There's an article in today's New York Times about the close relationship of George Bush and John McCain. You might think of it as politics making strange bedfellows, especially in light of their contentious competition for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000.
"This is a very odd partnership that is almost founded at the moment on mutual need," said Tom Rath, a Republican leader in New Hampshire and a longtime ally of the Bush family, who hastened to add that Mr. Bush and Mr. McCain share more convictions than people realize and would not be working so closely if that were not the case.
I used to wonder why George Bush would sign that odious McCain-Feingold encumbency protection act that went into law under the guise of campaign finance reform. How could anyone not know that trying to regulate the corruption out of elections would only add more corruption? In retrospect I think if it were anyone but John McCain sponsoring the measure, it would have gotten axe. But as the Times article says, McCain's support for Bush on all aspects of the war on terror and the battle for Iraq have been absolutely crucial to the President, and in my view crucial to the country. There is no way George Bush would veto legislation sponsored by John McCain.
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