[mc5cents]

China is not the only nation competing in the games: there are plenty of good democrats at whom you may awe. As a student of ancient Greek history, the ongoing politicization of the Olympics saddens me. Let us celebrate peaceful competition and the beauty of the human body in motion.

Amen! Let us not all become Jimmy Carters. The decision was made to hold the games in China. It is and was a bad decision. So be it. Why put the athletes in the middle of our political arguments. Enjoy the games! Go USA!

[rivercat]

The athletes are not in the middle. Nobody is suggesting that we pull our athletes from the games. I, for one, will not watch the games, but I will watch the highlights on the news. If the TV ratings suffer, then Communist China will be embarrassed. Embarrassment is a big deal to the Chinese. Don't think your viewership doesn't matter because you don't have a Nielsen box. All the major satellite and cable companies track who is watching what, and it does count.