A Short Thought In Honour Of The Day

I've been thinking lately about how badly we treat our leaders.
Yes, we may not agree with their politics, and yes we may have wanted someone else to be in their place (For example, my personal opinion is that Romney would make a better president than Obama), but no matter what our view is on the topic, our leaders still deserve our respect!
Anyone who has managed to work themselves into a position like presidency, has most definitely worked hard to get there, and until you have gone through the same schooling, the same life experiences as they have, you have no right to slander them. Just like you have no right to slander the Veteran who has gone to war for our country and ended up living on the street because of undesirable life choices and situations.
Nobody deserves to have their name cursed or have lies told about them to turn people against them, and that's just the way it is (What would Jesus do?).
We do, of course, have a right to our opinions, and the freedom to vocalize those opinions, but please, keep your words clean and truthful, and lets make the most out of the four years of this election by being upstanding and respectful citizens, who do our duty to our country and our president without unnecessary rudeness and/or sly rumours (The same sort of rumour that we get so angry about when people say them against our own political or religious standing).

Most sincerely,
A citizen of the United States.

P.S. I forgot to  mention this in the body, but our leaders also need our support, because if we don't support them in making the desicions that we want them to make, then how can we say that they are running this country wrong? The whole point of a democracy is that the people rule themselves. To quote one of our former presidents, J. F. Kennedy: "Ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your country".