This zealous fervor made the movement vulnerable to the thing that would finally undo it: the satanic-ritual-abuse, or S.R.A., craze.
This zealous moralism, coupled with his maverick instincts, naturally stirred jitters in Republican regulars, and Roosevelt found himself caught between party bosses and party reformers.
Jim Greek, who owns a store with his wife across the street from the McMinn County Courthouse, described the Tea Party as something that started out as a good idea but "morphed into this monster, this zealous monster".
And in this zealous pursuit Microsoft's wealth and commitment to technology have made it possible for the company to catch up even when it appears to be out of touch, as it was for a time with the Internet.
Although the Court pursues the laudable goal of protecting "the economic incentive to create and disseminate ideas," ante at 558, this zealous defense of the copyright owner's prerogative will, I fear, stifle the broad dissemination of ideas and information copyright is intended to nurture.
Perhaps the biggest criticism of Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner suggested by Mr. Barofsky's account is that Mr. Geithner should have been a lot more conciliatory toward this zealous inspector general, if only to avoid becoming the biggest villain in Mr. Barofsky's morality tale.
