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The Obama campaign has seized on remarks made by Romney adviser Eric "Etch-A-Sketch" Fehrnstrom this morning on MSNBC, to the effect that the individual mandate in Obamacare (and Romneycare) is not a tax. Fehrnstrom allowed Chuck Todd to push him off message--and re-ignited the fears that conservatives have long had about Romney's will and ability to fight. In response, conservatives--who had just coalesced around opposition to what many now call "Obamatax": Mitt, start fighting, or give up and let someone else do it. Fehrnstrom's point--in defense of Romneycare--was that the Supreme Court was wrong to uphold Obamacare under the taxing...

When Rick Santorum announced that he was suspending his campaign, Drudge gleefully put up a banner headline “game over!” That’s a crock. Romney can still be beaten – and by beaten, I mean denied the delegates necessary to clinch the nod. But it will take work – a lot of it. Are you willing to do what it takes? First, I must urge Santorum supporters to get behind Newt now. This should not be much of a leap – especially for social conservatives. The alternative, Romney, does not espouse conservative social values – and that goes without saying. The choice...

“I might not like a lot of Santorum's views, but at least I know what they are. Saying Romney flip-flops is an insult to flip-flops. That's why, according to a poll by the American Research Group, 33% of Michigan GOP voters say they support Santorum and only 27% support Romney.”