Scalia’s might be marginally better than McCarthy but not much. My guess is he wants it but can’t say so out loud.
Scalise is probably not much different from McCarthy on most style and substance grounds. But blocking the latter would be a sign that the base was’t completely powerless. And as the leadership backfills in former’s prior designated slot as Majority leader, etc. might get someone better on the back end of the leadership team. Also, having as speaker someone nearly murdered by the crazed other side, should either cramp some of the crazies’s tactics or result in monumental slap downs by Scalise.