Every so often, I like to follow in the footsteps of John McCain and reach across the aisle. Every so often, they even reach back. Take this maverick supporter, for example. They posted this celebration of the Master Maverick, and his inimitable ability to Speak The Profanity in Loud Tones to his Republican enemies:
All of this outreach is working after all. Truly, the Master Maverick is a genius.
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Yes, John McCain believes the country is still right of center politically. He thinks there would be stark differences between a liberal Democrat and a conservative Republican this year. Fortunately for the Master Maverick, he doesn’t have to deal with such differences, because he doesn’t possess the attributes of a conservative Republican with which he might otherwise be burdened.
Can you imagine it? A big, bright right of center country just ready to be annoyed into the maverick paradigm by John McCain. Everyone pulling out their hair as he’s sworn in as President, and becomes identical to the Democrats from his first day. He will create legions of maverick supporters stretching as far as the horizon, and far more than this poor, humble, and slightly overwhelmed student of his maverick greatness.
It’s going to be utopic.
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.
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.
