Do they constitute a picture grimmer than the sum of its parts?
A sign of declining influence of the United States? Of our President Obama? There are those who are unsure what the IOC’s response to President Obama’s push for the 2016 Olympics would say about America’s leader. Fiery rhetorical volleys have issued forth and touched on other topics even remotely connected to the president. Accordingly, the judgment of President Obama (and of his critics for their evaluation, in turn) is unlikely to be a surprise to anyone paying close attention. And so, perhaps it is probable that the intense scrutiny of our President Obama goes deeper than his choice to campaign so visibly for the 2016 Olympics. Maybe Chicago’s losing bid and the analysis thereof has greater implications – as a part of a bigger picture that has yet to be completed. Issues bleed one into the other There are those who have blatantly suggested that what amounts to a shift away from the perceived approach of his predecessor makes President Obama an apologist. (Read more about this transi
