by Ken Kalb 1996

(Note: This prophetic article was penned and submitted to several publications when Jack Kemp was supporting Steve Forbes for President, and considered an adversary of Senator Dole.)

As thunder sounds and lightning pounds the ground around the Presidency of Bill Clinton, we see his popularity rising in public opinion polls. I imagine the country has grown easy on alleged sleaze, and apathetic toward the perchance pathetic. But the Republican choice is beltway Bob Dull, I mean Dole, who is indeed so dull, he lulls me right into the torpor of a deep catatonic stupor. Ross the Boss says he'll enter the ring again and wage a `world class campaign' for his Reform Party. Unless, of course Dick Lamb, I mean Lamm, the most reasonable of the flock, can win the hearts of the Reformers with his sober message of fiscal responsibility and $6000 of campaign money. With these kinds of choices, Green Party nominee Ralph Nader's proposal of allowing votes for "none of the above," which nullifies the election if a winner, seems the real winner. But with Uranus in Aquarius we can expect some unexpected developments, and perhaps, a big .............Surprise.

Of Course, President Clinton's toughest opponent is Independent counsel, Kenneth Starr, conducting the investigations into Whitewater and Filegate. This obsessed prosecutor has his heart set on a Supreme Court judgeship, which would require an appointment from a President Dole. Will indictments force Clinton to step down, or will he continue to deflect the lethal legal kryptonite? Read on.

We have a government which puts partisianship above patriotism resulting in paralysis, at the great expense of the taxpaying people. Unfortunate, because with inspired spiritual vision, we could solve all of our problems. We have an electoral process which forces candidates to hobnob with lobbyists and special interests to supply the money to propel their multi-million dollar national campaigns. We have a national debt of over $5 trillion, a number which you, with the help of a thousand friends, could not even count to in your lifetime if you started right now! Until there is top to bottom systemic revision, we the people are just a formality in the electoral process, or our self governance. Or as Ralph Nader puts it, "The United States has become a government by the Exxon, for the General Motors, and by the DuPonts."

And this current contest looks like a cartoon, and a loonytoon, because it's certainly not a merry melody! But until Porky Pig dances across the screen singing, "that's all folks," I'll look to Spirit and the Stars to gain some sanity in understanding all of this within the divine order.

President Clinton is a Leo with Libra rising, a Taurus Moon and a stellium of planets in Libra. Perhaps this explains why he is so charasmatic, smooth, and slick. Bob Dole is a Cancer with Taurus Rising and a Scorpio Moon. Does this reflect his tender toughness and abrupt crabbiness which could suddenly transform into noxious venom. Ross Perot has his Sun, Moon, and Rising all in Cancer, so I call him Mr. TripleCrab; quite an intense case of the crabs. Ralph Nader is a Pisces with a Leo Moon; a bright fish swimming against a dark red political tide. I don't know Dick Lamm's chart, but if his chances rise above dim to even slim, I'll report my findings.

With Lord of Karma Saturn in early Aries, the taskmaster planet has been in harsh opposition to President Clinton's Sun, Mars, and Neptune in Libra and in conjunction with his descendant all Summer. So I expect the karmic poop to keep plopping through his proverbial fan blades.The Fall finds Saturn backing out of orb, though still looming, so Clinton may just squeak through the election without an indictment. Saturn turns direct in early December and returns again to this ominous direct opposition position in early 1997, and repeat again in retrograde motion in 1998.. This looks like enough of a window of vulnerability, combined with a mosaic of other factors, for me to predict the following scenario.

Dull will design a centrist campaign bringing Colin Powell, Gerald Ford, George Bush, and other Republican icons into his camp to wage a formidable campaign around a promise to cut everyone's taxes. He will mend fences with fellow Cancer Jack Kemp and pursue him as his running mate. The dump Dole hurricane will gain force but downgrade to a Republican depression. Kenneth Starr will unearth enough garbage on Clinton to bury anyone but his Royal Slickness. Mr. TripleCrab will get the Reform Party nomination, but will garner less than 10 per cent of the vote. Lamm will transform into a lion and threaten to sue the crusty billionaire bigtime. The most substantive and sensible issues will be raised by Ralph Nader, whose idea of allowing voting for "none of the above" will catch fire a bit too late. Clinton and Gore will score the big victory. In the first two years of Clinton's first term, however, the threat of indictment will force him to either step down or face impeachment and possible removal, willing the Presidency to Earth in the Balance, Al Gore, who will become a very popular President. In the wake of this process, a serious meltdown of both political parties due to partisan paralysis will forever transform the entire process for the year 2000

In February of 1997, Jupiter conjoins Uranus in Aquarius launching a period of magnificent breakthroughs and inventions, and quantum leaps in evolution. This wonderful planetary boost should be felt in most areas of life, even our political structures. Individuals and communities will look to themselves and each other rather than government, as they become vomitose from the charade called the federal government. If you have been searching for the miraculous, by the Spring of 1997, you may just find it is your life. The big changes in government will happen in 2000; the year of the new millennium, the sunspot peak, the conjunction of Uranus with America's Moon, the aftermath of the giant total eclipse and the huge planetary alignment; Y2, the time when the polarity of this planet will reverse on many levels. God will eventually return power to Mother Nature and the family of hu-man. That's when we can all join the party.

Ken Kalb is an author, astrologer, futurist, healer, and director of Lucky Star, an interpretive astrological chart service. Ken does a limited number of personal consultatons. You may get an autographed copy of his rave reviewed 264 page book, The Grand Catharsis, for just $12 by calling (805)969-4401