John McCain actually said...

"Mr. Kendall, if you find any of the programs to not be useful as to their intended purposes, would you inform this committee of such a determination?"

"you seem to be more confident in the ability of DOD's processes, organizations, and people (i.e. skill-sets and core competencies) to identify, price, and manage risk than I am."

"I can guarantee you nobody in the Middle East believes that. I can guarantee you that this is a shameful situation where these people are being slaughtered."

"We should not have to learn about major policy decisions through the public media."