The Maverick Courage Award

You, like me, have probably heard about instances of maverick courage.  I know I have, and they usually take one of two forms.

The maverick courage to pander:  The maverick courage to pander occurs when politicians show the ‘courage’ to pander to special interests on things like amnesty or global warming.  This requires plenty of maverick courage, because if it was only ordinary courage, they would just do the right thing instead.  We couldn’t possibly have that, now could we?

The opposite of courage:  I’ve heard people from both sides complain about their politicians showing plenty of maverick courage and capitulating on important issues.  It’s by far and away the most common type of these two.

Now, ordinary people get mad and scream in helpless frustration, just like I did before I attained Maverick Enlightenment.  But now, we members of the cutting edge maverick supporter paradigm of the 21st century can do much, much better.  So, to make an appropriately maverick suggestion, I present to you:  The Maverick Courage Award.

If you decide your favorite maverick politician deserves The Maverick Courage Award, here’s how it works.

1. Due to a horrible travesty of misbranding, no one has ever heard of The Maverick Courage Award.  Fortunately, with a little diligence and the help of a search engine, I can now post a link to The Maverick Courage Award supply site, occasionally known as the Trucknutz product page.
2. Choose from the wide selection of designer colors for the one you wish to send.
3. Reward your favorite politician’s maverick courage by mailing The Maverick Courage Award to their local offices.  Don’t forget to tell them why you’re honoring them with The Maverick Courage Award, or you’ll defeat the purpose of sending them such an appropriate prosthetic.
4. In the truest spirit of the Master Maverick, John McCain, don’t announce the fact you’re sending someone The Maverick Courage Award.  That way, you maximize the shock, just like McCain does.
5. Addendum:  I realized a bit later that the original maverick courage award may not be your style.  So, for those of you who prefer a more traditional reward for your politician’s maverick courage, I recommend the Alternative Maverick Courage Award.  Give your favorite politician a spine transplant, in conveniently shippable and affordable form.

I highly recommend you not send them to their offices in Washington, DC, where the security would frown on this sort of award granting, sort of like the bricks.  And for goodness sake, show some class and don’t send it COD.

And finally, as I am just as willing to reach across the aisle as the Master Maverick, John McCain, I invite Democrats and Independents to reward their favorite instances of maverick courage in the same way.  Here at YankMcCain.com, we are all-inclusive.

Feel free to comment if you have any suggestions to improve on The Maverick Courage Award.

Filed under: Commentary and Opinion on May 16th, 2008 No Comments