Washington Post:

McCain seems distinctly uninterested when asked questions concerning abortion and gay rights. While campaigning in South Carolina, he told reporters riding with him on his bus that he was comfortable pledging to appoint judges who would strictly interpret the Constitution in part because it would reassure conservatives who might otherwise distrust him. “It’s not social issues I care about,” he explained.

The ironic thing is that it’s long been my belief that’s where Romney once was. It may turn out that he never made the sale that he is the full-spectrum conservative we’ve assessed he is. But there is a choice in the primaries. Republicans may go for the guy who is deemed more electable. But in doing so, they are making a choice.