Grammar police on patrol

Apologies, but I have another one to add to the list of "grammar and usage errors that really get my goat." It is the confusion of the words tact and tack. For example,

"I think that the tact [sic, emphasis mine] that the Senate is going to take is..." --Jim Sims, Executive Vice President, Partnership for the West, on the Kojo Nnamdi Show this morning

Let's get one thing straight:

tact n. 1: Acute sensitivity to what is proper and appropriate in dealing with others, including the ability to speak or act without offending.

tack n. 1: The heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails. 2: A method used in dealing with something.