Obama will not be attending the Saturday funeral for Justice Scalia. He will instead visit his body in the Great Hall on Friday where it will lie in repose. Biden will attend the funeral instead. So no funeral & no eulogy from O! Who wants to bet O goes golfing on Saturday?
Obama to skip Scalia funeral
By ELIZA COLLINS 02/17/16
President Barack Obama will not attend Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s funeral on Saturday, the White House said Wednesday. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden will attend.
Obama and first lady Michelle Obama instead will go to the Supreme Court on Friday “to pay their respects to Justice Scalia” while the justice lies in repose in the Great Hall, press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Wednesday.
The last time a justice died was Chief Justice William Rehnquist in 2005, and at that time President George W. Bush not only attended the funeral but also eulogized him.
Scalia’s death has ripped open a political seam after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell almost immediately issued a statement calling for Scalia’s replacement to be delayed until the next president is decided. The White House has promised to nominate someone before the election.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/obama-no-scalia-funeral-219384
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