He can indulge in the self-serving grandstanding and self-effacing silliness that only William Weld could possibly pull off.
He is the picture of self-deprecation and nothing like William Weld.
mnli hypothesis: He is the picture of self-deprecation and nothing like William Weld. premise: He can indulge in the self-serving grandstanding and self-effacing silliness that only William Weld could possibly pull off.