I would expect --for the sake of principle alone-- no one but the IOC, nemesis of the American Way.

1. "The last U.S. city to bid for the Summer Games, New York [City, seat of golum fuck and Unity '08], did scarcely better. It was ousted in the second round in the 2005 vote that gave the 2012 Games to London."

2. "The U.S. Olympic Committee [an unofficial republican chamber of commerce] has had a testy relationship with the IOC, including recent flare-ups over revenue sharing and a USOC TV network." Criticism of the historic Daley Machine would invite undesirable comparisons.

3. Bald nativism rather than internecine scrimmages over this topic suits the lunatic. Mr Steel has already spake: "a noble idea," Obama has too much on his plate for a personal Olympics pitch.

"I think at a time of war, I think at a time of recession, at a time where Americans have expressed rather significantly their concerns and frustrations over the course of the spring and summer about health care, about the economy, about a host of domestic issues... I think that this trip, while nice, is not necessary for the president," Steele said during the conference call, scheduled to bash Obama and the Democrats on health care.