For Democrats to block a resolution honoring former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is revealing for a couple reasons. First of all, it is a slam against one of the most influential women of the 20th century. Aren't Democrats supposed to be supporters of the fairer sex?
Secondly, Thatcher and Ronald Reagan forged the strongest bond since WWII between England and the US. Without their cooperation, the Soviet Union might not have fallen and we still could be in the Cold War. Additionally, they agreed on conservative economics which we are sure upsets Democrats.
In addition to blocking the resolution the biggest insult is that no leaders of the current Administration are planning to attend. That is an insult to the British, to our cooperation and our mutual history. Of course, Obama already has told the Brits that they do not count when he sent back the bust of Churchill.
This Administration and the Democratic Party show their meanness, their small mindedness and their lack of understanding of international leadership. Americans who voted for them should be embarrassed--the rest of us are.
Conservative Tom
Senate Democrats are holding up a resolution to honor former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who died on Monday at age 87, a Heritage Foundation affiliate reports.
The resolution was to pass late Wednesday in the Democratic-controlled upper chamber, said Katherine Rosario of Heritage Action for America.
The group is a sister organization of the Heritage Foundation.
Meanwhile, the GOP-controlled House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution honoring Thatcher, The Daily Mail reports. It was introduced by Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia.
The tribute cited Thatcher’s “life-long commitment to advancing freedom, liberty, and democracy and for her friendship to the United States,” according to The Daily Mail.
“To refuse to honor a woman of such great historical and political significance, who was deeply loyal to the United States, is petty and shameful,” Rosario said in her Heritage blog post.
“One truly has to wonder, what is it about Lady Thatcher that gives them pause? Her unfaltering commitment to freedom? Or perhaps the way she fought for individual liberty and limited government?
“Lady Margaret Thatcher was a principled politician who helped to foster the special relationship between Great Britain and the United States that we all benefit from today,” Rosario said.
Thatcher, who died in London, will receive a ceremonial funeral on Wednesday. Among the more than 2,000 guests expected are Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip.
The last time the monarch attended a prime minister's funeral was when Winston Churchill died in 1965.
Other guests include former House Speaker Newt Gingrich — and three former British Prime Ministers, Sir John Major, Tony Blair, and Gordon Brown.
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Secondly, Thatcher and Ronald Reagan forged the strongest bond since WWII between England and the US. Without their cooperation, the Soviet Union might not have fallen and we still could be in the Cold War. Additionally, they agreed on conservative economics which we are sure upsets Democrats.
In addition to blocking the resolution the biggest insult is that no leaders of the current Administration are planning to attend. That is an insult to the British, to our cooperation and our mutual history. Of course, Obama already has told the Brits that they do not count when he sent back the bust of Churchill.
This Administration and the Democratic Party show their meanness, their small mindedness and their lack of understanding of international leadership. Americans who voted for them should be embarrassed--the rest of us are.
Conservative Tom
Report: Senate Democrats Blocking Resolution Honoring Thatcher
Saturday, 13 Apr 2013 03:32 PM
The resolution was to pass late Wednesday in the Democratic-controlled upper chamber, said Katherine Rosario of Heritage Action for America.
The group is a sister organization of the Heritage Foundation.
Meanwhile, the GOP-controlled House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution honoring Thatcher, The Daily Mail reports. It was introduced by Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia.
The tribute cited Thatcher’s “life-long commitment to advancing freedom, liberty, and democracy and for her friendship to the United States,” according to The Daily Mail.
“To refuse to honor a woman of such great historical and political significance, who was deeply loyal to the United States, is petty and shameful,” Rosario said in her Heritage blog post.
“One truly has to wonder, what is it about Lady Thatcher that gives them pause? Her unfaltering commitment to freedom? Or perhaps the way she fought for individual liberty and limited government?
“Lady Margaret Thatcher was a principled politician who helped to foster the special relationship between Great Britain and the United States that we all benefit from today,” Rosario said.
Thatcher, who died in London, will receive a ceremonial funeral on Wednesday. Among the more than 2,000 guests expected are Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip.
The last time the monarch attended a prime minister's funeral was when Winston Churchill died in 1965.
Other guests include former House Speaker Newt Gingrich — and three former British Prime Ministers, Sir John Major, Tony Blair, and Gordon Brown.
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