The Iron Lady has passed away. Update!

Courtesy of CNN:  

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a towering figure in postwar British and world politics and the only woman to become British prime minister, has died at the age of 87, her spokeswoman said Monday. 

Her funeral will be at St. Paul's Cathedral, the British prime minister's office announced Monday. 

Thatcher served from 1975 to 1990 as leader of the Conservative Party. She was called the "Iron Lady" for her personal and political toughness. 

Thatcher retired from public life after a stroke in 2002 and suffered several strokes after that. British media reported Monday that a stroke caused her death.

Here was a woman who eschewed convention and broke through gender barriers to become one of the most respected figures in British politics. Though to be fair she is perhaps MORE respected outside of England, than within.

I have always felt that her mirror image in America was Hillary Clinton, who has become the most powerful female political figure in this country.

Though we may mourn the passing of Margaret Thatcher we can take solace in the fact that at least she never had to suffer the indignity of being sued by Sarah Palin for a photo-op nor had to listen to that idiot prattle on about how much she admired her, while undoubtedly quoting erroneous facts about the Prime Minister's life to the press.

Update: As predicted the American conservatives are falling over themselves in order to quickly tweet their  admiration for Thatcher:

You inspired the world to empower people and families over government. In doing so, you helped save it. Rest in peace, Lady Thatcher.
— Eric Cantor (@EricCantor) April 8, 2013

I may have to skip my usual cable news watching today as it will all be a sloppy wet kiss directed at Thatcher. I cannot stomach much of that for long.

Still waiting for Klondike Kardashian to weigh in.

Update 2: Ah here we go.

From the Facebook page of the woman with the same number of X chromosomes as Margaret Thatcher, but none of her intelligence and ability:

 We’re deeply saddened at the loss of Margaret Thatcher. While the Iron Lady is sadly gone, her iron will, her unfailing trust in what is right and just, and her lessons to all of us will live on forever. She was a trailblazer like no other. We lost an icon, but her legacy, as solid as iron, will live on in perpetuity. 

- Sarah Palin

Definitely looks like it was cobbled together in a hurry. 

I seriously doubt THIS will be Palin's only post on Thatcher's passing. Look for a much longer and effusive post on Facebook, or a Breitbart piece, coming just as soon as she can get her ghostwriters together in a room to help her avoid sounding like a simpleton.

Update 3: Well this is interesting it looks as if Palin did not even know who Thatcher was until McCain's staff explained it to her.