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From the Jolt:

Has There Ever Been a Bigger Congressional Misnomer Than ‘Flake’?
The retirement of Jon Kyl has set off a stir among Arizona Republicans, with just about every officeholder mentioned as a potential Senate candidate. But among the teeming throngs of potential candidates, one popular pork-fighter is getting an early start: Congressman Jeff Flake.
The Arizona Republic: “Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., will announce Monday that he will run for the U.S. Senate being vacated by Sen. Jon Kyl, a source has told The Arizona Republic.
Flake, who was first elected to Congress in 2000, has long expressed interest in running for the Senate. He will make it official at an 8 a.m. news conference at the same Phoenix hotel where Kyl on Thursday announced that he will retire when his current term ends in January 2013.
At Outside the Beltway, Doug Mataconis likes what he’s hearing: “Flake is a strong fiscal conservative and his addition to a Senate that already include the likes of Tom Coburn and Rand Paul would be interesting. Of course, there’s a primary to get through first: Republicans could include Flake, Franks, former U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth, former state Attorney General Grant Woods, former Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, former state Treasurer Dean Martin, Maricopa County Supervisor Andy Kunasek and Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu. Former U.S. Rep. John Shadegg was considered an early GOP front-runner but announced Friday that he had concluded the timing was wrong for a Senate campaign. Freshman U.S. Rep. Ben Quayle, R-Ariz., also says he has no plans to run for Kyl’s seat.”
Jen Cubachi is enthralled: “This is a no-brainer. Flake is one of the most popular Republicans in AZ, and he will surely garner the support of the Tea Party and conservatives around the state.”
ADDENDA: I didn’t watch the Grammys, but this observation from John Podhoretz made me feel reassured I didn’t miss anything: “J-Lo’s hair extensions have detached themselves, taken up positions in McArthur Park, and are demanding the disbanding of Parliament.”