I'm also convinced there is a lot of narcissism associated with these people. Rand Paul may be able to block Jack Lew's nomination indefinitely and compromise the US's ability to manage the crisis, but Paul doesn't give a shit because the benefits he gets from that action will always outweigh the benefits of having a Senate confirmed ambassador to Israel.
I'm also convinced there is a lot of narcissism associated with these people. Rand Paul may be able to block Jack Lew's nomination indefinitely and compromise the US's ability to manage the crisis, but Paul doesn't give a shit because the benefits he gets from that action will always outweigh the benefits of having a Senate confirmed ambassador to Israel.
Paul does it because he has the power to do so and, the make or break part, it probably gains and certainly doesn't cost him votes. He's not doing it because of any personal moral imperative. It gets his name in the news in what passes for a good way in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
See also a lot of Republican Senators who's names we know too well. It says more about the voters than people want to say (well, we say it here).
I'm also convinced there is a lot of narcissism associated with these people. Rand Paul may be able to block Jack Lew's nomination indefinitely and compromise the US's ability to manage the crisis, but Paul doesn't give a shit because the benefits he gets from that action will always outweigh the benefits of having a Senate confirmed ambassador to Israel.
Narcissism is our national brand.
Paul does it because he has the power to do so and, the make or break part, it probably gains and certainly doesn't cost him votes. He's not doing it because of any personal moral imperative. It gets his name in the news in what passes for a good way in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
See also a lot of Republican Senators who's names we know too well. It says more about the voters than people want to say (well, we say it here).
Oh, the voters are awful, and these senators pander to the worst of them. But I still believe narcissism drives Paul and people you're referring to.
Now thatтАЩs a good marker for a very low bar.