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Arizonas GOP governor names infamous liar Jon Kyl to replace McCain
By Oliver Willis -
September 4, 2018
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The New York Times notes that the former senator has only committed to serving until the start of the next Congress, in January, according to the officials familiar with the planning.
In other words, it appears Kyl has agreed to serve as senator just long enough to be a reliable yes vote for Trumps nominee for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh. Kyl has been shepherding Kavanaugh through the Senate, so there is no question that he will vote to confirm.
During his previous stint in Congress, Kyl was a conservative stalwart, once ranked the fourth most conservative U.S. senator.
While he was still in the Senate, Kyl was part of the conservative smear campaign against Planned Parenthood. He only falsely claimed that well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does is abortion.
When caught promoting that whopper the actual percentage at the time, according to PolitiFacts fact-checking of Kyls claim was more like 3 percent Kyls office then absurdly stated that his remark was not intended to be a factual statement.
Perhaps realizing how strange it is to refer to a congressional statement this way, Kyl expunged his claim from the congressional record, but it was too late. Years later, Kyl is still perhaps best known for his offices admission that he simply made up a statement that had no factual basis..........................................................
Link to tweet
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)It was a tweet from Cindy earlier today. I didn't post it, because there's too many other things going on.
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)Cindy McCain is far-right.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)atreides1
(16,093 posts)So the "Douche" replaced a fairly decent man of courage, with a lying sack of s**t!!! That sounds just like a Republican....