Is this a good week to focus on the Salt Lake City Olympics?

[hedgehog]

For example, how much money was spent by the Federal government?

Who got the contracts?

Where are those people today?

Did Bain benefit?

[Bluzmann57]

1. Yes

It's as good of a time as any, especially with the London Olympics beginning later this week.

[JoePhilly]

2. As soon as the London Olympics start ... use that as the spring board.

The Romney camp will try to use the Olympics as a Romney strength. Create the opportunity to point out how much government money Mitt asked for to "save" the Olympics.

[Kalidurga]

4. Funny, I think saving the Olympics is a good thing...

but, in this case it is a weakness because he got Federal help. Baggers don't like that.

[JoePhilly]

6. YUP ... he actually did a good thing ... kind of like RomneyCare ...

But he's running from those things now. Might as well make him look stupid for doing so.

After all, as President, he would not be repeating such acts.

[rurallib]

3. ABSOLUTELY! ALEC IS MEETING IN SLC this week - anything that could shine a light

on this cockroach convention would be good.

[demwing]

5. Absolutely. Let's get ahead of the London Olympics

and define Romney now before people turn into sports fans and tune out the politics.

[jenmito]

7. It's perfect. Have you seen THIS?:

Mitt accepted $1.3 BILLION in government help when he ran the 2002 Winter Olympics

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/21/1112336/-Mitt-accepted-1-3-BILLION-in-government-help-when-he-ran-the-2002-Winter-Olympics

(Complete with video of John McCain ripping the 2002 Winter Olympics funding.)

[rufus dog]

8. Yes

I thought the switch would have already started, they can go back to taxes in August.

Anyway I agree with statements upthread, saving the Olympics was a good thing for Romney, that being said, the massive increase in costs between Atlanta and SLC should be discussed.