Torch Would

[Olympics, China, Olympic Torch, politics]

So the Olympic Torch has left San Francisco, no worse for wear it would seem. sadly lost in all the protest and counter protest (and streaking - this is the Bay Are after all) was that some fine athletes are going to compete later this year.

Will the Chinese government feel any shame that flame heading back to touch off the beginning of the Olympic Games had to be hustled in and out of town like a star witness in a mob trial? Probably not since I highly doubt the 'rank and file' back home got to see much of the pictures of the protest. So instead we have a bunch of disappointed fans for the sake of keeping peace on the streets and for that I think some of the blame should go to the protesters who decided to ruin it for everyone. Do they really think that China will back off their Tibet policy because stickers were put on a bus in San Francisco? To get real change they need to go where people listen: the pocketbook.

Is this the beginning of the end of the running of the torch? If nobody sees it happen it might as well be.