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Sen. Kyl appointed to fill Sen. McCain's seat - Speedy - 09-05-2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/arizona-governor-expected-to-appoint-ex-senator-jon-kyl-to-fill-mccains-seat/2018/09/04/f3289dd8-b05f-11e8-aed9-001309990777_story.html
"Arizona governor appoints ex-senator Jon Kyl to fill McCain’s seat
September 4 at 9:51 PM
The choice facing Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey was an unenviable one. Should he choose a John McCain-style, sharp-tongued critic of President Trump to replace the late senator? A White House loyalist? A member of his own inner circle?
In the end, Ducey ® chose perhaps the one candidate who could satisfy all the competing camps: Jon Kyl, a former senator who in his retirement has at times voiced criticism of Trump’s style but whose shepherding of Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh has also landed him in the good graces of the White House.
Up for reelection in November, Ducey faced the dilemma ensnaring other Republicans in 2018: avoid angering Trump, who has a viselike grip on the party, while placating the GOP establishment epitomized by McCain, who dominated state politics for more than three decades.
“Jon Kyl is a safe choice for Governor Ducey as he tries to balance his reelection and the McCain and Trump factions of the Arizona Republican Party,” said Dan Eberhart, an Arizona-based Republican donor. “Senator Kyl is filling the shoes of John McCain and Barry Goldwater before him. That is much easier said than done, but he is a very high-quality, consensus pick.”
Kyl, 76, said he was willing to serve through at least the end of the current Congress, injecting a degree of uncertainty about the future of the seat. If Kyl leaves in January, Ducey or his successor must appoint a Republican to fill the seat, according to state law.
Once he is sworn in Wednesday, Kyl will cast crucial votes in the coming weeks on Kavanaugh’s nomination, government spending and possibly billions for a U.S.-Mexico border wall, and perhaps another round of tax cuts.
If he remains through 2020, he could face a vote on repealing the Affordable Care Act, which the GOP failed to scuttle in 2017 largely because of McCain’s thumbs-down.
Ducey’s choice of Kyl comes after an emotional week.
Ducey asked Kyl if he would accept the appointment on Aug. 25, the day that McCain died, according to two people close to the governor. Kyl tentatively said he would but added that he needed to check with his wife, Caryll. Within days, he said he was a firm yes.
Kyl confirmed the details recounted by the people close to the governor, calling them “essentially correct.”
Re: Sen. Kyl appointed to fill Sen. McCain's seat - Ombligo - 09-05-2018
Old school Republican with no desire to run for reelection. So he can vote his conscious with no real repercussions. He won't care about fundraising, so lobbyists should have less influence.
I'm good with that.
Re: Sen. Kyl appointed to fill Sen. McCain's seat - SteveG - 09-05-2018
right wing knucklehead
will vote with the GOP cult to repeal health care and other anti-American treasons
Re: Sen. Kyl appointed to fill Sen. McCain's seat - bfd - 09-05-2018
He's a 100% certain vote for Kavanaugh. That's all they want from him.
Re: Sen. Kyl appointed to fill Sen. McCain's seat - cbelt3 - 09-05-2018
Ombligo wrote:Um... these flacks make WAY more money out of office than IN office. Pretty much every deal they make will enrich them once they get out of office. Not running for election makes him more dangerous. Despite the incredible lack of transparency in election fundraising laws (thanks, Citizen's United), there is even less transparency in politics when election funds are not in question.
Old school Republican with no desire to run for reelection. So he can vote his conscious with no real repercussions. He won't care about fundraising, so lobbyists should have less influence.
I'm good with that.
Re: Sen. Kyl appointed to fill Sen. McCain's seat - $tevie - 09-05-2018
bfd wrote:This.
He's a 100% certain vote for Kavanaugh. That's all they want from him.