Mitt Romney Registered As Lobbyist For Salt Lake City Olympics
As a lobbyist and president of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, Romney didn't just stabilize the balance sheet. He brought in a record $1.3 billion in federal dollars for Salt Lake City's games and more from Utah. In 1996, the Atlanta Summer Olympics cost U.S. taxpayers $609 million. The Salt Lake Tribune wrote in March 2000: "If charming state lawmakers were an Olympic event, Mitt Romney would be draped in a flag about now, singing the national anthem."
After winning support from Utah's Legislature for Olympics projects, Romney told reporters that "hosting the world is obviously bigger than SLOC can do alone. The Legislature recognizes they are a critical partner. I am very pleased they have confidence in us and confidence in our plans."
The Romney campaign did not respond to multiple requests for comment about Romney's Olympics role as a registered lobbyist.
Isn't it nice to know that he bailed out the Olympics with $1.3 BILLION federal dollars. (And we all know how "federal dollars" are so sacrosanct... I wonder how many people could have been insured for $1.3 billion?)
And his Bain "narrative" continues to fall apart...
He's like a bad Japanese replica of a human-being. Wind him up, and he almost looks like a human....almost.
It is a CYA technique very common in DC. John Roberts was registered as a lobbyist at his law firm before being appointed to the Supreme Court, even though he didn't lobby.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
But when Romney gets goverment money he turns things around, when Obama gets trillions of dollars, it just goes down a rat hole and unemployment numbers remain above 8%.
Obama, you just keep doing what you are doing, mainly failing the country.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
