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Showing posts with label Elizabeth Warren. Show all posts
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Oct 10, 2019

October 15, 2019: Democratic Debate Number 4

October 10, 2019: the upcoming 2020 Democratic Debate is scheduled for Tuesday October 15, 2019 at 8:00 pm edt and will be hosted by CNN's Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett, plus, the National Editor of the NYT, Marc Lacey. Predictably, this 4th debate is billed as another "showdown" between former VP Joe Biden and Senator Elizabeth Warren with 10 other Democratic candidates flanking them onstage. Whether Biden and Warren will fuss'n'tussle as The Media so desires remains to be seen. Why, you'd think the networks and the press make money off the debate's entertainment value, or something, though I do agree it's primarily a performance of America's Political Theater. However, the cosmic weather of the debate's Sun Libra-Moon Taurus combo of energies, with both signs ruled by Venus, suggests that cooperation between the candidates is more likely to be shown than competitiveness, and we may hear the assertion that everyone has the right to health, wealth, and education.

The full line-up of political performers on October 15th consists of Gabbard, Steyer, Booker, Harris, Sanders, (Biden, Warren), Buttigieg, Yang, O'Rourke, Klobuchar, and Castro and will be held at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio where they 'serve the common good' (then it's my kinda place!).

So with the October 15th debate's North Node of future direction @11Can43 in the 3rd house of Communications (8:00 pm Westerville, OH) we can round up to '12 Cancer' which spotlights a certain Sabian Symbol: "A Chinese Woman Nursing a Baby with a Message". You see my artful depiction of this symbol, above left, but its display is not intended as a shout-out to Chinese interference of any kind!

Meanwhile, Venus @9Sco03 in 6th house with debating planet Mercury is chart-ruler because ascending at 8:00 pm is 19Tau12 with the Moon (the public) rising @16Tau12 (it's a "Swords vs Torches' affair!). Chart ruler Venus makes no Ptolemaic aspects to other debate planets but she does trine the North Node of public contacts and future direction, as noted. Will a female be the Democratic nominee or someone's VP pick? Obviously, there is a beneficial feminine touch to the proceedings yet it's the 6th house Mars @7Lib37 which leads a ruthless Locomotive shape of planets toward success and Mars suggests males or a male, and US military and/or civil service issues (such as whistle blowers?! Trump's troop withdrawals for the sake of Russia's ambitions?).

And as you know, health can also be a factor when the 6th house is involved and we think of Senator Sanders' recent heart procedure which casts doubt upon his continuing stamina. Here's hoping Bernie is feeling fine now with his medical problem taken care of.

Yet perhaps the most obvious planetary stand-out in the October 15th horoscope is the rising Moon in Taurus opposing the setting Mercury in Scorpio which paints an appropriate cosmic picture of the 4th debate itself (Taurus-Scorpio issues) and suggests that someone's progress is blocked or frustrated, conflicts flare, ideas and opinions (Mercury) are confronted (opposition), and things that don't run very smoothly. Any, all, or none of these head vs heart potentials may involve the younger (Mercury) candidates challenging the female (Moon) candidates but may also represent a public (Moon) challenged by the ideas and policies (Mercury) of any or some of the Democratic candidates in this debate. Consequently, indecision can be one of the results of the Moon-Mercury opposition which implicates both economic and domestic issues--and lively debates.

We might also note that 4th debate Mars conjoins powerful asteroid Hidalgo which hints at social climbing and may possibly denote Julian Castro. To close, there are only two midpoint pictures in the 4th debate horoscope and both involve planet of The Masses and the Mass Media, Neptune:

Assertive Uranus-MC = Neptune: expecting recognition, and withdrawal if frustrated; and, the patient, wise, and/or inhibited pair of Saturn-ASC = Neptune: over-making a point, and arguments about strange dimensions or obscure things (Tyl). The topics of Trump's crimes, antics, bad decisions, and unsuitability for office may be included here, plus, Big T appears at other places in the chart.

Now naturally there are several more chart factors of note (ex: debate's Syzygy Moon @20Ari13 = "A Pugilist Entering the Ring" which is the degree of America's natal Chiron--an injured public will be watching the debate!) but to keep this a post not an e-book, I'll stop here and let you, dear reader, ferret out the rest!

And as always, your on-topic comments and kind shares are welcomed and encouraging. Jude

May 28, 2015

Elizabeth Warren Reshapes The Democratic Party (video) plus her personality blend

#ElizabethWarren #2016 #Senate

Here's Rachel Maddow interviewing Senator Warren in November 2013 and a few notes on the senator's natal planets and birth data including her Sun Cancer-Moon Taurus personality blend and her prominent personality-describing conjunction of Sun and Uranus.

Jun 12, 2014

Elizabeth Warren Would Make A Much Better President Than Hillary Clinton



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Elizabeth Warren Would Make A Much Better President Than Hillary Clinton

January 2, 2014. Manhattan. When Goldman Sachs invites you to a party, you go, especially if you have your sights set on a Presidential run in 2016. And that's exactly what Hillary Clinton did two weeks ago. Speaking to the exclusive crowd of millionaires and billionaires, the former Secretary of State let them know in no uncertain terms that another Clinton White House would once again be on Wall Street's side in America's culture war.

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Nov 23, 2013

Rachel Maddow with Senator Elizabeth Warren: Expand Social Security! (video)

Click to watch Rachel Maddow interview Senator Elizabeth Warren on how we need to expand Social Security benefits, not reduce them which would thereby increase poverty levels in America.

Unexpectedly I had to miss the original msnbc broadcast of this discussion so I'm embedding its link here. The page includes information on signing a pertinent petition recommended by Senator Warren along with a chance to donate to the cause, if you so wish, but viewing the video is a must, if you haven't seen or heard it yet. It's inspiring and seems to me to be issuing from the current November 3, 2013 Solar Eclipse influence of Uranus-Neptune!

It all boils down to what sort of country we want America to be--one that puts seniors, the ill, the orphaned, and our vets out on the sidewalks of our cities and counties, or one that takes care of its own. Astrologically, I'd say that our 'community spirit' needs to be re-developed, wouldn't you?

And of course, it would be excellent for the US economy since the funds would be plowed back into local, state, and even national budgets causing businesses to flourish. To paraphrase what a wise economist recently stated recently about income inequality, The better-off would be better-off if more Americans were better off.

Or something along those lines.

Want an improving economy for America? Then while we're at it, let's raise the minimum wage!

For further reading concerning the Republican (echo chamber) game plan of talking points against "Obamacare" visit Robert Reich.

And here's an astrological snapshot of Robert Reich if you're curious.

Jul 22, 2013

July 22 2013 Aquarius Full Moon a 'supermoon'

Yes, today at 2:16 pm edt, a Full Moon perfects @00AQ05 and is, in fact, a 'supermoon', a phenomenon labeled as such by master astrologer Richard Nolle.

Perhaps you'd like more information on tonight's 'supermoon' with its degree conjoining the US presidential Sun, as noted previously in a recent post.

Plus, today marks America's Jupiter Return (or, Jupiter Reward Cycle, a la Noel Tyl!), a 12-year occurrence that last manifested in 2001/2002, and you know how our National Treasury was spent for waging war, creating the financial boondoggle that is Homeland 'Security', and other such quixotic notions and misadventures of the Bush-Cheney administration.

But now we have President Obama to preside over US Jupiter Return 2013. And since astrological Jupiter provides anyone who wishes it hope, enthusiasm, and optimism, a new cycle of uplifting possibilities begins this very today for our nation!

Perhaps Senator Elizabeth Warren's proposal for a return to the Glass-Steagall Act is perfectly timed by our fresh Jupiterian cycle which would be super, imho. Some say the Act was never a foolproof remedy for our national infestation of banking crooks, mobsters, and foolish risk-takers of Wall Street, and perhaps not. But it did keep the worst of their financial fraud tamped down for decades by the separation of banks' commercial and investment branches and kept the FDIC guarantee for use as it was intended--not for Corporate Welfare--but on behalf of We The People.


Dec 10, 2012

"In Debt We Trust" (a Schechter documentary)

Our Serfdom of Debt and Oppression

by Jude Cowell

Well, Mr. Danny Schechter has done it again. He's created an elucidating documentary In Debt We Trust (1 1/2 hours long) which begins in church and reminds me of Bush43 immediately after the attacks of 9/11/01 superficially advising the American people that our best response was to, "Go shopping."

No, consumerism is not a religion but it is a form of Pluto-Chiron oppression--the oppression of -isms--and anyone who has reached the limit on a credit card or two knows just how oppressive it can be.

An Exploited Synchronicity?

Curiously, on July 4, 1776, the plutocratic and transiting Pluto-Chiron midpoint @8Pis50 conjoined US natal Ceres, an asteroid denoting basic things everyone needs to feel secure and nurtured such as food, mother's milk, and apparently in our day, an expensive haul of goodies from The Mall. Or at least, that is what the credit card and other industries have consistently preyed upon in the American psyche!

For more videos on a variety of topics, visit Forbidden Knowledge TV.

Hurrah! Now that consumerism expert Elizabeth Warren has been elected to the US Senate, dark forces are gathered against her, forces very upset with the minimal legal protections We the People now have, thanks to her leadership, which open up to the light of full disclosure some of the credit card industry's exploitive practices. And I sincerely hope that there are other benign forces who are protectively 'watching her back'!

Keep It Sheathed Until the Time Is Right

Actually, I'm glad to read that Mrs. Warren is taking a moderate course and not rushing in to that Masonic temple on Capitol Hill, sword in hand! Elizabeth Warren, establishment critic, showing restraint as she prepares for clubby Senate.

As the wise saying goes, Moderation in All Things.

Plus, here's a website with curious information relating to Washington DC, my former city of residence. Scroll down a ways for text concerning the Masonic layout of the Capital City and a photo from September 19, *1993 of Senator Strom Thurmond spreading cement to mark the 200th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of the US Capitol Building.

Then tell me you don't think there's more than meets the eye going on now with the current 'fiscal cliff'--national debt impasse between the White House and the US Congress! Just who really owns the notes on America's national debt anyway?

~:~

*As you know, 1993 was a watershed year in which the planets of The Enlightenment, Uranus and Neptune, met three times in Great Conjunction. Their third meeting is what I tend to use as a New World Order birth chart (October 24, 1993) with '18 Capricorn' the significant degree of their conjunction: '18Cap' = 'POLITICAL POWER...negative expression: smug or strong-armed paternalism'. (MEJ.) Of course, that's a stone's throw away from the tenets of Plutocracy's paternalistic pair, Pluto-Chiron. These days, it's hard to miss seeing--or experiencing--such strong-arming to grasp and hold on to political power on the rise across the globe, is it not?


Sep 6, 2012

2012 noms: Romney Moon-Neptune--Obama Moon/SN

2012 Nominations: Romney = Moon-Neptune, Obama = Moon/SN

by Jude Cowell


Since in America the astrological Moon signifies We the People, the public, and publicity and is an excellent timer of human activity, let's consider the Moon-Neptune combo of August 30, 2012 under which Mitt Romney accepted his party's nomination for president along with tonight's lunar portents as President Obama accepts the Democratic nomination of his party in Charlotte, NC. Both Neptune and the Nodes relate to public contacts/encounters and, the masses and media.

Mitt Romney's Moon-Neptune conjunction in early Pisces is supported by his progressions for SP Moon at SP MC is opposed by his SP Neptune and I blogged last week about this synchronicity--that the Mormon hierarchy is at the base of his aspiration to be president (SP Moon = MC @'11Aries" = "The President of the Country") though I may not have mentionedclearly enough that Neptune's relationship to falsehoods, fraud, lies, and deceit are found in many news reports, blogs, articles, and fact-checkers' conclusions concerning RNC 2012 which spouted little reality or truth as it attempted to frame issues and present a one-sided picture of the president's term in office.

Romney's SP Moon to SP MC perfects on October 3, 2012, date of the first presidential debate:

http://www.starsoverwashington.com/2012/09/10312-romneys-sp-moon-sp-mc-president.html


So what about tonight's DNC event? Is a Moon/South Node (of the Moon) combination a beneficial imprint under which the president will accept his party's nomination?

As you know, the SN of any planet has a Saturnian quality indicating such things as separation, isolation, and the past--so will the American people prefer to separate themselves from President Obama in November 2012--to"break up" with him, as Republicans now advise? If the approval shown during Bill Clinton's exalted nomination of Barack Obama last evening--and the excited reception of other excellent speakers such as Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren and activist for women's rights Sandra Fluke--are indications, then We the People already have our presidential dance partner for January 2013, thanks, and he does not fly a Cayman Islands flag on his luxury yacht nor does he dance with horses!

Now a Moon/SN conjunction does have a Moon-Saturn tone, yes, but it can also be a 'direction-strategy-ambition' marker (Tyl), plus, it shows one who must achieve without cooperation from others (such as that of obstructionist Tea Party members of the House and GOP leaders determined to undermine yet another Democratic president--Rs really are sore losers, aren't they?) Plus, when well-managed, Moon/SN denotes one who is capable of well-planned, concentrated, disciplined efforts. And just like Mr. Clinton last evening, this describes someone I have in mind: President Barack Obama. To paraphrase Mr. Clinton last night, no president including himself could clear up the 8-year economic mess left by Republicans in only four years.

Now Moon/SN also indicates bad timing and separative circumstances of a karmic nature so I'm seeing this duo--which conjoins and stimulates the May 20, 2012 Solar Eclipse 00Gem20 conjunct Alcyone ('something to cry about'; lots of rain; exile; evacuation)--as a picture of the president's acceptance speech tonight being held at the smaller venue of the TIME-Warner Cable arena due to expected thunderstorms around Charlotte which would possibly necessitate a huge and difficult evacuation unless moved indoors, for the venue change will bump thousands of audience members off the attendance list and make them a little grumpy, I imagine.

And thanks to America's ridiculously over-done, clownishly irrational security measures--even though it may be raining like the dickens tonight...no umbrellas allowed.

Yet we'll ALL be super-grumpy if President Obama is re-elected and Republicans continue their self-serving no-compromise act of non-governing in what I think is an attempt to collapse America:

http://news.firedoglake.com/2012/09/04/republicans-to-obama-were-not-going-to-work-with-you/


Yes, certain mysterious and secret forces do like to keep We the People riled up against one another, aka, divided and conquered.

~:~

Speaking of Election Day 2012, for more Political Astrology you may wish to view a few astro-notes on the karmic Solar Eclipse of November 13, 2012 @22Scorpio which conjoins US natal 12th cusp of Politics in our Declaration of Independence natal horoscope:

http://www.starsoverwashington.com/2012/08/election-day-2012-drenched-w-karmic.html




 

Sep 14, 2011

Elizabeth Warren announces Senate Run (video); Sun Can-Moon Tau

Video: Harvard's Elizabeth Warren announces her candidacy for US Senate:



Now this sounds like good news to me! But then I always remind myself of the crooks and weasels she'll have to deal with once she's a member the elitist club of the US Senate.

Astrology: Elizabeth Warren's Sun Cancer-Moon Taurus

Elizabeth Warren was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on June 22, 1949 and the Moon was in Taurus for the 24-hour period so her personality is flavored by a practical and nourishing Water-Earth Sun Cancer-Moon Taurus blend.

Sun Can-Moon Tau gives her great powers of perseverance and dedication, a practical idealism (supported elsewhere in the natal chart), a belief in the worth of every individual, and a great capacity to listen to others. Perhaps she paints, too...

"Images for Integration: A family photo album...A painter captures the taste and smell of a landscape...A flourishing family business." (Sun Sign-Moon Sign, Charles & Suzi Harvey.)


Born on a Summer Solstice, Prof. Warren's Sun at 00Cancer+ makes her a natural on the world stage; Venus-ruled Taurus is one of the money signs with a shadow side of greed, possessiveness, and intolerance. On June 22, 1949, the Sun joined Uranus at 00Can+ which adds progressive Politics (Uranus) to her essence and hero's journey (Sun.)

A Sun/Uranus conjunction gives her a high self-awareness, willfulness, and what some consider an eccentric vibe. Yes, Prof. Warren is shocked when people oppose her or stand in her way yet she closely guards her right to speak her mind freely and without compromise. Social limitations which issue from tradition are not well tolerated by Uranians who know that "times change" and adjustments become necessary.

Career potentials for a Sun/Uranus conjunction person are unlimited, with Politics one of its expression along with Science and Education. Lessons from the past are foundations for continued development and progress is 'the thing'. Add to this her Mercury/Mars conjunction in communicative Gemini, energy which also likes to voice itself freely along with much nervous energy, a sharp mind, original creativity, and a direct frankness.

Yet there is an applying aspect to natal Sun that describes Elizabeth Warren and it's part of a double YOD ('Finger of God' pattern = special task; turning point; crossroads; crisis): Sun sextile Saturn (2Virgo) which forms two midpoint pictures for Saturn and Uranus are also sextile, and you'll note that some potentials relate to her recent political experiences in Washington DC:

Sun/Saturn = Jupiter 00AQ30 Rx: strong sense of morals; ability to remain quiet especially in formal settings; happiness in solitude.

Saturn/Uranus = Jupiter: a turn of destiny; adaptability in every situation; a fortunate release from tension; advice on how to effect change to traditional ways; traditional politics shattered by new, unexpected practices; conservatives v radicals.

(Mdpt pics: Ebertin; Munkasey; any, all, or none may apply.)

Sun sextile Saturn shows concern with limits and boundaries. It indicates modesty in accessing one's self-worth, great depth of understanding, and a driving ambition to succeed. Occupations such as Teaching, Politics, and Law are indicated; work is taken seriously and much competence is evident. This aspect denotes and supports Warren's 'advocating for people with limited means and few oppostunities' inclination.

Saturn sextile Uranus indicates keen comprehension, a deep respect for knowledge, an ability to capitalize on resources (inner and outer), and an instinctive search for truth; progress is necessary for maximum development of success potential.


YODS with Apex Jupiter in Aquarius and the 5 North Eclipse Series

Natal Jupiter conjoins the degree of our US Inaugural Suns on January 20 at noon--can a White House run be in her future? Perhaps not but natal Jupiter's Sabian Symbol is important with her Jupiter the apex planet within two YODs...

'1AQ" = "An Old Adobe Mission"...DURABILITY...

positive expression: effective breadth of vision and a respect-compelling depth of character;

negative/unconscious/shadow side: lack of ambition and and blind adherence to superficialities. (Jones, with my 'unconscious/shadow side'.)


Supporting the 'breadth of vision' influence of this degree is Elizabeth Warren's Pre-Natal Eclipse Series, 5 North, a very creative series which brings prophetic dreams and visions, hunches and flashes of insight, and gives an unconscious, psychic flavor to her life; her hunches may be acted upon in practical ways. 5N last manifested on May 31, 2003 @ 9Gem19, and conjoined and triggered her Mercury/Mars conjunction.

When Jupiter is apex of a YOD pattern, faith is put in things that are workable--another sign of her practicality. Apex Jupiter in a YOD is a broadcaster who is given opportunities to take part in larger social issues; too much attention may be paid to unessential details. Prof. Warren is subject to twists of fate which provide her with opportunities which may be used benevolently and unselfishly for the greater good of society. A long-held ideology or formerly held belief may have to be abandoned in order to continue in the new direction once the YOD is activated.

Now I don't know if she's already given up former beliefs to do what she does now or if she will do so if victorious in her run for Senate. Hopefully, senatorial service within the system won't change her progressive views overmuch though we know that Capitol Hill tends to favor its cushy status quo conditions and perks.

A caution with Jupiter apex in a YOD pattern is that of indulging in self-aggrandizement (yet this seems to be a requirement of joining the US Senate!)

Born during a Balsamic Sun-Moon phase, even more prophetic talent is indicated; this phase denotes that she tends to come onto a scene and take over responsibilities when another is unable carry on.

There's another midpoint picture which remained in effect for the 24-hour period and relates to glamorizing and to economic issues such as fraud, deception, and inflation because it involves veiling Neptune...

Neptune/NN = Venus (19Can): misconceptions about other people's relationships or associations; vagueness about emotional values; suspicion.

Natal Venus in workaholic Virgo is oriental (last planet to rise before the Sun rises) so her work with finances and things of value is shown.

Neptune/NN itself may expect more than is possible from a community or group of people--in a word, disappointment. It also relates to publicity and one's image projected upon the screen of other people's imaginations (Neptune = media, the masses; NN = contacts with the public)--and to scandals which I hope won't be a part of Warren's senatorial campaign.

From Stars Over Washington, I'm wishing Elizabeth Warren a very good and clear outcome with her senate run! We can definitely use her original thinking and progressive ideas for improving conditions in our struggling America.

Jul 19, 2011

Consumer Financial Protection w a US Mars Return 7.21.11

July 21, 2011 is the day the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is meant to start operations and synchronicistically it is a day of a US Mars Return, a 2-year cycle of new activities beginning that very morning.

The condition of astrological Mars on Thursday July 21, 2011 isn't what consumers needing protection from financial wolves and thieves could wish but it will be what we have to work from: Mars conjunct South Node, a separative and Saturnian point of the Moon. This gives a 'Mars/Saturn' vibe of 'inhibited or destroyed vitality' to the bureau's nativity which, given its powerful opponents, may be directed at the bureau and its mandates rather than at the fraudsters and banksters who have made its creation necessary.

Mars conj SN indicates a questioning of societal values which is good as far as it goes yet there is a hint of 'stepping aside' if those values don't suit. However, Mars/SN may give the new bureau a 'loner' identity where it acts on its own decisions and disregards what others say or do. This I would consider a positive manifestation since I am in accord with the American people's need for such protection which then has a voice of authority that can speak up for we-the-people when larger forces oppress.

Where there is abuse, the bureau may bring civilian cases though criminal ones would have to be turned over to the Department of Justice, something that doesn't always result in justice being fairly given to the disenfranchised in America today, as you have noticed.

Negatively with Mars/SN, there can be a tendency toward acting at the wrong time or in the wrong place which antagonizes others into opposing the bureau's actions or findings. Anger, frustration, and even violence can result and it's quite clear that being set up under a Democratic president will make the CFPB an entity that Republicans will gum up at every turn (Elizabeth Warren gave up being abused by a Republican-ruled House and will not head the agency she created, as most consumers wanted--instead it will be headed by Richard Cordray.)

So I must wonder if the bureau will be able to do its job at all or will simply create more stand-offs, gridlocks, and ideological straw men that Washington dis-serves the American people with now. Hopefully, Mr. Cordray will put his best political face on before every game of chess he'll be playing and can keep the CFPB from ending up like a kitten ensnared in string.,,cute as all get out, but quite toothless.

And of course, plutocratic Republicans would never have set up such an agency to aid unwary consumers, the hapless pigeons of their Pluto/Chiron dreams!

The only other aspect made by Mars in our national Mars Return chart for 2011 is a semi-square (45 degr) to Jupiter in Taurus, a money sign. This is a minor indicator of obstacles, irritation, and frustration yet if determined to succeed, may result in a dynamic release of energy.

The Mars/Jupiter semisquare may also be descriptive of monied interests (banks, Wall Street--the Bull--credit card companies, global wheeler-dealers, monarchists, etc) interfering in the bureau's actions and decisions at every turn for the aspect astrologically stamps a 4th harmonic imprint upon the entire enterprise. And of course, they will interfere, won't they?

Here's a brief video message from Elizabeth Warren which I snagged from the CFPB website with the helpful motto: Know Before You Owe:



Rounding up America's Mars degree to '22 Gem' doesn't seem to me to apply to this situation as well as the actual degree from July 4, 1776 does. See what you think:

US Mars '21 Gemini' = "A Labor Demonstration"...REPRESENTATION...

positive expression: a consistent courage in attacking major problems at any cost of minor well-being or inconvenience.

negative/unconscious/shadow side: futile ill-will and bluster.


(The Sabian Symbols in Astrology, Marc Edmund Jones, with my addition of 'unconscious/shadow side' and italics.)

Well, Happy Mars Return 2011, everyone!

Jun 2, 2011

CFPB Petition to Obama: Appoint Elizabeth Warren!

Do US consumers need protection from greedy corporations or what? Are the scales of justice tipped in their favor and against our best interests? Have corporate CEOs and their attorneys all the power while we-the-people shiver in the cold?

Do we need a new way to address our grievances under the auspices of someone who "gets it"? Well, it's for certain that 'consumer protection' as practiced by the Fed has been and continues to be a very bad joke or worse.

So I've signed and you have a chance to sign the petition, too (if you haven't) and tell President Obama that we want Elizabeth Warren to serve as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau!

On July 21, 2011 the bureau is required to be up and running, a deadline the GOP is play acting against. But let's not neuter its new and improved protections before the curtain rises. (To this American, agency would sound better than bureau.)

Well, the lady in question has a birthday coming up: Elizabeth Warren (nee Herring) born June 22, 1949 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (which supports her practical, direct-talking streak if I know my Oklahomans!)

So right away, you know that setting up a 'noon' horoscope for her is near the top of my next-up menu.