As I read and agreed with elsewhere, using the Olympics to make a point just isn’t right. These boys and girls train long and hard to get here. It just isn’t right to have the rug pulled out from under them at this late point in the game.

Bush unlikely to boycott Olympics

WASHINGTON - For President Bush, it would seem a small gesture to make a big point: Staying away from the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Summer Olympics would send a clear signal of U.S. anger over China’s crackdown against anti-Beijing Tibetan protesters. [...]

Bush maintains his presence at the games will allow him to raise human rights problems directly with Chinese President Hu Jintao while watching the best athletes in the world compete.