If you start to take Vienna — take Vienna

Despite efforts (OK, maybe five minutes) I was trying to get the situation that compelled Napoleon to utter those words in the Title line.  Possibly, it could have been a subordinate who was a bit hesitant to invade the Austrian capital.  But the lesson is fairly obvious — if you’re going to start something, do it until it’s accomplished.   The folks over at Nike, made it more pithier by saying, “Just do It!”

Those aphorisms sprung to mind while reading today’s Boston Globe which carried a story about Jim Ogonowski’s apparent inability to get the required 10,000 signatures to put him on the ballot for the GOP primary in September.  (And this is coming out on the day that Mitt Romney — who is apparently running for Vice President — was to toss a big time fund raiser for Mr. Ogonowski.  Yikes!)

I guess if N.B. were alive today, he’s utter — “If you start taking on John Kerry — get on the ballot!”