whether spending was completely out of control. then i was a maverick. now, that i'm fighting against this spending administration and this out of control and reckless healthcare plan, then i'm a partisan. i have been a called a lot of things and i will be glad to call anything but i'm a fighter and that is what i am. and i fought against my own administration when i wanted to when i thought it was necessary to do so and i will fight against this administration when i think it is necessary to do so. >> if i may press it, it isn't what other people are saying about you, with it is what you are saying about yourself. >> u said i never considered myself a maverick. >> i'm saying i have considered my self-a person who was a fighter. i wouldn't be around today if i wasn't a fighter. >> fighter, great american, not maverick. you can see the full interview after our show, at 2:00 and 6:00 eastern time right here on the fox news channel.