Arnold endorses McCain - with a green commitment

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today endorsed Senator John McCain for president. This is not only a big boost for McCain's revitalized campaign, it may also cement his 'green' credentials (see post on Wednesday)

If elected McCain said the two of them would work on forging a new global agreement aimed at cutting greenhouse emissions linked to climate change. "Governor Schwarzenegger, I commit to you, you and I and all of the others who are concerned about our globe, not just our states....[will] hand our children a cleaner planet."

I spoke to Florida Governor Charlie Crist today after his visit to an ocean wave energy research center at Florida Atlantic University. He told me McCain was the first person to raise the climate change issue with him in a one-on-one chat they had a few years ago in Miami when Crist was still Attorney General.

"He told me it was an emerging issue that I should pay attention to," Crist said. "I remember he said, 'My advice is to study up on it.'"

As most of you already know, Crist endorsed McCain last week, helping lift him to a big victory in the Florida Republican primary on Tuesday.

Click here to read more about the latest endorsement of McCain.

- David Adams