[dan on the right]

This article is right on the money. The thing was a lefty's view of the world and was impossible to watch. They really lost a big opportunity. Mitt was more right then even he knew about how unprepared UK was for the games! Even the thing they prepared for was a whiff.

As to the Olympics, if you can suffer through the lousy coverage and constant commercials, it is still very inspirational to watch these mostly young athletes who have been practicing for years, 7 days a week to be here just to compete. I love the interviews by the pool of the athletes, even if they took silver or bronze, are just so excited (as the should be) to have had the experience. Life changing for these kids.

To watch any of our athletes stand on the podium when they play the Star Spangled Banner is worth the pain of watching NBC and putting up with 60 year old, hair dyed, Bob Costas. Remember, it is all about the athletes. Forget the rest and try to enjoy. Nothing else is on anyways!

[dfwgator]

Costas was fine. Lauer was the problem.

[ichabod1]

I thought I might like it when they started with a pastoral landscape and boy choirs - love choir music and the English are the best in the world at it. But when the smokestacks were raised I was like, if you’re going to raise a tower 100 feet above the ground, why make it a dirty smokestack belching smoke - two of them.