Trent Lott: “I certainly am not for the gas tax that's being advocated by some in the House of Representatives.”

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

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.

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.