It is sad news to learn as the sun rises today that Margaret Thatcher has passed away.

She was the first politician I ever met. As a kid, I had the opportunity to, in passing, meet her. She was charming.

History brought us Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and John Paul II at the same time to battle communism. She was the last of the three lions to return home to her Maker.

During her time here, she brought a fierce determination to defend freedom and hold the line against tyranny. Not since Churchill had the United States had such a relationship with a British Prime Minister.

Margaret Thatcher never went wobbly and we can be thankful for that. The Iron Lady will be missed.