Dianne Feinstein, on State of the Union this morning, doesn’t like double standards. Well, let’s revise; she doesn’t like double standards that go against her preconceived notions.
When asked how she felt about James Comey and his testimony that President Donald Trump asked for this so called “loyalty oath” ( so stupid), she said she believed Comey and it did happen, not the president who said it didn’t happen.
Por que? Because she knows Jim Comey, she’s met Jim Comey, and she’s observed Jim Comey the longest – and “he has his own band of integrity,” whatever that is. And the Jim Comey she knows would never lie. (But our president would.)
Dianne may have disagreed with Comey’s handling of Crooked Hilary’s emails and the statements he made during the election – because they helped her candidate lose. Comey just wasn’t dialed in to his special integrity band; wrong frequency I guess.
When attorney general Loretta Lynch met with Crooked Hilary’s hubby, Bill, in a plane on the tarmac with engines roaring to keep the riff-raff (the help) from hearing, Dianne has no problem with that. Even though that day the Email Investigation effectively ended. Those were her teammates, and everybody thought the emails would be put away for the rest of the election campaign.
But Comey testified that Ms Lynch objected to the phrase Email Investigation (strenuously objected), and instead wanted the Justice Department to refer to the scandal as, “a matter.” Just a matter, a little thing, a legal hiccup that of course is well within the boundaries of legal.
Comey used the phrase, ” she directed me to call it a matter,” which, in true Jimbo form, of course “confused and concerned” him. Further, he wanted to “step away” from the Department in order to close the investigation. It made him feel “queasy,” so presumably he wanted to step away so he wouldn’t get barf on anybody’s shoes other that his own.
What does Dianne Feinstein have to say about that turn of events? Oh, well, she can’t answer that. But it would make her “queasy too,” though. (There is a lot to be nauseous about in Washington, Di.) She thinks we need to know more about this Comey story. The rest of it is fine, all the stuff about Trump scaring him at dinner and all, that’s fine. But this – this meeting, this clandestine talk between Loretta and Bill – we need more information, she’s not so sure about it.
What, now suddenly Comey’s word isn’t good enough? You need to know more? Pick up a paper then, Dianne! It was all over the news, CNN even used it in their news scroll! ( So it’s gotta be true.) kidding me.
She went on to say the only way to get at the truth of the matter (not the Email matter, the tarmac matter) is to have the entire Judiciary Committee take a look at that. Well, well, well. I guess when it comes to something that is damaging to Crooked Hilary Comey loses some of the aura about him.
She actually brought up the idea of yet another committee. Are you kidding me? This one to specialize in, what, only the dinners Trump had with Comey? All things Trump are being investigated. Can’t one of the 12 committees work on the dinners on the side instead of forming a whole new one? Give us a break, please.
Ms Feinstein did say something interesting, confounding and contrary but interesting nonetheless. She said we have to take into consideration, ” Time, Manner, and Place,” when we think about President Trump and his actions as president. Asking about the Michael Flynn investigation, either alone in athe Oval Office or alone over clams casino, that’s bad. That’s wrong. But and AG and the right hand man of the Democratic meeting alone on an empty airplane – that’s not?
Double standards are beyond belief. We get an hourly dose of la norme doublé. And we are no closer to a modern country that governs and legislates important issues. Jobs, healthcare, tax reform, infrastructure, a stronger military and establishing our position of leadership throughout the world. When is that going to happen? Can we get over this Comey Investigation fascination and put it past us?
