Chicago Fighting for the Olympics
President Obama will put his Chicago health insurance and health care reform fight to rest for a short moment while he goes to Copenhagen, Denmark later this week to push Chicago, IL as the location for the 2016 summer Olympics according to the article “Obama to Make Olympic Pitch” by Steve Chaggaris on cbsnews.com.
President Obama will be the first US President to have such a direct role in pitching for the Olympics being held on US soil. Chicago has tough competition from a few other cities including Rio de Janeiro, Madrid and Tokyo. Representatives from Rio de Janeiro and Madrid are also planning on making an appearance at the Copenhagen meeting.
According to a senior administration official Obama will travel to Denmark Thursday night and return after the meeting on Friday. There are many supporters of the push for the US Olympics to be held in Chicago and they hope that President Obama will take this cause personally.
