Every paragraph of that article is jaw dropping

“I was able to create a pension for myself by creating an entrepreneurial activity,” Wright says. He noticed that fewer people were entering the shoe-shining profession, and “I saw that as an entrepreneurial opportunity” – an ethic that sits well with the CPAC crowd.

At events like CPAC, Wright says he’s polished the shoes of some heavy hitters. But—especially at this conference, which seemed to put an emphasis on up-and-coming conservative leaders—Wright takes an appealingly egalitarian attitude to power.

“Everyone’s a VIP in my chair,” he says. And here, “They’re all as interesting as the last.”