WFB, where have you gone?

Being a long-time subscriber to National Review, I received WFB The Tribute; it is a paean to WFB, the father of modern conservative Republicans. Running as a Republican in a very safe Democratic district, I was thinking: well, it is either glory or ignominious defeat. After reading this book, I now feel puny and insignificant. Now that I am in the battle of my life, WFB, I need you now more than ever. Where have you gone?