On boondoggle...

I can't admit to being very supportive of many of the Obama Administration's initiatives over the past few months. But I'm TOTALLY supporting bringing the Olympics to Chicago in 2016! We'll find out Friday. However, some members of the GOP think that Obama's travel to Copenhagen to support the Chicago Olympic bid is "boondoggle..."

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Boondoggle (noun)
Pronounced boon-dog-gle
1. Wasteful pursuit - an activity or project that is unnecessary and wasteful of time or money, especially one undertaken for personal or political gain
2. Politically motivated government project - a government project of little practical value funded to gain political favor