Journalists love to show their compassion.

I respect the Kennedy family. I respect their service. They do a tremendous amount of good. You don't blame the children for the sins of the father and all of that.

No, we don't sit around in dark corners and plan strategies on how we're going to slant the news. We don't have to. It comes naturally to most reporters.

Try to imagine an America without rich people. Rich people contribute a lot to this country.

A lot of so-called rich, according to this legislation, make $250,000. That's a lot of money, but it is not rich.

A lot of people who voted for Barack Obama expected and were led to expect something new in politics: a new tone of political discourse in Washington. And I think - I think they're disappointed, because Barack Obama is not a new kind of politician. In fact, he's an old Chicago politician.

The evening news is a concept whose time has come and gone.