I agree that Sirius deserves a lot of kudos for having the strength and the insight to reject his family's evil ways. It's one major reason why I do love him despite his faults.

And James wasn't just a bully, he was also the brave man who died trying to protect his family.

I was just concentrating on their bad side in my post, not saying that this bad side was all that was to them. And I don't hate Sirius and James for things I'd excuse in Draco, for that matter.