Trent Lott: “Some are even calling for Donald Rumsfeld's resignation.”

You've got to do that every now and then. Even though you might get your little flak from some of the people within your conference. It's called leadership.

We are going to start doing things a little differently. We are going to go back and do some of the things that worked.

I was accused of being a compromiser or a deal-maker. I didn't know those were dirty words.

I was always a conservative Republican and I had very strong beliefs about certain things we should or should not do. But also thought that I was sent to Washington by the people of my state not to make a statement but to make a difference…