We as citizens have absolutly NO requirement to respect the office of the president and even less responsibility to respect the man. In fact, I would argue that it is un-American to give your unconditional support and respect for a president just by his condition of being in office. We should be harshest of critics of the president and ANY elected official whos job it is to server in OUR best interests.
Actually some of us military members do have to respect the office of the President no matter who is in office since he is officially our Commander in Chief. However, the President in turn is a servent of the people of the United States and answer directly to us citizens and military members. Unfortunately our duties require we give up some of our rights and freedoms for the security of the country. Don't blame military members for this as we are very limited by law in how we voice our dissent in comparison to our civilian counterparts. However, we still have our ability to provide our 'silent' dissent in voting.
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For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.Dr. Carl Sagan
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