I am invariably of the politics of the people at whose table I sit, or beneath whose roof I sleep.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It's like being at the kids' table at Thanksgiving - you can put your elbows on it, you don't have to talk politics... no matter how old I get, there's always a part of me that's sitting there.
You can't be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in a minute who's for you and who's against you.
For most of my life, I've considered myself a political centrist.
Ideology has shaped the very sofa on which I sit.
My parents were political, so it's definitely in my bones. Wherever I am, I always seem to get involved with politics. I think, once it's in your bloodstream, it's always there. I love it.
I keep my politics a little closer to me than others do.
I am genuinely not an over-the-top kind of person about politics or anything else.
One of my unique features as a politician is that I am so blunt and so forthright, and I put my cards on the table to such a degree people aren't used to, that there's nothing left to hide.
My politics are of a practical kind - the integrity of the country, the supremacy of the Federal government, an honorable peace, or none at all.
When it comes to politics, I sit down on a sofa and grab some popcorn - or sometimes I crouch down in order not to get shot.