Conservative talk show hosts will have a field day with this one.

President and Mrs. Obama flew to Denmark to make the pitch for their city, Chicago, to host the 2016 Olympics. Not only did the City With Broad Shoulders not get the bid today, it didn’t even make it out of the first round.

It’s a crushing personal defeat for the president, the gabbers will say. This means he’s done politically, they’ll crow. Take that, Mr. President, they’ll blather.

Let’s get a grip. This “competition” wasn’t among the heads of state and/or government who made their pitches to the International Olympic Committee. It was about the cities. Chicago’s bid fell short. The world might find out in due course where Chicago came up lacking in the eyes of the Olympic selection committee.

The Olympic bid was a momentary diversion from the real issues of the day. Rio will do a great job when the Olympians gather in 2016.

Now, let’s get back to work — and pay no attention to the blowhards who will try to make an issue out of the president’s Olympic whiff.