of Stem Cell Research he may have lost the Reagan Republicans...At least what Nancy was for when Ronnie got Alzheimer's. Anonymous So he's basically saying he was bad at being conservative. Why is this news? Anonymous When further questioned what he meant by "severely," he stammered "they felt like...bags of...sand." Anonymous I think he meant "severely constipated". Today... he's "severely conservative" At the convention.... he'll be "severely moderate" Good luck with that. Anonymous Is "severe" conservativism merely a tarted up version of compassionate conservatism? Anonymous "Severely conservative"  huh?..  Is it a life threatening??   No.. It's just an illness.. Get well soon Mittens.. The Real Royal Emperor May Willard be the first to say "I am not a RINO."? Hout Bosques I'm thinking it's about to become a twitter hashtag: #severelyconservative. Anonymous No, that would be describing you. Anonymous You do tactically have to run slightly to the right in the primaries and to the center in the general but this crowd is making him run to a point of no return Gloves Fred Donahue Romney is doing just fine. From reporter T. Christopher, who was there: "I  spent a few minutes at Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's speech to see how he handled the "lion's den" that the media kept insisting he was walking into. Instead, he got a rousing, convincing standing ovation from the crowd. Either they're "falling in line" behind Romney, or they're putting on a good show to confound the media (whose attentions they are well aware of)."