A quiet Labor Day

Due to hurricane Gustav...it was a quiet day in Minneapolis. I had a 'snafu' with my credentials, so I decided to skip the Xcel Center and the mostly 'procedural' items that were handled today.

I was looking forward to many of the speakers. I heard that Laura Bush and Cindy McCain were there...but it sounds like I did not miss much.

I did join the Michigan delegation for lunch at Murray's. It is a nice steak house in Minneapolis. Saul gave a quick speach as did Congressman Pete Hoekstra (a really sharp guy and possible next Governor of Michigan). We also heard from Frank Luntz. He is a polster who does a lot of interviews on the Fox News Channel. He gave his insight to the race and said if McCain wins Michigan he guarantees he will win the Presidency.

The only problem with the lunch event was that the restaurant was not big enough for everyone. They had planned to have us arrive in 2 shifts, but the change in the convention schedule made that impossible.

I will also note that I had a nice conversation with Terri Lynn Land today. Our Secretary of State and I discussed the court case that may put the recall of Michigan House Speaker Andy Dillon on the ballot in November. She brought me up to speed on where it stands and said she will know more in the next 1-2 weeks. It looks like the voters in Redford may get to vote on recalling him AND re-electing him on the same ballot. Hopefully it will be on the ballot...it can only help his opponent Sandra Eggers who has a difficult uproad battle to unseat our House Speaker who has a lot of cash in the bank. I have had the opportunity to meet Sandra several times and I have been very impressed. She has a vision of where we need to take Michigan that I certainly agree with.