Margaret Thatcher died today, and while I won't be popular with my Irish wife, her family or friends, I am sad to see this. I came of age during the end of the cold war, when Ronald Reagan was the president, and Britain was our biggest ally. I was young, idealistic and conservative and shared my beliefs with Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. She demonstrated that a woman could be an equal to any man at a time when women were struggling with that in the US.
I remember her standing up against the Russians with the US, and the incredible fortitude I saw from her. The Iron Lady is how I will remember her, and with her passing a little bit of my childhood fades away.
I was saddened to find out she was suffering from dementia as she got older. I can accept many aspects of getting old, but the one thing that truly terrifies me is the thought of suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's. I would prefer a bullet to that. As painful as my mom suddenly dying, I was a little glad that she never had to deal with dementia.
On a final note, if you have no idea who Margaret Thatcher was, or even if you do, you should watch The Iron Lady. Glenn Close is a remarkable actress and she plays the role flawlessly...
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