I've written about Jefferson Smith and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" before. It's 60 years old but still the number one movie about Washington, DC. I imagine it's the number one because it's about the little guy and someone with nerve enough to stand up for what's right, someone trying to make a difference. The fictional character Jefferson Smith was an unlikely candidate to stand up as a filibuster. He was new to Congress, young, discouraged, and had everything to lose. He didn't nearly have the clout of a John Kerry or Ted Kennedy, however both of them have been badly marginalized by the media, the GOP, and in Kerry's instance, by his own party.
No matter what Washington, the Democrats, the GOP, the Media, the late night comedians think of John Kerry, it's taken courage for him to continue to fight back this last year and now he is fighting what seems to be an uphill battle with Ted Kennedy pushing him from behind and as of today, the Filibuster is on.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/live-onair-filibuster-_b_14635.html
The great thing about the grueling task of the filibuster is, win or lose, the information gets out there. The issue is forced into the press and mainstream media. John Kerry, with Uranus in a square to his Mars and activating his Mars/Pluto trine just might have the power to pull it all off if he gets a chance and thank god he has the skill of talking on and on because he will need that skill.
You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause even if this room gets filled with lies like these, and the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place. Somebody'll listen to me. Some... (from the Jefferson Smith filibuster as he was collapsing to the floor)
He has already performed an amazing feat by getting some of his fence sitting, afraid to stand up Senate colleagues to take a poll of their constituents to see how we, the people, felt about a filibuster. And it appears WE want something done.
While the Democrats dither over the conventional wisdom that's been adopted in the "leadership" of the Party about pushing too hard against this administration, signing on to the political "all hat and no cattle" rhetoric spewing out of politicians mouths, "we the people" have decided we want someone to put their money where their mouth is, no matter what the outcome. John Kerry and Ted Kennedy have decided if the Dems are going to lose, it's better to lose standing than lying down.
Venus (what we value) is still retrograde giving all of us a chance to grab Democracy back from the abyss. Uranus sitting in an exact square to the US Natal Uranus, Pluto bearing down on the black hole of the Galactic Center, the Sun in iconoclastic Aquarius soon joined by the Moon (a demand for what's right and fair for all)
Could Kerry and Kennedy's actions shut down Congress as George Bush/Karl Rove via Bill Frist throw their so called "nuclear" option? You bet the two K's can do this, and watch the GOP howl, and the MSM will give them the mike to howl through. Be prepared to write your favorite news source that you, as citizens, approve of democracy in action.
Saturn is retrograding back to the US North Node signaling the opportunity to begin building a new Capricorn solid structure and John Kerry's progressed North Node is conjunct the US North Node making him a part of the struggle to create a new way for this country.
Eventually, if we are to save enough of a Democracy to build upon, someone or several someones must stand up no matter the cost and hopefully there will be people in this country willing to "get their back." Kerry and Kennedy are trying to send the message "lead, follow, or get out of the way," the revolutionary volcano is rising.