He knows pain in this life, too, hoever. He knows that the legacy of his brothers will always be better than that his. He may think he is a better man than either Jack of Bobbie but he now knows that he'll NEVER be able to prove it!
That's what motivates Fat Teddy. He wants to return to power so he can build a legacy. With a dem in the White House and a majority in the Senate, Teddy could be authoring wonderous things. His legacy could surpass that of his brothers. But, he won't. He'll go down in history as the nasty obstructionist, fat, drunken, anti-American would killed his girl friend and child at Chappaquidic. No wonder the guy drinks!
Missed show but was he really drunk or just impaired in logic, facts and/or reason?