Blast from the past

Blast from the past

by digby

Looks like Romney’s going the full Thatcher:

If it gets results, do it again. And if it means a change of government, definitely do it again.

Mitt Romney has adapted a poster and slogan used by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to boost his Republican presidential bid.

Mr Romney is likening President Obama’s America to the economic blight that dogged late 1970s Britain.

The ad for Mrs Thatcher came out in 1979 when she was leader of the Conservative Party.

‘Poster of the century’: Romney’s poster above the old British Conservative Party’s version.

1979 was a very good year for conservatives. It’s clever of Romney to ape Thatcher instead of Reagan. It makes him look fresher than the rest.

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