John McCain

This strategy is succeeding, and their failure to recognize that I think doesn't comport with the facts.

Sure. It always happens in history when you can establish a secure environment.

Not for me, but I'm glad he did it. I'm very happy the president did it and I strongly support him.

I think it's a good thing. Obviously, it can't be written in a vacuum.

Unfortunately, we didn't restrain spending in 2001, and we paid a very heavy price for it as Republicans.

It is absolutely straight talk. It is absolutely straight talk.

Their major concern is the transcendental threat of radical Islamic extremists and how to keep this nation safe.

He has consistently taken both sides of any major issue. He has consistently flip-flopped on every issue.

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 American blood and treasury, because al…

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 opponent. And I agree with them.

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

My friends, what we need to do to start with before we go any further is stop the out of control spending.

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

On the campaign trail, it is getting dirty out there. With just two days to go before the South Carolina primary, John McCain gets a major dose of deja vu. Just like in 2000, Senator McCain is the target of dirty politics. This time…

If you're going to have this kind of spending, then we're never going to have a stable economy.

I say read 'The New York Times.' Read to -- listen and talk to the people that -- a guy came up, and he said he had 11 phone calls today attacking me on every aspect of my life and character.

We have a truth squad. We -- most of this is -- interestingly, I'm told, is coming from outside of South Carolina.

If you cut taxes now, if we don't make them permanent, then, on every family and every business in America, it will have the impact of a tax increase.

Stop the outrageous pork-barrel spending. The president just signed into law a bill that had $17 billion of pork-barrel spending in it. Stop that, and stop it now.

First, make the tax cut permanents, so that people will have some certainty about their financial future.

Yes, I have a truth squad. Most of this is, interestingly, I'm told is coming from outside of South Carolina.

You know that a lot of nasty things are going on. Ignore that kind of stuff.

I say read 'The New York Times,' read it and listen and talk to the people that guy came up and he said he had 11 phone calls attacking me on every aspect of my life and character.

I will win here in South Carolina. And I'm -- and that's all there is to it.