Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton turns 60 on Friday and is throwing a fund-raising bash tonight in New York that will feature some of her favorite performers, including emcee comedian Billy Crystal.
 
Other notables include the rock band The Wallflowers and Elvis Costello as well as a cadre of politicians including her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
 
Tickets for a seat at the Beacon Theater on the posh New York Upper West Side went for $100 to $2,300, the maximum donation that can be made to a presidential candidate. (The venue can hold more than 2,500 people.)
 
Clinton’s campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle sent a birthday fundraising appeal out to supporters that included a story about one party her staff threw her when she was first lady:
 
“After all the talk of her changing hairstyles during the campaign, the staff thought it would be funny to surprise her by dressing up as different “Hillarys” — there was Headband Hillary, Campaign Hillary, Lawyer Hillary, Short-Hair Hillary. I was the 1992 Democratic Convention Hillary — with the sassy haircut.”
 
Republicans issued their own birthday greeting to Clinton — issuing a list of spending projects she has proposed during her presidential campaign that they say would cost more than $763 billion.
 
“While Hillary Clinton may be wishing for government-run health care, Washington-controlled retirement plans, and budget-busting baby bonds, the American people are wishing they won’t have to pay for Clinton’s $750 billion in additional spending,” said Republican National Committee spokesman Danny Diaz.