“That guy has some ‘nards, no matter what his motives are.”
his sole motive (like all of ‘em) is that he’s desperate to be re-elected, and to continue his life as American Royalty, the only way to do that in ultra-conservative West Virginia is to avoid positions that are ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED to nuke him during his next election ...
“The right things get done for the wrong reasons.” — Drew Pearson (the novelist, not the football player).
He is doing what voters in West Virginia want. Quite a concept that’s rare today.