[johniegrad]

And suddenly the president was being pummeled by the right for a frivolous use of political capital

Not exactly true. Serious journalists were critical of this fiasco long before he lost the Olympics.

[Boiling Pots]

Even before Obama became the Dem nominee, smart people knew the Chicago Olympics was going to be nothing but a graft fest for Mayor Daley and his cronies. I was opposed to Chicago having them from the get go. So was half of Chicago.