Oh my, we talk and talk and talk and what happens? Nothing! The country has raged against NSA and the GOP Senate has given the phone companies a pass on a Senate investigation. Orin Hatch has assurances from Dick Cheney that they will be careful. So there you have it, they will be careful. I am so sorry we had to use the name "Tricky Dick" on Nixon, it so fits here.
Immigrants are pouring over the border without any checks or balances (a deal struck by Vincenti Fox and our own GWB) that would be a 9th house matter. America's 9th House is ruled by Leo and housing our Virgo Neptune. Chances are the "deal" was cut when Saturn was conjunct the US Sun (and GWB's) and we started find out the situation when Pluto opposed the US Mars (destruction of the country from without) and squared the US Neptune (slipping in unobserved)
I realize there are a couple of views of illegals coming over the border and once again the government has us fighting on a divisive issue. But while there are families trying to make a living coming over those borders, there are also drug dealers, criminals and possibly terrorists. Plus we are discussing giving them expanded services that American citizens cannot receive. The Hispanic population is estimated to triple over the next 5 years, do we have the infrastructure, the schools, the medical facilities and do we have the money to develop those things? We don't right now.
It isn't a matter if people are for or against the influx of immigrants, it's a matter of tracking and making sure they aren't enslaved by the multi-nationals. With Pluto having gone over that US Mars and Neptune square, we absolutely must begin working to look at things in a new light, not based on past historical idealism and we must examine our politicians the same way.
Pollution, global warming, corruption, Iraq, Iran, health care, even our food are areas where we as a nation are being attacked, and global warming may be the number one issue on the world's plate and the US will have to be held accountable for their part in this.
Mars rules the 4th house in the US chart and Pluto was opposing Mars last August when Katrina hit and destroyed an American city. Mother Nature rattled our home, our foundation. In a few short years Pluto will be opposing the US Venus, ruler of the 10 house, erasing the reputation of power, carefully built over the last 200 plus years. These are opportunities to begin being part of laying the groundwork for something better as we move forward.
The Constitution Amendment to make bigotry against gays a constitutional law has been thankfully defeated. The next push for the religious right will be, of course, Roe v. Wade. That's what the religious right wants and end to irresponsible pregnancies and irresponsible abortions. Actually I've never known anyone who had an irresponsible abortion, but they tell me those type of women are out there in droves. My answer to those "irresponsible women with irresponsible pregancies" is to register by their DNA every single solitary penis in the country or even world so we can track down the "irresponsible" penis who helped create all those pregnancies. Track them down and make them responsible. My guess would be that those penis' would start thinking for themselves and even voting. This would be better than the draft to get young and old men interested in the type of leadership we have in Congress.
As I have explained before, in a two term presidency I always watch the first Inaugural Chart because usually that is the time an 8 year agenda is set. The next 4 years and if re-elected the following 4 years will be focused on carrying out that initial agenda. The following Inaugural Chart shows what has been done and additional nuances in carrying out the original agenda. This administration brought men and women on board who served with his father, they had 8 years to hone their ideas and what would be the issues they would address and made it clear there would be no changes.
That said, I am looking at the 2001 Inauguration Chart of George W. Bush and it reveals some real kernals that don't necessarily bode well for their original intentions.
On January 20, 2001 the Midheaven was Capricorn ruled by Saturn (our leader) and Saturn was in the first house retrograde at 24 degrees 5 minutes Taurus (very close to the 20 year grand conjunction of Jupiter/Saturn at 22 Taurus) Saturn went direct on May 12, 2005 the day Democrats demanded an explanation of the Downing Street Memo. When a planet in a chart goes direct by progression, things change for the person or country. (remember that when US Mars goes retrograde by progression this July.) In this instance things did not change for the better for this administration. From May 12, 2005 it's been a steady decrease in popularity as indicated by the polls. The Downing Street Memo debacle gave way to more disaster in Iraq, followed by Cindy Sheehan, with Katrina right on the heels of awakening US disgust, topped off by Dubai and Illegal Immigrants. The 2001 Inaugural progressed Mercury has been squaring that direct Saturn bringing wave after wave of bad news for this administration, and that square will still be operational when Mars and then Saturn come around to 24 degrees Leo setting us a difficult and restrictive T-square to this administration.
Another example of the progressed Mercury square progressed Saturn in the Inaugural chart is the attempt to restrict the internet, however Solar Arc Uranus coming to the square in two years will put a stop to that.
There are new leaders on the horizon in 1006 and DIFFERENT new leaders in 2008.
This weekend I will dissect Congress, because the people will be ready to dissect them. They say the "cultural of corruption" isn't the number one thing on the electorates mind and that is true. However subconsciously it will have an impact when they go to vote, particularly as they see this next quarter of economic growth begin to crash and we will be pulled with it.
Mr. President has a grand water trine this month hitting his Sun with Jupiter and retrograde Uranus at 12 degrees of the water signs. His fortunes will, for a brief time go from god awful to just horrific in the next couple of weeks. The summer hasn't even begun.