The U.S. House of Representatives has just passed a resolution "recognizing the 30th anniversary of the election of Margaret Thatcher as the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain." The resolution, proposed by Congresman Ted Poe of Texas, was passed yesterday by 339 votes to 64, with all 165 Republicans present voting in favour. The 64 Democrats who voted against included some prominent far left activists, including William Delahunt and Barney Frank, both of Massachusetts.
As the vote showed, Lady Thatcher remains a hugely popular figure among conservatives in America, but it was also great to see 174 Democrats putting political divisions aside and recognizing her huge achievements in advancing liberty and freedom across the world as well as the Anglo-American Special Relationship.
