I wasn't predicting that we will bid, or that such a bid would win. I think that regardless of the quality of the bid we put forth, the IOC would think we were not politically organized enough to trust with the bid. The moderate problems they had in Athens and the significant organizational issues they are having with the $51B Sochi games makes it likely that only cities who seem to have had their act together for a long, long time will be considered going forward. Detroit's Olympic prospects are just an academic exercise for now.
As for money for the games, the host city's government doesn't lead or fund the bid [[although they will certainly pick up some expenses). A local organizing committee raises the money, plans the events, and runs the games. So, other than the fact that it casts a negative pall over the bid, Detroit's finances are not directly related to a it. For Detroit to actually put together a real bid for the games, we would need a generation of efficient, constructive, and honest government to point to. Michael Phelp's kids will be in the first games we could realistically bid for.
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