Holding back to Win the Race

Timothy Birdnow

Jeff Rendall takes on Obama's plea for moderation to his own party at Conservative HQ.

Jeff's take on this is:

I don't necessarily disagree, but I don't agree either. Is it just hubris, just Obama's desire to maintain glory?

That element is there, but if it were the sole determinant Obama would have been much more vocal since leaving office. I am fairly sure Obama has a strategic reason for this.

I left the following comment:


In short, Mr. Obama has always been a suit-and-tie radical. He understand the need to not overplay his hand.

As Saul Alinsky said, a tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag. Obama knows the ropes; he knows the see-saw Fabian tactic of presenting a thesis, facing an antithesis, then coming to a synthesis. Obamacare was precisely that; there was a demand by his party for socialized medicine, and the Republicans (and the public) pushed back. Obama then offered his "compromise" which was government taking over but not actually owning it. The plan was for this to fail and then pushing further. But it first has to fail. Obama knew that, and he realizes now is the time to appeal to the moderate middle as the voice of small c conservative policy. Attack on other fronts. Let the radical groups push on the social front. Weather the tide of Trumpist populism and then come back for more. That is how the Left has won, both here and abroad.

The radicals are a useful tool and have their place in the drive for the socialist utopia, but they need to be reined in for the moment. Obama understands this.

In a race the frontrunner is frequently not the winner. The BHO knows this.

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