Then there were interesting stances taken by those who described themselves as mixed.
On Tuesday, in her first speech in Brussels as first minister, Sturgeon will emphasise the difference between the Scottish and UK governments' stances on Europe, as the UK prime minister, David Cameron, moves forward with his planned referendum on EU membership.
But it might well be that the abrasiveness and tough talk of the Bush administration, softened though it has been by the debacle in Iraq, will suit a French president keen on stirring up national pride by tough stances on Iran, for instance.
It's a heady responsibility, yet a simple one: if the GOP really wants to be relevant once more, it needs to get in line with America on social stances.
While Australia has never been tempted to adopt the mooted British proposal of actively talking down the nation in order to discourage immigration from Romania and Bulgaria – Australian rhetoric about being the greatest nation on earth would disallow such posturing – both parties have hardline stances on immigration.
Together, the bloc is thought to have constrained less climate-friendly stances from China or India.
The news was widely reported in Russia, where Yarosh has been criticised for his radical stances and anti-Russian statements.
She emphasised the difference between the Scottish and UK governments' stances on Europe, as the British prime minister, David Cameron, moves forward with his planned referendum on EU membership.
His politics is a mixture of parochial largesse (he has poured tens of thousands of his own money into sporting and community projects in his native county) and leftist stances on issues like Europe, the bail out, austerity and the raft of household charges the current Fine Gael/Labour has sought to introduce in order to plug the gaping hole in Ireland's public finances.
What's more, Osborne and Cameron have had to reverse many of the electorally convenient stances they took before the election because they haven't worked as they were supposed to work.
This article was amended on 5 March 2015 to remove references to "pro-life" stances.
