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MISUNDERESTIMATING THE STRATEGERY
Opinions Unlimited ^ | July 28, 2003?

Posted on 07/28/2003 5:44:15 PM PDT by Lando Lincoln

MISUNDERESTIMATING THE STRATEGERY

Ever since George W. Bush campaigned in 2000, he has been dismissed by the liberal elitists as a daddy's boy, an idiot and a dolt, someone who wouldn't know how to pour piss out of a boot with the instructions written on the heel. They call him names, they scorn him. They pick out every mispronounced word he utters and they run with it, writing 1,000 word articles on his ignorance and his lack of "gravitas." Political cartoonists have a heyday with his face, and invariably portray him as a fool.

After the election debacle in Florida, they were even more vitriolic, if it could be possible. They still complain that he "stole" the election, or that he was "selected," instead of elected.

At the Inauguration, the outgoing President was given a warning by George W. Bush with just a look. A look, I might add, that said volumes to anyone who might have seen the expression. The opening gambit of the game of Strategery had been made. Since that Inaugural Look, the liberal elitists have time and again tried to overwhelm GWB with their demagoguery, their rhetoric, their whining and complaining, and maneuverings in the wells of both Houses of Congress. Far from being disturbed by these tactics, the President takes the threats and posturings with equanimity. When he can't not reply to a complaint or a demand, he does so matter-of-factly. He states the facts, he presents his position in words anyone can understand, then he says, "Thank you, and God Bless America." Make of it what you will, it always seems to work. Another ace has been drawn, another pawn has been castled.

With each non-reaction, GWB sends the liberal elite and their presstitute toadies into apoplexy. They cheat and cheat, but this game can't be won by cheating, only by playing by the Rules--Rules apparently written in Klingon, for all the liberal elitists understand of them. And he sends a message to Americans who hear him speak. "Take heart. America is indeed great."

Americans, by and large, appreciate real leadership, and they see it in this consummate player of the game of Strategery. It is comforting to know that the man in the Oval Office really believes in what he is doing. At the Inauguration, he swore to do his duty and to protect the nation from all enemies, foreign and domestic, and so far, his performance has been exemplary.

The liberal elitists lose another point with each grandstanding play, firmly shored up with untruths, spin, and demagoguery. But GWB is not put off by their apparent inability or unwillingness to attend to the Rules. Therein lies the problem: The Rules are just too simple for the liberal elite, so they can't possibly work. So, they trot out another laundry list of imagined malfeasances committed by George W. Bush, and trumpet their cheatery loud and clear. And every time they do, GWB draws another ace or castles another pawn.

The strategery of George W. Bush will go down in history as the absolute greatest leadership tactic in the history of the Presidency of the United States. He keeps his campaign promises, and he refuses to budge on things that he believes in strongly. He prays daily, asks God's blessings on the country and its citizens every time he speaks to us, and does things that send the liberal elitists into flying, spittle-flinging fits. He fills his cabinet with bright, daring, and dedicated people, and eschews sycophants. He demands--and gets--a tax cut that is going to work, has even already started to work, if the surge in the stock market is any indication. And the liberal elitists throw themselves on the floor and drum their heels. This move of theirs, the stumbling economy, was to be the big club they would use to beat GWB over the head. Instead, he took it like a Louisville Slugger and knocked another one out of the park.

Misunderestimating George W. Bush's ability to play Strategery has been the biggest mistake the liberal elitists have made so far in their checkered political careers. By refusing to play the game by the Rules, they not only cheat, but they cheat themselves, since time and again, the President has demonstrated not only his willingness, but his ability to work with anyone on the other side of the political spectrum, regardless of their stance, provided they play by the Rules.

The most recent tantrum by the liberal elitists concerns the finding of the weapons of mass destruction that are known to be hidden somewhere in Iraq. Their newest mantra is "There are no weapons of mass destruction; there were no weapons of mass destruction, and the claim that there are is another ploy by the administration to save face and justify the war in Iraq." Not only does George W. Bush not reply, he doesn't even send in his spokesman. He regards all moves in the game that are not played according to the Rules as non-moves, not worth a countermove. He doesn't even have to feint. All he has to do is wait, and sooner or later, the liberal elitists are hoist on their own petard.

The fact is that the liberal elitists simply can't stand George W. Bush. They can't stand the fact that not only did he win the election, but he's doing the kind of job that will put his place in history firmly near the top of the list of Great Presidents of the United States. They can't stand the fact that he is a man of his word. They can't stand the fact that he has a very, very good chance of being re-elected. And they can't stand the fact that he plays the game so well. For some reason, the liberal elitists believe the game being played is, "Aha! GOTCHA!" So they cheat. And cheat, and cheat. Then they lie. And they lie, and lie, and lie to cover up the cheating and the lies. Then they cry when the Rules of Strategery fall in favor of a President they despise to the very core of their being. They are "deeply saddened." They hold his Judicial appointments hostage. They throw tantrum after tantrum, and GWB goes on about the business of the game: Another ace drawn, another pawn castled. And still, the liberal elitists not only refuse to listen to the Rules, but they steadfastly refuse to hire a Klingon interpreter.

I don't want to give advice to my political enemies. I don't want to see them win anything ever again. I want to see them defeated so decisively that they will have no way to come back. "Play by the Rules, and see what happens," I am tempted to tell them. But they hate Strategery, and they always misunderestimate George W. Bush. So they lose every battle. They just can't seem to learn that every attack they launch against the master of Strategery is going to blow up right in their faces. And they just can't seem to break the habit of misunderestimation.


TOPICS: Editorial; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bush; bush43; desperation; gwb; left; misunderestimate; strategery
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To: Martin Tell
"Don't get me wrong, good piece, but I play chess, and you don't "castle pawns." You might take them, or even better, pass them (en passant pardon the French), but you castle a king, not a pawn."

In the game of 'Strategery' you may castle pawns whenever your opponent violates a rule.


21 posted on 07/28/2003 7:06:52 PM PDT by UnChained
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To: ohioWfan; Brad's Gramma; GretchenEE; MJY1288; txrangerette; Fawnn; Miss Marple; kitkat; ...
Ping y'all! This is good.
22 posted on 07/28/2003 7:41:48 PM PDT by McLynnan
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To: Lando Lincoln
What an EXCELLENT find! There's so many truths in there, where does one begin?
23 posted on 07/28/2003 7:52:13 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE)
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To: Howlin
I believe you have the picture with "The Look" he gave to Clinton at the Inauguration. Could you please post it? Thanks!
24 posted on 07/28/2003 7:54:44 PM PDT by Miss Marple
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To: Lando Lincoln
Thanks for posting the entire article.

Every article now is excerpted for no reason except laziness.
25 posted on 07/28/2003 7:58:09 PM PDT by rwfromkansas (http://www.collegemedianews.com *some interesting radio news reports here; check it out*)
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To: Lando Lincoln; F16Fighter; McLynnan
Would this be the scene in question?


26 posted on 07/28/2003 7:59:46 PM PDT by ohioWfan (BUSH 2004!!! Leadership, Integrity, Morality)
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To: Miss Marple; Howlin
I think I already got it.....
27 posted on 07/28/2003 8:00:40 PM PDT by ohioWfan (BUSH 2004!!! Leadership, Integrity, Morality)
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To: ohioWfan
Thanks for the pic!!! Could be the scene!
28 posted on 07/28/2003 8:02:22 PM PDT by Lando Lincoln (God Bless the arsenal of liberty.)
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To: McLynnan
A salute to strategery! I'll meet you at W's library in 10 years and we will look at the historical record of all the misunderestimatings of this President.
29 posted on 07/28/2003 8:03:08 PM PDT by nana4bush
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To: ohioWfan; Miss Marple

30 posted on 07/28/2003 8:07:08 PM PDT by Howlin (Everybody wave to the Copy and Paster in Chief!)
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To: Howlin
Great one, Howlin!

I would not want to be on the receiving end of that look!

31 posted on 07/28/2003 8:09:02 PM PDT by ohioWfan (BUSH 2004!!! Leadership, Integrity, Morality)
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To: Howlin; ohioWfan
Thank you, ladies! I find visual aids to be so helpful, don't you?
32 posted on 07/28/2003 8:12:47 PM PDT by Miss Marple
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To: nana4bush
You're on! W's library will be crowded with visitors looking at exhibits of leadership and greatness while the one in Little Rock attracts the type of people hoping to see a blue Gap dress and cigar box.
33 posted on 07/28/2003 8:13:02 PM PDT by McLynnan
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To: Howlin
HERE IS THE LOOK


34 posted on 07/28/2003 8:26:46 PM PDT by MJY1288 (The Enemies of America can Count on the Democrats for Aid and Comfort)
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To: ohioWfan
Check out #34
35 posted on 07/28/2003 8:29:01 PM PDT by MJY1288 (The Enemies of America can Count on the Democrats for Aid and Comfort)
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To: MJY1288
Untouched photo?
36 posted on 07/28/2003 8:32:12 PM PDT by Binyamin
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To: Binyamin
untouched indeed
37 posted on 07/28/2003 8:34:27 PM PDT by MJY1288 (The Enemies of America can Count on the Democrats for Aid and Comfort)
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To: Arkie2
I never understood this analogy

You ain't from Texas, are 'ya? You just explained it to yourself....
38 posted on 07/28/2003 8:34:54 PM PDT by cspackler (There are 10 kinds of people in this world, those who understand binary and those who don't.)
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To: admiralsn; Mo1; Howlin
You've probably seen this, but heck...what's another ping and bump of the thread?
39 posted on 07/28/2003 8:36:06 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE)
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To: ohioWfan
"Would this be the scene in question?"

Thanks!

Would have loved to have seen Bubba's reaction had he made eye-contact with Dubya's "Make-my-day, punk" sneer...

40 posted on 07/28/2003 8:36:39 PM PDT by F16Fighter
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