He's an old-fashioned politician who is seen by many of his colleagues as an 'anachronism'.
The novel is full of 'anachronisms'.
(..) He was leader of a group of cultists out in the desert who turned cannibal. - Gertrude Stein. I admit the last one is a bit of an anachronism, but I couldn't resist. These are fragments of prior builds. No cause for alarm, Bernard. Simply our old work coming back to haunt us. - What was it? (..)2016 TvShow: Westworld Title: The Original Season: 1 Episode 1