John McCain and George W Bush 2008

from Politico McCain, Bush to appear together in Phoenix for fundraiser

President George W. Bush will join John McCain for a fundraiser in the Arizona senator’s hometown later this month, McCain’s campaign confirms. ….
…..Bush will raise money for McCain the following night in Salt Lake City, but McCain will not be present there.

from TruthDig.com Why George Bush Loves John McCain

McCain believes “that the next president doesn’t get to remake that decision” to go to war. We were right to be there, and he adds that we will remain there as long as our “adversaries in the region . . . extend their influence and undermine our [...]

From Slate.com The Bush Hugger: How McCain gains by embracing Bush
The historical animosity between the Bush and McCain camps runs deep enough that it’s hard to imagine that his hugs have any personal content. And if he runs for president, the pantomime will face a more exacting audience. GOP loyalists who have been newly [...]

In his quarter-century in Congress, McCain has demonstrated a “pattern of voting with polluters and special interests instead of consumers and the planet,” said Carl Pope, executive director of the San Francisco-based Sierra Club.

On the campaign trail, John McCain has tried to paint himself as an Independent “maverick” who has broken ranks with the Republican Party on a number of occasions. But his record reveals that on issue after issue, a vote for McCain is a vote for a continuation of the same failed Bush policies that have been disastrous for America.

The most important thing about the endorsements proffered to John McCain by George W. Bush and evangelist John Hagee last week was McCain’s reaction to them. The freshly minted Republican nominee for president, who has had harsh words in the past for both Bush’s policies and evangelical “agents of intolerance,” meekly accepted their support. He knows he cannot win in November if the evangelicals and pro-war conservatives stay home. How far will McCain go in presenting himself as Son of Bush in order to energize his party’s base? To date, based on his willingness to embrace the Bush agenda and to associate with religious extremists, the answer seems to be pretty far indeed.

Senator John McCain and President George W Bush have a lot in common. So much that some have said John McCain is running for George W Bush’s third term and a vote for McCain is a vote for a continuation of the same failed Bush policies. They share similar views on the current war in Iraq and a potential war with Iran.