^^Sorry, I didn't mean to imply he was there for the vote. I just meant that he would have been the only one not to make a presentation in advance of the final vote, of the 4 countries who were up for the final vote.

ahhh gotcha

Looks like heads will indeed roll after Chicago's failed bid:

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=4539035

they brought dishonor to the great leader :(

While I didn't have any real dog in this fight, I understand that many of Chicago's local colleges and universities stood to get make some serious cash for letting the Olympians reside in the dorms. I do feel badly that they lose out.