Thus endeth the earthly career of another of our heroes, Margaret Thatcher.
To say that she epitomized Great Britain at its greatest will offend her opponents: layabouts, takers, dewy-eyed leftists, and opportunistic leftists who use the aforementioned to slake their power-lust. I welcome this opportunity to offend them.
What Britain and the U.S. need — now, more than ever — are no-nonsense, no-holds-barred leaders cast in Margaret Thatcher’s mold. She was sometimes compared with Ronald Reagan, but that comparison fails scrutiny because Reagan was too kind and too accommodating. Her closest peer among American presidents of the 20th century was Calvin Coolidge.
It is unlikely that the U.S. will ever again see Coolidge’s ilk in the White House. It is equally unlikely that Britain will ever again see Thatcher’s ilk in residence at 10 Downing Street.
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