Yeah, that's the right word.

Romney says he's "severely conservative?" What a weird way to put it.

But it's eerily accurate.

Dictionary.com.

se·vere

1.

harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.

2.

serious or stern in manner or appearance: a severe face.

3.

grave; critical: a severe illness.

4.

rigidly restrained in style, taste, manner, etc.; simple, plain, or austere.

5.

causing discomfort or distress by extreme character or conditions, as weather, cold, or heat; unpleasantly violent, as rain or wind, or a blow or shock.

Seems to fit the conservative desires these days, doesn't it?