bland

Fresh on the heels of another focus group and poll-tested report from the centrist Welcome PAC, the Democratic consultant class is once again arguing that the party should stick to bland policy platform-driven campaigns.

For many years, the broad convention has been that senior politicians who want to get near government keep their mouths diplomatically shut about the royals, aside from bland praise, or supportive quiet murmuring.

Thin characterizations, bland acting and a surfeit of bubbly cuteness combine to make a throw-pillow of a movie: It’s soft and decorative without being particularly useful or interesting.

In a bland footnote, Waller cited the ADP data to buttress his concern that the labor market was slowing.

It’s an interesting dichotomy, though: I hate a bland, under-salted butter moment, but an overly salty one can be downright inedible.