PSA: Maybe Getting Tom Corbett To Resign Is Something You Want To Do Today
Oh, that kooky PA Attorney General Tom Corbett wants to sue the U.S. gub’ment over health care legislation. It’s a bullshit, grandstanding move that will serve only to get his name in headlines, partisan-ize his office and waste tons of time and money. Spiffy. So maybe he should get fired. Or resign. In any case there’s a petition out now calling for said resignation, which charges Corbett with the following:
· Corbett has politicized the Office of Attorney General by joining in a highly partisan lawsuit to repeal the recently passed federal healthcare reform legislation. Corbett agreed to join the lawsuit before the bill was even written, meaning he made his decision before reading the legislation.
· Questions have been raised about the appearance of selective prosecution of legislators who may have used their legislative staff and offices to run political campaigns. Corbett has pursued the prosecution of mostly Democrats in what has become known as the “Bonusgate Scandal.” Recently, it has been reported that Corbett’s office did not investigate allegations against Republican State Senator Jane Orie. The Allegheny County District Attorney filed charges when Corbett failed to act.
· Corbett’s campaign staff has admitted that they had been planning to file their suit against the healthcare reform legislation even before he had read the bill, sending out a fundraising mailing in February saying that he is “leading the fight” against “government-run socialized medicine.”
· Corbett has been accused of using his office and staff for his campaign for governor-the same charges he has brought against mostly Democratic lawmakers.
· Keystone Progress filed a Right to Know request on March 26 seeking correspondence between the Office of Attorney General and outside entities, seeking to determine if there were political motives behind the Corbett’s decision to join the lawsuit against healthcare reform. To date the AG’s office has not provided that information.
Poor form, Corby. Poor form.
