Even during the times of Clinton I disliked the bumper stickers "Don't Blame Me, I Voted for Bush." I was too young for that election, I first voted for President in 1996 for Dole, but the bumper stickers seemed disrespectful. Now as a parent I am trying to explain the difference between disagreement and disrespect. I do not agree with the views in which Obama has espoused but he is going to be our President in just a few months so I took my McCain bumper sticker down after the election. At my 1st graders school they had a mock election and I was very bothered by what some of his fellow students said. One kid said McCain was a bad person because he was selfish. I had to tell myself that clearly he was just repeating what his parents had told him and he did not understand what he was saying. It is unbelievable to me someone would tell their six-year-old that a war hero, a man who has acted in the most self-less way imaginable, is a bad person. Then another child after the election told my son Obama was a bad President, again repeating what his parents told him. I think the idea of an elementary school having a mock presidential election is ridiculous since they can no way decide for themselves based on the issues. Especially when it was not even a true election because there was not even a secret ballot, I guess that is the way many liberal teachers wish elections could be. Now I am having a hard time explaining to my son that although we did not vote for Obama he is going to be our President, and the office of the President deserves respect. If not we are just as bad as the liberals who said the most awful things imaginable about Bush and Cheney. What are we teaching our children?