John Delaney Quotes

If I don't get along with Democrats, I'm sort of, like, out of business.

I don’t chose my friends and associates on the basis of political party. The Senate has become altogether too nasty.

The language has changed. When I grew up and watched the campaigns of John Kennedy, even with Richard Nixon, there was a lot higher level of civility. Now we describe a disagreement as an attack.

'Moderate Republican' is simply how the blabocracy flatters Republicans who vote with the Democrats. If it weren't so conspicuous, the 'New York Times' would start referring to 'nice Republicans' and 'mean Republicans'

One political party must behave goodly with another political party, whatever is possible within the political jurisdiction.

I think this, if Hillary Clinton treats me with respect, I will treat her with respect.

A loyal liberal can get away with anything with other liberals, as long as that loyal liberal is liberal and attacks conservatives left and right, spouts the right words, they get away with anything.

I will always remember and we must all remember that Democrats are our political rivals, not our enemies, and they deserve our respect.

For those of us in the political business, generally, it's been pretty much an unwritten but understood rule that family and children are out of bounds, that you don't attack someone's family.

I believe in Ronald Reagan's 11th commandment, thou shall not speak unfavorably of another Republican.

You see, to me, it doesn't really matter if an elected official has a D or an R behind her name, or his name. I honestly don't give a damn about who belongs to either political party.

You've got to quit judging people just because they have an 'R' or a 'D' in front of their name. We don't do that in Oklahoma.

Whenever a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me.

It's one of the few regrets of my presidency - that the rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better. There's no doubt a president with the gifts of Lincoln or Roosevelt might have better bridged the divide, and I guarantee I'll keep trying to be better so long as I hold this office.

If a Democrat took Republicans on rudely, they wouldn't be elevated in the Democratic Party. There's a different standard. We're supposed to be polite to people.

I keep Reagan's 11th Commandment that I don't run down other Republicans.

I don't want foreign policy developed just by one party and ride roughshod over the other party.

I never let politics get personal. You can have the most intense, heated debate on issues, and so long as you keep it on issues, you can go out and have coffee afterwards and you're good friends.

Israel has, enjoys bipartisan support - both Democrats and Republicans - and we extend bipartisan hospitality to both Democrats and Republicans.

We’ve got to debunk the myth that Democrats and Republicans are different species that cannot crossbreed.

I want us to war over principles, policies, programs and alternative visions of the future ... but I want us to be able to do that without turning the place [the House of Representatives] into a political Beirut.

My unpleasantness was political, not personal. I don't believe in carrying political disputes into social life.

As recently as the 1960s, dozens of members of Congress frequently crossed the aisle to vote with a majority in the other party. Now there is only a handful of such moderates and they are a dying breed.

The liberals love you until you say something critical about Hillary Clinton.

I am a proud moderate republican. But I like democrats as well.