I would rather have a competent extremist than an incompetent moderate.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I am conservative by temperament. I disapprove of criminal activity. I am very solidly and markedly on the side of authority. The truth is I would rather err on the side of too much authority than too little.
I'm what you would call an 'independent moderate.'
I'm an extremist, I have to deal with my own extreme personality, and I walk the fine line of wanting to die and wanting to be the ruler of it all.
I contend that Bush would be a lot more moderate if there weren't some fundamentalists breathing down his neck every time he wants to establish the state of Israel, every time he wants to do justice for the Palestinian people.
I would consider myself a rather staunch libertarian.
I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
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 always thought of myself as a moderate liberal, a fighter for peace and justice. I never thought of myself as being all that far out.
I'm not an extremist, you know.
I would describe myself as a 'total conservative, a conscientious one.'