NY Times article about the history of the word "maverick" - worth a read!

[lolamio]

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/weekinreview/05schwartz.html

There’s that word again: maverick. In Thursday’s vice-presidential debate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the Republican candidate, used it to describe herself and her running mate, Senator John McCain, no fewer than six times, at one point calling him “the consummate maverick.”

But to those who know the history of the word, applying it to Mr. McCain is a bit of a stretch — and to one Texas family in particular it is even a bit offensive.

“I’m just enraged that McCain calls himself a maverick,” said Terrellita Maverick, 82, a San Antonio native who proudly carries the name of a family that has been known for its progressive politics since the 1600s, when an early ancestor in Boston got into trouble with the law over his agitation for the rights of indentured servants.

[Arctic Dave]

1. McLame is no Maverick, he has been branded with the repug FAIL iron.

[StClone]

2. Thanks for the reminder

I had forgotten this.