Yeah, according to him. Name one large organization? When he "took over" the Salt Lake City Olympics all he did was massivley apply for every federal program he could think of.
The guy that ran the 1984 LA Olympics actually made money using free market principles.
I'm also interested in a list of those "tough decisions". In 2012 his economic "plan" had 59 points. That's not making tough decisions. It was all muddled consulting speak.
Sort of, I guess.
But Peter Ueberroth (who did get some federal money for the 1984 Olympics) was involved from the beginning in organizing and financing the games.
Romney stepped in to take over a botched operation that was far behind its fundraising goals.
If the preparations for the Salt Lake City Olympics had been well-organized from the beginning maybe the federal contribution could have been less.
So it's not really the fairest of comparisons.