"Obama, Chicago come up short in Olympics bid"

Chicago lost in the first round of picks to host the 2016 Olympics. President Obama and his wife Michelle Obama both fully supported having the Olympics in Chicago. Michelle Obama gave a speech before the International Olympics Committee, and President Obama traveled overseas. He traveled overseas in the middle of debates over health care and whether to send more troops over to Afghanistan. This loss is an embarrassment says Republican strategist Rich Galen he also said that the "failed pitch will probably be the joke on Capitol Hill for weeks to come". The president made a strong appeal and is still really proud of his hometown Chicago. President Obama wasn't even in Copenhagen when the announcement was made. When Obama first started campaigning he was against making the trip, but when the time came he decided that it was a trip worth taking.
In my opinion I don't think that Obama should have gone to Copenhagen. He had and still has bigger issues, like Afghanistan and his health care reform. I don't believe in the health care reform, but if it is something that is important to him than he should be here lobbying it. Also he only spent 4 hours in Copenhagen and didn't even hear the results while there. That trip was a waste of money. The fuel used to fly him to and from Copenhagen is expensive. I don't think he should have gone.