John McCain actually said...

"You have to be sure you can do what you say you're going to do, walk softly, carry a big stick."

"I take exception to the president's comments, because you've got to be sure that you can do what you say you're going to do. In other words, the old walk softly by carry a big stick."

"I think that the rotund leader in Pyongyang is not crazy but he certainly is ready to go to the brink."

"The concerns expressed in the president's signing statement are hardly surprising, though misplaced."