INTERIM MERC RETRO REPORT

The year’s first Mercury retrograde, in Capricorn, hasn’t been personally bad. But it has been evident in the inability of the house of representatives to choose a leader.

This actually makes sense. Capricorn is about the government, the powers that be, an earth sign that demands practicality and solutions. And right now with this Merc retro, McCarthy is groveling. The ultra-extreme wing of the party – Marjorie, Lauren, Gaetz and their ilk – are the ones holding up the proceedings, refusing to vote for McCarthy. Until the house can decide on a leader, there isn’t any house. The elected congress people are Congressman and Congresswoman elect.

So chaos reigns supreme in the republican caucus. They don’t have an agenda to get hem from Poingt A to Point B. They don’t have the vehicle.

On a personal level, one of the things I advocate NOT doing during this period is buying anything with moveable parts – computer, car. But when your engine catches fire while you’re on the road because a belt snapped or a compressor failed and you need a car to get around in your daily life, you break that rule.

So today, our daughter, Megan, bought a 2018 VW Touareg, a decade newer than the car that basically blew up. It’s her first car that isn’t a hand-me-down. Mazda paid her $500 for her 2008 Mazda. You know, the one that blew up. I can’t imagine what they’ll do to this car to make it sales worthy for anything except loose parts. But this is one of the reasons we’ve driven Mazdas for the last 20 years. It’s also why Mercury retros are also so weird.