The Mavericks

This is a minor point, and a very pedantic one at that. But one of the things that annoys me most about Sarah Palin’s folksy, homespun, light-on-substance persona is her use of the word maverick. Quoting the definition here for your convenience:

Mav·er·ick [mav-er-ik, mav-rik], noun. A lone dissenter, as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand
apart from his or her associates. (emphasis mine)

I'm sorry, Ms. Palin, but you cannot have a team of mavericks. I also feel compelled to note that a very similar line was used as a repeating gag in a subpar awesome 1990s comedy about three would-be rockers who use plastic guns to hold up a radio station and try to get a record contract. What was their band’s name? The Lone Rangers.