Oh, for sure :-) and they'd make better generals and better legislators and no doubt better judges - but for some reason - they just never get elected :-) and so must sit on the sidelines and take cheap shots
Therefore, yes, we are free here and elsewhere in the nooks and crannies of this country to express our pleasure or displeasure with the actions of our elected representatives.
Would you rather live in a country like pre-liberated Iraq, where people were tortured and killed for criticizing their leader???