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Why do we kiss Tzitzith when making the Birchath HaMitzvah, reciting Shema', and after Baruch SheAmar (at least acc. to Minhag Ashkenaz)?

An acceptable answer (for my purposes) would either

a. show that there are other items used for a Mitzvah, other than items with specific holiness, such as Tefillin, Sifrei Torah, etc., which we kiss while performing the Mitzvah or while preparing to preform it, and that this sort of thing is very common across various types of Divrei Mitzvah

or

b. show that this is unique to Tzitzith but that there are good reasons for kissing them at specific times (as in those other answers).

While I'm slightly inclined to think that b. is the answer, as I cannot think of other Divrei Mitzvah that we kiss, there is a nagging feeling that there is something either about doing a Mitzvah (and then we have to explore why we don't kiss other Divrei Mitzvah) or something special about Tzitzith that can be pinpointed, because not only do we kiss them at various parts of Tefillah (and Tzitzith are not only for Tefillah), but we kiss them when we don them (ie., we kiss them when we perform the Mitzvah).

(Speculation: Could it be that kissing them is either part of the Mitzvah or a Hiddur Mitzvah, akin to shaking a Lulav or wrapping Tefillin around the fingers?)

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Bah: @DoubleAA is right. SethJ, please pick one of the two completely separate questions you asked originally. (I picked the first because it's in your title, but perhaps you like the second better.) And if you pick the "why kiss tzitzis" one then please edit so it's not a duplicate. I'm closing this as a temporary measure until that's done, just so it gets no answers to the wrong question. Pleaseping me with @msh210 after the edit so I can reopen it. – msh210♦ Jul 5 '12 at 5:05
@msh210, edited. – Seth J Jul 5 '12 at 13:27
@SethJ I'm confused. Kissing the Torah, Mezuzah, Tzizit, Siddurim, Kippot... Jews kiss lots of things (great out of context quote there) And you obviously know about those things, so whats the distinction? – avi Jul 5 '12 at 15:52
@avi, you're right. I kiss my mother, too. Incidentally, do you kiss your 4 Minim and Sukkah? Your Shofar? Your Matzah? Your Kiddush cup? Please don't take this the wrong way. I'm trying to employ some humor to show why the question is relevant. – Seth J Jul 5 '12 at 16:37
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