[hispanarepublicana]

Well, I still think it's tasteless that he's President of a North American nation and can't be here IN PERSON.

[carton253]

Sometimes, I think that has to do with protocol. Poor excuse I know... but if it was the current President's funeral, I think Fox would have been here.

In the USA, unless it is a special occassion, (Rabin's death in Israel being one) the VP usually goes to the funeral. At Rabin's funeral, Clinton was there (sucking up all the oxygen as usual).