John McCain actually said...

"He has been chairman of the committee, of the subcommittee that oversights NATO operations. Afghanistan, we obviously know about NATO involvement. He's never had a hearing. He's never had a hearing."

"To be at political rallies, then it's a political event."

"I don't know enough about it to give you a informed answer."

"It was also was a very strategic move because that appearance there was a message that showed how he was separate from George Bush."