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    Tag: old guard establishment

    Thinking Like Grant


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Fri Nov 15, 2013 at 07:45:28 AM EST
    Tags: constitutionalist insurgency, Campaign For Liberty - Michigan, Republican Liberty Caucus of Michigan, Michigan Conservative Political Action Conference, iCaucus Michigan, Michigan Conservative Union, liberty minded network, tea party movement, grassroots conservatives, integrity argument, causa provocare, liberty-minded network, acta non verba, empowered grassroots operation, Reagan's Eleventh Commandment, old guard establishment, Michigan Banana Republican Party, Defending Main Street, Conservative Victory Project, relentless progressive action, heavy-handed bifarceisanship, poisoning the party brand, creeping progressivism, executive-grade arm-twisting, "Mastermind" vs. "Oracle", corinthian scales vs. absolute standard (all tags)

    "Oh, I am heartily tired of hearing about what Lee is going to do.  Some of you always seem to think he is suddenly going to turn a double somersault, and land in our rear and on both of our flanks at the same time.  Go back to your command, and try to think what we are going to do ourselves, instead of what Lee is going to do." - Lt.Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, to an unnamed Union field commander, on the evening of May 6th, 1864, during the Battle of the Wilderness.

    In sports, a key to keeping one's opponent off the scoreboard is to keep their defense off the field (or to significantly disrupt their offensive rhythm).  Matt Stafford, Calvin Johnson, and Reggie Bush can't do the Lions much good if they can't get off the sidelines; nor can Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder do the Tigers much good if they can't get into the batter's box; nor can Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk do the Red Wings much good if they can't inside the opponent's blue line.

    Similarly, in war, both strategic and tactical success is often determined by whichever side can maintain the initiative, denying the enemy forces the operational latitude to dictate the time, location, and conditions of any engagement more significant than an isolated skirmish.  Doing so keeps the enemy reactive, instead of proactive, and denies them the opportunity to accomplish their objectives, while allowing friendly forces to achieve theirs.

    In regard to maintaining the initiative, politics is no different from either sports or war.  Keep the opposition responding to your actions, or keep them just disorganized enough that they can't do anything productive, and the next thing they know, the election's been won before a single vote gets tabulated.


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