On Saturday morning, September 1, a memorial service for Senator John McCain took place in Washington, D.C. McCain was eulogized by two former US presidents, Barack Obama and George W. Bush, during the funeral. Both men remembered McCain as an optimistic man who made them better presidents. The appearance of these two men is remarkable considering that they both beat the senator in becoming President of the United States. It hasn’t been very common for presidents to deliver eulogies at high profile funerals, but recently it has become more normal. President Donald Trump, however, was not invited to the ceremony and spent his weekend playing golf and tweeting as usual.
The presence of Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush at the invitation of a man they both defeated for the highest office is historic. A similar event happened when both Bush and his father, George H. W. Bush, delivered tributes for Ronald Reagan at his funeral in 2004. This article was published at 12:01 pm on Saturday morning right after the ceremony took place. Because it was written so soon, it probably has all the facts and details from the event. I believe this article was written for the general public to read and to inform them of how it is becoming more normal for presidents to deliver eulogies at funerals. This article also states that the former rivalry between these politicians is over. This article is important because it displays a shift in US presidential tradition and the fact that Senator John McCain was so highly regarded by his former political foes.
This article was informative and I liked learning about how both presidents Obama and Bush put their differences aside and attended the funeral of someone they had defeated. I think that it shows that even if you don't agree with someone's politics, you can still respect them as a human being.
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