GOP candidates seek Thatcher's blessing

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/27/wus127.xml

Republican presidential candidates are flocking to see Britain's icon of conservatism, Margaret Thatcher, in the hope that her blessing could help to secure them the presidency.

Rudy Giuliani, the Republican front runner, will become the latest 2008 candidate to kiss the former prime minister's hand when he travels to London in September to deliver the inaugural Margaret Thatcher memorial lecture to the Atlantic Bridge think tank.

He follows in the footsteps of Fred Thompson, poised to announce his presidential run and already running second in the polls, and Mitt Romney, ahead in the crucial early states of Iowa and New Hampshire. Mr Thompson, a former senator and Hollywood actor, dropped in on her in London last month, saying he wanted "to remind her of America's affection for her and pay our respects". Mr Romney took the opportunity to burnish his conservative credentials with a Lady Thatcher audience last autumn.

"Since the passing of Ronald Reagan, Lady Thatcher is the last remaining great icon of the conservative movement," said Nile Gardiner, the director of the Margaret Thatcher Centre for Freedom at the Heritage Foundation think tank in Washington.

[Cooley Hurd]

1. Um... why aren't they going to Nancy Reagan?

Wouldn't that mean more to conservatives HERE in the US?:shrug:

[madrchsod]

5. nancy can`t stand these guys

she did what ever she could to keep ronny alive after his attempt on his life. she trusted no one after that,esp the neo-con movement

[C_U_L8R]

2. Can't find anyone from this century ???

The repubs just crack me up.
They're so pathetically hopeless
and desperate. It's a joy to see
them twist like this.
So deserved.

[Totally Committed]

3. Nancy Reagan is pissed off at a number of "Conservatives" for their

opposition to Stem Cell Research, which is one of her pet causes. Mrs. Thatcher has always been seen as a Reagan clone ("Reagan in a Dress", as we used to call her), so she's probably seen as the next best thing.

I'm actually surprised they aren't having daily seances at Reagan's graveside to see whisch one he'd like to endorse... :eyes:

TC

[TlalocW]

4. This is stupid

The only time I see/hear Thatcher's name brought up is either on the Colbert Report ("Thatchers" are what female conservatives have while male conservatives have "balls") or in passing when reading something about Reagan. I don't think she has much name recognition or pull with the average conservative voter.

TlalocW

[sniffa]

6. is this Like gonzo and card racing to ashcroft's bedside?

quick, maggie, endorse us before you're totaLLy out of it.

[wyldwolf]

7. It's a reaction to Hillary