Let me be clear that I’m not pleased to see the president jetting off to Copenhagen to advocate for Chicago as host of the 2016 Olympic Games when there truly is so much to be done here at home, not the least of which is a decision on whether or not he wants to augment troop levels in Afghanistan.

Of course, it should be noted that, while Barack Obama is across the Atlantic doing his best impression of Mayor Daley, Americans are being hurt and killed across the world out of need for more resources. The underlying self-serving issue at hand with regard to the Olympic bid should also be considered, and the Republicans are doing America a disservice by failing to point out that Obama confidante Valerie Jarrett’s old company, Habitat, stands to gain a whole lot of money$$$$  should the Games come to the Windy City.

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