But, God bless all the determined TEA Partiers!  You truly are making massive inroads in righting this state and nation.  Thank you!

An aside... I did have a giggle this morning reading the JOA News cover our Gov. Snyder in DC.

Snyder, in his second month of elected office, said he hopes to work with Washington on items like making it easier for businesses to grow, worker training, housing issues and regulatory reform. One thing Snyder said he's not in Washington to do: ask for money.

Though Michigan has lost 1 million jobs, "I'd like to work constructively with them, but I'd like to do in the context of not just asking for money," Snyder said.

"Again, this idea of government just spending money is an idea I'm not a big fan of. I don't think that's the right approach to success."

In fact, the governor sees Michigan -- and his budget plan, in particular -- as offering an example for federal leaders in the nation's capital.

"A growing federal deficit doesn't help any of us," he said. "I believe the federal government should be looking at the budget and tax package we just rolled out as a role model. They should be looking at what we're doing."

The governor said he wants leaders to eventually say, "Hey, look at Michigan. They've got their act together."

Message to Gov. Snyder:

Governor Snyder,

May I call you Rick?  I can?  Thank you.  Rick, Your budget mirrors Obamas.  There are no substantive cuts in spending and new taxes have been created, pet project departments have been expanded, nor has any leadership been demonstrated with wildly out of control private sector organized labor.  With your proposed budget, I'm confident that TOTUS and FLOTUS will adore you.

Oh, Rick, on more thing.  If memory serves me correctly, the last time you were in DC, you returned with some crazy scheme of building a bridge recoined the NITC using a Canuck loan and 'the Feds money' that somehow wouldn't cost Michigan taxpayers anything.  Please.  No more of your kinda favors from DC, Rick.  The newly hired legion of IRS agents are all too welcoming of your kinda favors.

Yours truly,

CS