John McCain actually said...

"I am frankly appalled--I am appalled--that one year after the President ended the previous administration's interrogation program, that there was nothing in place, nothing in place to handle the sort ..."

"The ideal of closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility cannot be more important than protecting our American citizens from the terrorists imprisoned there."

"We also must not let our desire to showcase American justice outweigh the requirement to protect our citizens."

"Senators John McCain and Tom Coburn call a waste of money."