Posted on 04/08/2013 6:46:07 PM PDT by Steelfish
APRIL 8, 2013 The Grocer’s Daughter Margaret Thatcher not only broke a glass ceiling; she broke a class ceiling. By Sarah Palin
Today we say goodbye to a towering figure of the 20th century. With the passing of Margaret Thatcher, we’ve sadly lost the last living member of that great triumvirate that included Ronald Reagan and John Paul II — those giants who defeated the evil empire of Soviet Communism and allowed the liberation of its captive nations. We’ve also lost one of the great champions of economic freedom and democratic ideals.
Many will focus on the fact that Margaret Thatcher’s career was a collection of “firsts” for women — she was the first and youngest female Conservative-party member to stand for election, the first woman to hold the title Leader of the Opposition, and the first woman prime minister of the United Kingdom.
But Thatcher not only broke a glass ceiling; she broke a class ceiling. She was a grocer’s daughter from the back of beyond who advanced to the height of power in a class-conscious society. Like her friend Ronald Reagan, she was an underestimated underdog and political outsider. Simon Jenkins, the former editor of the Evening Standard, once said, “There was no Thatcher group within the Tory Party. . . . She was utterly and completely on her own. She simply was an outsider in every way.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...
Powerfully expresses what many feel today...
Yep...It’s the “grocers” kids against “The Grandees”....
In other news, I wonder if Gorby has been waiting by the phone all day . . . only to be disappointed.
/Coulter cc’d because she once was one of us. And because those are the rules of common decency. /hint
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