From what I hear, the right wing of the ring wing is going to do everything in their power to prevent McCarthy from becoming the next Speaker. His tweet on Monday night may have been insurance against that, and of course we all know the stunt he pulled a few weeks after Jan 6. So my answer to your article would be YES, toadiness has gone up, and intregity has decreased. Pence put out his own tweet, but given he could run against Trump, I'm not sure how much longer his toadiness will hold out. And if you get a chance, please give my McCarthy article a read: https://winick718.medium.com/kevin-mccarthy-just-wants-to-watch-the-world-burn-d0e4e7927dc