Mitt's Rocky problem

I found this on the Internets today - it's video of Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney endorsing Rocky Anderson when he was running for reelection in 2004 as mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Romney was SLOC's CEO and organizer.

Why does this mean anything? Anderson very publicly is calling for the impeachment of President Bush.

This is just one more opportunity for Mitt to display his well-earned reputation as the biggest flip-flopper in this very young presidential campaign. But, he's got lots of company on the Republican side - most notably Judas John McCain and Rudy Giuliani. I hate the term flip-flopper, but I can think of no other way to describe Romney's rapidly shifting positions on just about anything.

Bill on the rocks / Aint no big surprise

(If you know what song the lyrics from the title are from, bonus points to you.)**

This one's great - it's Bill O'Lielly going up against Rocky Anderson, the mayor of Salt Lake City.

Score this one a draw, at worst, but I'd give this one to Anderson. Rare is the day that Billy doesn't get the best of a guest on his show, but this was one of those days.

There are so many good quotes from this video clip, I'd be here all night riffing on what I love about this footage. You just have to watch the tape.

This is standard fare from the far right - if you disagree with Bush, or if you dare suggest impeach him, you "hate America" or you are "subverting Democracy."

Sounds like McCarthyism to me.

Funny how I never heard a clarion call to paint the GOP with that stupid label in the late 1990s. The reason why, in my opinion - most didn't truly believe Republicans hated America - they just hated the fact that Clinton was unbeatable, and that a vast majority of people loved him (and continue to do so), unlike President Bush.

** - From Neil Diamond's Love on the Rocks
(Yes, I just worked Neil Diamond into a post - this is not a typo.)