31.   The conventional political wisdom in Texas is that another Republican, the popular Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, will stay in Washington if Bush wins.

32.   The political wisdom of such generational warfare has always been cloudy.

33.   There is no consensus, no widely accepted conventional political wisdom.

34.   There is no need for hysterical suspension of political wisdom and judgment.

35.   This is the political street wisdom of the ages and should be required reading for students of the brutal science the world over.

36.   Whither conventional political wisdom?

37.   Conventional political wisdom holds that Australian voters react angrily to governments which interrupt their sports-watching by requiring them to make a visit to the voting booths.

38.   From the moment his name was linked with a missing intern, Rep. Gary Condit refused to follow conventional political wisdom.

39.   In such a situation, in which political wisdom is absent, one can only demand and hope that Israel will impose maximum restraint on its forces.

40.   The political wisdom of a French president and prime minister in cohabitation will be put to test in the balancing act.