Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke’s first few days as a presidential candidate reminded me how much we miss the great talent of Tom Wolfe. IS BETO O’ROURKE THE SELFIE-POLITICIAN AND METAPHOR FOR OUR TIMES? I must confess the evolution of O’Rourke since losing a Senate race to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in November has surprised me. Unlike Lincoln, for whom the cause was freedom and the Union, the O’Rourke candidacy is all about O’Rourke. O’Rourke may be the most charismatically empty candidate since Robert Redford played “The Candidate” in the 1972 movie of that name.

Source: Fox News March 20, 2019 13:52 UTC