Ever heard of that statement? It is actually a good way to describe getting a back handed compliment, and one of our favorite writers (RIGHT!) has just damned some of our fellow bloggers with faint praise.
There are conservatives on this site who do the right loads of favors with good writing and well-thought-out ideas, including Bakerstreet and Larry Kuperman.
Sorry Larry and Baker. I think you are well written and very articulate, regardless of what the local village idiot thinks.