McCain to photographer: try not to get a shot of my face. That way people will think it’s Cheney or something (LOL):

Political liability George Bush (left) and a nervous looking John McCain (right). I love that photo. McCain is looking more nervous than when the Vietnamese nabbed him.

This is what McCain said the photograph was supposed to look like, but the photographer was a vindictive Democrat and unveiled the presidential candidate’s identity:

(just kidding)

Republican nominee John McCain has been distancing himself from president George W. Bush, out of concern it will harm his bid for the White House in the 2008 race.

Rivals and political pundits have been publicly pointing out the similarities between the two and this move is being interpreted as an attempt to squash that: