Political Maddness

President Bush is urging members of congress to vote for an amendment to ban gay marriage. With many moderate Republicans and every Democrat (except Nebraska's Ben Nelson) in the Senate against such a measure, it makes the passage of the amendment unlikely. With President Bush pushing so hard for this amendment and also for the passage of the immigration bill, it really makes me think. I can't say that I know where the President is coming from at all. Just when I think that I have him figured out, or something begins to make sense that he has done, he comes out of left field with something completely different. I voted for President Bush, and I was a wholehearted supporter of his. I still like him, and I still have faith in him, but some of the decisions that he makes just make me scratch my head. Plain and simple. His administration has made some fairly foolish mistakes, yet I still truly believe he believes he is doing the right thing. I think he is a good person, but has taken some bad advice. Anyway look for more on the President as I step out of current events and launch my series on leadership later this week and early next week.

The Supreme Court is going to be embarking on what could be a "landmark affirmative action case" in the near future. Earlier this morning, justices decided that they will rule on the extent that schools can use race when deciding certain school assignments. The outcome of the case will be heavily scrutinized regardless, but it will be the first big test for Chief Justice John Roberts, and new Justice Samuel Alito. I have a strange feeling that either way Justices Roberts and Alito are going to be raked over the coals for this one. Probably at one point labeled racist. The media will jump at the chance to rip apart Alito and Roberts.

Michelle Wie is trying to become the first woman to qualify and play in the men's U.S. Open. Now I am all for fairness, and I think that women's rights are essential, and equality is great, but the jury is still out on how I feel about this one. This is not your everyday run of the mill PGA event she is trying to qualify for, this is the U.S. Open. Not to be sexist or anything, but to be fair, could Tiger Woods play and qualify for the women's open if he wanted? Not to mention I feel bad for Wie. She is going to get destroyed. Plain and simple. She is a great talent, and I think that she could hold her own at the John Deer classic, or the Memorial, but this is the U.S. Open. The course is Winged Foot. One of the most storied courses in the country. The yardage is over 7,200. There is a 640 yd par 5 and the last five holes are grueling par 4's. The par is only 70. Scores will probably be typical U.S. Open scores and not be low. U.S. Open's are the best for a reason. They are the longest, fastest, toughest, hardest courses. The winning score could be even or over par. There will be thousands watching at the course and millions watching around the world. I would love to see Michelle succeed at a men's tourney, but not the U.S. Open. There is no tougher more difficult tournament in golf. I wish Michelle the best of luck, but fear her weekend will end on Friday afternoon.

Finally the Twins are really bad. They finally got a good start from Radke on Sat, and could muster only one run. If it wasn't for a late homerun and Satanna's brilliance on Friday, they would have been swept this weekend. Close line to the Twins: "GET SOMEONE WHO CAN HIT."