McCain is organizing his funeral. Trump will not be invited

[Demovictory9]

Sen. John McCain loathes President Trump so much that he plans to diss him from beyond the grave.

The ailing Arizona Republican, who has brain cancer, is organizing his funeral – and close associates have told the White House that Trump will not be invited.

Instead, Vice President Mike Pence, who served with McCain in Congress, will be asked to attend the service, the New York Times reported Saturday. The ceremony will be held at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

A stream of politicians, including former Vice President Joe Biden and former Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, have been visiting McCain at his Arizona ranch and a nearby hospital in recent weeks.

https://nypost.com/2018/05/05/mccain-doesnt-want-trump-at-his-funeral/

[Vogon_Glory]

1. I suppose I should be more respectful, but is Sarah Palin invited

Or will the former Wasilla Diva be left out in the cold?

[elocs]

4. I suppose you should. I was just thinking yesterday that I hadn't heard of Palin in ages,

but now I can't say that.

[Demovictory9]

6. there was flurry of news reports when her son attacked his father last year and was arrested

Now she's selling "skinny tea". Funds must be getting low

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

16. In his new book, McCain expresses regret about his choice of running mates:

McCain recently wrote a memoir, "The Restless Wave," which will be released later this month. In it and a forthcoming documentary, McCain expresses his regret over not choosing former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman as his vice presidential running mate when he ran for the presidency in 2008, the Times reported. McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential campaign was then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/05/politics/john-mccain-joe-biden-trump-pence/index.html

Yeah, I know - Lieberman, ick. But he's just awful in a normal way, not Tea Party, proto-Trump-ish awful like Palin. And Al Gore did pick him (which I never understood).

Whether this means she won't be invited, or might decide not to go so she can keep an eye on her dysfunctional, criminal and probably meth-addled family, is hard to say. Since she has gone full-on Trump, she might decide to stay home and whine on Twitter.

[JI7]

2. It would be wrong to invite him

People shouldn't be surprised considering the shit he has said about so many.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. You know you're a social leper when you keep getting disinvited to funerals.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. I wonder what obnoxious tweets Spanky will spew out

while everybody else who's anybody is at the funeral.

[Wellstone ruled]

8. Understand the Sarah PAC is

back up and running. SIL was bragging about cutting another check .

[dixiegrrrrl]

32. I quite literally did this when I saw your comment.

[Wellstone ruled]

36. Last week.

[bearsfootball516]

5. Wow.

I wonder if that means they think he’s really close to the end.

[Spider Jerusalem]

13. Median survival for glioblastoma is 14.6 months

the odds are not really in his favour. It's a very aggressive and has a very low survival rate, especially when diagnosed later in life.

[ProudLib72]

7. Why should he have to invite the Rump?

This sound like the who royal wedding thing all over again.

[RockRaven]

9. Let's be honest

Trump is such a boor, such a social oaf, that no person of dignity would want him at a major life event -- funeral or otherwise -- unless you are trying to gratify him because you want something from him. Dead people don't want anything from anyone, and McCain's family doesn't need anything Trump can provide. Even if McCain is doing it because he's a vindictive, grudge-holding SOB, it's also an eminently rational decision.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. If he was there he'd try to make it all about himself.

If he wasn't allowed to give a eulogy he'd pout and tweet something nasty. If he was, he'd talk about himself and his inauguration crowd size.

[Ilsa]

14. You beat me to it. And I bet he tries to steal news coverage with

a distraction when there finally is a funeral. He'll announce something, or have Ghouliani cop to some minor detail in the investigation.

[EffieBlack]

19. He wouldn't be able to sit still through a funeral

Has anyone ever seen him sit quietly for any period of time when people weren't talking about him?

[Eliot Rosewater]

26. I dont like his vote for the tax bill that will purposely harm so many of us, but overall

McCain, in comparison to this bunch, is a good guy and deserves our respect, or my respect, cant speak for anyone else.

If he had invited the Nazi, I would not be saying this.

[dixiegrrrrl]

33. Shit, he would end up tripping and falling into the grave....

Never thought there could be anyone worse than Shrub's ability to screw up in public.

[erronis]

20. And he already has a special "golfing" date for McCain's funeral (TBD)

Doesn't matter when old John dies or has a funeral - dump will make sure to let the world know that he had more important affairs to attend to. Now, what was her name?

[nolabear]

10. I think he wants to retain his principles to the end.

I don’t agree with them but I can respect that he has them. He’s like the older uncle I disagree with but have grudging admiration in some areas.

And I hope the Obamas are in the front row.

[Hortensis]

23. How many hundreds of times over a decade did he

tell people who trusted him that the ACA COULDN'T work, had to fail, and needed to be repealed because it was killing people? I've watched him lie like a classic Republican rug myself.

Or that America needed to "get off the backs of business" because that would result in more jobs and higher incomes? Never a word about the many ways that meant dismantling regulations specifically written to stop business from hurting them? The list of his betrayals of his is as long as his time in government.

I trust the Obamas to promote healing and repair of our broken center. If they're invited, and I imagine they will be, they'll go, but with their eyes as open as always and no illusions.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

15. President Obama should be one of the eulogy speakers...

Being that he did show respect to McCain during tbe 2008 campaign.

That would chap Donny boy's hide raw.

[mountain grammy]

17. McCain is as much responsible for trump as any Republican.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210580155

[StevieM]

37. We also shouldn't forget that George HW Bush pardoned numerous Iran-Contra offenders.

That had a terrible affect on how subsequent history played out.

[keithbvadu2]

18. Donald could always reiterate how much he likes soldiers who were not captured.

[Paladin]

21. Outstanding!

Trump isn't fit to empty McCain's bedpans.

[lunatica]

22. The one nice thing about planning your own funeral

is the absolute freedom you have to be true to your deepest self.

[BlueStater]

24. Nice of him to let Obama speak at his funeral.

As bitter as McCain may be towards him that he denied him his final chance at being president, he at least seems to recognize Obama as a good, respectable, dignified man. He obviously does not feel that way about the orange disgrace.

[DoctorJoJo]

25. Nice To Read That McCain Is Finally Making Amends for Fostering The Wasilla White Trash on the World

[Gothmog]

27. From Joy Reid

Link to tweet

[KY_EnviroGuy]

28. Paybacks are hell, as the Irish say.

One should know better than to make light of a person's military service...... .......

Of course, tRump and his Faux minions will spin this to look good for the orange shithead.

[AlexSFCA]

29. I can only respect mccain as a person but not as a politician

He is usually on the wrong side of history and I also think he is not very smart but probably a nice person outside politics. We can only hope that his seat is replaced by a democrat.

[dixiegrrrrl]

35. His adultery and divorce from his disabled wife certainly tarnishes him as a person, to.

Don't know what is with these guys, money and screwing around.

Guiliani had a mistress, and informed his wife of his wanting a divorce ....at a press conference. She heard it on the news.

[BarbaRosa]

30. Look for trump to organize a greatly

hugely bigly campaign rally on that day. He is that small.

[dameatball]

31. Ex-POW McCain: I only want people at my funeral who will not be indicted.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

34. All that the Jackass would do is...

brag that at his funeral he’d ; “have the biggest crowds, the best ceremonies, the most awesome eulogy, I mean look at my inaugural ceremony it was the best and biggest ever in history and they said that there was no way I could ever, ever, get to 270, they were wrong, right, those failing newspapers and tv places”

Better he stays behind scratching his fat ass on his golf course.