http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/256626.html

Great gonzos, where were all these defenders of presidential holiness during the Clinton years? Or when folks criticized FDR during WWII or Lincoln during the Civil War? Why is Bush’s administration above criticism?

Spatulated said it better than I could, but this is idea that either because of his position, his electoral victories or current events, no harsh words can be spoken of the president is complete and utter horse feathers. The president, no matter what his party or even what is going on in the country, is ever, ever above criticism. He is not the country, he works for the country. Big difference. A truly free society cannot function without open debate and discussion, and history has provided us with many examples of what happens when the leader of a country’s words and deeds have some sanctified bearing. It ain’t pretty.

And frankly, concerning Bush’s religious leanings, the damage his administration has done to the progress of science in the last six years leaves him wide open for criticism and denouncement.

think about this, a few hundred years ago, the founding fathers where told “hey hey hey, whoa, this constitution doesn’t protect any rights or anything, it just establishes the governments responsibility and powers” and the founders where all like “come on, we all know that the government would NEVER do anything beyond the powers given to it by the constitution…” and the smarter ones where like “ummm… k’no, your stupid. We want our rights protected” so the founders got together and said to them self “alright, what are the top ten most important rights?” and number one was the freedom of speech, the right to protest, and that the government shall not establish religion.

Criticizing a religious fanatic in office = the most patriotic thing you can do.

Please stop attacking the President of the United States of America for his religious beliefs. Show respect in your leader. It is one thing – and a very good thing – for you to occasionally question beliefs in mainstream physics. String theory notwithstanding, physics is supposed to be rigorous and a matter of facts, and not a matter for groupthink and dismissal of heretics simply for being critical. But politics and religion are the correct place for groupthink and nonsensical belief systems that have no factual evidence. If you attack Bush, you’re attacking the essence democracy itself, because he was elected TWICE, man!

Don’t forget cheap shots.