Able Quote by Sarah Palin

I'm very disappointed with the McCain campaign. In my opinion, it was inept.

— Paul Broun

Any concerns that Romney will adopt McCain's milquetoast campaign model are quickly diminishing.

— David Limbaugh

Of course, no one doubts McCain's personal tenacity, from braving torture to overcoming cancer. Yet plenty of nonpartisan observers doubt his credibility.

— Ari Melber

John McCain felt very strongly about virtually every issue that he tackled, but it was never based in partisanship. He didn't try to score…

— Susan Collins

John McCain has not been president of the United States. He ran. He ran a spirited campaign. We lost. I hated to see us…

— Richard Shelby

John McCain is a liar and flip-flopper and panderer and bully and whiner. And it seems to be working.

— Michael Tomasky

If I were to look at foreign policy, I would say John McCain has been wrong on just about everything over the last four…

— Rand Paul

McCain might have suffered hardships in his life, but what had happened to him had nothing to do with his background or his color;…

— Anthony Horowitz

A lot of people didn't like John McCain.

— Jim Inhofe

It's not because John McCain doesn't care. It's because John McCain doesn't get it.

— Barack Obama

Some of the reasons John McCain lost in 2008 were his lackluster campaign, his refusal to showcase Obama's extreme liberalism and, thus, his failure…

— David Limbaugh

When I was first assigned to cover the Republican presidential race in 2007, that meant covering John McCain. He was the next in line,…

— Dana Bash