Tag: Republican Party

Nodal Half-Return: GOP breakthrough or break-up?

Did you catch opinion writer Dana Milbank’s piece in The Washington Post on August 21 about what’s going on these days within the Republican Party? Will Hurricane Isaac blow into Tampa, Florida just in time to mete out divine retribution on the GOP next week and mess with their erstwhile POTUS-VP nominees, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan?

In spite of Isaac, the nominating brouhaha will go on whether

GOP vs Women and Moon Wobble Aug 22-23 2012

August 2012: A Wobbly Moon and an Unstable Political Platform

by Jude Cowell

The peak period of the August 2012 Moon Wobble is well-explained here plus, on a Mundane Astrology level we may wish to consider the public mood (Mundane Moon = the public) through the signs of Libra (cool, detached, mental), Scorpio (intense, passionate, emotional), and on into Sagittarius (broadening, searching,

Neptune in Pisces floats up mysterious drownings as Romney is booed in all the right places

Speaking of mystical Neptune now traversing its own oceanic sign of Pisces, on July 9, History Today published an article by *Christopher Winn on concerning Mysterious Drownings which spotlights the 190th anniversary of the drowning off the coast of Italy (July 8, 1822) of romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Shelley, born August 4, 1792 @10:00 pm in Horsham, England, died age 29 which to

Mars Direct Station April 13, 2012 at 3Vir40

If you’ve been feeling the sluggishness and frustration of the long Mars retrograde period–and Mars tends to be extra frustrated when in Mercury-ruled Virgo–you will notice in the next several days that the planet of action will begin to move forward once his Direct Station simmers a while as of Friday April 13.Meanwhile, what a find! My friend, astrologer Dipali Desai, has published an article

An Astro-Peek at RNC 2012

As Above, So Below–Even When There Be Political Conventionsby Jude CowellSome say that the earthly and the celestial may be successfully blended once inner harmony and patiently learned skills are meshed and in sync. Completely out of step with this harmonious dream arise Politics and political conventions in America. Like a chronic condition that should have been tended to and healed long ago,

As Food Stamp needs rise, GOP demands cuts to program

Cuts to the US Food Stamp program are dear to the GOP’s (what passes for a) heart these days and they act proud and brazen that the poorer folk of America are in Republican cross hairs for simply existing–how dare they!15% of U.S. Uses Food Stamps: Food Stamps And The End Of The American Empire By Gregor MacDonald Today, national figures for the SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program)

As Food Stamp needs rise, GOP demands cuts to program

Cuts to the US Food Stamp program are dear to the GOP’s (what passes for a) heart these days and they act proud and brazen that the poorer folk of America are in Republican cross hairs for simply existing–how dare they!15% of U.S. Uses Food Stamps: Food Stamps And The End Of The American Empire By Gregor MacDonald Today, national figures for the SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program)

Heads Up! Listeria-laden cantaloupes shipped to 17 states so far

A deadly bacteria Listeria comes along with whole cantaloupes shipped between July 29 and September 14, 2011 by Colorado’s Jensen Farms to 17 states with wider distribution possible. Listeria grows in moist refrigerators so more illnesses and deaths are expected in the coming days and weeks.Here’s the Listeria press announcement from the CDC if you’re concerned.The 17 states are: Illinois,