John McCain

It’s been a week of mourning, and a week of celebrating the life of an American hero.  There will be a service in the National Cathedral this morning, and burial tomorrow at the Naval Academy in Annapolis.

I find myself in tears.  I have enormous respect for a man whose life was dedicated to serving his country, to serving the American people.  He was an honorable man, a war hero, a politician who recognized that his job was to serve all of his constituents, and not just the ones who agreed with him.

He recognized the need for civility in politics, the need for reconciliation between opposing sides to any conflict.

That he chose to be eulogized by George W. Bush and Barack Obama, the two men who defeated him in his presidential bids, speaks volumes.

Rest In Peace, John, you are an example to all of us.