I just recall there is something very unusual in his distant background.
He plays the World Series Of Poker Main Event every year, all those kids in their twenties just won't let him get to the final table. He plays a decent game from what I have seen, but you have to outlast 6500 other players, and the sad fact is when you are a 98% favorite to win, 2% of the time you lose.
I think he said that he was fairly liberal until 9-11 happened. Then he became a conservative. Of course, having a first row seat (literally) with the terrorists on their dry runs must have made a huge impact.