How "Good" are the 0lympics?

I have maintained for 8 years now that Beijing will host the most spectacular 0lympics ever.  There is no other choice but to have the best/biggest/cleanest/...est/...est.  That's how things are done over here.  It will be grand (est), to be sure.But that doesn't mean that I agree with what's happening. I've been pretty negative about the "don't politicize" excuse for what is already extremely political.  I live here and I see the "non-0lympic" China and know that what tourists and NBC will get this year and what the other 340 days of the year offer are completely different.  I still think like that.  But here is a worthy alternative perspective--questioning not China, but the 0lympics themselves.  NYT Letter From Beijing.But, I'm going to the games.  I bought tickets.  I'm giving my money to The Chinese Man.  Hypocrite or Opportunist?I was not planning on going--until no one else could get visas.  I then realized (last week) that not only were tickets available for almost every event but that because of the visa issues, hotels were available too.  Since I have a visa already and many factories are closed for at least a couple of the 0lympic days, I'm headed to Beijing next week.  My Chinese wife (and my sister from the States) with me.So maybe I should be a bit more critical of the 0lympics and less of Beijing.  True to form, they really just played the system better than anyone else.Related 0lympic/Business side notes.Yes, many factories will be closed for much of the 0lympics or at least taking the weekend of the 8th off.  If you are lucky enough to have a visa and be doing business here this month, check your enthusiasm and personal patriotism at the boarder.  I've been shouted down at non-0lympic sporting events for supporting Team USA (2006 China Basketball Challenge).  Of course, while not in factories I'll be purposefully wearing Red, White and Blue every day for the next three weeks.Outside of Hubei Province doing business in China shouldn't be affected too much this month.  Yes there will be a few days off this first weekend and visas are hard to come by, but that's about it.  The real problems were in May/June when factories pushed non-0lympic orders out of production to get things done in time for the Games.