Flags Half-Staff For Fat White Man Who Lived In Luxury?

Don’t get me wrong I think a life should be honored.  But as I drove through the town I live in half the flags were at half-staff for Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy.  I live in Missouri which is a long way from Sen. Kennedy’s home state of Massachusetts.  I don’t remember when another senator has died so maybe somebody out there can fill me in.  Do we always fly our flags at half-staff when senators kick the bucket?

When Senator McCain Kicks the bucket will he be honored in the same way that Senator Kennedy was?

Shouldn’t we rather fly our flags at half-staff for the person who puts their life on the line for another such as somebody who dies in combat rather than for a fat white man who lived in luxury all his life?