McCain truly earned the nickname "Maverick." Sarah Palin is a maverick in her own right. Barack Obama is... a
Chicago machine politician with good PR:
Not only does Obama have absolutely no record of risk-taking on reform, he chose a running mate who practically embodies everything Obama supposedly wants to change in Washington. Obama came out of one of the most corrupt political machines in the nation, and did absolutely nothing while in Illinois to reform it. Meanwhile, both McCain and Palin have battled their own parties to clean up politics.