E.J. Dionne has nice things to say about Governor Romney's campaign:

Sunday's Republican debate on ABC's "This Week" suggested what has been obvious to many of the party's professionals: Of all the candidates, Romney has the most comprehensive strategy not only to win the Republican presidential nomination but also to position himself for next year's election.

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Still, when he was asked about health care, Romney rebuked conservative orthodoxy: He insisted that "tax exemptions" were not enough to cover the uninsured because "the people that don't have insurance aren't paying taxes."

As a rule, Republicans don't think much about people too poor to pay a lot in taxes. It's another reason Romney could pose a serious danger not only to Giuliani, McCain and Thompson but also to the Democrats.

Here, by the way, is Governor Romney's answer on health care: