The only thing missing from the retirement party for Blair was a gold clock. It's quite clear that there's an orderly handover taking place. What we saw is the new leader.

Everyone keeps asking, 'When's John going to retire? Is this a retirement party?' and I tell them what's the difference, ... (Assistant General Manager Bernie Cooper) runs the town anyway.

When a man retires and time is no longer a matter of urgent importance, his colleagues generally present him with a watch.

We're going to see a kind of old Democratic Party, new Democratic Party kind of split on this. I think in the end that individual control of part of the retirement Social Security funds has got to happen,

It's absolutely incredible, and his retirement should be a celebration more than anything else.

I think he would like to help the Democratic party retire the debt, and he's been working hard at it.