We have a lot of work to do and Iโm afraid that itโs a very hard struggle, particularly given the situation on the Iraq/Pakistan border.
John McCainI think it's a very legitimate aspect of American life to criticize and to disagree and to debate. But I want to say I think it's a lie to say that the president lied to the American people. I sat on the Robb-Silverman Commission. I saw many, many analysts that came before that committee. I asked every one of them-I said, 'Did-were you ever pressured politically or any other way to change your analysis of the situation as you saw?' Every one of them said no.
John McCainIt is because I owe America more than she has ever owed me that I am a candidate for president to the United States.
John McCainRight now thereโs kind of a generational change. Young Americans do not trust this government. Without trusting government you can't do a lot of things.
John McCainWe ought to pay down the national debt, ... The American people are tired of people who make promises about cutting taxes that they cannot keep.
John McCainIn our blessed and mostly peaceful society we're not as familiar with courage as we once were. We ascribe the virtue to all manner of endeavors that only really require skill, fortitude and a little daring, the qualities Pat Tillman showed on the football field. Pat's best service to his country was to remind us all what courage really looks like, and that the purpose of all good courage is love.
John McCain