Are Wie At The End?

Hello. For those that don't know, Michelle Wie is playing again at the John Deere Classic. Last year she was almost a lock to make the cut. However, a 3 over par finish on the last 4 holes left her 2 shots away from the weekend.
On the Grey Goose 19th Hole on The Golf Channel, Charles Davis said Wie would finish top 30 this week. David Stein, sitting in for Steve Duemig (not a big Wie fan) said he was a big Wie fan, then said she wouldn't make the cut. Then he asked how long it was going to be before people in general and Wie in particular lost interest in Wie trying to make a PGA Tour cut.
My answer is, it won't be any time soon.
The John Deere Classic organizers said they made an additional $1 million dollars last year because of Michelle Wie. Their galleries and media are up significantly. Since the big names don't seem to care about this event (either by playing in Scotland or taking the week off), Wie is the only big draw this tourney has.
Michelle herself must feel her game is improving, because she's done very well this year in the LPGA majors. I'm sure she's not going to give up the PGA dream anytime soon.
Besides, aren't we more interested in Wie, Natalie Gulbis and Danica Patrick (and before that, Anna Kournikova) because we keep hoping they will break through? If they had already won a race or golf tournament, or made a PGA Tour cut, would we be less interested? The answer is yes. That's when we'll lose interest.
All the best Michelle! Because you'll be finished early Friday (weather permitting) we'll know if you have a chance to make the cut sooner than last year. I hope you do.

Regards,
Steve