Obama sends presidential delegation with no serving politicians to Thatcher funeral --- a waste of US tax dollars. so was sending a delegation to the appointment of a new pointy-hatted man-god.
On Apr 17, 8:32 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > There are only a handful in Congress and none in the administration worthy > of attending Thatcher's funeral. > > ** > DCG posted: " Margaret Thatcher funeral: US opts for low-key official > representation Guardian: The US is to send distinctly low-key official > representation to Lady Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday, with a delegation > led by George Shultz and James Baker, who both serv" Respond to this > post by replying above this line > New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* > <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> Obama sends > presidential delegation with no serving politicians to Thatcher > funeral<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/obama-sends-preside...> > by > DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> > > Margaret Thatcher funeral: US opts for low-key official representation > > Guardian<http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/apr/16/margaret-thatcher-fune...>: > The US is to send *distinctly low-key official representation to Lady > Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday*, with a delegation led by George Shultz > and James Baker, who both served as US secretary of state while Thatcher > was in power. > > While Barack Obama was invited, *he has opted to send a presidential > delegation comprising no serving politicians*. Shultz was secretary of > state to Ronald Reagan while Baker served the elder George Bush. Also > representing Obama will be Barbara Stephenson, chargé d'affaires at the US > embassy in London, and Louis Susman, the recently departed ambassador to > Britain. > > Separately, the Republican party is sending three members of the House of > Representatives: Marsha Blackburn, who will lead the delegation, along with > Michele Bachmann and George Holding. Blackburn is a leading fiscal > conservative, while Bachmann, a member of the hardline conservative Tea > Party faction, became internationally known during her spectacular if brief > bid for the 2012 presidential nomination. > > Another leading Republican conservative and attempted 2012 nominee, Newt > Gingrich, is also among the confirmed attendees. Ronald Reagan's widow, > Nancy, was invited but has said she felt unable to make the trip aged 91. > > The somewhat ambiguous nature of Thatcher's funeral, which is not a state > event but nonetheless has many of the trappings of such a ceremony, given > the involvement of the Queen and members of the armed forces, has prompted > a varying response from other countries in terms of representation. > > While some are also sending former leaders, for example Australia's John > Howard, several serving prime ministers have said they will attend, > including Stephen Harper of Canada, Italy's Mario Monti, and Donald Tusk > from Poland. > > *"The trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other > people's money."* - Margaret > Thatcher<http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/thatcher.asp> > > RIP Iron Lady. > > DCG > *DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/>* | April 17, > 2013 at 4:30 am | Tags: Margaret > Thatcher<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=margaret-thatcher>| > Categories: > Obama <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=376320> | > URL:http://wp.me/pKuKY-lgn > > > Comment<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/obama-sends-preside...> > See all > comments<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/obama-sends-preside...> > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage > Subscriptions<https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=80d8873ee52adffe4e178d01c25562cf...>. > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your > browser:http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/obama-sends-preside... > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com> -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
