Respecting the president.

I try not to badmouth the president regardless of who he is. If I have disagreements with the commander-in-chief, I try to be as respectful as possible while being truthful at the same time. I don't act toward President Obama like the left did toward President Bush (which was disgraceful). So when my son and I talk about the current president, I am always respectful even though President Obama has been a disaster thus far (I don't want him to be a disaster but his policies are hurting my country).

We talked about President Obama last night. I was watching the news and the president came on and I said to my son, Bobby, "That's the president of the United States."
"I know." My son replied matter-of-factly.
"Do you remember his name?" I asked.
My son thought for a minute and said, "No. But he's the first black president."
"Yep. His name is Barack Obama." I replied.
"Oh, yeah!" Bobby exclaimed.
I went on, "You know I voted for the other guy, John McCain. But even though my guy lost, Barack Obama is still my president. I just don't think he's doing a very good job right now. I want himn to be a good president but right now he isn't a good president."
My son looked at me and said, "Why?"
I took a deep breath and said, "Well, the country is hurting right now because we, as a country don't have a lot of money."
My son, who is seven, surprised me with his reply, "Yeah, I know, people spend too much money."
"Yep," I said, "People spent too much money and got into trouble and now President Obama wants the government to spend even more money because he thinks it will help ."
"Well that doesn't make any sense." Bobby replied.
My son is right, of course, it doesn't make any sense at all.

When I discuss President Obama (as in the example above), I do so respectfully even though I think he lacks depth and his policies are hurting my country. We should all be respectful toward the president even if he isn't "our guy".