I'm with the russians on this.
I mean this is Salt Lake City. It's all about big bucks and bribing officials.
Oh yeah, then there's that whole mormon thing. "The Fire Within"; "Children of Light" -- those aren't just olympic slogans, they're integral parts of Mormon theology. Jeezus!
At least Our Great Leader has had more success then any other previous world leader in trying to turn the Olympics into a national event. At the very least the IOC should force the US delegation in future Olympics to lower its flag before that of host countries.