Quote Originally Posted by jcb View Post
As a conservative, I found the Limbaugh/Beck/Hannity/Weekly Standard gloating over AMERICA losing a bid to host the Olympics sickening. Just another example of how infantile political discussion has become.
It was a joke to even suggest Chicago to host the Olympics. The United States has many more modern and beautiful cities to choose from. But why was Chicago selected with it's high unemployment and violent crime rate, dilapidated infrastructure and housing? I suspect the federal money used to rebuild the city's infrastructure and the purchase of large blocks of low income housing so they could build the Olympic city would be a reason. BTW Michelle Obama owns a great deal of property that has been labeled substandard in Chicago. She would stand to benefit a great deal from the premium prices that the Olympic committee would pay.