Who Can Really Say?

Take the Pledge

Jeff Jarvis is an optimist.

: I take this pledge (inspired by a few of the posts below below):

After the election results are in, I promise to:
: Support the President, even if I didn't vote for him.
: Criticize the President, even if I did vote for him.
: Uphold standards of civilized discourse in blogs and in media while pushing both to be better.
: Unite as a nation, putting country over party, even as we work together to make America better.
What did I miss?

Care to take the pledge?

Well sure I'll take the pledge, but yeah, I think Jeff missed something. I'd like to hear definitions and boundaries we can all agree upon as to where criticism crosses over the line denoting support. For as we all know, whoever wins will be criticized, and those defending him will accuse the critics of not supporting him.

Posted by Peter at November 1, 2004 06:04 PM