Jeremy LangleyLoving God, Family, and Reba

I know I’m a little late to be blogging about this topic, but life has been so hectic lately that I haven’t had the time to be a very good blogger. I’ll promise to do better in the future.

So, what in the world was Barack Obama thinking when he decided to hop on Air Force One and travel to the International Olympic Committee’s meeting last week?  I think the trip was stupid for several reasons, but the chief among those is that he - the President of the United States of America - arguably the most powerful person in the WORLD - made the trip to ask for the 2016 Olympics without already having some guarantee that the deal was in the bag. You would think that at least one of his advisers would say, “Mr. President, if you go over there and they say no, it could hurt your credibility.”

I think he made the taxpayer-financed trip aboard the very expensive 747 jumbo jet that we call Air Force One in an effort to pay off some political debt to his cronies in Chicago. For crying out loud, Oprah was already there lobbying for the Windy City, what did Obama think he could add to it? (Ok, I’m being a bit cynical there.)

What kind of ego does this man have? Did he really think the IOC would grant the request just because he made it? Maybe this will humble him a bit. I’m glad it was Clinton who made the trip to get the jailed journalist in North Korea. Maybe we should have sent Bill to lobby the IOC. I could really care less where the Olympics are held. I’ve never been one to watch them.

I hope the President will take a little more time to think things over before he decides to waste hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to fly around the world again to help out his cronies in Chicago. I guess when you’re President, the last thing you’re worried about is adding additional debt to the national deficit.