Definition of straightforward | Bee Dictionary of English

s free from ambiguity
a straightforward set of instructions
s without evasion or compromise
he is not being as straightforward as it appears
s without concealment or deception; honest
straightforward in all his business affairs
s pointed directly ahead
a straightforward gaze

McCain's straightforward answer, along with his assertion that he would not have nominated any of the Supreme Court's four liberal judges (notwithstanding that he voted to confirm .
All those facts are straightforward--but facts need context and interpretation to be meaningful.
Out they went by the thousands, easy to copy, because of the straightforward design, and cheap to produce because the fabric was standard.

Students get second chance at MCTC
The goal was straightforward during the Finish What You Started event, sponsored by First State Bank, Tuesday evening at Mountwest Community and Technical College.
June 12, 2013 - The Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Aquí y Allá a Straightforward Look at Plight of Border-Crossing Mexicans
You'll witness no border-crossing histrionics in writer-director Antonio Méndez Esparza's first feature, which translates as "Here and There"; the film is as simple, straightforward, and elegant as its title. Featuring a cast of nonprofessionals — many playing versions of themselves ...
June 11, 2013 - Broward-Palm Beach New Times
Straight racing Mile High Soap Box Derby isn't so straightforward
Soap box derbies, in essence, are pretty straightforward. Small, engine-less cars made of plastic, wood, metal and wire are helmed by equally small drivers as gravity takes them downhill.
June 9, 2013 - Denver Post

President Bush in FOXNews
Still, Bush said Medvedev "seemed like a very straightforward fellow. My first impressions are very favorable."
Robert Kubica in New York Times (blog)
It was a straightforward decision for me to continue with a team where I feel at home,Kubica said. "What's important for me is to be in the right atmosphere, with a good group of people, where everybody is pulling in the same direction....
Steve Jobs in TG Daily
The remedy for this nutritional problem is relatively simple and straightforward, and I've already begun treatment,Jobs wrote. "But, just like I didn't lose this much weight and body mass in a week or a month, my doctors expect it will...