Fun with senior citizens
So, today was Seniors Day at the state Capitol, which I just love because senior citizens are SO much fun to mix with politicians.
Seriously. Grandma ain't shy about telling her elected official What Is Up and, even better, how to fix it. And boy, do they vote, so the lawmakers have to take it. It's great.
A bit of irony I have to share with you on today, Seniors Day, from two Dallas lawmakers coming at the whole "protect the seniors" thing from entirely different angles:
Rep. Yvonne Davis, D-Dallas, wants to institute the "Silver Alert" system, modeled after Amber Alert, for when elderly people go missing.
Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, and Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, want to make 90-year-olds take vision and driving tests every two years.
One's bound to please the seniors, the other could annoy them.
For some reason I found the timing of the two press releases, within the same hour of each other on Seniors Day, totally funny.