John McCain actually said...

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

"Mr. Kendall, will you allow production decisions to be made prior to the prototyping and testing of these vehicles and/or their subsystems?"

"Mr. Kendall, in your responses to the advance policy questions, you cited your decision to reinstate the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle."

"if confirmed, would you reexamine this issue?"