Leader of Conservatism

According to this article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, there have been meetings of conservative leaders going on with the aim of establishing Romney as the leader and "face" of conservatism, just as Reagan became that in the 70s and 80s. I like where they are going with that.

There is some talk about what kind of role Romney might have with McCain as things go forward, but my own opinion is that it is relatively unlikely that there is a formal role to play there, nor is it particularly desirable. That said, it would be helpful for Romney to have some specific position to keep his visibility up. Perhaps a role as leader of the Republican Party or something like that. I'm not sure what elected position he would be able to go after, so a party or group leadership position may be best. And he could continue to play a role in the private sector.