Nancy, two things:
1. I just want to say (as a red-blooded Romney fan) that I love Michael Steele and was so encouraged when he was elected chairman of the GOP. Which only makes me even sadder that the guy just can’t seem to keep his foot out of his mouth these days. I, too, would struggle to be a partisan rather than a pundit…but come on, man. It’s your job and you asked for it.
2. You asked about “economic flip-flops.” I don’t think there are any real ones in Gov. Romney’s record (you know, like opposing tax cuts and then favoring them for political reasons) but some did criticize him, and still do in fact, for supposedly being inconsistent on issues like health care and the auto industry bailout. I think they’re wrong, but the accusations are out there, and I suspect they’re what Chairman Steele was referring to.