For most conservatives, their loyalty is properly targeted towards our country, rather than any individual entrusted with it’s stewardship.

Oh, indeed. That's played out exactly how you describe over the past eight years. And I'm sure conservatives will, en masse, get behind this President exactly in the manner they did with Clinton...The Limbaugh's of the world are already proving how conservatives' loyalty "is properly targeted toward our country."

Oh, and does hoping for one's President to fail fall into that category of national concern?

It is a creepy video. The Cult of Celebrity will do Obama more harm than good, after all. And where were all these celebs and their silly pledges the last eight years? Does it really require a new President to inspire rich, idle people to pledge their time to do good?

Hardly a liberal/conservative issue at all, to my mind. This is a class issue, methinks.

De nada, Freddie. Good post. I think it strikes again on that subject of genuine debate vs. verbal fisticuffs. I'd say there is a reason why one can read Larison or the C11 crew and maybe disagree but with a great deal of respect, and it's not anyone's lack of conviction. It's not simply tonal, either, but rather some level of mutual respect even when at odds politically. This is not to say everyone need play nice at all times, but respect does not always mean one need be nice or timid. But it does require honesty, and intelligence. And those have been meted out in very short order over the last eight years...

I fixed the video size on this Freddie...in html editor changing videos to 400 x 300 will generally keep them inside the borders...