...or 4th place

Oh wow. I don't think anyone expected Chicago to be eliminated 1st. I certainly didn't. As I said, it would of been great to photograph some events in Chicago but still. I think this loss is good for the city. It can put some focus on some of its many problems, such the violence and the lack of money.

I can only imagine this being a huge slap in the face for King Daley. The man thought he could do anything to get what he wants, but this is clearly not the case. If Chicago wants to ever host any huge event, they should consider removing him from office.

Chicago needs to change its image.

The gang-boss mayor vibe is not a good one. With Daley steering the ship everyone is always going associate Chicago with dirty politics.

Obama owed Daley a favor or two, so he made the flight out to the speak to the Olympic committee. The president's attempt did not work, and now I imagine he is going to face harsh criticism over it. This country has many problems that need to be fixed and should be taken care of before worrying about bringing the games to the U.S.

Although it was generally believed that having the games here would both help the city of Chicago and the United States, I beg to differ. I couldn't find much information about past cities that hosted the games, but from what I saw most cities came out of it with a loss of money, which of course comes out of the tax payers pockets, which is something the people in this country should not face.

This rant was a bit unfocused and unorganized, but whatever. Deal with it.