I first heard this from Chris Matthews' report -- that the Republicans are trying to rebrand themselves as a "party of mavericks." We're hearing it from Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, and Sen. Richard Burr of N. Carolina.

And in my head I hear Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride, saying, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

At the point that we have an entire party of mavericks, can any of them really claim to be mavericks anymore? Consider Steve Martin, from his hit album Wild and Crazy Guy:

"Now let's repeat the non-conformists' oath: I promise to be different! [repeat] I promise to be unique! [repeat] I promise not to repeat things other people say!"

Think about it.