Hey Olympic-haters. Overreact Much?

Welcome to my new recurring feature, "Overreact Much?"

Over the past few months we've seen opponents of the President go absolutely nuts over the silliest things; things that never raised a peep when other Presidents did them. Like talking to American schoolchildren. And, of course, it's not just conservatives who overreact, finding material for this should be a cakewalk.

In my inaugural post, let's look at the huge overreaction to the President's trip to Denmark to try to sway the IOC to bring the Olympics to Chicago!

President Obama's failure to grab gold in his personal quest to send the 2016 Olympics to Chicago was a stunning setback for a president who has enjoyed a pop star reception abroad.

But Obama's stumble may cost him more than the $1.2 million of taxpayer money to make the overnight dash from Washington to Copenhagen.

Obama and first lady Michelle Obama risked their political capital and the prestige of the presidency on an enormous Olympic campaign that resulted in an early exit for Chicago and the top prize going to Rio de Janeiro. Fox News

Ah, yes. A stunning setback that risked the prestige of the Presidency. Overreact much?

"It demeans the office," said GOP consultant Brad Blakeman, a former Bush administration official. "For the president to be reduced to the effect of the Billy Mays pitchman for the United States to get the Olympics for his home city of Chicago is just not something that presidents do."

Let's see, the last I heard, hosting the Olympics was a coveted, prestigious prize which creates billions of dollars of investment in the host country, something we could use right now. Had Bush tried to secure the Olympics would FOX News be whining?

"Other than people who like to cheer, 'We're No. 4! We're No. 4!' I don't know how this is anything but really embarrassing," Republican strategist Rich Galen said, adding that Obama's failed pitch will probably be the joke on Capitol Hill for weeks to come. CNN

Stop it! You're killing me! The President spent less than four hours in Copenhagen in an attempt to capture this huge prize and was unsuccessful. Yes, that is hilarious.

Dumbasses.

EDITED TO ADD: Got to give credit to one conservative who put things into perspective. Nice job, Joe S.