Two presidential election cycles ago, I ran for sheriff in Maricopa County, Arizona. I started my run as a Republican. My experience there, which will be discussed as this experiment progresses, caused me to leave the party and complete my campaign as a “no party preference” candidate.

After the end of the election of November 2012, I gratefully left the world of politics behind. I was disgusted with what I had seen and wanted no further part of it.

That was an error on my part and I take full responsibility for that error.

The election of 2020 and all the events surrounding the last four years has shown me that we must stay engaged and informed. We must always be open to differing viewpoints and bear the responsibility of doing the research and thinking for ourselves.

This will be a forum for ideas and for me to share my experiences and researching with whoever wants to read it. This will be a sharing of MY conclusions from my research. Where appropriate, I will share my research sources. I reserve the right to moderate any and all comments.

So, welcome to a restarting of my participation in the great adventure that is life in the greatest country, the United States of America.