Weldon trying to distance himself from Bush again

Today's Philadelphia Inquirer talks more about the local unions splitting with the state AFL-CIO over Weldon. But there's an interesting touch. Just how far will Weldon and his supporters go to distance themselves from George W. Bush?

From the article:

U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon (R., Pa.) can only hope that all union members in the Seventh Congressional District hear a message similar to the one delivered Thursday by Danny "Big Dan" Kubik, president of the Delaware County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO. The 10-term congressman "doesn't give a ... about George Bush," Kubik said while introducing Weldon to union members at a labor fund-raiser at the Springfield Country Club.
Weldon did nothing to correct that notion, describing how he stood up to the Bushes, father and son, on issues close to union men's hearts.

So Weldon votes with Bush and the GOP almost all of the time, but now that Bush's popularity is sinking, Weldon tries to distance himself? Somewhat disingenuous, I'd say!

Or maybe Weldon is worried about the trickle down effect:

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Aug. 8-9, 2006. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.

"Thinking ahead to this November's elections, if the congressional election were held today, would you vote for the Democratic candidate in your district or the Republican candidate in your district?" [7/11-7/12 results in parenthesis]

Democrat: 48 (42)
Republican: 30 (34)
Unsure: 22 (25)