Economist debate on the Olympics

Blimey, our friends at the Economist are organizing an online debate on the Beijing Olympics! The more debates the merrier, but in this case they have for the first time an all-out new media initiative, including even Facebook.
The moderator, Franklin Daniels, also executive editor of The Economist , suggests they have had more of these debates, but since they have not told me before, they might as wel not have had them.
I believe the debate has now started, so better join them before it is over again.
The starting point could have been better. The question whether Beijing should have gotten the Olympics or not - the central question of the debate - has become obsolete seven, eight years ago when the Olympics were granted to Beijing. But then, it is hard enough to find a decent starting point for any debate, I think I should forgive the organizers. I will try not to forget them and check back every now and then.