re: Bears to request more than $2 billion in public money to fund $4.6 billion stadium.

That clip is so perfect.

Americans are like the congregation in Flip Wilson’s church.

Congregation “LET IT RUN REV! LET IT RUN!”

Reverend “ITS GONNA TAKE MONEY!”

Congregation “LET IT CRAWL REV! LET IT CRAWL!”

I disagree with this notion of taxpayers footing the bill for all these stadiums on a fundamental basis, but this is the new way of the NFL. San Diego and Oakland both lost their teams. Seattle lost their NBA team.

Do you want a professional sports team, or do you want to stick to your fiscal principles? A lot of other cities will take them.