Not since Adolph Hitler dubbed Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother "the most dangerous woman in Europe," has an adult human female so triggered the forces of evil. Job well done. Rest in peace, you bloody-minded, bloody difficult, woman.
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Commemorating the Iron Lady: 2023
Crimenutely. It's been almost half-a-century. On this day, February 11, 1975, Margaret Hilda Roberts Thatcher was elected, at the age of 48, the leader of the British Conservative Party. Four years later, she became Europe's first woman Prime Minister. And the mark she left endures to this day. Some of Maggie's gems: “I always cheer… Continue reading Commemorating the Iron Lady: 2023
Occasional Quote of the Day: The Iron Lady Speaks
“I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.” — Margaret Thatcher Other than observing that, of course, this trenchant observation can be applied to a wide variety of arguments beyond the stated one (I… Continue reading Occasional Quote of the Day: The Iron Lady Speaks
Eyeroll of the Day: Not Gutsy Enough for Hillary Clinton
Somehow (how did I miss this?), it appears that Hillary Clinton (a woman of little accomplishment, who came to prominence only as an adjunct to her faithless, lying spouse, and who has managed to hog the spotlight ever since), has gotten another boat anchor book published. Wait. Silly me. There’s no “somehow” about it. Hillary has all… Continue reading Eyeroll of the Day: Not Gutsy Enough for Hillary Clinton