John McCain actually said...

"I know you have an in depth knowledge of the needs and requirements for our national parks, for our public lands, for BLM, for a broad variety of issues that are important to the future of this Nation..."

"The loss of Manta Air Base affects U.S. counter-drug operations in South and Central America."

"You can't develop nuclear power, energy, in this country if you don't reprocess and you do not use Yucca Mountain as a repository for spent nuclear fuel."

"I guarantee you I would never have said anything like that about former Governor and Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt."