Republicans Running From Bush? Not Really

The lefties over at Daily Kos seem to think they've caught Republicans running away from that unpopular Bush. Their proof; the Michigan Republican party has replaced the banner on their website, from one showing Bush to one showing all of their candidates in the upcoming election.

Original banner:


New Banner:


They seem to find it very funny, but in what way is this unusual? Since 2004, when Bush was up for re-election, they've had a picture of him on their homepage. Now that 2006 is fast approaching, they've replaced him with their candidates for Governor, senate, secretary of state, and state attorney general. Funny? Not really. Odd? Not really. Way to go, Kos.