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Dear Lib:

Are John McCain and Sarah Palin really mavericks?

Yrs, Mister McReal

Hi McReal.

Interesting that you should be thus named. Sarah Palin has indeed claimed maverick status. Her exact words were, "We're a couple of mavericks." But are they really mavericks?

Wikipedia says, "People experiencing maverick-status may report hallucinations or delusional beliefs, and may exhibit personality changes and disorganized thinking.
This may be accompanied by unusual or bizarre behavior, as well as
difficulty with social interaction and impairment in carrying out the
activities of daily living.

Wait, that's the definition for psychosis. Here's the definition for maverick: "an unbranded range animal, especially a motherless calf; it can also
mean a person who thinks independently; a lone dissenter; a
non-conformist or rebel."

Motherless? Well, that would make for a very angry bull. Alas that is the only respect in which McCain or Palin could be called mavericks. In every other respect--McCain the Bush lover, imitator and Palin the wolf-shooting beauty queen--are not rebels. They're a couple of McMavericks.

Hope this helps.

Meister Eck