The 8 Years

According to Indian astrology, 8 is the number of Shani/Saturn. The number eight is considered inauspicious according to all the numerologists and astrologers I have seen and heard on Indian TV. In the recent times, the astrologers found a way to connect the tragedies with the number eight. For ex. the Mumbai Terrorist Attacks started on Nov. 26, 2008 (2+6=8); the Tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004 (again 2+6=8); etc.

The final countdown has begun; Bush is leaving the office after his 8 year run. I wonder if the astrologers have looked up the US chart - perhaps this time was America's Sadesati!

Nobody could have said it better but Bush - so I include a quote by the man himself:

"I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office."
Washington DC, 12 May, 2008

BBC released a comprehensive round up of "Bushisms" by the most "misunderstimated" president of our times (or ever) -- Direct link.

Hoping for change in 2009