Trent Lott: “So, first of all, the $247 billion, 6-year bill is inadequate. We're going to be way above that when we get through.”

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.

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.

Would you at the very least sit down with him and listen to him?

Quit campaigning, quit having press conferences, sit down at a round table and negotiate a deal.