GOP Senator Quietly Became a Bestselling Author

How a GOP senator quietly became a bestselling author

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana, has long been known for his zany turns of phrase. Though he is an Oxford-educated lawyer, his folksy quips, delivered with a lively twang, are so common that he was once the subject of a quiz: Readers were invited to guess whether a given quotation was uttered by him or Foghorn Leghorn, the loudmouthed, Southern-accented Looney Tunes rooster. Kennedy is perhaps most famous for a political ad i…

GOP Senator Quietly Became a Bestselling Author

“Senator John Kennedy, Republican of Louisiana, has long been known for his zany turns of phrase,” the New York Times reports. “Despite being an Oxford-educated lawyer, his folksy quips, delivered with a lively twang, are so common that he was once the subject of a quiz: Readers were invited to guess whether a given quotation was uttered by him or Foghorn Leghorn, the loudmouthed, Southern-accented Looney Tunes rooster. Mr. Kennedy is perhaps mo…