31.   A scandal was a serious and a big thing.

32.   A White House sex scandal is, however, generally uncharted territory.

33.   About half the voters said scandals were a factor in their decision.

34.   Accordingly, the scandal has been all but invisible on the campaign trail.

35.   After all, what has the Whitewater scandal been but a two-year seminar in political ethics?

36.   After seven turbulent months, the sex-and-lies scandal is at a turning point.

37.   After the Mass, the bishop greeted his priests, and the scandal was on the minds of many.

38.   But how is the scandal affecting the morale and effectiveness of veteran, senior staff, those who actually draft policy and then manage the operations of the government?

39.   But it ignores the widespread belief that the broader scandal is what is legal.

40.   But it is not a model for good governance and that is what this scandal is all about.