Olympics going to the dogs?

If something isn't getting better as time goes by, it's the Olympics. Sochi 2014 is another proof that the IOC is loosing its way by letting countries like Russia spend like a drunken sailor on Games that are not to glorify the participating athletes, but Russia's Tyrant-in-Chief, Vladimir Putin.

 Should I add that this occasion to bring people together is tarnished by an excess of commercialism, too many athletes choosing a “flag of convenience” and a plethora of events. The IOC seems to add them to see if anything will “stick.”

The Opening Ceremonies is a case in point. Okay for the Parade of Nations and the lighting of the flame, but that's all that's needed; this shouldn't be “Cirque du Soleil.” All that grotesque show makes me miss even more the authentic and down-to-earth 1960 Olympics in Squaw-Valley, USA!