[marajade]

And John McCain has been complaining about Utah getting light rail and a reconstructed highway.

That's because AZ taxpayers pay more in federal transportation dollars then it gets back. He's got a legitimate beef.

[Utah Girl]

Utah got light rail a few years early because of the Olympics, it would have been here anyway, and I wonder if we bumped Arizona down the list when that happened. The reconstruction of I-15 was already a done deal by the time we got the Olympics bid.

That said, I'd urge anyone in a community in the US who wants to bid for the Olympics not to. I think Rogge, head of the IOC, wants to start bringing the Olympics down within a reasonable size and cost. It is always "Let's make it bigger and better than the Olympics before." With the cost of security for terrorism, very few places will be able to afford the Olympics in their countries. Mitt Romney, head of SLOC, has submitted a report for his recommendations on future Olympics to the IOC.