Is Dissent Still Patriotic?

For the last 6-8 years we've been told that it is, or at least can be (I agree). Will that be the same sentiment now that Obama is in office? (ht: Dr. Russell Roberts)

Is dissent still patriotic? - The Denver Post: "Do all Americans truly have a yearning to fundamentally 'remake' our nation? There must be a subversive minority out there that still believes the United States — even with its imperfections and sporadic recessions — is, in context, still a wildly prosperous and free country worth preserving. Some of you must still believe that politicians are meant to serve rather than be worshiped. And there must be someone out there who considers partisanship a healthy, organic reflection of our differences rather than something to be surrendered in the name of so- called unity — which is, after all, untenable, subjective and utterly counterproductive."