THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA

Senator John McCain has died!  Today, as I write this, it would be hard to find anyone in most countries who does know that the Senator has died.   As usual one does not speak badly of the dead and that certainly has been the case in the coverage of McCain's death, except some Nam Vets who slogged through the jungles and rivers of that country.  They point out that McCain, (1) graduated from the Academy 5th from last in his class.  (2) that he was not a very good pilot and crashed three planes in his career.  (3) That he got preferential treatment in "Hanoi Hilton" when the enemy found out who his father was, etc.  It is no secret that McCain and Trump, once friends, disliked each other so much that the President was not invited to the services,  and when the flag flying at half-mast over the White House was raised to full staff after the second day the outrage it caused was heard round the world.  To satisfy the outrage the flag was lowered once again over the White House and stayed there until the burial today, Sunday September 2, 2018.
In my twilight years I am constantly appalled at the lack of respect shown to the flag of our country.  It ranges from the highly visible foot ball games to any parade route.  Even those who put their flag up and forget it until it is a rag.  Let us take a look at the U.S. Flag Code: "The flag is flown at half-mast on the day of death and the day after for Members of Congress".  Members of Congress is defined as Congress and Senate.  Only a proclamation by the President can change that rule.  President Trump did that very thing!  Did you hear that mentioned by the Press? ...Medicineman!