George W Bush playfully sneaks candy to Michelle Obama during John McCain's memorial service
The news that Senator John McCain's family were discontinuing the treatment for his aggressive brain cancer was greeted with equal parts shock and equal parts sadness. It signaled that the 81-year-old's time was coming to an end, and it would only be a day later that he would succumb to the glioblastoma. His funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral then became an occasion of mourning and reflection, and as it turns out, light-heartedness as well courtesy of George W. Bush.
The former president seems to have struck up a camaraderie with his successors Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama after their stint in the Oval Office, and that was on full display at the service. Bush and former First Lady Laura were seated next to the Obamas and as former Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman gave his eulogy, cameras panned to an amusing exchange between Bush and Michelle.