Let's make this birthday one to remember.

87 years old (Born on May 25, 1937)

Happy Birthday, Mark! Every year, just like on PBS NewsHour and Inside Washington, you manage to look wiser—though I suspect those intense debates may have added a gray hair or two. Your talent for dissecting politics with wit is unmatched; honestly, Capital Gang was never the same without your clever comebacks.

Here's hoping your birthday celebrations today rival an energetic episode of CNN’s golden years—full of lively discussions (minus heated interruptions), laughter hotter than pundits’ tempers during primaries, and cake sweeter than bipartisan agreements. Keep shining brighter each year—you’re proof that in politics at least something always improves with age!