Workers inside the Tampa Bay Times Forum are continuing the process this week of breaking down the infrastructure set-ups created for the Republican National Convention, with the hopes of having the arena restored to its usual condition by the end of this week.

But before the memories of the RNC2012 escape completely from memory, CL wants to bring back to you our experiences on the floor of the convention from last Thursday night just a short time before Clint Eastwood's bizarre appearance — and oh, yeah, MItt Romney's speech to the nation as well.

Thursday night was designed to show off the personal side of the former Massachusetts governor — which even some of his strongest supporters admit they know little about.

The Republicans are united in beating Barack Obama this fall, which is why Romney is now gaining grass-roots support.

But he was hardly the first choice for many delegates.