He's feeling the pressure from the growth of the Democratic Party, ... He's probably being more diligent.

It's not like they are on the brink, but the growth party is over for now.

A Macmillan nurse looked after mum when she was dying and she was fantastic. This party was for mum and I wanted to remember her by giving to Macmillan.

I went out for a meal but I couldn't throw a big party. I just couldn't.

It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow. God forbid I should live long enough to ferment and rot and fall to the ground in a squash.

Efforts to restrain growth in mandatory spending are vital - not just for our near-term deficit reduction efforts - but especially for the long term. Toward the end of the next decade, deficits stemming largely from entitlement programs ... will begin to rise indefinitely. No plausible amount of spending cuts in discretionary accounts or tax increases could possibly solve this problem.