A few points seem to be worth making:
First, Eric Fehrnstrom is not Mitt Romney.
Second, the WaPo writer is looking for a way to damage Romney (compare the headline to the actual quote).
Third, of course Romney will emphasize his more conservative positions in the primary season and his more moderate positions during the general election. What is wrong with that? Almost everyone has opinions and positions that range across a substantial portion of the Conservative-to-Moderate-to-Liberal spectrum. I know that I am rather moderate (some might say liberal) in my attitude toward regulation of financial institutions, but I am very conservative generally with respect to the size and cost of government. If I were running for office, I certainly might emphasize the latter in a primary race and the former in a general election. Again, what’s wrong with that? Who wants a nominee that will not try to win, as long as he remains honest in trying to win?
If this was a vaccuum, you’d have a point.
But Romney has shown, repeatedly, he is willing to lie and take any position to be elected, so this statement merely confirms what has been repeatedly shown.
Romney is the worst type of hypocrite: he looks all pretty and kosher on the outside, but is rotten to the core on the inside.