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Finally tonight, on "the ed show" the senate's second ranking republican jon kyl out of arizona has decided not to run for a fourth term. now, kyl becomes the fifth senator to announce his retirement before the 2012 elections but that's really not the story. here's the story. kyl has been one of the lead republican attack dogs on the middle class in this country in my opinion. last year he fought extending unemployment benefits, saying that unemployment insurance, quote, doesn't create new jobs. in fact, if anything, continuing to pay people unemployment compensation is a disincentive for them...

In fact, if anything, continuing to pay people unemployment compensation is a disincentive for them to go seek new work. well, now that mr. kyl is retiring he's not going to have to retire about finding a job again ever. you see the 68-year-old kyl will be getting a big fat government pension check and it will be safe. it will be safe for the rest of his life. according to the senate website members of the congress are eligible for a pension at the age of 62. if they completed at least five years of service. get that. they served one term. the amount of the pension depends on the years of serv...