I'm rather pleased that the powers-that-be rejected the Stadium. We don't want it, we don't need it, and can you imagine how annoying the Olympics in New York City would be? There's already not enough hotel rooms as it is, and already way too much traffic. To spend that much money on 16 days of sport is ridiculous no matter where it is, so why the **** would we want to pay for it?
I saw a suggestion somewhere a while ago that the games should just be held in Athens from now on. I think it makes a whole lot of sense to just create an international Olympic site, and always have it there. They can upgrade facilities as needed, but for Pete's sake, why does anyone think it's a good idea to make China spend such an ludicrous amount of money on the Games when the country has so many other things that the money would be better spent on?
And the bottom line is, the state and the city do not need to be subsidizing the Jets. They already have more customers than they can deal with. There's like a wait list to get onto the wait list for season tickets. Why should anyone so successful be given a government hand out? Kudos to Silver for having the guts to say no.
Posted by Jon at June 6, 2005 11:24 PM