In the early 20th century Chicago won the bid to host the 1904 Summer Olympics. This did not sit well with St. Louis. The latter city planned to launch it's own event, informing Chicago that its international sports activities would eclipse Chicago's Olympic Games unless they were moved to St. Louis. Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic movement, gave in and awarded the games to St. Louis.

Chicago was also in the running for the 1952 Olympic games, but in 1947, at the final presentations in Stockholm, no one from the city showed up. Not the mayor, not any of the organizers, no one. Needless to say we didn't get the '52 Olympics either.

Friday afternoon Chicago was eliminated from the running to be the 2016 Olympic city in the first round, even after we trotted out Daley and Obama.

I love you, Chicago, but face it: The likelihood of getting the Olympic games is about the same as the Cubs winning a World Series. Why not just stick to what you do best and indite a politician.