[lookout123]

i think you guys are getting the ideas of "respect" and "blindly worship" mixed up. they shouldn't get a free pass from any negative comment about them, but damn - we have fallen a long way from the days when the media wouldn't photograph FDR in awkward positions with his wheelchair - they generally tried to get standing shots of him. they did this from a desire to show the office respect. the president should not be seen as weak and unsupported. it is difficult for the rest of the world to respect him/the office if all the world sees is our own citizens endlessly disrespecting the man/the office of the president.

both parties and the media are equally guilty of dragging the presidency through the mud. i see no problem in going after the policies/politics of the individual, but i have a serious problem with going after the individual. it is not helpful to anyone, and i believe it is just plain wrong.