I'll be glad to support the president until that person takes action that severely conflicts with my code of ethics. If Bush, Kerry, or anyone else goes and bombs a country without provocation, I will not support that action. If a president commits an impeachable offense, I will not hesitate to argue that the president should be impeached. If (actually, more like "when") Bush wins again, I'll be willing to give him a clean slate in my mind. However, I won't support someone who does not deserve my support and respect.
I'll support the president if not doing so would be harmful to the country, just as I have turned around and given my full support to the Iraq war for the sake of both our (coalition) troops and the Iraqi people, even though I was opposed to starting the war.
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