Gov. Romney joined the curvy couch this morning to discuss his strategy for the Michigan primary on February 28. So what is it going to take to get him back on top in the state where he grew up? Romney says, “I’m going to get out and visit people across the state. I’ll probably spend quite a few days between now and the 28th primary and talk about my roots in Michigan and talk about what it takes to get the state working again.”

After showing him one of Rick Santorum’s recent attack ads, Romney responded “that’s the nature of politics, which is you always accuse the other guy of what you’ve done yourself. So my campaign hasn’t run any negative ads against Rick Santorum.” Attacks ads against Santorum may be something voters see soon because the governor didn’t rule out going after him in the future.

Romney referred to Santorum as a lobbyist who also worked in Congress, contrasting that with his business background. In recent weeks social issues have taken the forefront of the campaign but Romney said, “I’m going to continue talking about what it takes to get the economy going. I know some people want to talk about other issues but frankly the issue that is beneath much of what’s happening in this country is the need to get our economy going again …”

Former Alaska governor, Sarah Palin, recently stated that Romney isn’t conservative enough. When asked about this, he responded, “I’m not quite sure what she’d be referring to. I’m pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, I believe in the Second Amendment. As governor, I balanced the budget every year I was in office, put in place a 2 million dollar rainy day fund, cut taxes 19 times.”

The GOP candidate went on to explain, “I think living life tends to make you more conservative. And if you’ve been in the business world, you can’t help but be conservative because if you don’t balance your budget in business, you go out of business.”

Looking toward the big picture, Romney thinks it’s a little too early to predict whether he and Santorum will team up, but he thinks “it’s always possible to have people come together in our party whether it’s Rick and I … we have similar views on issues, very different backgrounds.”

Watch the rest of Romney’s Fox and Friends interview to find out how he plans on combating Obama’s fair share strategy and how he says it would affect your taxes.