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I had a reputation of being somewhat moderate, partly, I think, because I wasn't a 'bomb thrower' like some of my conservative colleagues, and partly because I got along with people all across the political spectrum.

I am a liberal and always have been - just not the wild-eyed character the Republicans made me out to be.

Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.

I would describe myself as a 'total conservative, a conscientious one.'

I am personally quite liberal.

I thought I was really a radical, political person, which of course I am not.

I'm considered a new Democrat, which would be considered moderate.

A liberal to me is one who - and it suits some of the dictionary definitions - is unbeholden to any specific belief or party or group or person, but makes up his or her mind on the basis of the facts and the presentation of those facts at the time. That defines what I am.