On the recordDecember 4, 2012
I was accused of being a compromiser or a deal-maker. I didn't know those were dirty words.
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Trent Lott
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transcripts.cnn.comI was accused of being a compromiser or a deal-maker. I didn't know those were dirty words.
Lott reflects on the negative perception of compromise in politics today.
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But, unfortunately, the wheels have come off in the Finance Committee, in the House, in trying to find a way to come together in a bipartisan, nonpartisan way.
We are going to start doing things a little differently. We are going to go back and do some of the things that worked.
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.