How to spin in Spanish

There has been some bad feelings among female members of the Hispanic Congressional Caucus lately. The problem reached a flash point when Rep Loretta Sanchez resigned from the caucus over a remark the caucus chairman, Rep Joe Baca, allegedly made. According to this article in the Washinton Post Sanchez 'said that Baca called her a "whore" in a conversation with another Latino politician in Sacramento last summer. She said she did not hear the remark firsthand but learned about it later, and she has not revealed the source.'

Baca's effort at spin control included this gem: "I never used the five-letter word," he said. "

Now when a denial from a politico is phrased that carefully you naturally have to wonder. And if you are wondering, the Spanish word for 'whore' is puta.

Four letters.

Baca professes to be confused over what the ladies are upset about: "They haven't specifically spelled out where the problems are." Maybe not, but we just did.