"I strongly support diversity of all kinds, including racial diversity in higher education," Mr. Bush said in a nationally televised address. "But the method used by the University of Michigan to achieve this important goal is fundamentally flawed. At their core, the Michigan policies amount to a quota system that unfairly rewards or penalizes prospective students based solely on their race."

According to an interview I saw on the Today Show this morning, the point assignment system used by the Univerysity of Michigan gives a prospective student 20 points for being African-American. You can also get 20 points for being from the UP. Is the University trying to make sure both parts of Michigan are equitably served or do they consider being from the UP to be some sort of ‘problem’ that needs a boost to overcome? Or is being a UPer a race unto itself?

I’ll let it drop here. I know some lovely people from the Upper Penninsula. Some people who have even gone up there to go to school. But, no, it’s not my favorite place on earth........not by a long shot.