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In reply to the discussion: Feinstein: Trump 'can be a good president' [View all]Thrill
(19,178 posts)129. LOL still waiting on Just one Republican Senator to say anything even close
To that nice about PBO or Clinton.
Gotta love Democrats
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Exactly. What fool needs a sarcasm balloon over Feinstein's head to understand that?
Hortensis
Aug 2017
#150
She's on the Senate intelligence and judiciary committees and you're pretending
Hortensis
Aug 2017
#162
Reading the post will tell you WTF she actually said, because the headline doesn't. (nt)
ehrnst
Aug 2017
#20
Another person who didn't read past the misleading headline but comments anyway. (nt)
ehrnst
Aug 2017
#22
Short of immediately reverting to the mass of diarrhea from which he was formed...
Orrex
Aug 2017
#16
even reading the article, this shows a fundamental lack of understanding on her part
NRaleighLiberal
Aug 2017
#25
She's being snarky. She may as well have said, "If he was to become a Democrat..."
ehrnst
Aug 2017
#28
even that snark is not helpful because it gets picked up by media. there are better
NRaleighLiberal
Aug 2017
#35
So you agree the headline is misleading. And the Hill is not exactly progressive media. (nt)
ehrnst
Aug 2017
#43
no, I don't think the headline was misleading because that is what she said.
NRaleighLiberal
Aug 2017
#44
Understood. Your OP is valuable for creating a pretty vigorous discussion!
NRaleighLiberal
Aug 2017
#52
Many here seem to think that she actually thinks he can become a "good president"
ehrnst
Aug 2017
#87
Since you keep mentioning Nancy Pelosi, I guess you've only barely skimmed the article
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2017
#124
Exactly. It's impossible for him to do the thing she said will make him "a good president."(nt)
ehrnst
Aug 2017
#37
Are you from California? Frankly, her comment had a lot of qualifiers which aren't going to happen
still_one
Aug 2017
#66
She's saying he's a bad president and will be until he changes who he is. Then threatens him.
ehrnst
Aug 2017
#47
this is the basic failure of normal people make when dealing with a psychopath...
Javaman
Aug 2017
#55
No, she doesn't believe that he can change. That statement was ironic, and she followed it with
ehrnst
Aug 2017
#59
Just like "Obama told business leaders that they didn't build their businesses!" (nt)
ehrnst
Aug 2017
#60
Oh. look - Pelosi wants him to get more sleep, like that's going to make him "fit for office" !!!!
ehrnst
Aug 2017
#68
Senatorial culture is hard for most people to understand. This was damning with faint praise. (n/t)
FreepFryer
Aug 2017
#156
Sorry D. but Trump has had his chances! ""The question is whether he can learn and change,"NOPE
riversedge
Aug 2017
#76
And Feinstein 'can be a good' Senator, if she would just disregard her personal financial holdings..
Freethinker65
Aug 2017
#78
She's concern trolling. She doesn't think he will change at all. That's why she said
ehrnst
Aug 2017
#86
What a damn dumb remark. Is DiFi completely insane? NK, Transgenders, neo-Nazis, undoing Obama, ...
WinkyDink
Aug 2017
#111
No need to twist myself into a pretzel in order to approve of Feinstein's statement.
democrank
Aug 2017
#115
that is just stupid. even his trip did NOTHING. did eddie haskel change on beaver?
pansypoo53219
Aug 2017
#121
Inaccurate headline: she said "under no illusion that its likely to happen"
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2017
#135
What she means to say is: TRUMP can be a good POTUS if he would just be someone else
AgadorSparticus
Aug 2017
#149