Opinion : Olympics

I read in the Globe last week that the Olympics are dropping baseball and softball as sports after the 2008 games. WTF? Now I love sports, and I love watching the Olympics (live hockey games during the time I eat breakfast on CNBC this week is awesome), but as I watch this week, I have got to wonder about some of these sports. Why is curling a sport, but bowling isn't? Ice dancing is more of a sport than baseball, lacrosse, or cricket? And why can't there be coed sports? Does gender make a difference in skeleton/luge or curling?
To be honest, I think that the Olympics have lost their way. The Olympics should be a stage to all sports, popular worldwide or not. If the sport is only popular in a few countries, than let those countries each field a bunch of teams. I was watching a women's hockey match yesterday thinking that the US and Canada could field 10 teams better than these two. They should be allowed to. There would be better competition and the best athletes will be crowned, and that is what the Olympics should be about. If another country (or several) doesn't follow that sport or doesn't even think it should be a sport, then their media can just ignore the whole thing. In fact, many countries already do this for the entire winter games.
Given that the Olympics should really try to include everyone, why not add several sports from around the world. In the age of corporate sponsorship, I can't believe that money is an issue. Politics shouldn't be that big a deal either, as every country must have some sport that they would like to be included. It is merely the conservativeness of the International governing bodies, and political correctness that seems to keep sports out. Until the Olympics include everyone, it is not going to truly fulfill its mission of being the world's sports showcase.

Sports to add:
-Baseball /softball (reinstate)
-Rugby
-Cricket
-North American/Australian Football
-Jai ali
-Lacrosse
-Broomball (winter)
-Racquetball/Squash
-Rock Climbing
-Bowling
-Pool
-Ultimate Frisbee
-Sumo Wrestling