episcopal church tonight. tomorrow, he ll be laid to rest at the presidential library at the texas campus. where his beloved wife and his daughter, robin, who died as a young girl, were also buried. today it was the country s turn with all the pageantry and grace of a state funeral. eulogies referencing everything from the president s war heroism to his dislikes of broccoli, to his friend, james baker, smuggling vodka and steak into his hospital room. george w. bush spoke not as a former president, himself, but as a son. in his old age, dad enjoyed watching police show reruns. the volume on high. all the while holding mom s hand. after mom died, dad was strong, but all he really wanted to do was hold mom s hand again. we re going to miss you, your decency, sincerity, and kind soul will stay with us forever.
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was asked to, a person that defeated him. also barack obama, that says all that we need to know about john mccain. that his opponents love, adds mir and respect him. that s something that we can all strive for. notably absent from the funeral of course will be president trump. who will not be invited per senator mccain s wishes. president trump den grated mccain and his war heroism. do you think there s something about the character of senator mccain that will be all the more missed because of the man who s in the white house right now? well, we have certainly needed john mccain s voice over the past year and despite the circumstances we ve had it. and i just i think that we could do with this kind of approach to politics and do well to remember john mccain and his legacy as we go forward. i know that that s what he would