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

I said that liberals think people who live in the middle of the country are a bunch of jerks, and obviously all liberals don't think that. But I will tell you what, an awful lot of liberal elites think that.

Look, everybody in journalism has a reputation of sorts.

You know, I was at CBS News for 28 years. I may have run an unidentified source. Frankly, I don't remember.

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

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.

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.