He's Awesome

What I did catch from the radio bits I did hear is that John McCain is awesome. More than that, the American people know he's awesome.

I have a long record and the American people know me very well and that is independent and a maverick of the Senate and I'm happy to say that I've got a partner that's a good maverick along with me now.

I'd say a reasonable rule of the thumb is that when you call yourself a maverick you're, you know, not. But aside from that, I was struck by the "American people know me very well."