Conservative critics of Mitt Romney have often complained that he approaches governing from a managerial point of view rather than as a conservative dedicated to reducing the size, scope, and intrusiveness of the federal government. Although many of those critics are now making their peace with the idea of Romney becoming the Republican presidential nominee, they could not have been reassured by Romney’s appearance on The Tonight Show Tuesday.

A relaxed and confident-sounding Romney answered questions from host Jay Leno on a variety of topics.  Near the end, Leno said to Romney, “Now, you want to cut come federal agencies.  Which ones would you cut?  You haven’t said which ones you would cut.”