John McCain actually said...

"You can't blame them, since no one in the White House or so far a majority in the Congress, is willing to step up to the plate and demand that this Nation provide the level of funding that is absolute..."

"If we are going to cancel this program and pursue a different path, we should only do so under the following conditions: (1) the President has demonstrated a clear vision for human space exploration a..."

"This decision is purely budgetary, and not one-- as many have tried to portray it-- a matter of safety."

"How the administration could adopt and propose a course that leaves the only active U.S. human spaceflight program remaining after the Shuttle... exposed to that sort of risk is simply inconceivable t..."