George W. Bush (U.S. President)

Former Texas governor and president for the new millennium George W. Bush followed in his father's footsteps with his 2000 bid for the United States presidency -- and he solidified his family's political dynasty even further when he won re-election in 2004. Dubya's known for his malapropisms and his hawkish international policy; what do the stars have to say about the leader of the free world?


Birth Details:
July 6, 1946
7:26 AM
New Haven, Connecticut

Bush was born under a Cancer Sun. Cancer is the sign of the home, which can refer to one's immediate house and family or, in a wider sense, to one's homeland as a whole. In Bush's case, of course, family and country are inextricably intertwined. Familial respect and connections are generally of very high importance to Cancers (often regardless of whether those familial connections are positive or troublesome). This may help explain Bush's urge to take his father's lead and succeed in the same arena. And those born under Cancer's watery influence tend to be emotional, moody and sensitive; George W. may feel a lifelong need to prove something to his father and to the world at large.

With his Moon in Libra, the sign of balance, Bush struggles with issues of balance in thought and deed. He may often equivocate, relying on others to provide his agenda, and his subsequent actions can seem rash and less than fully thought out. And Bush's reputation as a lover of the good times is no coincidence; Libra is a social sign, which, combined with a Cancer Sun, makes for a hospitable, personable good old boy who wants everyone to feel at home -- and wants home to be a party.

Bush's Mercury in Leo marks him as an authoritarian and a dramatic talker who may verge on opinionated arrogance. He believes his views (once he establishes them) are the only views anyone could possibly sensibly hold. While the 43rd president may appear to indulge dissenting opinions in his characteristically affable manner, it's questionable whether he'll absorb anything from them.

Dubya's Mercury also conjuncts Pluto, the planet of power and destruction. Couple that with his Sun's square to Jupiter, and you have a man who possesses the potential to mesmerize the masses with his message, but who needs to be extra careful that his message is real and practical.

What the Sun-Jupiter square takes away in practicality, however, is replaced by his Mars in Virgo, the element of his chart that really gives Bush his edge. His ambitions are quite focused and directed toward a specific goal. He is concerned with efficiency and has an eye for detail -- which he can sometimes get caught up in, failing to grasp the reality of a situation as a whole.

All the planets in Bush's chart fall on its eastern side: This points to a resistance to the influence of outside factors. Bush will pursue the goals he thinks are worthy of pursuit, regardless of what anyone may advise him to do.

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