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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy Does McCarthy Want This Job So Badly?......
He's only going to have more grief if he gets it.
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Why Does McCarthy Want This Job So Badly?...... (Original Post)
global1
Jan 2023
OP
Why is McCarthy wallowing in this self-humiliation? How many votes will it take before
Vinca
Jan 2023
#17
Good question. The last two repub speakers ended their careers from trying to do it...nt
Wounded Bear
Jan 2023
#20
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)1. It would be herding a pack of jackals.
ZonkerHarris
(24,242 posts)2. Power is intoxicating
Irish_Dem
(47,228 posts)7. Yes, like with money, can be very addictive.
And destructive.
Ms. Toad
(34,085 posts)13. Not to mention being 2 heartbeats from being president. n/t
randr
(12,413 posts)3. Some where, some time, he made a promise for a donation
that he can only deliver as Speaker
Irish_Dem
(47,228 posts)11. Jebus, I hope he stays away from windows.
He may not be able to deliver that promise after all.
Irish_Dem
(47,228 posts)4. Ego? His life long fantasy of being powerful?
Cheezoholic
(2,029 posts)6. This n/t
The perks that come with the job.
momta
(4,079 posts)8. Bigger office?
I'm resisting making a dick joke right now.
Xolodno
(6,398 posts)9. Last hurrah?
Cantor, Ryan, et. al. are all gone now. He might be thinking this could be the last chance to have a GOP speaker at the helm for awhile as well. Mid terms did not deliver, they know they have a problem in the near future that can't be fixed quickly.
Raven123
(4,862 posts)10. Ego. He said he wanted it earlier. Doesn't want to join TFG as a loser
rsdsharp
(9,195 posts)12. He doesn't want the job. He's incapable of doing it.
He wants the title.
crickets
(25,982 posts)16. Ding! Winner. nt
BumRushDaShow
(129,311 posts)14. I'm sure Cheeto Boner warned him
And he didn't listen.
live love laugh
(13,124 posts)15. (1) Entitlement (2) To snatch the gavel from Pelosi.
Vinca
(50,300 posts)17. Why is McCarthy wallowing in this self-humiliation? How many votes will it take before
he realizes they hate him?
ZonkerHarris
(24,242 posts)18. He is doing it because if he achieves power, it will be worth it
Vinca
(50,300 posts)19. Except he's trading his wannabe power for votes. It's pathetic.
Wounded Bear
(58,685 posts)20. Good question. The last two repub speakers ended their careers from trying to do it...nt