AFP: Unpopular Bush is tonic, toxic for McCain
Last week, McCain found out just how hard it can be as long as Bush has the president's traditional "bully pulpit" -- his ability to shape and dominate public discourse through the White House megaphone.
On Monday, the senator broke sharply with Bush on climate change and vowed, "I will not permit eight long years to pass without serious action on serious challenges" -- a clear rebuke to the president.
On Thursday, he also for the first ...
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