Richard Painter Quotes

Usually, whatever people's particular political leaning is, they either think I'm just like them or the opposite.

I think my message goes out to the entire spectrum of political parties. I'm supported by the Tea Party, the Conservative Party and the Republican Party. I come from a Democratic world. My world is moderate Democrats, Reagan-type Democrats if you want, the blues or whatever you call them, the Blue Dogs. That's been my world, historically.

I'm apolitical. Where all that Conservative business came along from, I don't know.

I'm not going to say whether I'm a Republican or a Democrat.

Self-professed liberals are only 15 to 20% of the electorate.

I didn't know a liberal from a conservative. I had a clean slate.

I'm flattered by the fact that most people tell me they don't know what my politics are.

From the political angle, I'm trying to be apolitical if you will. I mean people say, 'Are you a red state or blue state?', I say, 'I'm purple.' I think there are great ideas on both sides of the aisle and neither side has cornered the market.

I'm also politically independent so I'm not a fan of either the Democrats in Congress or the Republicans in Congress.

The presidents I served under don't have anything to do with my politics.

I am certainly not politically affiliated with Mr. Obama.

I'm not tied to any particular political line.

My parents were Democrats.

Am I a Republican? Yes. Am I a Democrat? Yes. Am I a conservative? Yes. Am I a liberal? Yes.

I suppose we could say of Gen. Cameron that he is not Democrat enough to hurt him.

Listen, everybody thinks I'm a Republican, but I'm not a Republican.

I've never been a fan of party politics.

I don't know what Russell Moore's politics really are. I don't know if he is a closet liberal or if he is a conservative.

I don't agree with Trump on everything.

But I'm not particularly aligned with the Democratic Party's policy agenda.

I'm a Democrat, but I'm really bipartisan - some people might say nonpartisan.

I can't go out with a Republican.

Centrism is bogus.

I'm conservative on some issues, and I'm progressive on others.

For the first half of my adult life, I was a Democrat.