"Two years ago, this president faced an economic crisis and an uncertain world. An uncertain world has been made more dangerous by the lack of clear direction from a weak president. If I were to decide to run for president, it sure wouldn't take me two years to wake up to a job crisis and I wouldn't be asking for help to fix it." - Romney, C-PAC

From Eric Dondero:

In the 2012 Presidential sweepstakes, Mitch Daniels, Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty all posted fine performances on the C-PAC dais over the weekend. All are receiving positive reviews that will clearly advance their campaigns.

However, the Washington Post declares one clear winner.

From WaPo, CPAC winners and losers:

Mitt Romney: For Romney, the nominal frontrunner in the 2012 nomination fight, his goal with his CPAC speech was to do no harm. He did far better than that with a very well-received speech and a strong second place finish in the straw poll. If any of the top tier candidates strengthened their hand at CPAC, it was Romney.