Obama must genuinely detest the British giants
of the 20th Century. He
sent back the bust of Winston Churchill.
Now, he is sending no one from his administration (other than perhaps the
Ambassador to the UK) to the funeral of Margaret Thatcher.
The excuse?
The
US embassy insisted no snub was intended, but confirmed that Mr Baker and Mr
Schulz would represent the US.
'This
is a hugely significant week in terms of US domestic politics,' a spokesman
added.
He
said that both the First Lady and the Vice President were 'the President's
point people on gun control', adding: 'This is a week when there is a lot of
movement on Capitol Hill on gun control issues.'
Are we really supposed to buy that? Give me a break.
And, no, sending Reagan-era allies is not good
enough. (And I highly suspect they were
going anyway.) At least the Vice-president
or Secretary of State should go.
But, no, Obama just had to snub the UK (again) and Margaret Thatcher.
It would make me ashamed to be an American. But Obama is hardly an American
president.
I am no fan of Speaker Boehner either, but he
has the common sense and decency to send a delegation of Congressmen to the
funeral.
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