Johnson and Alito Cont.

Piggy-backing Tyler's inaugural post, see this from the US Newswire:

Today, Fidelis revealed that Planned Parenthood is calling South Dakota residents in an effort to pressure Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) to vote against the nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito. Reports coming in from South Dakota show that a coordinated effort of "patch-through" calls by Planned Parenthood to Sen. Johnson's office is now underway.

Fidelis President Joseph Cella stated: "Planned Parenthood is engaged in very risky politics by bringing their extreme position on abortion into South Dakota, a well known pro-life state. Senator Johnson must reject the political litmus tests imposed on judicial nominees by radical pro-abortion groups like Planned Parenthood. The place for policy politics is the Congress not the courts."

Liberal and feminist groups are building on the attacks of Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Barbara Boxer and Sen. Ted Kennedy in an effort to disrupt the Alito hearings that begin on Jan. 9.

"If Senator Johnson caves to the demands of groups like Planned Parenthood and votes against Judge Alito, the voters of South Dakota will hold him accountable just as they did with Tom Daschle," Cella said.

Bingo.