Dude, a tad bitter, are we? I'm a liberal, myself, but I consider myself fairly patriotic, even during the past eight years. Patriotism is loving your country - it doesn't mean you always have to AGREE with your country's official policies, or put on rose-colored glasses when it comes to the bad things your country has done or is doing. I love my country, and it's BECAUSE of that that I point out its flaws - the only way that flaws get fixed is if people notice them. I have no problem with people talking about the USA's good stuff, but ignoring the bad stuff is not patriotism, it's negligence.