The disappearance of Transatlantic Conservatism: Republicans too religious, extreme for Tories

"...This separation of religious conviction from political position has allowed all three major parties in the U.K. — Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat — to come to a consensus on a wide array of policies that are, across the pond, still widely debated both between and within Republicans and Democrats..."

"... It was widely reported in British press that, in response to a request by Sarah Palin to meet her heroine Baroness Thatcher, an aide had commented that no meeting would happen as it would be “belittling to Margaret” and “Sarah Palin is nuts...”

 http://politically-inclined.com/2014/04/the-disappearance-of-transatlantic-conservatism/