Chris Christie: 5, Planned Parenthood: 0

Buried in all the hullabaloo around passing the state budget on Thursday the Merchants of Death tried to sneak a fast one past Chris Christie. Yup, the majority Democrats, never ones to take "no" for an answer, included that $7.5 million subsidy they insist the taxpayers absolutely must send to Planned Parenthood.

And for (by my count) the fifth time, Chris Christie stood up for the unborn.

He line-item vetoed the appropriation for Infanticide, Inc.

NJ Right to Life president Marie Tasy:

"We applaud Governor Christie for once again standing up for the integrity of New Jersey taxpayers and against the political maneuverings of those who use women's health as an excuse to further a misguided ideological agenda," she said. "Given the growing laundry list of Planned Parenthood's misdeeds, it is unfathomable that anyone who truly cares about women's health and their well being would continue to push funding of these clinics."

And come November the voters in Bergen County have a chance to re-retire the chief cheerleader for Kermit Gosnell's ideological brethren. It's time for double-dipping State Senator Loretta Weinberg to embrace the public pension she is already collecting and stop burdening the taxpayers with her second salary and wild-eyed schemes.

Am I optimistic? Uh, no. The guy running against her is, to put it mildly, underwhelming. Check out his totally lame website. "Slogan can go here if candidate has one!" Really, it's the tag line for his campaign, right on top. Yeah, that's gonna resonate with the voters. Will somebody please light a fire under this guy's ass?

Anyway, thanks Gov. Christie, thanks for standing up for the littlest New Jerseyans.

Posted at 10:54 by Chris Wysocki   [/nj_politics]   Comments | Perm Link |
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