Originally Posted by epitome

You have no idea where I sit or who my friends are. I'm pretty firmly in the middle and cannot stand the far left as much as I cannot stand the far right (OK, can tolerate the left more because they're usually not as cranky).

Calling him Obama is fine! I couldn't stand Bush but he was still President Bush to me, like it or not.

Just because someone doesn't like someone doesn't mean they have to be disrespectful.

One cannot call themselves a patriot or anything similar when they do not give the democratically elected President at least basic respect.

Originally Posted by George W. Bush from the CNN article The Demon linked

The election of Barack Obama is an historic moment for our country. There are a lot of people in America who did not believe they would ever see this day. It is good for our country that people have hope in the system and feel vested in the future and President-elect Obama has a great opportunity," Bush said. "I really do wish him all the best. I am just as American as he is American, and it is good for our country that the president succeeds.