The Clintons seem to find it very comfortable existing in the gray area. The two big Clinton-centric stories of the past couple of weeks – the Clinton Foundation’s foreign donors and the revelations about Hillary Clintons email practices while Secretary of State – both revolve around conscious decisions by Hillary and the people around her to float around in the space between “strict adherence” and “direct violation” of ethical principles and good government practices.With regard to the foreign donations, the Clinton Foundation tried to do just enough to avoid flagrant conflicts of interest while Hillary was serving as secretary of state.