Senator John has aggressively tried to distance himself from Bush in an effort to avoid being tagged by Democrats as running for Bush’s third term. However, as Think Progress notes, McCain’s chief surrogate, Senator Lindsey Graham, did not adhere to that message during his appearance on ABC’s This Week, with George Stephanopoulos.

Stephanopoulos asked if McCain’s tax and healthcare policies are essentially "an extension or maybe an enhancement of the Bush policies." Sen. Graham answered, "Yeah, absolutely."

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McFlip McFlop McSame = Third Term Bush - But it seems that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), McCain’s chief surrogate and attack dog, disagrees. George Stephanopoulos: … Senator Graham, John McCain is calling for an extension or maybe enhancement of the Bush policies. …

The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: The Review - John Kerry argued that McCain would continue Bush’s policy in the Middle East, which has left Israel "more fragile than ever." Kerry further argued that we have to talk to Iran and Syria. Graham argued that Obama just talks a lot and …

John McCain is a fraud - Both Lieberman and Graham "hold chairs" for the McCain camp as well as positions on the board of advisers of Vets for Freedom, an advocacy group that supports the Iraq war." This advocacy group distributed an attack ad against Senator …

Extension Of the Bush Policies? Absolutley - In case you need a refresher on the Bush Corporate Tax Policies I know I did. Oh and John McCain distancing himself from President Bush, looks like Senator Lindsey Graham didn’t get the memo.