Flip flop, or art of war?

Updated 13/2/08 4.43pm:

Many spoke last night and this morning, claiming that LKS may have jumped the gun (myself included). However, perhaps he may have planned a superb political move that basically shut MCA up and reaffirmed the people's confidence in the Barisan Rakyat. Check out Oon's analysis here.

Now, the only obstacle is PKR's vehement objection to the composition of the state exco which heavily favours DAP.

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So now LKS has apologized for his outburst yesterday (see here also).

The question that remains unanswered: was this a genuine miscalculation from LKS camp, or was this part of a greater agenda?

On hindsight, probably LKS was forced to make his statement in defense of non-stop attacks from the other side claiming that DAP has duped their supporters by collaborating with the Islamist party PAS. LKS had to do some damage control, but no matter which way he spins, he loses. If he supports the PAS nomination, he gets bashed by MCA. But if he does not support the PAS nomination, he gets bashed by the Rakyat. Either way, he loses.

But it's better to have one person take the downfall than to have the entire party (and the entire Barisan Rakyat) crumble due to allegations of shaky coalition and lack of unity and marriage of convenience.

So am I still disturbed? I feel that the supporters of Barisan Rakyat have matured beyond racial/religious politics. However, it's the other side that's manipulating the Rakyat via race cards. Therefore, I hope that BR will have in place mechanisms to counter such attacks from the other side and educate the populace (especially those who have no access to alternative media) about the noble objectives of BR. Hopefully this will spell the end of the old and the beginning of the new!

*Still skeptical but no longer disturbed*