by Judith Gayle
It seems to me, with an eye toward the Sun/Venus/Node conjunction, that the news is reflecting the Cappy/Cancer opposites in full force. With the Capricorn signature acting as our point of dharma and stability, representing the future, the angst coming from the Cancerian concerns of yesteryear continue to chip away at us from the chattering class. Think of it as reality vs. irrationality.
Currently, every step forward seems to meet with another headed backwards. The Obama administration, attempting to restart negotiations between Israel and Palestine, suffered the appearance of John McCain and Joe Lieberman in an open Israeli news conference defending Netanyahu’s ongoing land grab. The hoorah over national security challenges continues with Dick Cheney distorting Obama’s dealings with the Underwear Bomber. The President is proposing a banking fee that would give the public some of its bailout money back, meanwhile Wall Street bonuses are ready to be revealed that will add fuel to the public ire.
Reality came to the political conversation with a Right-leaning head butt when conservative George Will and neo-conservative Liz Cheney went at one another on Meet the Press over Harry Reid’s supposed racist commentary, Will defending the reality of his statement if not his word choice. Cheney’s daughter would have none of it, seeing a vulnerable point to go after the leader of the Democratic Senate, and calling overt racism. While Reid’s use of the word Negro seems archaic, the Dems will be held to a higher standard because they eschew racist rhetoric, having supposedly moved past it. I guess that means ignoring all its implications and never mentioning it again? We still can’t speak plainly in this country without catching hell. Until we can, we will suffer.