Mitt Romney has come up with a novel way of "proving" that he's the real conservative in the race: He now says that you can tell that this is the case because the media's out to get him.

In an interview with Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network, Romney was asked to account for the media's treatment of his inconsistencies on various social issues. His response:

"I think it proves that the media has determined who the conservative candidate is, because they're going after me with hammer and tong and that's the way you would expect to go after the conservative candidate," he said. "I'm proud of the fact that the mainstream media isn't wild about my candidacy and that's why I'm going to win."

Incidentally, Romney also offered some intriguing push-back to the charge that he's been inconsistent on abortion and gay rights: No one can actually point to any real inconsistencies. Romney:

"That's the sort of thing that opponents are going to try and push," Romney explained. "Then you ask them to be more specific and they have a hard time being more specific. Or if they are specific it's on an item of such insignificance that you say of course I've changed my view on that. I've learned from experience."

Critics have a "hard time being more specific" on Romney's inconsistencies? Maybe we can help. Examples can be found here, here, and here.