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Only in Congress

Only in Congress could somebody lie And earn more than a nurse or a teacher, With tales so outrageous no one could deny That his chutzpah must be his best feature. Expelled by his peers (he refused to resign), Representative Santos insisted That he’d done nothing wrong, never crossed any line, But his logic was crazy and twisted. So charged with conspiracy, credit card fraud, Identity theft and some scheming, We all should be able to cheer and applaud As reports of his ouster keep streaming. My question to Congress is why did it take Months of fighting to get him ejected? Though looking at Congress, my only mistake Is not thinking this should be expected.

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Date: 12/1/2023 6:13:00 PM
Ah, a moment of insight in the last line of the last stanza! Thanks for the new word – chutz·pah – to my vocabulary, Ilene. Is it Hebrew or Yiddish? / Maurice
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/4/2023 8:15:00 PM
Yes, indeed, 'Chutzpah' is a Hebrew word, one of many which Yiddish adopted... Definition: Boy who murdered his mother and father throws himself on the mercy of the court because he is an orphan. Now that's real chutzpah! ('Nerve' is a close English approximation) :) gw
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 12/2/2023 12:55:00 PM
Hey Maurice! Chutzpah is a classic Yiddish word, although it’s supposedly derived from Hebrew. It’s one of those words that doesn’t quite translate into English, but there are close approximations. Thanks for dropping by!

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