Show SS P. P Promises ra m I S es I P promises ra m I S es r 1 3 f J HA i Y 1 Utah's Olympics well we'll see see I L LAST AST month after a frenzy of typical promises b by Y politicians we voted for the Olympics coming here to the state of Utah Dont Don't get me wrong I am an avid sports fan and just as much into the Winter Olympics as anyone else but all I can say about the promises made by the politicians and those supporting supporting supporting support support- ing the Olympics is Well Wellsee see How many times have we seen promises made in desperation by politicians just to get in office only to tobe tobe tobe be forgotten as soon as they obtain their high and mighty position Take for instance Norman Norman Norman Nor Nor- man Bangerter In the last gubernatorial election when things were getting down to the wire between he and Ted Wilson he issued a bunch of promises to upgrade tion Well he her squeaked by and won the election many election many believe because of the promises he made at the last second The education thing was forgotten until the educators here in the state finally got fed up and went wenton on strike This kind of conduct in politics is just intolerable Bangerter acts as if the promises he makes at election election election elec elec- tion time automatically become become become be be- come invalid as soon as he takes office Come 1998 the promises made by those supporting supporting supporting sup sup- porting the Utah Olympics will be long forgotten New politicians will be in office and many circumstances will willbe willbe willbe be different New votes willbe will willbe willbe be taken new promises made What if there is no snow up Parleys Parley's Canyon in the winter of 1998 Well have to do something Those Olympic skiers cant can't ski on that man-made man snow at Park City Lets Let's hold the Olympics Olympia at Snowbird and Alta We promise we well we'll ll be real careful not to destroy the environ environ- environ ment New promises made old ones forgotten What if the yew new Larry H. H Miller arena falls through The Salt Palace isn't big enough to hold all those important out- out town of-town people Well We'll have to build a new arena Well We'll just raise property taxes or sales taxes in order to pay for the arena New promises made old ones forgotten Promises promises Just once I would like to see a apol pol politician i tic i an k keep ee p tho those s e desperate vote-getting vote promises If the Olympics do come to Salt Lake city in 1998 and they are held only up Parleys Parley's Canyon and if taxes arent aren't raised any more to promote the cause and everything runs just as they were smoothly as portrayed during election time last month Ill I'll be a believer Blaine Elaine Anderson |