No wish to fight this one to the bitter end. I believe what I wrote.
I look at results of Massie’s stands and I see a man who used principle as a way to gain a following. He exercised that principle where he was the only one against a bill many times. The bill went through and he got his grandstanding in.
Massie voted against all kinds of bills that were imperfect efforts but were the best that could be achieved by compromise. If everyone refused to compromise the Country would be in chaos. Massie is not meant to be a legislator. He does not have the necessary skills.
It is exhilarating to see someone take a stand and say things that one has felt but it is more germane for someone to work with the rest of the house and win some people over, educate, suggest a better way rather than just acting as though you were too principled to involve yourself. IMO Massie looks for issues where he can stand out from the crowd to burnish his brand and he makes those a cause célèbre rather than concentrating on solutions. Almost like his self appointed role is to be umpire. Massie is nothing like Rand Paul who has worked very hard for our Nation. Even when I sometimes disagree with his take he adds value.
Massie is a lot like Roy Moore in that respect. They are pretty useless on their own and would be better suited in roles where they could be executives or judges.