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  Has he tried just being a different person?
context: "You are loathed by those 20 or so people. We need you to go win a popularity contest with them." 
  I wonder how big the bribes will need to be. >
  
  That's what DOS did to try to win Afghanistan.  It worked so well there.... >
  
  Think a politician has it in them to learn from the past? >
  
  Of course not. >
  
  If McCarthy becomes Speaker it’s going to be in title alone. The cancer killing the Republican Party is calling the shots now, and he won’t get what he wants short of some concession that it can be ripped away from him the moment he goes against its wishes. >
  
  I don't even think he'll get the title-alone. He's lucky he hasn't been ejected from the office he's squatting.
  The more fanatical element of his party want the ability to no-confidence him out at any time, with a single vote. I don't know how you can effectively govern when you have no room to compromise even within your caucus. First person that doesn't get what they want will call for his removal, making all this effort to get the job a joke. >
  
  Gaetz is full of crap. McCarthy is still using his old office.
  He just met with people in the ceremonial speaker's office just outside of the House chamber. >
  
  That's the ceremonial office off of the house chamber. But yes, he is using that room to help get his caucus in line.
  That's not his regular office which is in the same space when he was minority leader. >
  
  This is insane. He doesn't have the votes. He never had the votes. He's just relying on that magical thinking the GOP tends to fall back on. >
  
  “God will find the votes”