President Of Georgia Praises McCain, Says Obama “Hid Behind The Bushes” During Russian Invasion

For a President who is already taking shots on his ability to lead as commander-in-chief, this is a pretty sharp elbow to the ribs:

The President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili awarded Senator John McCain with the Order of Georgian National Hero at Sheraton Hotel in Batumi.
“This is the person, who has lived all his life as a hero. He accomplished much heroism for the United States and for Georgia as well. On behalf of Georgia, on behalf of today’s Georgians and Georgians of free future, I award Senator McCain with an award of Georgian National Hero”, stated the President of Georgia.
The President of Georgia noted that one can find out who is a friend in the period of hardship.
“Many people swore friendship to us, but some of them hid behind the bushes. This man was leading the main fight of his life, when Russia declared an open war against us. He left his election campaign, he lost several days and came to Georgia. McCain defended Georgia several times a day on different TV channels around the world. We must never forget it”, stated the President of Georgia.
Mikheil Saakashvili presented Senator McCain a pistol. A Russian General sold this pistol to one Georgian high official in August 2008 and said that this pistol belonged to a US pilot, who had been detained in Vietnam. The President returned this pistol to Senator McCain symbolically, who was detained in Vietnam during the War for several years.
“This is not only my award, it belongs to Georgians, to Americans. This will be the most important award among those awards that I have received during my life. I will keep it in my heart”, stated Senator McCain and once again noted that he supports Georgia’s sovereignty and independence.

Obama has been pretty limp-wristed when it comes to eastern European politics. Not only did he run from the situation in Georgia during the campaign, upon taking office he left Poland out to twist in the wind after they turned their backs on Russia and jumped on board with American missile defense.
Liberals often talk about how America is seen in the world, but when they talk about those things they’re usually thinking of what French intellectuals or German socialists are saying to one another. What really matters is whether we’re seen as a power that can be trusted.
The message Georgia and Poland have gotten from the Obama administration is that we can’t be.