Robin Abcarian: What funerals of two icons said about us
Funerals for two of this country's most remarkable citizens took place over the long Labor Day weekend.
The spectacles - and I mean that in the best sense of the word - showcased the beauty and ugliness of our country at this uniquely messy moment in American history.
On Saturday in Washington, D.C., Arizona Sen. John McCain, the 81-year-old maverick, was buried in Annapolis after a service that was both a celebration of his life and an unchoreographed repudiation of its most famous uninvited guest.
On Friday in Detroit, Aretha Franklin, the 76-year-old Queen of Soul, was laid to
