Romney's Position

The critics of Mitt Romney from the left as well as from the extreme right have lost their sense of balance and fairness. During Romney's speech before the recent Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) he was criticized by some of both ends of the political spectrum for using the term "severely conservative" referring to his conservative credentials. The fact is that his grammatic construction and correct use of the term was factually right.

The adjective "severe" according to Webster means intense, disciplined, uncompromising, unyielding, austere, all synonyms with the same relative connotation. He was absolutely correct in his selection of the adverb "severely" to define exactly his political persuasion. Any attempt to deviate or ridicule its meaning is simply an ignorance of the English language on the part of those who try to diminish Romney's magnificent speech before CPAC. No wonder he won the straw poll of those attending the very successful conference of conservative activists.