Michael Flynn We Hardly Knew Ye

The Trump Administration has its first casualty.

After only 25 days in office, Retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn has resigned as National Security Adviser. Flynn had been under fire for conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak before the Trump Administration was sworn into office about sanctions imposed by the Obama Administration and lying about the conversation to Vice-President Mike Pence and other White House officials. Lt. General Keith Kellogg has been named Interim National Security Adviser. There is discussion about bringing in General David Petraeus on a permanent basis. Michael Flynn we hardly knew ye.

The episode once again exemplifies the amateurish with which the Trump Administration has conducted itself with the disastrous Muslim travel ban roll out (which the 9th Circuit has put the kibosh on for now), Sean Spicer's soap opera like press conferences on top of Flynn's dishonesty and lack of discretion.

Can the Trump Administration get its act together? Or is this its stock and trade? President Trump sets the tone and his tone thus far has been one of recklessness and stupidity.