He was a broken man after the censure, still shrieking about Communism but being ignored by his colleagues, the press, and the public. He then proceeded to drink himself to death, periodically switching from whiskey to beer when he wanted to pretend he was trying to get sober. His COD was listed as acute hepatitis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_McCarthy

This is pretty close to what I wanted confirmation that he never rose above himself. I was aware that he died a drunk and I had assumed that meant he never got over the censuring. What I didn't know was whether he tried. Obviously he didn't.
I thought I had read the wikipage but it is awfully easy to miss something when using extreme magnification.

He was his lawyer too and they spoke up to 5 times a day before he died of aides after being disbarred for ethical violations. Gee, go figure!

Isyour avatar a weeping angel from Dr Who? that is the only thing I've been able to come up with.

It is right before she was murdered. Basically it is MY scream. It is a combination of a scream of utter frustration and the film Network when they yell, "I am mad as he'll and not going to take it anymore".