McCain's houses

John McCain's campaign hit a bump in the road today after he could not answer a reporter's question about how many houses he owned. The Obama camp has pounced on this as proof of how out of touch McCain is with the average person struggling to cope with housing and mortgage crisis. This has been given big play in the media with CNN labelling it "McCain's Gaffe".

This setback coincides with transiting Mars moving up to conjoin his natal Mercury which can often denote difficult and unexpected situations that cause annoyance. At the same time, the transiting Sun is being troubled by the aspect of his natal Ketu, suggesting a time when his ability to lead is compromised. This may be a difficult couple of days for McCain. However, this is unlikely to create a lasting problem as benefic Mercury and Venus are moving towards a close conjunction with his natal Venus on the weekend. Next week should belong largely to Obama anyway with the Democratic convention, but the week after looks quite difficult for Obama and very good for McCain.