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There\u2019s not much news right now<\/a>. \u00a0This seems to have been sudden. \u00a0Because of that, it will take the news outlets time to get their stories together. \u00a0The last of the Democratic side of the big four who were responsible for bringing a peaceful end to the Cold War, her legacy was one of stalwart success in the face of progressive disdain. \u00a0I don\u2019t know enough of Britain\u2019s economy or financial history to comment too much of her overall record. I just know she, like Reagan here, was loathed by the Baby Boomer era Left. \u00a0And it was with bitter hesitation that they\u00a0begrudgingly gave her any credit in bringing an end to the Cold conflict. <\/p>\n

Reagan fairs less well in America, as most on the Left, with help from the media, have convinced a\u00a0generation\u00a0that it was hip and cool\u00a0Gorbachev\u00a0alone who was responsible, while Reagan more or less stumbled about looking for a glass of water. \u00a0Of course Gorbachev\u00a0deserves\u00a0credit (and for his part, is more than happy to acknowledge the others). \u00a0Pope John Paul II, along with Thatcher and Reagan were instrumental to the non-violent conclusion. \u00a0Others, naturally. \u00a0Lech Wolesa was quite the hero, until he recently\u00a0blasphemed\u00a0the liberal gospel by not supporting gay marriage. \u00a0Those behind the Iron Curtain who struggled and risked everything to oppose the terror of the Communist USSR also deserve credit. <\/p>\n

Nonetheless, in terms of leadership, it was Reagan, John Paul II,\u00a0Gorbachev\u00a0and Thatcher who brought a non-violent end to the Cold War, at a time when most were convinced it would only eventually end under the shadow of a million mushroom clouds. \u00a0And it is something that progressives and secularists chafe at to this day. \u00a0Rest in peace Margaret Thatcher, and we thank you.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"