Today Gen Flynn's Sentencing Hearing Was A Bad Day For Heroes, The Court, Mueller, Trump And This Country - Everyone Took A Hit We cannot be monolith thinkers whether or not we are patriots, Trump supporters or Q followers.  Patriots have to learn to allow others to disagree, while at the same time they can politely make their arguments for or against. But attacking people as shills or insisting that people not speak up about things that need to be righted out of loyalty diminishes everyone, and might as well join the DimoKrats because this is what they do. With that qualifier I restate my title, it was not a good day today for this country.  Let's start with Gen Flynn: though we are thankful for his service to this country, the Gen lost significant credibility today in the eyes of many for a number of reasons.  It appears that when faced with jail for his own misdeeds entirely unconnected to Pres Trump,  Gen Flynn thought only about himself and his son, and because of this he has contributed a lot of fuel to the Mueller witch-hunt that has hung over the man who was loyal to him and gave him the job of National Security Advisor.  Gen Flynn stood before the judge today and lied to save his own skin from his own misdeeds in underhanded dealings with Turkey, and his failure to disclose these at the appropriate time. His pleas thereby let FBI culprits off the hook for some very serious misdeeds.  He had ample opportunity to withdraw his plea, the judge was basically leading him to do so,  but rather than take the step that would have helped Trump and this country right the wrongs being caused by Mueller, Flynn chose to cover his own ass and his son's ass. Unfortunately, he may have done all of it in vain because Judge Sullivan has indicated that Flynn most likely will not avoid jail.  I tend to agree with the judge, even though I respect Flynn is trying to protect his son, he swore an oath to protect the country, and due to his own misdeeds he failed to do that today, and he lied today. U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan was also a serious disappointment today. He may have had a few too many glasses of Christmas cheer before entering the courtroom today, as he really stepped out of line in publicly accusing Flynn of being a traitor based on erroneous facts.  How could the judge have got the facts so wrong?  It is hard to walk back his outbursts and incorrect accusations because the MSM is having a field day blasting it into the minds of the American public. The damage he did is not easily undone if at all. Sullivan was definitely out of order, and his apology cannot undo his loose lips. Flynn's attorneys are also a major disappointment to justice and our legal system. They seem to act a lot like Michael Cohen's attorneys, perhaps that maybe due to Mueller basically bankrupting Flynn to the point where he wound up with compromised counsel. They seemed not to have properly briefed the judge on the case ( contributing to the erroneous accusations from the bench). They seem to be insistent that Flynn takes a plea deal and lie to the court to get it.  Now their client is in a real pickle after openly stating before the judge that he was not coerced into the plea deal, and he is threatened with jail by the Bench. The Mueller team had to admit that Flynn turned State's witness against his own colleagues in his deals with Turkey. Not a good look for a national hero. However, this revelation also indicates that Flynn was used as a cover to prosecute cases not at all connected with Russian collusion, and that Mueller really has no case against Trump. Gen Flynn's character sunk even lower with this revelation.  Trump also did not come out of this looking too good either.  He kept faith with, and showed loyalty to a man who lacks the integrity and fortitude to tell the truth that would expose the FBI and Mueller as rogue culprits. As a US Gen, he let the side down by his choice not to tell the truth but to act in self-preservation. Flynn is a mini version of Michael Cohen in one specific sense, when faced with a really tough decision Flynn decided to save his own neck and his son's neck knowing it would shore up Mueller's reason for being which is all based on a lie and a plot to de-legitimize and remove Trump. $600,000 payment under the table by the Turkish government lies at the root of all Flynn's problems, in that regard both Flynn and Cohen copped pleas because of legal troubles due to their lust for money. Both were disloyal to Trump and this country. I wonder if Flynn cares that he is now lumped with Cohen.  Flynn should not get a pardon. He is a felon and rightly deserving of that title.   I obviously withdraw anything I have previously written in support of Flynn, at the time I held those beliefs Flynn was regarded as an Oath-keeper.