European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 columns the stars and stripes Helen Thomas not everyone is amused by astrology Issue starca7ers now feel they have a better insight Tolic White Houseboat. They have Learned thai astrology rules the Day a revelation has Gener ated some jokes including the calling of Merlin Fil Waler the while House spokesman Merlin in Zwaller. On Capitol Hill opponents of administration legislation ate often heard to say Tkal it s nol in the stars for a Bill to pass. In lie White House press room there is the Iney liable question of Moti vation for the Liming of a speech travel and a news conference since no one has denied that astrology is a Factor in those decisions. There has not been it Reagan news conference since feb. 24 and thai is the Only one that has been held this year the Slars obviously Are nol on the Sid of reporters who Are seeking the an Swers from the president himself. Fiu water danced on the head of a pin following the disclosure of the role astrology plays in White House activities. He  questions for 45 minutes and walked a tight line reiterating the president s declaration that astrology had not played a pan in policy and major decisions. While the White House is weathering the Sloran some of the president s most devoted supporters Are upset mainly the evangelicals and religious conserva Tive groups. Pat Robertson who dropped out of the Republican presidential race and has an evangelical background said i am not in favor of spiritism or  the Rev. Jim Phillips in Charlotte n.c., a Baptist preacher said we re opposed to it because the Bible condemns it Over and Over again. I m one of Kosc old time Bible believing preachers and we Don t read he Horo Scopes. We read the  Crlin Anderson executive director of concerned Charlo Lycans said we in the Christian Community Are in the process of writing letters to encourage both or. Reagan and mrs. Reagan to cease astrological activity in the White House. We just feel astrology is an anti Christian practice thai has no place in the policy making of our  the secret service Haj Laid Dawn the Law the uniformed police at the White House under its jurisdiction cannot sell night Shirls and clocks with these Cret service Seal for their Benefit fund. Robert Snow spokesman for the Agency said that such items trivia Lize the service. Furthermore he said that official looking Caps badges and patches along with jackets that display the secret service Seal Are against the Law for Security reasons. Snow maintained there could be an impersonation of an agent by wearing such items. But ire policemen maintain that such impersonation is unlikely since such items Are sold Only internally and they doubt that anyone would be Able to get past Security without displaying proper identification. The secret service suggested that the police could sell hats if they were in pastels and made of Corduroy. Bui the police said they could nol Bear the thought of wearing a Pinlac Cap. White House spokesman Marlin Fiu water and probably the Powers that be blocked the very revealing interview that the president gave to columnist Carl Rowan although Rowan was amenable to making the transcript available to while House reporters. Anytime reporters can gel Reagan i actual words instead of sanitized ver Sions by spokesmen and aides it s a Boon. Tic president spoke frankly and obviously from the heart about a lot of key issues including his views on civil rights and the Long detain mini of the american hostages in Beirut. However Rowan did disclose Reagan s views on a Pardon for Oliver North the National Security adviser he fired but at the same Lime called a National  the president also revealed his anger with several dam mils against former White House chief of staff Donald Regan for his critical View of the first lady in his new Book. For the record from Wall Street to  Haiti to worm it up Tel a 1iojh Murii Pomat Arnold Sawislak mild Reagan endorsement May be Best for Bush president Reagan s endorsement of vice president George Bush last week variously described us terse or lukewarm May have been just what the soon to be nominated Republican presidential Candi Date needed. There was an undertone of Shock in the stories Aboul the president s failure to give Bush a rousing sendoff and some very sceptical reporting of the Bush Campaign s Contention Hal it got exactly what it asked fur from Reagan. But that May j us be the truth. Six months ago George Bush s biggest problem was to win the cop nomination. He Diin mainly by emphasizing his links 10 Reagan his pan As a mostly silent but Active partner in the political Enterprise Hal won to National elections and made major inroads into reversing the social welfare and business Regula Tion climate of previous democratic administrations. Bush look and May continue to take some lumps for Hal strategy. Both Alexander Haig and sen. Robert Dole Bel bored him during the Early stages of the Pri Mary season for refusing to clearly stale his personal position on the Iran arms sales among other issues. Bush simply stonewalled them and other critics de Claring he had spoken his mind privately to the presi Dent and was no about to breach that confidential relationship. Apart from his personal feelings. Bush had Good political reasons for stressing loyally 10 Reagan in his nomination Campaign. To get the nomination he in Rcd the Reagan loyalists in the conservative Center of the Pany because others were going for he far right and moderate Middle. He Gol what he wanted and locked up the nomination in an amazingly Short time. Bush is nol the first vice president to run into this his difference with the president and shuck off the Burden of Ami War sentiment Hal was tearing apart the democratic party Humphrey waited until the parly s regular who backed Johnson had Given him the nomination. He finally did try to state his own position on Viet Nam but it was such a straddle Between a declaration of Independence and an lbs loyally oath Hal he gained very Little in his ill starred 1968 Campaign. It is not news thai Ibe Bush Campaign strategists aware thai no Silling vice president in 152 Yean hat won the presidency Are looking for a Way to implant the image of a candidate who is his own Man and not the outgoing president s lame poodle. Bush s handlers obviously saw the advantages of an endorsement from the president but they also could see the Pitfalls of an embrace so warm that the vice president emerged As Reagan s total creature. In other words they wanted the positive spin loyally to Reagan afforded during tic Republican con test for the nomination but did not want Bush to carry All of Reagan s negatives into the Genera election where democrats also gel to Vole. So it is entirely plausible thai Bush got what he wanted from Reagan n Short business like endorse ment and a Good Luck wave. Amm saw Titti a uht Mahx a Chr