest I know it is a stretch but I didn’t have anything else. Click the picture to see the larger...