A bracing session with a rising star of the conservative movement. WFB: "It

fascinated me that you should say that the dirty little secret of American politics is that

the Democrat would beat the Republican in a local election two out of three times." HR:

"In any open seat. That's my understanding of how the numbers run." WFB: "I wonder

why that should be so." HR: "I think primarily it's because Republicans are busy out

earning money and pursuing private-sector careers, whereas the Democrats view

government as a legitimate end in and of itself, so they make careers of politics." "I

spent some time living in public housing and a lot of time going around to inner-city

public schools. Most of the lower-income blacks that I met and talked with agree

wholeheartedly with Republican principles, but they've rarely met a Republican who

bothered to come and talk to them or demonstrate any kind of an interest."