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Damn, that Slovenian woman really has a thing for American republican politicians, hasn't she?

No mother should outlive her son, especially when he's in his 80s !

I'm going to be that person. It's President pro tempore . The last non-president to lie in the Rotunda was Rosa Parks, who lay in honor in 2005. Before her, Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson, two Capitol Police officers killed in the line of duty, lay in honor in 1998. In 1989, Claude Pepper was the last non-president to lie in state - on that you are correct. As an interesting aside, four unknown soldiers have lain in state in the Rotunda. Vietnam in 1984, Korea and WWII in 1958, and WWI in 1921. https://www.aoc.gov/nations-stage/lying-state If anyone can find a pattern of qualification in these, have at it, but the only real qualification is that Congress says you can and your family agrees. Most presidents don't lie in state in the Capitol - only Ford, Reagan, Lyndon Johnson, Eisenhower, Hoover, Kennedy, Taft, Harding, McKinley, Garfield, and Lincoln have lain in state in the Capitol Rotunda. Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley and Kennedy were assassinated. Harding died in office. Reagan's funeral was freaking production. Concurrent resolution for Chestnut and Gibson: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/310/text Concurrent resolution for Rosa Parks: https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2005/10/27/senate-section/article/S12018-2 Concurrent resolution for Daniel Inouye: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/64/text?r=2 Concurrent resolution for Claude Pepper: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/139/text/ath?r=263 CJ's civics/history class concludes. You are dismissed. If you key my car I will hunt you down like the dog you are.

Now there's a source, yes! http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/tributes-to-giant-of-scots-law-lord-mccluskey-1-4509947

The post of the year is a reply to me

I don't think it's fair to say this unless you know why he chose to kill himself. We don't. I totally understand where you are coming from but it seems harsh.

For me, the deaths of 2016 hit you like a hammer. But 2017 is a slow burner. It's catching up.

You're too young! You're too old! Bit of a dark age for music.

Just for a change, I go with McCain. Sure, Bush is frail and often looks a bit shit, but he doesn't have terminal cancer. I'd reckon he can last one or two years with a bit of luck. (And if Bush Sr. dies first I'd just pretend that I meant Dubya all along. :))

Bit more artsy:

I've started making Norden gifs during down periods at work.

Tempted to field Shameless a third time, you know why... but....must....resist...

McCain could be "oven ready"....

Aye Lamotta - the man's durability is astounding. Karzai is also still breathing (60 on Christmas Eve - all being well); though his appearance on that list was mainly down to having a very dangerous job at the time

Used to work for the Daily Mail, iirc and had a career in local newspapers before.

Six months left is his default worst case scenario, apparently. He's hopefully of 2-3 years. No "oh I have metastases" or other helpful statements, so all opinion. In a Zevonesque enjoy every sandwich mood.

WHAT?!?! HE DIED!!!!!!!!! I never knew. ;)

I thought you might have gathered from my posts over the past three years and seventh months that I already am a tit regardless of whether I want to be one or not. Anyway, I was referring to these baps; you dirty minded person.

I heard Joey say that the day Aaliyah crashed her plane was the best day of his life.

For gods sake bore off. You've had one reasonably good year. your first year!! I've lasted 6 months without piping up but every time i log on to this site your here chatting shit. Are your that other dick wad Dr Zoreds in disguise?

Usually they die when they can't breathe? I thought that was standard for all deaths?!

Great name for a journalist.

It's getting bad when people are dying twice.