John McCain actually said...

"Senator McCain asserts the Senate won and the country won."

"We're here, 14 Republicans and Democrats, seven on each side, to announce that we have reached an agreement to try to avert a crisis in the United States Senate and pull the institution back from a pr..."

"I'm grateful for the efforts of Senator Frist and Senator Reid to come to an agreement on this issue."

"This agreement is meant in the finest traditions of the Senate it was entered into: trust, respect and mutual desire to see the institution of the Senate function in ways that protect the rights of th..."