Ahh! But he is a Maverick now! He rides from town to town, playing poker and righting injustice!

Who is the short bald stranger there?
Maverick is the name.
Riding the trail to who-knows-where
Palin is his companion
Gamblin' is his game.

Smooth as the handle on a gun.
Maverick is the name.
Wild as the wind in Oregon
Blowin' up a canyon
Easier to tame.

Riverboat ring your bell.
Fare-thee-well Annabelle.
Politic's the lady that he loves the best.
Arizona to Capital Hill.
Livin' on jacks and queens.
Maverick is a legend of the west.

That dirty fucker... >=|

What the left-wing Huffington Post doesn't tell you is that the prosecutor on the Keating 5 case found no evidence against McCain, and wanted his name dropped, but was not allowed to drop his name by the Democrats, who wanted to drag his name through the mud. Here's the relevant section from wikipedia:

"By March 1987, Riegle was telling Gray that "Some senators out west are very concerned about the way the bank board is regulating Lincoln Savings," adding somewhat ominously, "I think you need to meet with the senators. You'll be getting a call."[10] Keating and DeConcini were asking McCain to travel to San Francisco to meet with regulators regarding Lincoln Savings; McCain refused.[11][7] DeConcini told Keating that McCain was nervous about interfering.[7] Keating called McCain a "wimp" behind his back, and on March 24, Keating and McCain had a heated, contentious meeting.[11]"

Also:
"Initially the committee investigated in private. On September 10, 1990, Bennett submitted a confidential report, which soon leaked, that recommended that the committee continue its investigation of Cranston, DeConcini, and Riegle, but take no action against Glenn and McCain,[31] as there was insufficient evidence to pursue the latter two."

^ McCain says in his biography that he was guilty, that it was the worst mistake of his entire political career, and often credits the experience for his turn towards "reform".

It's also an early echo of our current economic crisis.