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To put it in a Bushism, practicing "maverickism" is how we got to where we are today.
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I was lucky that when I began adjuncting at the place I am now full-time and tenured, my "maverickism" and outspokenness actually worked in my favor.
Rising Seeking Solace 2006
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It is John McCain and his "maverickism" that blew a gaping hole in the Republican Party; it was McCain and his anti-Bushism that helped foster and feed totally irrational Bush-hate, thereby dragging down, not only Bush, but conservatives and the entire Party; it was McCain and the Gang of 14 and the rest of the "Republican" moderates that have decimated the Party.
The Anchoress 2008
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It is the McCain camp's much ballyhooed maverickism, where he attacks his friends and sleeps with his enemies, thinking that he and they know better than anyone else in the world, it is their supremely self-centered arrogance, having contempt for others, that has got him where he is now.
If there is an Obama landslide, how will the GOP retool? Ann Althouse 2008
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It is the McCain camp's much ballyhooed maverickism, where he attacks his friends and sleeps with his enemies, thinking that he and they know better than anyone else in the world, it is their supremely self-centered arrogance, having contempt for others, that has got him where he is now.
If there is an Obama landslide, how will the GOP retool? Ann Althouse 2008
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It's maverickism - against the entrenched powers and party orthodoxies.
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But that honest explanation of the rationale for her candidacy-not her preparedness for office, but her personality and nascent maverickism in Alaska-raises an important question, not only about this election but about democratic leadership.
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I fear that it will be a long time before we enjoy the sheer panoply of maverickism that has usurped our days for the last few months.
Glass Shallot by Adam Baer | Adambaer.com adam baer 2008
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It was maverickism and big tentism that left us with a tent full of squishes and worms and slick used car salesmen.
The Anchoress 2008
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