Question Of The Weekend: Olympic Glee

When the IOC announced that Chicago wouldn't get the 2016 Summer Olympics, some of President Obama's critics seemed elated. Was that un-classy? And: does the decision reflect on Obama in any way? i.e., Is this a "loss" for the president?

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