When black Republicans are accusing John McCain having an African American outreach that pales in comparison to George W. Bush, McCain's got major problems. Yvonne R. Davis, a former national co-chair for African Americans for Bush (really?), said that McCain doesn't seem to have the same interest in bringing blacks over to his side as Bush did. Perhaps he recognizes the futility?
Minus a couple of black folks seen with him on the campaign trail, you still don't see many in the room with McCain when he is meeting and greeting or standing in crowds.
What you see with McCain are packs of what Ron Heifetz in the Harvard Executive Leadership School calls older "silverback" white males. When President Bush was on the stump in 2000 and 2004, and later in the White House, African American Republicans often heard that President Bush strongly admonished his staff for inviting the same old white guys to everything.
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Sad, I think blk Republicans would get more from Johm McCain as a leader.
I also think John McCain is more conservative on fiscal issues versus social issues(I don't care what his campaign says) and this is why he attracts the "silverback" men. silverback guys say one thing and do another behind close doors.
John McCain is more of a Reagan republican. Bush is a neo-con. Bush is fiscally VERY liberal regardless of what anyone thinks. He spends spends spends. Just because he's not spending on welfare and food stamps doesn't mean he's fiscally conservative.
Both Bush and McCain are socially conservative for one reason: it's poliitcally convenient. End of story. Bush exploits that fully. McCain doesn't.
That there are pro-Bush black republicans supporting Obama is totally absurd to me. You can not have a Bush-Cheney 04 on your car still and an Obama 08 one right next to it but I've seen a few.