Why not extend the trajectory of Kris' comment below? When I fed the poor I was declared a saint; when I asked why they were poor I was called a communist; when I continued asking why they were poor and bothered learning something about economics to address the problems more effectively, they called me a neo-con.

Speaking of which, the First Things blog had an excellent write-up over the weekend of one of several gallery walks I enjoyed recently (despite my being "quick to contradict and confute"). Reno shows much more charity than did I.