Mickey Has an Idea

Mickey Kaus proposes a long-shot of sorts for Obama: go after affirmative action. The idea, or so it seems, is to make affirmative action based upon class vs. race. I'm not so sure about this one. Tricky would be a gross understatement. A nuclear minefield seems more like it. Elements of affirmative action could be re-written as assisting economically disadvantaged vs. certain skin pigmentations, sure (and it probably should be). But the whole thing can't be re-written--or, at least, I don't see how it can be.

And what if it doesn't work and Obama still loses? Obama would own it for the rest of his life, be possibly deemed a sell-out by millions of blacks and, ironically, possibly never have another chance at the presidency because he would be deemed suspect with minority voters.

It would be interesting though...no denying that.