John McCain actually said...

What that does, frankly, is squeeze out small businesses all over America on behalf of a group of Native American entities in Alaska.

So, obviously, it is an outrageous rip-off of the taxpayers' dollars, not to mention the project alone, but the cost escalation.

One of the problems is that Federal contracting officers use the no-bid contracts for ANCs because they want to expedite a project.

I think it's a good thing. I think it's always good when the president goes to where young men and women are in harm's way.