John McCain actually said...

"If we do what Senator Clinton said that she wanted to do the night before last, and that's wave the white flag of surrender and set a date for withdrawal, then we will have expenses, my friends, in Am..."

"The fact is, we are succeeding in Iraq. We're going back down to previous levels and we will be able to withdraw troops over time if we succeed."

"I noticed that the Democratic candidates mentioned my name quite frequently. I'm always flattered to be mentioned in a Democrat debate. But it's pretty clear that they view me as their most formidable..."

"What we need to do to start with, before we go any further, is stop the out-of-control spending."