Yiddish has a number of words that can only be defined with
a story; chutzpa is one of those words. The classic definition is a story of
two brothers who are before a judge being sentenced and ask the court for mercy
since they are orphans. They had been found guilty of the crime of killing
their mother and father.
Governor Pence last week visited the Chevy Assembly Plant in
Ft. Wayne where they announced an expansion – the Governor was on hand for this
announcement. It was very fitting after he and his fellow Indian lawmakers
enacted a number of anti union laws over the last few months. I am certain the
members of UAW Local 2209 welcomed him with open arms. Actually it is my
understanding they had their hands in their pockets holding onto their
wallets. Chutzpa.
In this morning’s Indy Star was an article about how
Governor Pence wrote a letter to the Indy Pride Festival "On behalf of the
people of Indiana, welcome to Indianapolis," Pence wrote in the letter.
"I am confident that those of you who traveled from out of state will come
to know our famous Hoosier Hospitality." Now this is extreme chutzpa from
the champion of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Of course with the election coming up next year, Pence has
to start the process to fool the voters now.
Chutzpa is one of those words that no language other than
Yiddish can define. Well actually Governor
Pence did a good job in the Hoosier definition.
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