I am definitely a soldier for the right.  And I plan on doing whatever I can to make sure that good Republican candidates are victorious this year and also to make sure that these self destructive petitions do not become reality.  I'm very passionate about making a good difference in the lives of all people and am encouraged by the high quality candidates that we have running this year.  And this blog is fantastic.  But I have to confess that I'm also scared.  Michigan was once a great state.  But it's culture has become one of poverty, greed and self destruction.  What is evil is being called good.  What is good is being called evil.

Come on.  A petition that actually: (a) does exactly what it says it does and (b) is a great idea for Michigan.  Why no coverage here?

Since February I've been a warrior for the cause for the Michigan Fair Tax.  That's been lumped in with chronic unemployment and homelessness.

Though I loathe discussing personal details in a public forum, I'll cover this briefly and quickly:

• Thanks to the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans (moved in on 26 March), I now have a more-or-less guaranteed roof over my head and three squares a day.

• I'm currently armpit-deep in my VA Vocational Rehabilitation program, so that I can actually get back out there as a productive member of society . . . in due course.

• In the meantime, I've latched onto a cause that's worth actually getting involved in . . . and found a niche while I'm at it.

• The reason that I didn't get involved earlier is because I'd never even heard of you guys before last week.

• Nope, not registered with any particular party.  I'm an Independent Centrist.  (Is that a party?)