So actually, not much like a best man's speech at all, except that the object is to strike the right balance between humiliation and reverence, and hopefully get a few laughs along the way.
Viewed from the perspective of inequality and over-all tax policy, the Buffett Rule is very much a second-best, or third-best option.
First, Obamacare was very much a second-best plan, conditioned by perceived political realities.
But even if these mitigating factors kick in, the deal is very much a second-best option.
Joe's best pal is Gina, a photographer who may at one time have been much more than a best friend.
Or, on the other side, this might short a seller who would have received a much higher best and final bid from a buyer, but saw that offer drop to barely beat the next-best offer.
The Thursday for Most Charming Use of Death in an Anecdote: Christopher Plummer, 82 and still very much kicking, winner of a best supporting actor prize from the National Board of Review on Tuesday, for his work in "Beginners".
"Seabiscuit: An American Legend," Laura Hillenbrand's atmospheric, prodigiously detailed book about the racehorse, was as much a sleeper on best-seller lists as Seabiscuit was on the track in the late 30's.
That was as near as he came to admitting that his side were very much second best – a point not lost on Norwich City manager Chris Hughton, who stated simply: "We played really well and should have won".
Shooting itself, he believed, was not only a right, but pretty much the best thing a boy could do.The NRA too likes to show that it is on the law's side whenever it can.
