The fact that we had a very aggressive program, try to keep up with what these people were doing, yes, I think this could be -- wind up being a winner and instead of a loser like some people might suspect.
Lott expresses optimism about the eavesdropping program being politically beneficial.
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First of all, there's going to be an election and the numbers will be different come this fall. And you're going to need leadership from the President and from the leaders in the Congress.
I was accused of being a compromiser or a deal-maker. I didn't know those were dirty words.
When you're dealing with 100 United States senators, let alone 435 House members, you're not going to get it all the way you want it. The president's going to have to give some, the president is going to have to show 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.