Sen. Rob Portman has made headlines by declaring his support for gay marriage after learning that his own son is gay, and apparently we're supposed to praise him for his new enlightenment.
Under Capitol Hill etiquette, the aviation security bill that is now apparently on its way to passage by the House and Senate is supposed to be praised as a sensible compromise.
That leaves a lot of room between ad hominem attacks and backhanded praise of supposed friends.
"We have one party, one ruler, corrupt judges, and all we're supposed to do is praise the government".
None of that is supposed to qualify her praise for Sampson, who was not shy of making bold statements as England's momentum grew but may well have been on to something when saying Bronze has "got the potential to be, without a shadow of a doubt, the best right-back in the world".
But Sisi has refused, instead praising the supposed independence of Egypt's judiciary: "If we desire state institutions, we must respect court rulings and not comment on them, even if others don't understand these rulings".
One tutor sneeringly asked why I was "intent on pedagogy?" Plenty wondered whether it would be sufficiently intellectually challenging; some praised my supposed altruism or churned out the words "wasted as a teacher" while others put a positive spin on it saying: "at least you'll have long holidays".
A former chief of staff, Ilker Basbug, recently joined several other generals in pre-trial detention.Sadullah Ergin, the justice minister, has announced reforms to reduce sentences for supposed terror crimes such as praising the imprisoned Kurdish rebel chief, Abdullah Ocalan and to raise the bar for evidence to detain suspects.
While some tabloids cater to identifying fat and cellulite on thighs and stomachs, others send readers conflicting messages by praising the supposed diet and workout routine of a nearly skeletal Hillary Duff, only to attack her later for harboring an eating disorder.
The standard biographical form of the day, Hamilton notes, was supposed "to drip with didactic praise".
