January 9, 2006
BUSH AND THE 110th CONGRESS

The US 110th Congress convened on noon, January 4, 2007 (view chart). At that time, the MOON was VOID OF COURSE. On such a MOON, the outcome of any action will not unfold according to the original intention. This indicates that Congress will not achieve its ambitious goals.

As the President speaks to the nation tomorrow night about Iraq (view chart), in the sky there is a war-like and vicious aspect: MARS (aggression) CONJOINS PLUTO (ultimate power) in the expansive sign of SAGITTARIUS.

Simultaneously, Bush’s personal planets (see Astrological Notes) connect with both the charts of his Speech and with critical planets in the US chart. At the time of the speech, he is indeed over-stimulated and aggressive.

President Bush and the new Congress are at odds. If the President now wants to send additional troops to Iraq it will be very hard to stop him. At the same time Bush’s emphasis on Iraq makes it hard for Congress to accomplish their other goals.

Astrological Notes:

• Bush’s PROGRESSED MOON exactly contacts this MARS-PLUTO CONJUNCTION on the Speech chart.
• Bush’s personal PROGRESSED MARS conjoins his natal MOON, therefore showing him as volatile and aggressive.
• As he begins his speech, the transiting MOON in the sky will be at 16 LIBRA, conjoining his PROGRESSED MARS and natal MOON.

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