Move along folks, nothing to see here. Just the Straight Talk Express not talking straight on his positions in the first closed Republican Primary. Maybe he can blame it on Romney, somehow. That always seems to work for Huckabee.
After hitting it in most every appearance he made in New Hampshire and Michigan, John McCain now rarely brings up the topic of global warming.
McCain's strong views on addressing climate change play well among independents and Democrats, but most of the GOP base either disagrees with him about the issue or just has little interest in it.
He didn't raise it often in South Carolina and, at a town hall meeting in West Palm Beach today, chose instead to focus his remarks on the economy and national security.
South Carolina, of course, is a conservative state and even the independents who took part in the GOP primary there were likely well right of center. And the Florida primary is open to only Republicans.
Asked about why he raised it in some places but not others, McCain admitted that the decision was driven by the nature of his audience.
"I try to bring it up in areas that I think that it is of great import to people," he said, taking questions from reporters after his event in West Palm Beach. "I talked about it a lot in New Hampshire, as you know, because it was a very important issue. I really only have time for so many issues, but it always comes up in the Q and A one way or another, as you know."
An honest answer, but a far cry from what he said when he was asked in Michigan why he kept bringing the matter up there despite its downside with his own party.
"You've got to do what you know is right," McCain said then, at a similar press availability after an event in Ypsilanti on the day of the primary.
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