Well, since the guy who wrote it eventually admitted it was, I guess I was
right on, eh?

Well, sorta. He didn't "admit it was" (or was intended to), he admitted
it could be taken thus. A little different. It casts shade on the
-other- statements he makes (which are slams) but I would not consider
it a slam in itself. In fact, as I point out, I consider it a positive
comment on the FAA.

nobody was
talking about whether it was good or bad, only about whether someone was
taking yet another opportunity to make a negative comment

Uh... "negative comment" implies a judgement about good or bad.

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