I've seen a lot of comments lately that fall along the lines of, "Well, I didn't vote for Obama but now that he's president I'm going to support him." Maybe I'm just misunderstanding the sentiment, or reading into the word support too strongly, but we live in a democracy- we are allowed to disagree with the president and hold different opinions! We have a right to our own thoughts, ideas, free speech, and the right to protest.

People who say that they "support" Obama now when they didn't vote for him- what do you mean? Maybe I'm just reading it the wrong way- I hope you don't mean that you will agree with whatever he says/does just because he is the president.

I'm just honestly curious, and I'm not trying to start an fight, just a discussion. I'm also not trying to diminish anyone- I just think we need to remember we can still be "patriotic" and hold different viewpoints. In fact, I think that makes us more loyal to democracy. By the way, I voted for Obama, but that doesn't mean I am going to necessarily support everything he does.