Most people don't realize that two-thirds of the federal budget is Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Pentagon. The U.S. government is an insurance company with an Army.
Scott PelleyI'm always trying to get those interviews that are impossible to get, because they are the ones that are most interesting to the audience.
Scott PelleyThe country is only as strong as its journalism - that's the way democracies work. The higher the quality of the information, the better informed the electorate is and the better the government runs.
Scott PelleyI wonder at what point do you stop doing what you think is right and you start doing what the majority of the American people want?
Scott Pelley