The San Francisco Citizen

News of the Day: Republican John McCain is getting a little tired of being compared with President George W. Bush all the time:

“You will hear from my opponent’s campaign in every speech, every interview, every press release that I’m running for President Bush’s third term. You will hear every policy of the president described as the Bush-McCain policy. Why does Senator Obama believe it’s so important to repeat that idea over and over again?”

People at last week’s Union Street Festival (aka “Eco-Urban Festival”, aka BoozeFest ‘08) had a chance to examine the differences between Bush and McCain firsthand. Check it:

Thanks to the Internets, you can take the Bush-McCain Challenge yourself right now. It’s tough! For example, the first query is:

Who promised that U.S. troops would be greeted as “liberators” in Iraq?

People at the neighboring Republican Party ironing board recruiting center (seen in background with the blue balloon) might think this push poll a tad unfair. What do you think?

Everybody was all smiles at Union Street Festival’s Republican Party ironing-board recruiting station the other day, believe it or not. (Some people call this area The Marina. Same deal.)

Ain’t that America?

This photo in no way shows the humongousness of the 2008 Union Street Festival (aka Eco-Urban Festival) in San Francisco.

Be sure to check out the ginourmous house party at 1760 Union - it’s huge. Here’s the back entrance on Filbert.  

These four kids from the south bay are shotgunning together in the backyard of the house party. Movie maven James Lipton is an idol to all bay area youth, so of course they love to emulate his naughty behavior.

The beer gardens are filling up, the sun is shining, and the Republican Party is recruiting (srsly, at Webster Street), so what’s holding you back?

See you there!

All the participants, after the jump

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