We are holding an Olympic Games in one of the busiest, most active, bustling cities anywhere in the world. Of course it’s easier if you hold an Olympic Games in the middle of nowhere.

– British Prime Minister David Cameron tartly responding to the following statement by Mitt Romney, who is visiting London:

There are a few things that were disconcerting [about the London Olympics], the stories about the private security firm not having enough people, the supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials, that obviously is not something which is encouraging.

And then there is this by the Mayor of London:

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