I hope Moscow, London, or Madrid 'wins' the bid for the 2012 Olympics

Sites for previous Olympic games have suffered environmental damage. Why can't one site be chosen for a permanent Winter Games and another for the Summer?
C'mon, who really thinks that New York City can handle an Olympic event?

Olympic vote boosts call for reform: "Although Tony Blair appears determined to defend the first-past-the-post voting system for general elections, he has every reason to be relieved that the host city for the 2012 Oympics is not selected on the same basis.

It will be chosen on a variation of the 'alternative vote', with the least popular bidders dropping out of the race one by one and their supporters choosing between the remaining candidates.

The winner will be the city that finally gathers 50 per cent support among members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) , who are meeting in Singapore on 6 July."