Biden debunks Palin's repetitive claims of "maverick"

Sarah Palin tried to insert the word "maverick" into nearly every one her responses during the VP debate tonight - no doubt it was written on the palm of her hand as a key talking point. Finally, even Joe Biden had enough of it. In one of his best moments in the debate, and he had a lot of them, Biden put to rest the "maverick" claim:

"Look, the maverick -- let's talk about the maverick John McCain is. And, again, I love him. He's been a maverick on some issues, but he has been no maverick on the things that matter to people's lives.

He voted four out of five times for George Bush's budget, which put us a half a trillion dollars in debt this year and over $3 trillion in debt since he's got there.

He has not been a maverick in providing health care for people. He has voted against -- he voted including another 3.6 million children in coverage of the existing health care plan, when he voted in the United States Senate.

He's not been a maverick when it comes to education. He has not supported tax cuts and significant changes for people being able to send their kids to college.

He's not been a maverick on the war. He's not been a maverick on virtually anything that genuinely affects the things that people really talk about around their kitchen table.

Can we send -- can we get Mom's MRI? Can we send Mary back to school next semester? We can't -- we can't make it. How are we going to heat the -- heat the house this winter?

He voted against even providing for what they call LIHEAP, for assistance to people, with oil prices going through the roof in the winter.

So maverick he is not on the important, critical issues that affect people at that kitchen table."

Biden's brilliant response will hopefully quell the notion that McCain has any viable credentials in that area - especially now, since he has acquiesed to the far right on nearly every issue of importance in this election.