Romney Makes "Cut, Cap, and Balance" Pledge

The Daily Caller reports:

Former Massachusetts Gov. and frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination span style="color: green;">Mitt< Romney raced ahead of his conservative rival Rep. Michele Bachmann Wednesday on a key barometer of fiscal conservatism, backing the “Cut, Cap and Balance” plan of the conservative wing of the House GOP conference.

“I am for ‘Cut, Cap and Balance,’” Romney told reporters shortly after a meeting with Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee.

Romney’s backing for the plan puts him to the right of conservative darling Bachmann, who congressional sources say is still considering whether to back the plan.

Romney’s voice as GOP frontrunner is also likely to raise the profile of “cut, cap and balance” in the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations between Republicans and Democrats.