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Which, as a Progressive Dem with a long memory, turn my stomach: Thatcher and McAuliffe. And the Sunday Times succeeds in including them in a single paragraph. Why? Because the latter claimed his boss to be the America's knockoff of the former. From the Sunday Times:

Hillary runs for the White House as 'new Thatcher'
Sarah Baxter, Washington

HILLARY CLINTON is to be presented as America's Margaret Thatcher as she tries to become the first woman to win the White House. As she entered the 2008 presidential race yesterday, a senior adviser said that her campaign would emphasise security, defence and personal strengths reminiscent of the Iron Lady.

"Their policies are totally different but they are both perceived as very tough," said Terry McAuliffe, Clinton's campaign chairman. "She is strong on foreign policy. People have got to know you are going to keep them safe."

I won't say negative things about Senator Clinton, other than her choice of campaign chairman, frankly, well, sucks. McAuliffe guarenteed a Kerry victory in 2004 by front-loading the primary/caucus calendar. For that alone, he should clean the Augean Stables. Comparing Senator Clinton to the vicious short-sighted politician who killed off the coal industry, collieries, coal miners, coal rail, and coal fired electrical power, betting everything on a permanent North Sea oil and gas miracle, is a huge mistake, and should cause every labor union in this country to ask for his head. Stupid man. Stupid, stupid man.