as prime minister, margaret had the clear vision and strong determination to stand up for her beliefs at a time when so many were afraid to rock the boat. both former presidents bush mourned the loss of a staunch american ally. but it was perhaps republican house leaders who were most defusive today, with speak ur john boehner s statement. the greatest peacetime prime minister in british history is dead. margaret thatcher, a grocer s daughter, stared down elites, union bosses and communists to win three consecutive elections. establish conservative principles in western europe, and bring down the iron curtain. house majority leader eric cantor tweeted, you inspired the world to empower people and families over government. in doing so, you helped save it. rest in peace, lady thatcher. perhaps boehner and cantor were enamored about what mrs. thatcher said about the notion of civic community back in 1987.
little late. they were mad he had an ncaa bracket. this wednesday, we have an immigration bill we re looking for this week. we ve got gun control we re trying to get wrapped up this week and they want to focus on jay-z and beyonce. what s the world coming to, martin? i wish i knew. john, cuba is certainly a representabrep hence reprehensible. i mean, do they make any sense? doesn t make any sense to me. personally, i think the embargo with cuba is outdated. you know, governments from president obama, president george w. bush, president clinton have been easing the restrictions on money transfers and all sorts of travel to cuba. one day cuba will be free, and americans will want to go there. and there are people here in the united states, cuban-americans,
as an oppressive government. hello, witness. at the end of the day we have to give some people some space here, trust their judgment. if they got the trip approved, i think that s all that matters and we need to move right along to real issues. as ever, angela rye speaks truth. so does jonathan capehart. thank you, both. next, did some on wall street try to profit off the newtown tragedy? stay with us. but first, john fortt has the cnbc market wrap. good afternoon, john. the stocks staged a big rally in the final hour of trading. the dow up 48 points. s&p up 9. the nasdaq up 18. now, consumer stocks did particularly well. telecoms not so much. and alcoa at the bell reported results. revenues a little bit light. for cnbc, i m john fortt. more after the break. [ male announcer ] at his current pace,
to iran, for instance, he s welcomed so long as he gets a visa. no. the greatest threat to democracy today is mr. and mrs. jay-z. joining us now is angela rye, a political strategist and principal of impact strategies and jonathan capehart, a political writer for the washington post. john, reuters is quoting a source who says the treasury department did, indeed, authorize this trip. but regardless, dennis rodman can tgo to north korea, but jayz and beyonce can t go to cuba? apparently. they have no problem with the multi-tattooed, multi-pierced dennis rodman going to the mysterious to see kim jong-un and walk around and be in the skies company. yet, beyonce and jay-z can t go to cuba on a vacation to celebrate their anniversary? i mean, to me, martin, this is sort of, you know, one more battle in the ongoing sort of