McCain Blasts Cheney Over Iraq Failures, Distances Himself From Escalation

thinkprogress.org — The new Capitol Hill site, The Politico, launches tomorrow. In its lead story, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) lashes out against Vice President Cheney: "McCain for the first time blamed Vice President Cheney for what McCain calls the 'witch’s brew' of a 'terribly mishandled' war in which U.S. forces are on the verge of defeat."