FRIENDLY FIRE….National Review provides us with a dictionary-worthy example of how to damn with faint praise:

Whether you love or loath George W. Bush, you can not deny that he has learned how to read a teleprompter.

OK, fine. He can read a teleprompter. Happy?

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