tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736748953868699846.post7575203110831177355..comments2023-07-08T11:12:35.266-04:00Comments on Exploring the Political Spectrum: Man Bites Dogschiller1979http://www.blogger.com/profile/13960814043853910096noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736748953868699846.post-5864709666675368392009-10-12T13:48:32.095-04:002009-10-12T13:48:32.095-04:00Being one of the vocal minority regarding Chicago,...Being one of the vocal minority regarding Chicago, I'd like to offer up an alternative thesis.<br /><br />Perhaps, just perhaps, it was the willingness of every other host country to fund the games. As I tell my two teenage children, "It's always about the money." In this case, it is the willingness of the nation of Brazil (not just Rio) to bankroll the games which was a larger factor than the President's 5-hour trip to Europe. My desire one way or another was totally irrelevant to the process.<br /><br />Of course, the desire of the aged Olympic Committee to spend more time in Rio might have had something to do with the decision. And, who would blame them for that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com