John McCain actually said...

"I'm happy to say that we still have a Congress of the United States that would have -- would have to pass a law to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell,' despite your efforts to repeal it, in many respects, ..."

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

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

"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 ..."