Quote Originally Posted by rebgirl420
McCain in my opinion is nothing like Bush.

McCain is in the middle, he is far from being a Conservative Republican (not that Bush is a real Republican, he's a bit Liberal in some of his stances). McCain has screwed Republicans left and right. He's not really getting cozy with Bush and I doubt he will. Taking a few pictures with him does not qualify as anything special.

He'll get money from the Conservative Republicans when it comes down to it however. Republicans don't like McCain but they hate Obama a hell of a lot more.
I agree that McCain is nothing like Bush and is far closer to the middle. I'm more of a moderate myself, but a Democrat. So McCain appeals to me a lot more than other Republican candidates have in the past. But all that aside, as a campaign strategy, linking McCain to Bush has worked for Democrats so far, I think. From a campaign point of view, it's not as much about policy, it's about linking him to Bush's unpopularity.