Michael Gerson urges Barack Obama not to touch three explosive issues that could blow up in his face, stirring up big controversies that would thwart all these good feelings and his desire to unify the country. Many of his supporters, though, want him to go after these issues right away. The potential landmines are:
(1) abortion & bioethics. (Don’t make taxpayers pay for them!)
(2) the fairness doctrine (Don’t try to silence conservative talk radio!)
(3) abolishing the secret ballot for union decisions (Don’t allow union coercion!)
I’m not convinced that the people who care about these issues have enough clout left to make any kind of explosion. I don’t see anything hindering Obama and his Democratic majorities from doing all of these things. Do you think they will?
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