John McCain actually said...

"I want to tell you for sure that until we get that independent assessment there should be no concrete plans made by the Secretary of Defense or DOD until we have a chance to examine an independent ass..."

"Our goal is the Nation's security. Those are not always the same."

"Using defense dollars to subsidize new energy technologies is not the Navy's responsibility, nor is it sufficiently related to the Service's core mission to justify such expenditures."

"The administration is proposing a reduced defense budget at a time when the challenges to our security are arguably more daunting than at any time in recent memory."