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Good morning Torontonians. Welcome to another disappointing Canadian moment. Can you say Beijing in 2008? I knew you could.

I feel for the people who lined up at 7am to get their free pancake and coffee, no doubt sponsored in part by the Canadian Olympic Comittee, to generate false excitement just in case we got the bid. This would have been a great moment. The TV camera will pan across Union station, showing the world how excited us Toronto folks are at getting the games. Genuine? No, of course not, hopped up on free pancakes and coffee would get me all revved and ready to go too! What they should have served was humble pie. I happen to have the definitive recipe for making that dish, as I've had my share of it.

Come on peeps, did you really think we were gonna get the games? Of course not. I'm not a pessimist per se, but look at the larger picture. When has Canada done anything wrong to piss off the world? Nothing. We're too good, we're too nice. Nab dangit, even our maple syrup tastes better.

You see, this new global partnership is based on the concept of "bones"; as in, "Throw me a freaking bone here."

China, being the evil communist country, with no human rights whatsoever, is the perfect candidate to show the world that there is global harmony. "We're embracing China, who is our brethren. Let us all celebrate in the human spirit and our desire to compete fairly." What they're saying is that: we hope by giving China the Olympics, they will obligated to curb the red tape and bureaucracy when we decide to start businesses over there.

See, the world don't owe Canadians a lick. Sure, the UN stiffed us by ranking us the third best country in the world, but otherwise, we're not politically important.

Just as well, I really didn't want the five ringed circus here anyway. The next 6 years would have been terrible with traffic and all. What bugs me is the amount of cash we threw away to the Olympic bid; that smarts. We could have used the money more wisely for other things, like cheaper housing for the public.

Please don't bid for the 2012 games. Please dont.

....Ah heck, we're Canadians, we've always been satisifed with second place. It's "good enough...." posted by losir at 1:55 PM