How smug can one be? Actually I don't really give a shit what politics you play in your back yard, it's when you start trumpeting around how you are a world superpower and shape the world that I think it is not wrong for the world to at least give you a piece of its mind.

To answer another question; I certainly expect to get blasted by small minded individuals that have no capacity past to think anything but 'republican - good; everyone else - baaaad'.
However, I think I have stayed fair and have not said anything nasty about anyone in particlular.

edited to add:
Oh Man, I cannot believe I forgot to express my support for the troops again...
go troops, go... hurrah troops. You can do it!
Uncle says 'have you supported the troops lately...?'