why wait? seriously. makes no difference to John, the business of the govt keeps going on daily even during the various funeral events. It’s not like this was unexpected andGov not had time to prepare. I think this may reflect badly for Gov down the road. If he’s delaying for family or such that is ridiculous, McCain should have stepped down many months ago then there would have been no need to appoint around the time of his death.
Had McCain stepped down “many months ago,” the seat would have come up in this year’s general election, which would have put one more Republican seat up for grabs in a possible blue wave year. That’s why he held on.