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...Humming, a Vermont band that has evolved from a funkier sound into something more akin to pop, went on second in front of a contingent of loyal fans. Humming member John Thomasson, who is a member of the class of 1999 and plays the trombone, the flute and the didgeridoo, a long pipe that emits low sustained sounds, said he was glad to have the chance to perform again at Harvard...
...astonishing coup for the Texas Governor, who adopted McCain's mantle of reform just two weeks ago. Of those who believed McCain was the true reformer, more than a third voted for Bush anyway. For all its demographic changes in recent years, South Carolina remains wary of mavericks and loyal to the G.O.P establishment. It was the third consecutive time a Republican front runner had lost New Hampshire and regained his balance in South Carolina. The fire wall held...
...more crowd-pleasing themes of the Clinton years has been the question of loyalty. Would Hillary stay loyal to Bill? (So far.) Would George Stephanopoulos? (No.) Would Monica have stayed loyal had Linda Tripp not been disloyal to her? (Probably.) Would Clinton himself remain loyal to anyone? (Sometimes.) These days the theme has spilled over into the primaries, where Gore has blamed Bradley for disloyalty to the Democratic Party in deserting the ship, and Bradley has accused Gore of blind loyalty to Clinton...
...noble a standard as loyalty sets, there is simply too much fear, self-doubt, opportunism and ambition in our makeup to expect our frail species to adhere to it. How many loyal free-agent ball players can one name, or publishing executives, or authors? "I do" is a promise of loyalty that often lasts until the first Finnair hostess comes down the aisle. Carville notes that more people turn on Presidents than stick--though there are ways of doing both, as Peter Edelman of the Department of Health and Human Services proved when he waited for the passage of Clinton...
...unachievable is the goal that it is usually the betrayals that make life interesting. (See John Dean and Nixon; David Stockman and Reagan; Judas and Jesus.) To be sure, there are people famous for loyalty, but they are often loyal to a fault, and a supposed virtue becomes pathetic, stupid, sometimes criminal. Rose Mary Woods entered history when she stood by her man's tape recorder. Hubert Humphrey probably lost the presidency when he stuck by Lyndon Johnson and his Vietnam policies. Then there was always Mrs. Odysseus...