Criticizing one of the President's policy positons does not make one a "POTUS hater" ....

[Token Republican]

123. Credibility

Mindless criticism of the POTUS by the other side only helps get the POTUS and that party reelected. In 2014, the repubs' criticism of Obama is beyond stupid and only serves to undercut any real criticisms of his policies. Valid criticism of POTUS specific policies also helps keep the president reminded that s/he's the employee and we are the boss.

This won't be popular here, but hopefully it will be taken in the spirit in which its offered, but the dems made the exact same mistake in the 2004 election. There were a lot, a real lot, of valid criticisms against bush. But they were so overplayed that the real ones were drowned out by the noise to such an extent that they were ignored. Had the left played their hand better, the 2004 results would have been very different.

Its impossible for a group of people to fully support each and every issue. We're humans, not ants, and differences of opinions exist. We ultimately choose candidates whose policies most closely match our own views.