Speaking in generic terms, I believe Trump sees nearly everything through the prism of the business world. With our allies, he's looking at a group of folks who've been slowly, but steadily taking advantage of our failure during past administrations to keep a tight ship - where we got full value for what we gave. He's playing bad cop in order to reset (h**e that word but it works here) things. Most all of these countries need the US markets, investment, and military presence, so even though they may b***h a little bit it's really just posturing. With Putin, he's got to establish a relationship before he can take the next step. And Trump has NOT been a pushover in actions with Russia to this point. I already saw something positive about a deal to lessen Iran's influence in Syria. I think it's a little premature to charge the President with treason before we see what happens in the next few months.

I think you can safely say I lean conservative. And I can answer your question directly - as far as we know Putin has nothing on Trump. You're speculating based on how you're reading the events of the summit. So are we done here?

Hey PeterS! Have you actually read what's been posted by eagleye13, Blade Runner, and others here? Your comment is Pure D Piffle!

and BOOM goes the dynamite!!

Tgards79? "This is from the arch-conservative George Will - on Trump"

arch-conservative? I laughed like you laugh when something hits your funnybone just right but part of your brain is thinking "OMG he really believes what he just said". George Will is an elitist hack.

I know he's the CIC of the most powerful nation (again) on the planet, but I think you're overreacting just a tad. He was in a no-win situation (The media, hollywood, democrats, rhinos, et. al.) were going to hammer him no matter what he did and he chose the option to further dialog with the other major nuclear power. If all the people out there who are saying "he needed to kick Putin's ass in public" had gotten their way and we started down the path to war with Russia, I'm thinking being insulted would be the least of your worries. For God (and Earth's) sake, get a grip

It's OK if you didn't pick up on my sarcasm. Anyone who actually thinks all democrats are c****es is just as loony as someone who mistakes patriotism for being a N**i. America needs all of the folks that are maybe 1 or 2 standard deviations on either side of the median to find that common ground we have and work toward insuring that the outliers (again, on both sides) aren't able to ruin our Nation.

So now we know you understand what non sequitur means "def 2: a statement (such as a response) that does not follow logically from or is not clearly related to anything previously said".

Hmmm. I always heard that "he who laughs last is the slowest thinker". The video portrays the people on the far right that shouldn't have any more say so in how we are governed than those who would push us toward socialism/c*******m. So we got that out there. Both sides of the political spectrum have extremists. I think we can all agree on that.

Now that's funny. I'll better the current owner isn't a politician or a lawyer.

OK, first - it's not an act of war, it's an attempt to "fix things" to benefit the country interfering. 2nd everyone who has the ability does it - and not just to their enemies. It's not OK but that's part of the geopolitical world we inhabit and if you don't accept that this kind of thing goes on and fight against others trying to do it to you - you lose. 3rd - I agree that it's treason to do what you said, so I guess we can start the case against BHO who knew what was going on, but failed to act because he was convinced his horse was going to win the race anyway.

You're damn skippy!

I quoted you but for emphasis, let me restate "recognition as an international player in world events". You're kidding, right? They were already an international player in world events by repeatedly launching missiles and testing nukes. Ask any of their neighbors. Meeting with them didn't change that, and in order to effect change you must confront the problem. What NK was hoping for was what other administrations had done, removed sanctions and given "humanitarian relief" in exchange for a few empty promises. That didn't happen. "Ate Trump's lunch"?? Kim wishes he could since they're both junk food lovers.

There's that word again, "pundits". I opened the link and found a website that declares:

You will love this site if you: (1) want accurate national e******n predictions, (2) are a political junkie, (3) don't have the time to track the campaigns, and/or (4) crave an informed overview of where things stand. BTRTN has everything you really need to know to stay informed – all in one place.

I read the article, then, just because I'm curious I went back and viewed their articles from October 2016, you know, just before the e******n. I found some really interesting articles:

Why Hillary Will Still Win, Post-Comey

BTRTN Endorses Democrat Alison Boak for New York State Senate, District 40. Pass It On!
(oops - she lost 58% to 42% to the Republican incumbent)

BTRTN 50-State E*******l College Snapshot #8: With Two Weeks To Go, Clinton Now Has 272 Solids and Maintains Commanding Lead

BTRTN P**********l Snapshot #7: Clinton Strengthens Overwhelming Lead In a Wild, Sordid Week

BTRTN Senate/House Snapshot #5: Dems Take Aim at Senate, House Control as Trump Implodes

BTRTN's 50-State E*******l Snapshot #6: Clinton Regains Total Command -- and That's Pre-Tape, Pre-Debate #2

Of course, just after the e******n they ran a very detailed article called:

BTRTN 2016 E******n Day Forecasts: How We Did and What Went Wrong (where they sounded a little like Hillary explaining why things didn't go the way "everyone expected")

So by all means, take a look at the article - just keep in mind where it came from.

Sorry...i thought I was talking to an American who would know that we live in a Republic. And people who believe that the only thing that will protect them is stiffer laws are probably not the majority because if they are we WILL get what we deserve and neither of us is going to like it.