Bush to campaign for third term with McCain on May 27

House Republicans are running from George Bush as fast as they can. And, one of them is warning McCain about just how dangerous Bush can be politically:

[Congressman Tom] Davis was an early and enthusiastic backer of expected Republican nominee John McCain, but he said he could foresee a general election defeat if the Arizona senator does not successfully separate himself from Bush in voters’ minds. “If he is seen as Bush III, he’s a 20-point loser,” Davis declared.

But just as there is no separation between the House Republicans and George Bush, there is absolutely no separation between McCain and Bush. McCain is running for Bush's third term. And, Bush wants the legacy of that third term. This week, in Israel, Bush showed the depths to which he would sink to campaign for McCain. In a couple days, McCain will show the depths to which he's sinking. Bush is actually going to campaign in person with John McCain:

President George W. Bush will join John McCain for a fundraiser in the Arizona senator's hometown later this month, McCain's campaign confirms.

The reception, to be held in Phoenix on May 27th, will mark the first time the two have appeared together at a campaign event this year and the first time Bush has lent his fundraising skills to McCain.

It will be a two-tiered event with an early high-dollar reception followed by a general reception.

McCain must be in more trouble than we realize if he's hauling Bush out this early.

We want pictures. Lots of them.