Does Obama have time to lobby for Chicago’s Olympic bid?

What's the deal? Obama has only talked to our Afghanistan Commander, General McChyrstal one time in 70 days but he doesn't think twice about flying to Europe to push for Chicago for the Olympics. Chicago, the home of the polical corruption, is getting how much out of Obama for the Olympics that the US Taxpayer is going to be paying?

If Gates thinks healthcare is in better shape, he doesn't have a clue. What does Daley have on Obama that would make him make this trip costing US taxpayers $68,000 an hour to fly AF1 and then find out his wife is traveling separately and costing us even more money? A US President has never gotten involved before so why now? Could it be Obama doesn't want to be in the US when the new figures come out for unemployment?

This should not be an expense of the US Taxpayer but the City of Chicago if they want the Olympics. Would bet the US Taxpayer is going to be bailing out Chicago even more if they get the Olympics while Chicago awards patronage contracts.

Does Obama have time to lobby for Chicago’s Olympic bid?
Chicago is delighted that Obama will go to the 2016 Summer Olympics host-city selection vote in Copenhagen Oct. 2. But can healthcare reform manage without him – even for a day?
By Linda Feldmann

Washington

Two weeks ago, President Obama said he was too busy with healthcare reform to go to Copenhagen on Oct. 2 personally to pitch Chicago for the 2016 Summer Games.

First lady Michelle Obama would do just fine as head of the delegation.

On second thought….

Now Mr. Obama himself is going – flying out Thursday night, back on Friday – and the White House is on the defensive.

“I think the president believes healthcare is in better shape,” press secretary Robert Gibbs said at a Monday briefing. “I believe he felt strongly and personally that he should go and make the case for the United States.”

The press corps seemed a tad incredulous that healthcare was faring that much better than two weeks ago and returned to the topic repeatedly. Twenty-three times, to be exact. Mr. Gibbs insisted that Obama would have made the same move for any US city, and not just because it’s Chicago.

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