Kyl’s Unfinished Business

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National Review:


Sen. Jon Kyl (R., Ariz.), the Republican whip, is leaving the Senate. Last week, Senator Kyl formally announced that when his term expires on Jan. 3, 2013, he’s out the door. But not a day sooner. And while he may not be able to quash completely the countless and inevitable ruminations on his “tenure” or “legacy” as a public servant, there’s one thing Kyl wants to make clear: He’s not done yet.

“First of all, I’m not retiring,” Kyl tells (nay, scolds) National Review Online in an interview, “We’ve still got 20-plus months of real hard charging left to go.”


Which is great news for the GOP and the conservative movement, because if the tremendous outpouring of support in the wake of Kyl’s announcement is any indication, he will be dearly missed. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) called Kyl his “right hand” and said a U.S. Senate without him would be “a big loss for the country.”