Nor is it only to resurrect the just-as-tiresome worry about Christmas commercialism, a concern recently raised by that arbiter of finer things, Town & Country magazine.
The widely reviled head of the electoral commission, Maurice Iwu, was recently replaced by that rarest of Nigerians, a public figure held in high esteem in all regions.
Additionally, the download of ring tones, which had traditionally driven the business, was recently overtaken by that of games at Verizon Wireless.
Mr. Strong ended two brief interviews recently by saying that he was not comfortable talking about the subject any longer.
He broke a political taboo recently by demanding that Syria begin the process of leaving Lebanon by redeploying its troops to the Bekaa.
Fundamentally, these new rules do not address the central problem in the housing market, acknowledged recently by Carney, that the UK does not build enough homes.
To further complicate matters, both Mr. Bush and Mr. McCain responded to hypothetical personal questions recently by saying that under some circumstances they would respect a relative's decision to choose abortion.
Mr. Samaras's fragile coalition government has been rocked recently by accusations that it has failed to pursue rampant tax evasion by the wealthy and well-connected.
Senator Richard Gordon, who is also the chairman of the Philippine Red Cross, said recently by telephone that the actions to prevent deaths should have been taken before the flooding.
Mr. Gingrich repeated a couple of new twists on the "Massachusetts moderate" theme, including mentioning a comment made recently by George Soros that equated Mr. Romney with President Obama.
Although former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi startled markets recently by saying that he would run again, he now appears to be looking for ways to back out.
