SLC mayor: "the real embarrassment is Utahns' unwavering support of Bush"

[johnnyrocket]

I love that line, this guy sounds good, never followed him before...

Offended by Rocky Anderson's plans to protest President Bush this week, the Utah Republican Party is waging a public-relations campaign urging Utahns to call the mayor and tell him to "stop embarrassing" the state.
And while Utahns have listened - flooding City Hall with almost 300 calls and overwhelming the phone system - Anderson hasn't.
Salt Lake City's mayor isn't altering his protest plans. "Given the nastiness of some of these people, it actually just bolsters my resolve," said Anderson, who previously alleged that the "real embarrassment" is Utahns' unwavering support of Bush.

http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_4253666

[donco6]

1. Cool.

What's up with Utah? Taking on Bush over NCLB and this? Wish Colorado had that kinda backbone.

[cboy4]

2. I love Rocky Anderson! It is so odd to know a mayor like him exists in

such a red state!

Salt Lake City, according to some friends who live there, is a little more liberal than people think.

[Justice]

3. Rocky endorsed Mitt Romney (Repuke Governor in MA)

which really fried me.

[newspeak]

4. I wrote to him, thanking him for his convictions

Rocky is his own man, and quite the workaholic. He cares for SLC and sticks to his convictions, but also listens to his constituents. If we had more like him, especially in Congress, what a different country this would be.