One of the tactics of Alinskyites is to keep the opposition off balance: jump from topic to topic upsetting a new apple cart before the last can be set upright and the fruit replaced.
The health care reform apple cart has yet to be cleared from the floor of the Senate and House of Representatives. A conference committee (or negotiations behind closed doors) must reconcile the two versions of the bill before a final vote.
So which apple cart will be pushed over in 2010 to keep the opposition off balance?
A lot of people expect Prez B Cool to do a “hard pivot” to jobs and the economy.
But Peter Nicholas and Tom Hamburger, writing at the Los Angeles Times, claim that the new apple cart will be immigration:
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Senior White House aides privately have assured Latino activists that the president will back legislation next year to provide a path to citizenship for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States.
…In addition to the citizenship provision, the emerging plan will emphasize efforts to secure U.S. borders against those trying to cross illegally. But that two-track approach was rejected repeatedly in the past by Republicans and other critics who insist that a border crackdown must demonstrate its effectiveness before any action on citizenship is considered.
Prez B Cool might be throwing a bone to supporters on the Left to keep them quiet through midterm elections with no intention of real effort. So far, the most dependable trait demonstrated by this president is that his word cannot be trusted. Every promise he makes comes with an expiration date.
The same bone could serve to distract some resources on the Right — recall the upset apple cart metaphor.
Those who stand opposed to the Leftist agenda of this Administration, and its ineffective foreign policy opening us to increased terrorist attack, should keep their eyes on midterm elections. We want to gain as many seats as possible in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
To do what?
We need a strong statement of what to accomplish once back in power, or all the midterm electioneering will be wasted.
Mark Levin has best articulated what needs doing in his book, Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto
So far, none of the obvious candidates have been as convincing or articulate.
(Hat tip: Mike Allen’s Playbook at Politico.
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