"Not My President's Day"

I have made no secret of the fact that when he was President I disagreed with almost every thing that Barack Obama said and everything that he did.  One of the few statements he made that I agreed with was, "Elections have consequences."

However, I never disrespected the Office of the President.  I recognized that Mr. Obama was the duly elected President of the United States.  Elections have consequences, and in a constitutional republic like ours you live with the results of our elections until the next one.

If you have read my previous posts, you know that I have misgivings about President Trump.  I have been clear, however, that I agree with him on most of the issues, and you should know that I think he has done a lot better, so far, than I expected.

President's Day is a holiday during which we remember George Washington and Abraham Lincoln on the occasion of their birthdays.  These days it is common to remember other great presidents as well.  It is disrespectful to the Office of the President to twist the meaning of the holiday for political purposes to protest a duly elected President of the United States.

I respect the right of citizens to peacefully assemble, speak freely, and to petition their government.  During a time when soldiers were often scorned; I served.  I did it to defend the rights guaranteed to us by the constitution.

I know those of you who took part in "Not My President's Day" think you are in the right, but the way you are expressing your opposition to President Trump is wrong.  As we used to say in the Army, if you can't respect the man respect the rank.  Elections have consequences.