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Breaking: John Kyl Retiring

By: proudgop (Diary)  |  February 10th, 2011 at 10:43 AM  | 

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Politico is reporting that John Kyl ( Arizona R) will not be seeking a third term this should open up a candidacy for Congressman Flake perhaps

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  • Brian_Roastbeef

    He was reported to be interested in McCain’s seat if he won the Presidency in 2008. Retired last year talking about “fighting for freedom in a different venue.”

  • chihank

    I wonder if JD Hayworth will give the Senate another try.

    • eburke
  • cordpt

    That’s someone I’d enthusiastically donate to.

  • acat

    what they lacked in 2010 was someone willing to call out McCain.

    Since it’s an open seat in what ought to be another good year for conservatives, unless the primary gets very bloody, this should be a Good Thing.

    Mew

  • JadedByPolitics

    Good riddance to Kyl, the man who did more to shove RINOs down the throats of Conservatives then any other Senator or Congressman/woman!

    • JadedByPolitics

      his was the illegal amnesty bill with McCain….so much backstabbing from OUR elected leaders its hard to keep the issues straight :)

  • victrola

    He’s awesome on fiscal issues, but he’s a big “open borders” advocate that supports amnesty.

    If I had to choose the lesser of two evils, I’ll take a Senator that indulges in pork barrel projects rather than someone who supports amnesty.

    Flake will have problems getting through a primary, immigration is obviously a BIG issue in Arizona politics.

    • eburke

      on fiscal issues (and even social ones) but in the last few years he’s sold out to the corporate interests who want open borders because of the cheap labor they can exploit.

      And like you, as much as I detest pork barrel spending, it doesn’t come close to inflicting the same damage to the country as failing to control our borders. I don’t know who I want (I’ll defer to those Arizonans among us who know the state best) but it ain’t Flake.

      I do expect, though, that at any moment now we can expect a diary from mbecker promoting another Senate run by JD Hayworth.

      /ducks

      • victrola

        What I always find irritating is, amnesty is a WHOLE lot more expensive to the American taxpayer than pork barrel projects. I’m glad pork barrel spending has received scrutiny, but it really is 1%-2% of the budget. It’s not a game changer, and certainly won’t be the cure to our massive deficits. However, you legalize 30 million illegal immigrants and you’ll see a fiscal collapse of this country.

        Here’s his web page where he touts his support of Comprehensive Immigration Reform (aka Amnesty)
        http://flake.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=217158

        He was a big supporter of McCain’s effort with Ted Kennedy on the failed amnesty bill.

        • eburke

          than just the actual amount of money that’s spent on them. While not wanting to sound like ‘a few billion here and a few billion there’ isn’t real money, the *real* cost of earmarks/pork is that they’re far too often just bribes to get CongressCritters to sign onto even more expensive programs.

          But, even recognizing the perfidy that is earmarks, they do not fundamentally change the underlying structure that *is* America to nearly the extent that the open borders policy does.

          That’s why, like you, if I’m forced to choose between an earmarker and an open-borders advocate, I’ll hold my nose and vote for the earmarker.

          • regent2009

            Even if the direct cost of an earmark is zero, and even if it does not result in a tit for tat for other spending, earmarks are costly.

            Fundamentally, earmarks are about corruption, not spending. A politician is abusing his power to buy votes.

            Now consider the average conservative voter. He has respect for the constitution. He understands that a dollar spent today has a cost tomorrow. The conservative politician has less incentive to go after earmarks which makes him less likely to attract moderate and RINO votes.

            Now consider the average liberal voter. The Constitution is an obstacle to socialism that needs to be cleverly circumvented. Money grows on trees and how could what we do today affect what we can afford tomorrow? The liberal politician can run wild with earmarks.

            So we are left with a more liberal Congress even if earmarks are free. And nothing costs more than a liberal Congress (well except a liberal President).