It is a sad testimony that fans, in their need to maintain their love affair with sports, will find a way to compartmentalize their awareness of players who lapse into ethical misbehavior along side of their enthusiasm and loyal following of the game.
Stevens took to Anti-Masonry with enthusiasm, and remained loyal to it after most Pennsylvanians had dropped the cause.
The response of most Labour MPs in 1997 was to be genuinely loyal to the leadership and for that enthusiasm to be combined with intense ambition to become ministers.
Such reluctance reflects a general lack of enthusiasm for Mr. Barroso and his inability to amass a faction of loyal allies.
The lands of the O'Neills and even of loyal Gaelic lords were declared forfeit in 1569, and, in a wave of enthusiasm for colonization, various questionable adventurers were permitted to attempt substantial plantations in Munster, Leinster, and Ulster.
As for the ever-loyal Daily Mirror, its chief political commentator, Kevin Maguire, also revealed his lack of enthusiasm for Miliband.
While he struggled to generate the enthusiasm of Mrs. Bachmann's backers, he had a core group of loyal fund-raisers and supporters from Iowa to Florida that rival campaigns immediately started to pursue.
What might have been a routine family film quickly morphed into a virtual cottage industry as international enthusiasm for Herbie, the magical VW, spawned fan clubs, collectibles, and a loyal following that would span generations.
I'm a loyal Democrat, so I'll support either one in the end, though I don't feel much enthusiasm about the two".
Some Democratic officials are particularly concerned that Mr. Gore's centrist agenda will dampen enthusiasm in swing states where a large turnout of blacks, who were Mr. Clinton's most loyal supporters during impeachment, and other core Democrats is vital.
