It’s hard to decide whether to put this story in the category of things we already knew or DC navel gazing. Either way, it’s a waste of space.
According to Politico, Kirk has been rubbing his Senate colleagues the wrong way with smug behavior. Apparently, he’s too full of himself even for Ego Mountain, as the Senate is sometimes known.
In December, the Senate defeated a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill, loaded with the earmarks Kirk campaigned against.
“As the most junior people, for those who don’t understand what just happened, did we just win?” Kirk asked, rhetorically. He knew the Republicans had just won, but wanted to rub it in. Kirk also got into a “heated discussion” with John McCain about their differences on repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
You’re right, that story was a waste of space. I don’t understand what was so egotistical or self-aggrandizing or whatever about anything Kirk allegedly did.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t like the guy and never did. But why shouldn’t he crow about his side winning?
Yeah, I find him smug, but the particular examples are bad. To make things worse, the example of him saying the bit about winning, he was doing a scripted bit with McCain that was kind of stupid, but pretty typical for how Congress operates today. Yet,in the same sentence, he’s getting in an argument with him.
Ah, Mark Kirk.
Don Draper’s honesty. Pete Campbell’s charm.