Maybe I'm remembering things incorrectly about the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. And maybe that is what the Romney campaign is hoping -- that people won't remember. Willard Romney is making a big deal about the great success he had in running things out there.
Sen. John McCain said back then: "You’ve got well over $1 billion that’s just a rip-off of the taxpayers, and, you know, is really a national disgrace … Actually, there should be a federal investigation."
Gee, could those Bain Capital stories about putting workers on the streets, outsourcing work overseas, and making millions and millions -- even now -- be true?
And how about Massachusetts? After he ran it, Massachusetts was 47th out of 50 states in job creation, down from 36th when he took office. Is that a good thing as Willard Romney claims?
Posted by Bill at September 27, 2012 01:14 PMI think this underscores that the 2002 games were essentially a govt-funded boondoggle. Without Uncle Sam's helping hand they've have been laid out on their backs like a luger. What's the problem, didn't they care enough to take responsibility for their own problems? Sounds like the 2002 Olympics were part of the part of America that has bought into the culture of dependency that puts them in the Obama camp. 47% is a radical undercalculation!
Posted by: dan at September 27, 2012 09:46 PM