Margaret Thatcher; Modern Republicans' Worst Nightmare

[Mr. Shaman]

April 8, 2013

Republican Party Would Reject Margaret Thatcher​

"Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom, died on Monday, leaving behind her a legacy of conservative values that American politicians still cite to this day. Upon learning of her death, Republican House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said she was the “greatest peacetime prime minister in British history.”

But while Thatcher stands as a role model for modern conservativism here in the United States, her policies likely wouldn’t hold up under the scrutiny of a modern-day GOP:

She supported socialized medicine.

She increased taxes.

She believed in climate change.

She recognized that gun laws can limit gun violence.​

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