The night before Desert Storm began, Lieutenant General Charles Horner sent out a simple coded message starting the air campaign; “Implement Wolfpack! Good luck and good hunting!”  Listening to Senator John McCain announce his running mate last Friday, I realize the Senator from Arizona finally implemented Wolfpack, his political Art of War game plan is in execution.  

Time on target and weapons effects was ideal.  What would you expect from a US Naval Aviator and fighter pilot?   

Choosing Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska as his running mate illustrates what the Chinese general Sun Tzu opened his book with 2500 years ago, “The Art of War is of vital importance to the state.  It is a matter of life or death, a road either to safety or ruin.  Hence under no circumstances can it be neglected.”   

Sun Tzu’s theories of conflict are illustrated perfectly via the political stratagem of the apparent Republican Nominee.  Senator McCain is inside the Democrat observation-orientation-decision-action or Boyd Cycle.  Liberals and their main stream media pundits seem not to know what to think, say, or do with McCain’s pronouncement.  In the halls of our military academies and institutions, this is known as classic strategic paralysis.  

What must liberal Democrats be feeling after hearing Senator Obama’s lack-luster acceptance and the next morning, wake up to the sounds of his speech being ignored by his main stream media drum beaters?  They are all talking of the Republican heir apparent not only considering a Lady as his running mate, but choosing a conservative rifle toting, floatplane flying, oil drilling gal from where the Northern Lights glow.  

How is that Moose Meat steak, Senator Clinton… A little chewy and hard to swallow you say? 

Sun Tzu’s Art of War continues; “The General who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought.”  Senator McCain and his advisors have seen the country may finally be ready for a woman in the White House.  We have heard throughout the campaign season the Democrat heir apparent would be Hillary Rodham Clinton and all thought November 2008… game over.  But she shook even some Democrats to their core.  How could that be with polling data revealing 2008 may be the year to elect Madam President?   

After many calculations in his temple, John McCain came to the conclusion the Republicans could beat the Democrats at their own game with a conservative Madam Vice President.  Knowing he had to pick someone right of line to bring in the Republican base, Grasshopper John chose wisely.

The Democrat response has been to say she has no experience.  Senator Barak Obama has been in the US Senate for 146 days.  I have had meat in a freezer longer than 146 days. 

They will say, “What has she done?  What are her accomplishments?”  But these rhetorical questions can be placed squarely in the Democratic Nominee’s lap…  Senator McCain has conquered his adversaries with Sun Tzu’s unsheathed sword… “Thus the highest form of generalship is to balk the enemy’s plans.”

The media continues to hunt for blood by announcing this weekend Governor Palin’s young daughter is pregnant.  This is entirely a family matter.  I find the announcement hypocritical on the main stream media’s part.  They didn’t follow John Edward’s improprieties this closely… unless you call the National Enquirer your one and only news source.

My prediction from a joint warfighter’s view on John McCain and Sarah Palin is this; the liberal Democrats and the main stream media are now backed into a corner. 

Their talking points will now come back to haunt them this election season.  There is an emptiness in the eyes of liberals right now as if they can see, and darkly, what the future might hold this November.  They will fight like cornered wild animals to bring up anything they can find to “unsheathe the sword” on conservatives and Republicans this election season.  

It is not too hard to tell who will go ugly early this campaign.  The Democrats have to much too loose now that a conservative woman is on the Republican ticket.

I’m a dot.

Mark