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  Not sure why you're defending the reporting. It does state that McCarthy is an opportunist, but it doesn't do enough to connect the dots between that and how he would not be interested in legislating.
  It reports on a faction of him and his supporters vs holdouts, and it properly states those holdouts aren't interested in legislating. But the implication of that framing is that he is interested in legislating since it's him and his supporters vs the people who aren't interested in legislating. 
  It's fairly critical of the holdouts, but not critical enough of McCarthy and his supporters. Because of the way it's framed with those factions, more needs to be done to not unintentionally boost his reputation.
  You have to know that casual readers will come away from an article like that thinking it's McCarthy against a bunch of jerks.
context: He may win the position, but he won't be speaker.  He's given away the House to any number of disparate and drooling Republican caucuses within the House.  So much so that every single republican in the House has a piece of the McCarthy cake.  And I'm sure that many of them intend to have their cake and eat it too. >
  
  He will be a puppet with a lot of hands up his ass. >
  
  The problem with this reporting is it implies that McCarthy is interested in legislating.
  Yes, those who oppose him are agents of chaos who are working for their personal brands and not their constituents. But McCarthy is a spineless opportunist who stands for nothing and has no interest in legislating or his constituents. 
  His only goal after getting the seat is to do what will keep him that seat or what will allow him to seek a higher position, which means continuing to block everything that could possibly make the Democrats look good even if it's something Americans need or something centrist Republicans can get on board with. >
  
  
  The problem with this reporting is it implies that McCarthy is interested in legislating.
  
  I did not get this take away from this article or really any that I have read recently. He's a Republican. None of them are interested in legislating if you look at recent history and all their sabotage. 
  
  Kevin McCarthy is so desperate to be speaker, he’s ready to gut his own power just to get the job.
  On one side is McCarthy, who is refusing to cede his personal aspirations for power despite growing evidence he may never win the votes he needs in his own party. Even if he does squeak through after caving repeatedly to his critics, he will be a fatally weakened speaker.