Four More Years

A vote for John McCain is a vote for a third Bush term. McCain admitted that his relationship with Bush is based on shared views in Iraq, immigration and a common agenda. McCain has offered no plan to end the war in Iraq. In fact, McCain says he is comfortable with being in Iraq for a hundred years. McCain offers a health care plan that is similar to Bush’s proposal, which failed to expand coverage and cut health care costs. McCain endorsed Bush’s plan to privatize Social Security—so much so he joined Bush on the campaign to sell the proposal. Although McCain previously opposed Bush’s tax cuts for the wealthy he has made a “breathtaking turnaround” and supports these budget-busting, tax cuts for the wealthy.

Get the facts on John "McBush" McCain:

• McCain Is Exactly Like Bush
  
• McCain Cast 377 Votes in Support of President Bush’s Position, Supported Bush a Majority of the Time
  
• McCain/Bush Friendship Based On Shared Views On Issues
  
• McCain “Steadfast” And “Outspoken” In His Support For War In Iraq
  
• McCain Said “Stay The Course,” Downplayed Violence And Denied Civil War
  
• McCain Supported Bush Escalation, Claimed Success Despite Previous Criticism
  
• McCain’s Reputation Tied To Bush’s Handling Of Iraq
  
• “A Consistent Supporter Of Personal Social Security Accounts”; Helped Sell Bush Overhaul
  
• Flip-Flop On Bush Tax Cuts A “Breathtaking Turnabout”
  
• McCain Supported No Child Left Behind
  
• McCain’s Health Plan Just Like Bush’s Failed Health Plan
  
• McCain Supported Bush Nominees
  
• McBush state-by-state: Colorado
  

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McCain And Bush Are "Virtually Indistinguishable." Speaking about McCain and President Bush, Thomas Mann, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution said, "Their positions are virtually indistinguishable. If you liked President George Bush, you will love President John McCain." [Bloomberg, 2/26/08]

Conservative Columnist: McCain Doesn't Represent Change But Continuity. Jonah Goldberg wrote, ""...the differences between McCainism and Bushism are very narrow...Everyone wants a change candidate this year. As the out-of-power party, Democrats have it much easier marketing themselves that way. But conservatives want change, too. And for many of them, McCain doesn't represent change but continuity. They just can't say so." [USA Today, 2/12/08]

Conservatives Distrust McCain Because He Is Exactly Like Bush. Conservatives' discontent with McCain is widely known, but it originated from "buyer's remorse" after Bush. USA Today wrote, "There is, in fact, a much broader anti-Bush sentiment in the party. The right wing of the GOP is suffering from a deep buyer's remorse of its own." McCain and Bush agree on nearly every issue that upsets conservatives, from immigration to campaign finance. [USA Today, 2/12/08]

Bush Said McCain Was Best to "Carry Forth His Agenda." According to political analyst Mark Halperin, behind closed doors, Bush "has told people for months that he thought McCain would be the nominee. Even during some of those dark periods he still thought he could win. And also that McCain would be the best to carry forth his agenda." [Fox News, "Fox and Friends, 2/8/08]

National Review Editor: If You Liked the Second Bush Term, You'll Love McCain. According the National Review's Andrew McCarthy, "If you liked the second Bush term, if you liked Clintonian foreign policy, you will find much to admire in a Commander-in-Chief McCain." [National Review, Andrew McCarthy, 2/4/08]

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