Mavericks, part 2

Great article in the New York Times the other day about the origin of the loaded word "maverick." It derives from a Texas cattle rancher named Samuel Maverick who didn't brand his cattle. Unbranded cattle, then, were called “Maverick’s.” The name came to mean anyone who didn’t bear another’s brand. I guess Sam Maverick's descendants are less than pleased that McCain/Palin have co-opted the term. I would be too.