Original Mavericks

Posted on September 3, 2008 in Campaign 2008 History

The next time you hear someone call John McCain “the original maverick” tell him about [[Samuel Maverick]]. If they try to say that he is the first maverick in Congress, then let it rip with your tales of [[Maury Maverick]], congressman from Texas who coined the term “[[gobbledygook]]”. John F. Kennedy’s Profiles in Courage tells the stories of many Senatorial mavericks who stood for the good of their country against the short-sighted politics of their times. With his latest behavior, John McCain shows that he does not belong in any sequel. As Bush and Rove played chicken with him, he winced and he flinched.

Can the Kennedy Library take back the award they gave him in 1999?

[tags]John McCain, facts, mavericks, maverick, Campaign 2008[/tags]