Critical to his effectiveness, though, is the fact that he has harnessed this skill set to a moderate agenda, and embraced bipartisanship in a way that sets him, as a Republican, far apart from the Bush Administration, as well as from the more extreme elements in the California Republican Party.
But his hair, the words he uses and his demeanour set him apart as much as his moves on the pommels.
In the contemporary science-fiction scene, Delany's race and sexuality do not set him apart as starkly as they once did.
This feat set him up as a folk hero.
After France evicted Hussein's son Faisal from Syria, Britain set him up as king in Iraq.
In America she interviews the CIAman who once saved Mobutu's life and helped set him up as ruler.
But it was Iain's third novel, "The Bridge", that truly set him apart as a writer.
They set him up as the fall guy for their half-baked case for war, cashing in on his credibility.
The 38-year-old's track record is one that could set him up as a potential movie mogul.
He claims MI5 approached him in order to set him up as an agent in Spain where he was to penetrate organised crime with links to the UK.
