Ariz.'s Other Senator Tries to Step Out

Ariz.'s Other Senator Tries to Step Out
By BETH DeFALCO, Associated Press Writer

Tuesday, December 20, 2005
(12-20) 13:36 PST PHOENIX, (AP) --

He is Arizona's other senator. The one who is NOT John McCain — as Jon Kyl is often reminded.

When the two Republican senators are in public together, supporters line up to shake Kyl's hand, but they want McCain's autograph.

Kyl generally stays out of the limelight. But heading into the 2006 election against a well-funded Democratic challenger, the 63-year-old senator acknowledges he will have to work harder to draw attention to himself.
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Stepping out of the shadow of McCain, the maverick who challenged George W. Bush for the GOP nomination in 2000, is not easy.

"McCain just has that charisma that very few people have, then you put his life story on top of that," McCain adviser Max Fose said of the former Vietnam POW. "He's like the Fonz. He's the Fonzie of politics."
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"He used to drive a Corvette. A guy that drives a Corvette can't be all that boring," said C.A. Howlett, a lobbyist who has known Kyl for 30 years.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/12/20/national/w133623S37.DTL

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CORVETTE KYL

This sounds like a complete puff piece designed to enhance the images of both Republican senators.

I posted it because of its absolute Republican-serving absurdity.

although I would love to have a 53, as pictured - just to complete a collection - I've got a 76 . . . and there are a few Mustangs that were designed to look like crud . . . but they got better . . .

I don't know much about cars, but that one's pretty flashy!



However, if Senator John Kyl were in there, you wouldn't see him! It would look as though the car drove itself.

But mine's yellow, and I get bugs in my teeth (old motorcyclist joke) . . .