#senior

In 2008, Barack Obama did get Democrats hyperventilating, whipped up to a creamy froth, while John McCain creaked ahead like a cranky granddad whom Republicans let move to the front of the buffet line, deferring to seniority, as they had in 1996, when Bob Dole turtled to the top of the ticket. ↗

— James Wolcott

#barack #barack obama #bob #buffet #cranky

When I was 27 years old, I organized legal aid clinics to help low-income seniors. It was a life-altering experience. ↗

— Ron Wyden

#clinics #experience #help #i #legal

Enrolling in the Medicare Prescription Drug Program will be a great savings for most senior citizens. ↗

— Paul Gillmor

#enrolling #great #medicare #medicare prescription drug #most

My favorite comedians were Jimmy Durante, George Burns, senior citizens. ↗

— Joseph Bologna

#citizens #comedians #favorite #george #george burns

Everyone believed the Senate could not really be led. It used to take so long to rise up through seniority. In two years Lyndon Johnson is assistant leader of his party. In four years he is the leader of his party. ↗

— Robert Caro

#believed #could #everyone #four #his

You have to remember that I played longer than anybody else on the main tour; I played until I was 40, and then played another six years or so on the seniors tour. ↗

— Jimmy Connors

#anybody #else #i #longer #main

Most of the State of the Union will not be about Iraq. Most of the State of the Union will be about improving America's economy and providing greater access to health care for millions of American people, including senior citizens. ↗

— Ari Fleischer

#access #america #american #american people #care

We cannot rest until we make sure that our families can afford to live and raise their kids here, that our seniors can remain in their homes and afford their health and pharmaceutical costs. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#cannot #costs #families #health #here

Spending and tax cut decisions must be both fiscally responsible and fair to our working families. I believe that fiscal responsibility is the way to create prosperity for America and secure the retirement of America's seniors. ↗

— Blanche Lincoln

#believe #both #create #cut #decisions

More than 70 percent of seniors are asking for more time. It is long overdue for Congress to listen and make sure that seniors have a prescription drug plan that works for them. ↗

— Dan Lipinski

#congress #listen #long #make #more