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I thought he was a maverick.

He was a maverick when it suited him to be so.

Now he's (in his own mind anyways) an "Elder Statesman". Which means he has no tolerance for the current generation of mavericks (pesky/meddling kids like Cruz, Paul, Lee).

The truth is, if he really wants someone to blame for his depression, he doesn't have to look further than the closest mirror. He shouldn't have run in 2008. Given that he did run, he should have waged as strong a campaign against Obama as he was willing to wage against his fellow Republicans. There have been a lot of reports that a month prior to the election he was raising questions with aides about whether he should really stand in the way of the first Black President. His refusal to engage on some key issues (Rev. Wright, Bill Ayres), and when he did finally choose to engage the lackluster way in which he did so, seems to confirm this. At the very least he could have done more damage to Obama before allowing the guy to claim the keys to the Executive Branch.