Obama on shaky ground tying McCain to Bush

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama crawled onto shaky ground today, tying GOP nominee-in-waiting John McCain to President Bush. Obama was mad at Bush's comments to the Israeli parliament, which didn't mention his name, but he interpreted as meaning him. Bush quite rightly blasted those who would negotiate with terrorists. It was thought by many that Bush was really referring to former President Jimmy Carter, who visited the Hamas leadership recently, on his own.

Obama not only blasted Bush, but rather speciously claimed that McCain was a proponent of the Bush remarks. McCain, a well known maverick and iconoclast within the GOP, with an uneasy, icy relationship with Bush at best, can hardly be tied to the policies of the Bush administration. McCain, in fact, has been critical of many Bush policies right along, not just since the campaign started.

McCain, more than any other member of the original GOP presidential field except Ron Paul, was the most highly critical of the Bush administration. It is thought by many pundits to be why McCain moved up over the rest of candidates.

Obama should reassess who he's running against, as there's very little credibility to be had in tying McCain to Bush.