Jaw-dropping chutzpah

Chutzpah is a favorite Yiddish word of mine. I've used it several times before in this blog. It's classically defined as that quality exhibited by a man who murders both of his parents- and then pleads for mercy on the ground that he's an orphan.

Every once in a while, though, a new and better definition emerges. One emerged today in our nation's capital.

White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan undewent a savage attack by the White House Press Corps for daring to suggest that it was a bad idea for Newsweek to get people killed by running a false story!

The arrogance of these people defies belief!