bᵻfˌoːɹ ɡɹˈoʊs ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt fɹʌm kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, ɹˈɑːθbɑːɹd hæd ɹˈɪʔn̩ "ɪɾ ɪz plˈɛzənt tə tˈeɪk ðɪs ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi tə hˈeɪl ðə ɡɹˈænd ˈoʊld mˈæn ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld
Before Gross' retirement from Congress, Rothbard had written "It is pleasant to take this opportunity to hail the Grand Old Man of the Old