Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 20, 2008
My friend, John McCain -- and he is my friend -- and Governor Palin love to call themselves mavericks, it must be every 20th word a maverick.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Biden critiques McCain and Palin's frequent use of the term 'maverick'.

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