Political Discomfort Quotes

I am between the Tories and the Lib Dems. I am fiscally conservative. I'm for strong foreign policy, but socially very liberal. I am not religious. That makes me feel uncomfortable with American Republicans. I don't feel at home anywhere, really. Labour under Tony Blair was not something I would associate myself with, but I didn't have a big problem with it. I have to make a choice between fiscal and the role of the state and social freedom.

I wish there were somebody I could be comfortable voting for. I might have to vote for Hillary Clinton, even though I have big reservations about her.

I don't feel comfortable voting for Donald Trump.

The natural condition of the modern conservative movement is to always be in a state of revolution. Conservatives are, by definition, uncomfortable with power.

Earlier in my political career, I had the opportunity to read the speech, and I almost threw up.

I don't feel comfortable voting for Hillary Clinton.

[Referring to LBJ:] ... one of the few politicians with whom I found it uncomfortable to be in the same room.

The Democrats don't like the Tea Party because the Tea Party engineered their defeat. The Republicans, some members, don't like the Tea Party because the Tea Party illustrates what they have to do to win and they're not really comfortable with that.

Our party has failed in going in to those places because we've said, well, we don't get instant gratification back. So therefore, why go there. And we need to go there, show up and campaign in places where we're uncomfortable.

Al Gore's problem, in my view, is that he never liked politics. He's actually deeply uncomfortable in it but felt he had to do it because of his father. He's much more comfortable in a private sector role and has, in fact, been much more successful in a private sector role, and I admire him for that.