OLYMPIC SOCIALISM
I get all cranked up about the Olympics. They only come around every four years. Big world-wide deal. Great athletes on the World stage. Some sports I never watch otherwise (team handball is so cool). You'll never catch me watching Women's Gymnastics on a Saturday afternoon, but, by golly, I'm not missing them in the Olympics. I saw the thrills. I saw the spills. The ecstasy and the tragedy Pretty cool. The US girls are amazing. Three of our competitors' scores are in the top 4 out of everyone in what they call the "overall competition". It's, apparently, a really big deal to be the "overall champion". They take the top 24 scores. Well, apparently, they don't. No matter how high your scores are, they only allow 2 from any one country. The Olympic committee's explanation was, "we want to spread the wealth around". WOW, that sounds like President Obama talking to Joe the Plumber. So, here's the new Olympic