Bode Miller, World Cup ski champion and part of the U.S. Winter Olympic Games Team, apologized today for comments in a recent interview.  This past Sunday, '60 Minutes' aired a recent interview with Bode Miller.  In that interview Bode basically told Bob Simon that it's not easy "to ski when you're wasted."                                              The U.S. Ski and Snowboarding Association (USSA) received lots of calls protesting Bode for his comments.  Calls from sponsors of the US Winter Olympic Games Team were among those calls to the USSA.  As a result of those calls there were rumors of Bode Miller being cut from the US Winter Olympic Games Team.  Yeah right, like that's gonna happen. 

  [click to watch CBS video with Bode's apology]

I don't believe Bode Miller's apology is a sincere one.  It's totally out of politically correctness.  Had he not apologized for his comments, sponsors would have not supported the US Winter Olympic Games Team.  Besides that, and perhaps more importantly, Bode would have been cut of the team. 

Bill Marlot, the President and Chief Executive of the USSA, said about Bode's apology that it was "a great step" and "something that needed to happen."  I totally disagree with him.  If Bode decides to ski while drunk, that's his decision.  It's a dangerous one, but it's HIS decision.  I would rather watch an athlete perform with a drug that probably lessens his abilities than with a drug that enhances his abilities.  That's why I would rather watch Bode than Rafael Palmeiro. 

So Bode apologized ... big deal.  You think that if he hadn't the Olympic Team would have cut him?  I doubt they would cut the most famous skier in the team and the one who's creating all the buzz for them.  NBC certainly needs Bode in order to get viewers on board. 

I'm tired of PC turning into hypocrisy.  Let's get real, people!  If Bode can win a medal for the US while skiing drunk, then let's get Budweiser as a sponsor and have fun Bode.  If President Bush can send the troops to a war for who knows what real reasons and calls it patriotism, then we can send a drunk skier to represent the US in Winter Olympic Games, win a medal, and call it patriotism too.