Sochi Olympics Thread

[Lennys Tap]

But as you probably know better than most, the piper always gets paid.  Always.  There is always a ramification and a consequence.  If people can accept the consequences, then fine. That's really all I ever ask in those situations.  Define the ramifications, truly share them for all, test their resolve and make a decision.  It is when those ramifications are hidden (often), or sugarcoated as to understate the impact that leads to poor decisions and all kinds of fun issues to clean up down the road.

But as you well know, the people selling the blue sky do everything in their power to hide the real cost until their customer is addicted - and no matter how many times it happens, there's no shortage of people who believe that THIS TIME it will be different. Sometimes I'm even one of them.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

Daley made peace with the trade unions early in the process with generous, long-term collective bargaining agreements to show the IOC there would be no labor disruptions. We didn't win the bid, but got stuck with the tab for those union contracts anyway just as the economy tanked. That's a little costly legacy of Chicago's bid we weren't able to avoid.

[GooooMarquette]

Four pages into the "Sochi Olympics" thread, and three of them are about Chicago.

Welcome to MUScoop.

[Lennys Tap]

Four pages into the "Sochi Olympics" thread, and three of them are about Chicago.

Welcome to MUScoop.

Going off on tangents - it's what we do.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Going off on tangents - it's what we do.

Mods, I know you guys have been ad free since the beginning, but "MUScoop, presented by the makers of Ritalin" might not be the worst way to go.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Daley made peace with the trade unions early in the process with generous, long-term collective bargaining agreements to show the IOC there would be no labor disruptions. We didn't win the bid, but got stuck with the tab for those union contracts anyway just as the economy tanked. That's a little costly legacy of Chicago's bid we weren't able to avoid.

There's always ramifications in every decision like this, problem is too many people are naive and don't realize what they are.