I am not a crook, er, maverick

In her brilliant Op-Ed column today, Gail Collins nails several points; one is Senator McCain's trying to rewrite his own political biography, telling Newsweek: “I never considered myself a maverick.” For now the Senator is in a political fight to win the nomination of the Arizona Republican party, being challenged on his right by a wingnut.

Collins continues:  And if McCain wants to re-imagine the 2008 presidential campaign, he is free to give it a try. Although if you are planning to deny that you ever thought of yourself as a maverick, it would be better not to have subtitled one of your memoirs “The Education of an American Maverick.”

Indeed, the book is entitled Worth the Fighting For: The Education of an American Maverick, and the Heroes Who Inspired Him.

That second cover, from Amamzon.com, to the right of young Mac's mug reads: The education of an American Maverick and the Heroes who inspired him. Touché.