For Christ's eternal love, go away!
Now, my friends, if you know anything about me, it's my love for sports. Almost any and all sports. (Sorry, hockey fans, I just can't get into that.) For the most part, you see men and women at the peak of their powers competing against each other on a level playing field. There's a reason why the ancient Greeks lauded their Olympians as the perfection of humanity. We mere mortals can bask in their reflected glory. No, we will never be Didier Drogba, but we can cheer him on and marvel at his abilities. American presidents attending sporting events has a long and honored tradition. And I have never gainsaid any president of either party partaking of that reflected glory. It does speak well of them, that they enjoy watching men and women achieve feats which they never could. Presidents, steeped in America's democratic culture, didn't attend these events like kings and potentates; they were mere punters, like everyone else. (Just with more security.) When Barack Obama ...
