Well, Jon states that it does matter for a daily driver. Even in performance driving, the negatives associated with an FF car are usually balanced out by other factors, such as low weight.

My car corners nearly neutrally, with a bit of understeer (at the 10/10's limit), and I don't even have on a beefy rear sway bar, which should take care of that problem. Other than that, it's quite balanced. I've bested several FR cars and even came pretty much dead even with a Saab 9-2x (the Saabaru thing) at the last autocross I attended. Charles is by no means a bad driver either.

Do FF cars have disadvantages? Yes; I won't argue with that. But hell, I paid $12,000 less than a WRX for my car, and it's a hoot to drive. I just hate when people automatically discount any front drive car because "OMG IT'S FF WTFBBQ".