Don’t write off Kyl. He made a mistake. I don’t think he’ll make any more. And to compare him in any way to McClame is wrong: Capt. Queeg was bizarre after just a few years. Kyl has been reliable.
A “mistake” would be voting for McCain/feingold, the terrorist rights bill, prescription drugs expansion. Not something that cannot be reversed and would destroy this country, the conservative movement, and even the party he claims to be part of.
Nor do I think Kyl believes he made a “mistake”. If he does, then have the guts to admit it like reagan did.