The list is not complete without mention of the Democratic Party's leadership, which has shamelessly denigrated America and its military in its grovelling pursuit of votes for future elections.
By the coming of spring's tulips, we should have an idea whether the country will be true to its sacrifices and enlightened traditions, or risk grovelling before more primitive ones.
To dispel her fear, he grinned ingratiatingly at her it was the exaggerated death-mask grin of a person not used to grovelling then he looked around to figure out where he had left the table.
Erring MPs cannot escape punishment by offering grovelling apologies and repaying the unjustified expenses they were caught claiming: that would be like letting off a shoplifter who volunteered to return the dress she swiped from Harrods.