Mav-wrecked

Lately John McCain has taken to calling himself "The Original Maverick." (Technically speaking, James Garner was the original Maverick, but I digress.) What does this mean, exactly?

Is it maverick for a Republican to support an open-ended U.S. military presence in Iraq? To cozy up to oil companies? To push for even more corporate tax cuts? To oppose gun control? To advocate strict constructionism on Constitutional law? To punish illegal immigrants instead of offering a pathway to citizenship? To oppose women's reproductive rights? To advocate free trade, including the offshoring of American jobs? To vote with George Bush 100% of the time in 2008 and 95% in 2007?

Sorry, but when I look at McCain I don't see a maverick, but a disciple to the Republican dogma that has our country headed for ruin.