Pgardn,
There is a comment, well said, that this country is bigger than one man.
I don't want to get into a "liberal" vs "conservative" arguement. For sure, all Americans are free (or should be) to express their ideas. And, yes, the Constitution has been torn, trampled under foot and used to wipe prior to flushing by the current fascist thugs.
Underneath all of this nonsense is the "belief" in "nationalism".
Sad to break the news, but it's a creation.
So many that feel the need to ask God to bless this country, protect it, or even claim (as Bush did today in West Virginia) that dictating the way one expresses their beliefs needs to be challenged, or worse, fought wars over.
At the core of it all is my own belief, and it starts with a God that loves me.
His words, "I AM the Lord your God, you shall not have any other gods before me."
Though many have bent their knees at the great altar of the self proclaimed decider, the one who has said he's spoken to his "father" on his quest for genocide, lies, deceit, and destruction...they are allowed to, if that is their choice. I don't think they're right, but I'm allowed to say so.
Anyway, this mess really isn't a "right"/"left" issue, but rather a "right"/"wrong" issue.
Worship any "gods" you want. Bush isn't God, nor do I believe that he represents Him, anymore than he represents the truths on which this country was founded.
Here's Keith O's comment, if you haven't read it....
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/07/04/2279/