What is a Patriot?

What is a Patriot?
You have Conservatives/Republicans/Libertarians defining a patriot who extols the will of our Constitution. Or a soldier on the battlefield defending our freedom. On the other, you have Liberals/Democrats-Progressives defining patriotism as helping the poor, educating our children and offering change to the country by protesting, picketing, letter writing, boycotting, etc.  An activist standing up for the rights of others. You hear the word bandied about and abused as a weapon or a tool for the disparagement of others in the political arena. But does anyone know what a real patriot is?
To be patriotic would be knowing when those laws are unjust and tyrannical. Supporting armed aggression towards another country is a violation of the law. Obama’s attacking Libya, or Yemen, or Pakistan. or Egypt, is against the law!  
I was taught that patriotism was something resulting in love of country over self. I still believe that. I love my country, even in the sordid state of affairs it's in right now. But there are so many ways people define a Patriot. Many people when they hear the term, conjure up images of George Washington crossing the Delaware River or the First Continental Congress signing the Declaration of Independence. But nobody knows what a real patriot is, neither side has it right. To be a patriot is to be devoted to your country and her citizens, through thick and thin, to love her and cherish her like the finest cut diamond. A patriot is someone who does things out of a sake of duty to his country, not for personal profit or gain. A patriot is someone who's willing to say things many people don't want to hear, because he knows it is the right thing to do for his country. A patriot is someone who stays true to the principles his country was founded upon That to me makes you proud to be an American 
Patriotism isn't something which can be linked to political viewpoints. It is blasphemous to suggest such. If one questions anothers patriotism, is it for disagreement in politics? If it is, the one is a fool, for he knows not the true meaning of patriotism. If one questions anothers patriotism, is it for gauging their love of country? If it is, then the one is enlightened, knowing full well the meaning of what it takes to be a patriot.
I also believe the testimony's of the sailors who were there, and the people who were in Benghazi not some SELF SERVING damage control report in Washington written way after the fact.  I refuse to support this president or any of his ilk through thin or thick. I'd rather be the patriot for the group that removes people like him from our shores.
My question to you Liberals, Progressives, or whatever name your using these days, Blind allegiance to THIS PRESIDENT is not patriotism. I stopped supporting Obama about 1 month into his first term.   
Do you know what makes a patriot?
And that ends my rant for today.