I'm am NOT a Maverick

Surprising confession - I'd heard it only in the convention speech, but it seems to be a theme for sometime: "we Republicans" have been corrupted.

“We [Republicans] came to Washington and gained a majority to change Washington and Washington changed us,” said the Arizona senator, who will officially claim the Republican presidential nomination next week. “We let spending get completely out of control.”

- John Sidney McCain (Aug. 27, 2008)