[Williams]

As a conservative I accept his statement 100%. Most of the “poor” safety net now includes cell phones, an SUV, Gucci bags. Why even mention the flat screen color tv’s and drugs those are givens.

I’d criticize more his including the very rich. We need business. But I’ll accept a focus on the great middle class.

Let’s not go liberal please.

[KansasGirl]

But Romney is defending the welfare state and even suggest it may have holes in it. Anyone truly concerned about the middle class would recognize that the welfare state, including Obamneycare, is killing it! Newt wants everyone to have a job!

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

Exactly! We don’t need a welfare president.

[wideawake]

The fact that Romney is not a good candidate does not change the fact that Gingrich is also not a good candidate.

And Gingrich's comments after Florida about "money power" and buying elections are leftist nonsense.

There's nothing conservative about "campaign finance reform" and similar garbage.

There's a lot more to attack Romney on other than his wealth and organizational acumen - those are features not bugs.

[Jrabbit]

Still cheering on your guy....you must be ecstatic this morning!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

As a conservative I accept his statement 100%. Most of the “poor” safety net now includes cell phones, an SUV, Gucci bags. Why even mention the flat screen color tv’s and drugs those are givens. I’d criticize more his including the very rich. We need business. But I’ll accept a focus on the great middle class. Let’s not go liberal please.

Since this DUNCE is being touted as the "most electable conservative" I TAKE ISSUE!

The idea is to REMOVE government regulations and allow the God given abilities of mankind to flourish undeterred by burdensome government.

In one fell swoop the DUNCE has segregated Americans into groups -- the POOR (who he'll keep alive and poor), the RICH (of which he is one and thank you very much we're doing just fine) and the MIDDLE that NEED HIS help (MY what could he have up his sleeve to help us -- RomneyCare that so many "love?").

He misses the essence of what being conservative is because he's a big government MANAGER!

[righttackle44]

You may call yourself a conservative. You really DON’T want to know what I would call you. But it rhymes with “. . . and the Democrat liberal hypocrites.”

[ozarkgirl]

Yep, me too. It’s the middle class taxpayers that are suffering, we are sending money to the gov’t and they are totally WASTING it on “programs”. This is going to hurt him but I agree with the statement, there is a safety net for the very poor - many safety nets in fact and they are doing better than those of us who are “middle class”. They don’t even have to work for what they get. We work, and pay for those who won’t.