Politics? Ah come one.

First lady Laura Bush visited the Twin Cities yesterday to champion for education and also to benefit U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kennedy. I have to say that I have been a big Bush supporter in the past, and I still like the man that is President Bush very much, but I don't like many of the things that he and his administration have been doing lately. However the one piece of the puzzle that I still respect thoroughly is the First Lady. I have always been impressed with Mrs. Bush, and seeing the video and reading the accounts from yesterday only expands that admiration. The Star and Sickle had nothing to say about the First Lady (which means she had a great visit in the Twin Cities), because they spent their time destroying her husband and picking apart Rep. Kennedy. Bush went to a school in St. Louis Park, and spoke at the Depot in downtown Minneapolis. Of course the Democrats used the visit as a political platform to rip apart Kennedy and let him know that he has to separate himself from the President if he wants any chance at all. Close line to the Democratic party: "Tell Ms. Klobuchar that she needs to at least do something in this race, make an appearance, have someone come here on your behalf, tell us something about what her plans are. This sitting around waiting for the Republicans to screw up strategy will not work." Now I am completely aware that had this been a Democratic figure in here the Republicans would have lashed out in the same way.

Here we go again... Northwest airlines are once again up against a threat of a strike. This time it is from their flight attendants. NWA flight attendants voted overwhelmingly yesterday to reject an offer that would have included a 21% pay cut. This is such a frustrating topic for yours truly. I am so sick and tired of hearing about it. It has gone away for a couple of months but without surprise its back. This is not as big of a deal as when the pilots where threatening back in late February and early March, but it is a big deal nonetheless. One of the hot issues is NWA insistence on outsourcing work for international flights to other parts of the world. I am a big supporter of NWA. I only fly NWA, my check and credit card get me NWA miles, and I have long been in their court, but they need to realize that many of the demands they are making are unreasonable. How about the Corporate and upper management take pay cuts. If you cut their salaries by 21% you would probably have enough to about get the airline out of Bankruptcy. On the other end of the spectrum, unions have gotten out of control. The reason that unions were started was for protection of the worker and the workers rights. Unions are there for a purpose, yet they are completely over stepping that purpose. If the flight attendants go on strike and eventually lose their jobs, what does the union care, they will move on to their other airlines. Union leadership needs to be local always. If jobs are lost, than unions should be lost with them. It's time that unions went back for fighting for the people and not the money, or it is time that unions went away.

Michelle Wie barely missed qualifying for the U.S. Open on Monday. I have to say that I wrote about this on Monday and had mixed reactions to what I wrote. Some thought that I was completely against Michelle Wie trying to make it to the U.S. Open, that is not the case at all. I agree with a good friend of mine that the fact she is trying to earn her way there and not get some ridiculous sponsors exemption is very respectable. Michelle is an incredible talent and I believe that she will play in a men's U.S. Open some day. I have no problem with that at all. The only issues I have are these: If she does make it will be a huge deal and a media circus. If she is in the hunt and competing for a victory lets watch her all the time, otherwise let's put the camera's on those playing the best golf, and those that have a chance to win. Many are upset about the cameras always being on Tiger. The problem with that logic is that Tiger is almost always in contention to win the golf tournament. If the same holds true for Wie great. If she makes it fair and square, lets treat her fair and square like any other participant. Not to mention she would say the same thing. Secondly I wanted her to make it and qualify at another event first. The U.S. Open is a heck of a stage to start at. The course she played was 7,000 yards and she does hit the ball over 300 yards off the tee, so she can hold her own with some of these players, but the Open is such a mental test. One that I don't think that a 16 year old (yet alone the only girl in the field or to have ever been in the field) could handle. Michelle Wie will make it to an Open some day, but if her ultimate goal is to compete at that level and not just make it, than she needs to start playing at that level on a regular basis.