First the ever-wise right wing criticized President Obama for his speech to America's school children on the importance of staying in school.  They said it was an attempt to "indoctrinate" children with his politics.  Maybe they were right to do so.  Few issues are as partisan as young children getting an education and its certainly not the President's place to encourage our nation's youngsters to maximize their potential.  And I'm sure countless presidential elections have been swung based on the 6-10 year old voting block.

Now the GOP is on the President's case regarding his trip to Copenhagen to lobby the IOC on behalf of his home city, Chicago.  The RNC Chairman, Michael Steele, said it was a distraction to the more pressing business at hand, such as Afghanistan and health care.  Irony over the latter notwithstanding, it just shows how clueless and desparate the GOP is at this time.

Look folks, just because our last President was a complete moron doesn't mean this one can only handle one thing at a time.  I'm pretty sure he didn't sleep the entire flight overseas and was dealing with our nation's business.  And to borrow a phrase from SNL's Seth Meyers...really, Michael Steele?  Really?  You really want to criticize the President for trying to help the nation's third largest city get the Olympics?  Would you rather those jobs and economic boost go to Rio?  Madrid?  I wonder how Michael Steele would feel about the President lobbying the IOC if it was Baltimore who was up for consideration?

We can all expect Republicans to continue to torpedo meaningful health care reform but can't we all agree that it would be great for Chicago to host the Olympics?  Apparently not in 2009, when cutting off the nose to spite the face is the GOP's only play in the playbook.

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