The Natural Fit

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> Chris Cillizza's The Fix - Searching for the GOP Alternative

...the GOP is looking for voices to lead them out of the political wilderness, and Obama's stimulus plan provides the first real opportunity for Republicans to make the alternative case regarding a fix for the economy.

Romney, who ran a Republican primary campaign in 2008 based on his prowess in the private sector, is the most natural fit for the job. Since the November election, Romney has penned op-eds in opposition to the auto industry bailout and the stimulus plan and has a full schedule over the next few months including a speech on the economy at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 27, and an address to the annual meeting of the Club For Growth in Florida on March 7. Romney is also keeping up his active fundraising -- doing an event for noted fiscal conservative Sen. Jim DeMint (S.C.) on Feb. 17 in Boston.

"From having spent a career in the private sector, Governor Romney has some ideas on what it will take to get the economy moving again," said Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom. "He's going to continue to speak out on this and other subjects because he cares deeply about a strong and prosperous America."