It's simple. She had more balls than he has. Even her admirers and her opponents in Parliament said the same about her contemporaries.
Posted on 04/17/2013 11:47:06 AM PDT by IBD editorial writer
Protocol: President Obama declined to send a high-level delegation to Wednesday's funeral of Britain's Margaret Thatcher. It's a measure of how little he values the special relationship — and a sign of his own smallness. Back in more gracious times, vice presidents routinely attended funerals of foreign dignitaries. As such, the presence of Vice President Joe Biden — if not Obama himself — would seem fitting for as significant a U.S. ally as the late Prime Minister Thatcher, if not out of warmth of feeling, then simply to represent the U.S.' gratitude. Thatcher's uncompromising friendship with the U.S. helped to set off a free-market revolution, end the Cold War, and left the U.S. and U.K. the standard-bearers for freedom in the world — the very basis of the power Obama now enjoys. But appallingly, not even Biden could be spared for the funeral of the most consequential British prime minister since Winston Churchill.
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Cheney is a national treasure
“He’s a small man after all,
He’s a small man after all,
He’s a small man after all,
He’s a small small small small man!”
I am sure Maggie’s ghost is glad the little man didn’t come. I’m sure the Queen is pleased she doesn’t have to put up with the likes of such a boar and his brash wife. Still, Bush should have come or others on the Conservative Movement.
You’re right. The more I think about it, it’s best he wasn’t there. Sometimes I just can’t believe we’re here. . .
George W. Bush did indeed turn down his invitation.
Americans attending:
Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger
U.S. presidential delegation, led by former secretaries of state George Schultz and James Baker
Three-member delegation from U.S. House of Representatives, comprised of Republican Reps. Marsha Blackburn, Michele Bachmann and George Holding
Former U.S. presidential candidate Newt Gingrich
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A petty, snide and spiteful little man who’s not all that bright.
“Thatcher’s uncompromising friendship with the U.S. helped to set off a free-market revolution, end the Cold War, and left the U.S. and U.K. the standard-bearers for freedom in the world ...”
There’s the problem right there! He doesn’t think what Thatcher/Reagan/JPII accomplished has a THING to do with his power, much less to be worth of his gratitude or acknowledgement. THEY didn’t achieve that. He did.
Osama Obama's problem isn't that he's stupid.He most assuredly is not.Amorality is at the heart of his personality which makes him far more repugnant than if he was simply dim.
I disagree. He's no mental giant. One just has to see him off his teleprompter a few times to assess his intelligence. What he is is a con man, which is a definite talent, but not necessarily an indication of intelligence.
He's a con man and an ideologue who reads his teleprompter, has memorized a collection of talking points he throws in, and exercises some amount of cunning and street thug aggressiveness.
“...None of the former presidents...”
Well look at the line up, they are all traitors.
(based on where we are today......)
This snub shows Obama places partisan politics above leadership or statecraft.
This; and death by several trillion other papercuts.
Excellent piece of writing. Thank you for laying it flat out.
Fairly certain you didn't mean to insult bimbos so carelessly.
It's simple. She had more balls than he has. Even her admirers and her opponents in Parliament said the same about her contemporaries.
I got a nice can of bacon grease....
KEEP HIM HOME!
Nor is Albion Wilde!
Check out the motto on her coat of arms:
The one on the right must have been revised after her induction into the Order of the Garter, the highest echelon of British chivalry.
In today's funeral, her grandchildren carried two velvet pillows into the procession. On one was the ornate necklace from the Order of the Garter, and on the other, the Garter medal. The pillows were placed on stools on either side of the casket during the service. I also saw a sword on a velvet pillow during the service.
Globe Images, June 19, 2000
RIP, extraordinary woman; and may your reunion with your Lord, your parents, sister and husband be all joy!!
"I've gone all day without seeing any mention of HER!"
Margaret Thatcher has passed away and is still living rent-free in their heads.
Godspeed, Lady Thatcher.
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