To lodge all power in one party and keep it there is to insure bad government and the sure and gradual deterioration of the public morals.
- Mark Twain's Autobiography
This everlasting compelling of honesty, morality, justice and the law to bend the knee to policy, is the rottenest thing in a republican form of government. It is cowardly, degraded and mischievous; and in its own good time it will bring destruction upon this broad-shouldered fabric of ours. I believe the Prince of Darkness could start a branch hell in the District of Columbia (if he has not already done it), and carry it on unimpeached by the Congress of the United States, even though the Constitution were bristling with articles forbidding hells in this country. And if there were moneyed offices in it, Congress would take stock in the concern, too, and in less than three weeks Fessenden and Washburne would fill it full of their poor relations. What a rotten, rotten, and unspeakable nasty concern this nest of departments is, with its brainless battalions of Congressional poor-relation-clerks and their book-keeping, pencil-sharpening strumpets. Mark Twain
Theater was alive and well tonight with the Sun, Mercury and Neptune in the 5 house in Aquarius. The Sun was anxious to do itself proud in its fallen sign Aquarius, and both the Sun and Mercury are in close conjunction to Neptune and squaring Jupiter. Mercury, the ruler of the Ascendant and Midheaven is closely rolling toward Neptune and a square to Jupiter. With those aspects all we needed was Jimmy Cagney marching up center aisle playing "It's A Grand Ole Flag."
The speech, begun at 9:12pm, and this is the good news, the Ascendant was at 27 degrees Virgo. That's a very late degree and 27/28 degrees went all around the zodiac, indicating that this speech might be too little too late for the American People. The NN in the 7th house of partnerships suggesting a need for reliance on others to initiate or accomplish anything of value. The ruler of the 7th (Pisces) ruled and co-ruled by Jupiter and Neptune tells me that our "friends" knew he was throwing out a lot of Texas cowpies.
If anyone was really listening they would, could recognize the hubris and razzle dazzle right away. Both the President and Governor Kane were more concerned with their delivery than the sincerity behind their words, in fact the sincerity was missing in action for both of them. The only advantage Governor Kane had was the Libra Ascendant and Cancer Midheaven that had slipped into place by the time he spoke. Venus sextiled Jupiter and trined the Moon giving a better face on the Governor's speech, a perceived trustworthiness that slowly makes its way to the top, but still the attempt to razzle dazzle.
While th showmanship was evident, Mercury will still slide over Neptune and that will wash away all he said as well as any positive jump in the polls.
Sadly Mars in the 8th House in Taurus and Uranus opposing his Mars indicates that he is "dead" serious about war with Iran.
The media pundits tonight were the most interesting, they were constantly saying "the people like the President, they really like him." Made me wonder what the real polls say because the frenzy around the "selling" of poor George was intense. Reminded me of the way a mother tries to sell, to a kid, a particularly disliked food. You almost feel sorry for how hard they are having to sell him.
People who felt positive about this speech, were feeling positive about anything tonight particularly with the Neptune aspects and Mars in a VOC position. Introducing the "I am within my right to spy on all of you" was a good move at least the GOP thought so, but the South Node was on Bush's Neptune and in the end he may not get away with it, still the Neptune on his SN obscured his true agenda.
It's a surreal experience sitting there and listening to words without meaning or authenticity, knowing that all his words and intentions are accepted by the American People it will mean the end of democracy and we imagined democracy. Still there is the ring of "too little too late," I just don't know if that's for him or for us. The Sun was inconjunct the US Sun and GWB's Sun, I don't think he knew what he was saying and neither did the citizens of this country.
As a Post Script. The Jupiter/Neptune square accounts for the inflated prices of gasoline and inflated profits of oil companies. Those oil companies have refused to testify in front of Congress again, they just flipped the government off and with the approval of George W. Bush.