"The best and the brightest" has been a backhanded complement for quite some time now: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_and_the_Brightest http://en.wikiped

"The best and the brightest" has been a backhanded complement for quite some time now: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_and_the_Brightest http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_and_the_Brightest