Although you may not wish to, from 2011, here are 10 Things You Didn't Know about Reince Priebus, chairman of the RNC. Nee, Reinhold Richard Priebus on March 18, 1972 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Mr. Priebus is of German-Greek descent and was raised in Kenosha.
A quick peek at the planets' positions on his birth date (no accurate birth time known) shows Sun in late Pisces and Moon in Venus-ruled Taurus, sign of the Bull. Mercury in mid-Aries provides objectivity that his Sun-Moon personality may not suggest on its own, and with conservative Saturn in early Gemini trine powerful, wealthy Pluto @00Libra (Pluto conjunct US Midheaven in our Sibley chart), his management and organizational skills along with a willingness to accept responsibility are impressive. A career in Politics is well suited to a Saturn- Pluto trine and as you know, both planets relate to being in control. This duo may aid him at the RNC 2016 brou-ha-ha in July (18th to 21st) in Cleveland, Ohio but what about the Full Moon @27Capricorn which perfects on the evening of July 19, 2016 during what may be a contested convention and conjoins America's natal Pluto (out-of-bounds in 1776)?
The July 2016 Capricorn Full Moon sextiles Priebus' natal Sun (as does US natal Pluto) which suggests that any GOP nomination upsets will be under his control and/or won't interfere with his reputation (Sun), no matter what he or Donald Trump say about each other! Of course, we may expect that powerful forces behind the scenes (or abroad) signified by US Pluto will accompany any aid that Chairman Priebus receives as he attempts to herd those scrappy Republican cats in July. Rrraowww!
April 12, 2016: One minute politicians tout America as a very rich country, the next minute it's all about what we can't afford. Here's a timely question from Thom Hartmann:
This reminds me of all the times I called the engineered 'Crash of 2008' the Bush-Cheney Heist of 2008.
Although barely mentioned in news reports, April 12, 2016 saw a march of Americans to the US Capitol to peacefully protest the corrupting influence of money in politics. This from #PeopleOverPolitics:
Thom Hartmann and Richard Greene discuss 2016 candidate Donald Trump's 'secret of success' (communication) which seems very appropriate since the morning of Trump's presidential bid announcement (June 16, 2015) was a day of a New Moon in communicating Gemini and a new cycle of activity began for him. Plus, with his natal Sun (ego; purpose) and North Node (public contact) in Gemini, often a sign of superficiality, duplicity, and dualism, Mr. Trump has described himself as a messenger, as is fleet-footed Mercury, ruler of Gemini:
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For more news, interviews, and broadcasts visit Thom Hartmann's website.
Previous posts concerning Donald Trump: Wedding Day Astrology of Donald and Melania Trump which does not answer the question: did she know she was marrying a Drumpf? Here is the natal horoscope of Donald Trump and a few notes on the Gemini New Moon which is imprinted upon his candidacy. Perhaps the Trump campaign will end in July at RNC 2016 under the light of the Capricorn Full Moon conjoining US natal Pluto--end as nominee or not, in one way or another.
You saw the clip this week of Black Lives Matter protesters giving Bill Clinton the squeeze as he stumped for Hillary, right? To me it looked as if Bill wasn't accustomed to being interrupted much less disrespected. And it seems to have been a real-world demonstration of blow back from past political policies that forced negative results upon 'the little people'. And the protesters relished an opportunity to shove it back at its presidential instigator.
Need a political catch-up? David's video clips for the week of April 4, 2016 begin with a disheveled Sarah Palin (the queen of incomplete sentences) and end with the Starbucks confrontation of Florida's Rick Scott--two Republicans rockin' the crazy eyes:
A Little Weekend Astrology
On Saturday (4.9.16 5:27 pm edt) the Sun (leadership) and quirky reformer and rebel Uranus catch up by conjunction in Mars-ruled Aries and this should make for lots of political activities, arrogant remarks, progressive proposals, shocking words and/or events, and arguments against any form of restraint on freedom or the sense of uniqueness. Protests continue, impatience is shown, reforms are in the news, originality may be rewarded, and perhaps an important meeting is held. (Bernie Sanders visits the Vatican next week, if memory serves. A Jew walks into the Vatican... wonder if the senator will be required to kiss the Pope's golden ring?)
Related: An Astro-Peek at Paul Ryan and the horoscope of the July 19, 2016 Full Moon (conjunct US natal Pluto) which perfects during RNC 2016 where the Republican nomination process may become a hot mess of major proportions--and a plutonian power-grab.
For more topical discussions and articles visit the website of progressive broadcaster and author Thom Hartmann.
If you're curious, here is a bio of John Kasich which you may find to be quite mild. And without a known birth time for the former US Representative (1983--2001) and current Governor of Ohio (since 2011), we must depend on a somewhat out-of-focus reading of his natal planets since an accurate birth hour would helpfully time the Ascendant and other house cusps if we knew it. The natal info below is based upon a horoscope set for noon on May 13, 1952 (age 63) in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. Angles are not considered:
Governor Kasich was born under a 22-degree + Taurus Sun with the Moon in Capricorn for the entire 24-hours of May 13, 1952. This personality blend gives him a double-Earth nature of practicality and common sense. No, there are not a lot of frills here, but there is a traditionalist willing to take on responsibility--one who relies on logic and realism, and possesses a paternalistic authoritarian mindset. (You know, like old men who want to dictate how a woman makes health decisions for her own body? see the Thom Hartmann clip, below, where he mentions Kasich's recently stated view on punishment for abortion.) My thought is that John Kasich campaigns on being his own man (as a conservative Republican) so from this I gather that his paternalistic keep-women-down nature fits perfectly with the misogynist GOP agenda--their attempt to take America back to the pre-1850s. (Or with theocrat Reconstructionist Ted Cruz, back to the laws of ancient Israel.)
And with John Kasich's Sun Taurus-Moon Capricorn personality, we know that ambition and striving for possessions, power, and control are foremost for him and yes, this is a good blend to have if you're a politician. Many people tend to place their confidence in such a dependable Taurus-Capricorn fellow and this one has a strong inner sense of confidence and integrity. Shrewd in business dealings, Gov. Kasich as a critic can be severe and completely honest in his assessments and he commands respect from others. Not one to forget when he's been wronged or slighted, he can also be kind and affectionate in private and when feeling secure though Taurus always adds a streak of pig-headedness to most any personality.
Mercury, Planet of Thinking, Planning, and Communicating
John Kasich's Mercury in late Aries widely opposes his Mars Rx in early Scorpio (7A27) and hints at a brusque manner and way of speaking to the point. This pair of planets relates quite often to Politics and shows an alert mind and good intellectual capacity. With maturity he has learned to avoid arguing whenever possible and perhaps the art of compromise has somehow been absorbed. One must wonder if he should become the denizen of the Oval Office how much compromise he'll feel is appropriate with his opponents. This opposition may cause him to draw conclusions too readily before hearing or knowing all the facts. Plus, Mercury is also in an out-of-sign conjunction (4A51) with expansive Jupiter in Venus-ruled Taurus which denotes far-reaching plans, a talent for communications, and a deep thirst for knowledge (which probably aids him with his Mercury-Mars opposition's tendency to jump to conclusions--he's something of a know-it-all.)
So does any of this Astrology portend Governor Kasich to be the victor of the November 8, 2016 Presidential Election? No. It doesn't. Actually, we're talking personality traits. Yet perhaps more importantly, I see no close links from his planets to US natal Moon in Aquarius (We the People) which may be one reason he's had difficulty gaining approval with the general public. Yet when folks listen closely to his message, they tend to be impressed (Mercury sextile North Node--2S25).
Of course, if we knew Kasich's accurate time of birth we might find US Moon on an Angle of his chart which could boost his presidential aspirations yet with his long career in government I don't think he sounds much like the outsider that Venus portends in November, do you?
