In a post from earlier this evening, John shows how various leftists have exaggerated the extent to which conservatives took pleasure from the fact that Chicago was not selected to host the 2016 Olympics. As John notes, the left is relying on a small number of examples.
Nonetheless, it's unfortunate that there are any examples at all. If a crowd at the "Defending the American Dream Summit" actually did applaud the announcement that Chicago finished last in the balloting, what possessed the members of that crowd to do it? The lefties have a point: since when do conservatives root for the U.S. to finish last?
And why would Newt Gingrich proclaim: "President Obama fails to get the Olympics while unemployment goes to 9.8% ...America needs focused leadership." Surely, President Obama's failed foray into IOC politics has nothing to do with the current or future unemployment rate. This is the kind of cheap shot that infuriated me when President Bush was on the receiving end. I find it no more palatable when the target is Obama.
