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[quote=Anonymous]From Vox.

[quote]President Barack Obama eulogized Sen. John McCain on Saturday, setting aside their ideological differences to celebrate the Arizona senator’s civility, service and commitment to democratic ideals and institutions.

In pretty much any other moment, it would be heard as a banal speech — a respectful, but expected statement from a former president on the life of a long-time senator. It would serve its purpose and remind Americans that we live in a democracy, one based on the principle of peaceful transfer of power. Political rivals are just that, not sworn enemies. They are all part of something much larger than themselves.

It would be boring. But in the age of Trump, it was anything but.

“John cared about the institutions of self-government, our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, rule of law, separation of powers, even the arcane rules and procedures of the Senate,” Obama said, sounding like he was giving a high school civics lesson.

“[McCain] knew that in a nation as big and boisterous and diverse as ours, those institutions, those rules and norms are what binds us together and give shape to our life. Even when we disagree, especially when we disagree.”

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