McCAIN ROASTS OBAMA ON FOREIGN POLICY – AT 10:35 A.M. ET:   I realize that John McCain is not universally popular in the Republican Party, and he faces a serious primary challenge in his re-election bid.  But on foreign- and defense policy he's been the party's leading, and eloquent, spokesman – a man who knows the lessons of the 20th century.  From the Washington Examiner: 

Speaking at a conference in Germany Sunday, Sen. John McCain issued a sharp critique of the Obama administration's diplomacy in what amounted to an unusual attack while overseas of President Obama's leadership.

McCain addressed the Munich Security Conference a day after Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev described "a new Cold War" between Russia and the West.

McCain, a Arizona Republican who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, blasted Russia for deceptive policies in Syria, Ukraine and elsewhere.

He also faulted the actions of the Iranian regime in the wake of the nuclear deal western states cut with the former rogue state.

McCain steered clear in the speech of overt attacks on Obama, who defeated him in the 2008 election. But the senator left clear his implicit critique of the president's foreign policy as naive and weak.

McCain faulted the planned ceasefire that Secretary of State John Kerry has helped negotiate in Syria. McCain said Russian President Vladimir Putin is exploiting the talks.

"Mr. Putin is not interested in being our partner," McCain said.

"I want to be wrong, but I fear I am not," he said.

COMMENT:   McCain is right, of course.  And Marco Rubio is right in saying that Obama knows exactly what he's doing.  Obama is a leftist, not a liberal.  He believes America is the problem, whereas we, on our side, believe America is the solution. 

We are losing everywhere.  The president does not seem to mind.

February 15, 2016