John McCain actually said...

"And perhaps err on the side of caution instead of erring on the side of correctness."

"One of the things about campaigns that lose, there's always mistakes made. And the campaign that wins is always the perfect campaign. I'm proud of the campaign we ran. I'm proud of Sarah Palin and we ..."

"I think that there are many viable candidates out there. And I think that Sarah Palin is obviously one of them. And we'll start through the process in about a year or so of selecting our nominee. But ..."

"I think that Sarah Palin is obviously one of them. We'll start through the process in about a year or so of selecting our nominee but I think she's a very strong force in the Republican Party."