http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/03/05/bush-to-mccain-four-more-years/by Seth Michaels, Mar 5, 2008
It got pretty cozy in the White House Rose Garden today when Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain sidled up to George W. Bush to pick up his endorsement.
McCain’s pilgrimage is a reminder that when it comes to backing Bush and his failed policies, McCain is no “maverick.”
Strike up the violins: Bush and McCain in an earlier get-together.
Bush was so effusive in today’s press event he barely let McCain speak—making it clear that he expects McCain to be a successor in his own image. Bush can’t run for a third term and wouldn’t win if he did—with approval ratings at or below 30 percent for months—but with McCain as the Republican nominee, he’s got the next best thing.
Here’s how close the two are: McCain has voted in support of Bush’s positions 89 percent of the time—a lifetime voting record that in 2007, rose to a striking 95 percent, according to Congressional Quarterly.
This week, McCain expressed his support for Bush-style Social Security privatization. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, McCain reminded us he went on the trail with Bush to campaign for privatization.
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