re: #216 realwest

BTW, someone above (waaay) above,mentioned Paul Wellstones funeral and I read it in wiki, and discovered that VP Dick Cheney wanted to attend but was asked not to by the Wellstone family.
Nonetheless, “But the president did lead a moment of silence for the plane crash victims before signing the Voting Rights Act today. “I would like to pause and remember a devoted public servant who was taken from us last Friday, along with his wife and his daughter and several other Americans,” Mr. Bush said. “Paul Wellstone was a deeply principled and a good-hearted man. He’ll be missed by all who knew him and by all who had the privilege of serving with him.”
Classy, all the way.

Hey, realwest! That was me. I checked the Wiki to make sure it was indeed Paul Wellstone’s funeral I was thinking of. Did you notice the article mentions NOTHING of the disgraceful politicking and grandstanding that went on there? Also, I think turning away the Vice President, whose traditional duty is to attend important funerals when the President cannot, showed a distinct lack of class.