[Don'tMessWithTexas]

You construed Miss Marple's comments as though she were guilty of self promotion or selfishness. Miss Marple merely stated fact: most volunteers do not have the advantage of a column in which to inform others of their intentions.

[Fenris6]

Fair enough. I left my question open-ended to allow for a greater sample. Lets narrow it:

How about a list of journalists who quit their full-time job last June to become a full-time volunteer for the Bush team? I'll start it off:

1) Peggy Noonan

Feel free to add names as they come to you...