Pro-lifers going after Altmire

I received a phone call last night about a rally to support women and girls at Jason Altmire's office this afternoon.  They didn't tell me, of course, that it was a pro-life group that was going to protest his vote against defunding Planned Parenthood

I wonder how many people who understand that Planned Parenthood actually supports women and girls, and thought that the rally was to support his vote were fooled into going.  It could make for a fun event.

Planned Parenthood does a lot of good for their low income clients.  It provides health care services that they could not otherwise afford such as helping women have safe and healthy pregnancies.  You don't believe me?  Take the words of none other than Dick Scaife, the owner of the right wing newspaper the Tribune Review:  Don't defund Planned Parenthood. His passionate appeal is a lot better than anything I can say.

If you want to get rid of Planned Parenthood, remove the reason for their existence by supporting health care reform and making sure it is fully implemented.  Most people don't put two and two together, but the reason we need places like Planned Parenthood is because most of their clients can't afford health care on their own.

I got another phone call last week, and supported Planned Parenthood with a donation.

Time for Orie to resign

Jane Orie has no credibility left.  No one right now knows who was involved in the fraudulent documents, but it is ultimately her responsibility since she should have known about them.  Heck, they weren't even good forgeries.  Who in their right mind though they would get away with it?

You can't blame this on Zapalla.  Senator Orie, it is over.

Jane Orie Trial

After the first week of testimony, how many of you are regretting that you voted to re-elect her?  The prosecution spent the entire week parading staffer after staffer in front of the jury to the point that one juror had to be replaced for sleeping.  Can you blame this person?  It must have been like watching the same rerun over and over again as each staffer repeats pretty much the same thing.

Below are some links to articles from the PG and Trib about the trial things caught my eye:

1. A few years ago, I received a voice mail from her regarding an email I sent her about the city's financial condition (I wrote to Mike Turzai as well, but no one should be surprised that I got no response form him.).  I was impressed that she thought to call me back.  Now I wonder if that we really her.  I wonder if staffers practiced do her voice or didn't bother.
2. Trying to claim that the GOP's annual political dinner was a "public policy forum" may be showing how bad it is for the defense.  I have gone to the Democratic version.  It is a $100 a plate affair (I have never paid for it.), and there is nothing non-political about it.

Also, keep in mind that the whistle blower went to then Attorney General Tom Corbett's office first and they refused to take this case.

Witness: Staffers pretended to be Jane Orie in campaign calls - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Orie staffer says campaign office was for appearance purposes - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Focus in Jane Orie trial moves to sister Janine - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Orie's lawyer evokes Zappala - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
GOP's dinner not political? Orie judge raises eyebrow - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette