These public lands are icons of our natural and cultural history. They belong to us all, and it is not up to congressmen Pombo or Tancredo to offer them to the highest bidder.
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This helps keep Pombo in the spotlight, which is really what the Democrats and many in the environmental community want to do.
It is early, but we're an aggressive committee. It's going to take an aggressive effort to unseat Pombo and that's what we're working toward. We think Congressman Pombo has made himself vulnerable on the issues.
The (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) has made it clear that they want to highlight Richard Pombo because of his leadership on updating and reforming the Endangered Species Act and on energy independence, and so that's made him a target. And so you don't take anything for granted in politics.
It would certainly be a major upset for McCloskey to defeat Pombo, but McCloskey will add a lot of drama and theater to the race.
Pombo has to take this challenge seriously. If Pete McCloskey pulls 30 percent, Pombo's in trouble. That means there's a lot of Republicans looking for an alternative.
Pombo played a cynical game of bait-and-switch. He brought people in with false promises, announced the support of environmental groups to the nation, and then systematically stripped every protection clause from his bill.
You have to worry that allowing such income, especially when it is so closely associated with Pombo politically, is a reward.
It would certainly stand to reason he would be supportive of Chairman Pombo and his efforts on the Resources Committee. The chairman does have fundraisers, but these are scheduled and organized outside the Resources Committee.
You're not going to beat Richard Pombo on the Endangered Species Act. But corruption is an issue that's on everybody's mind. If he's vulnerable on any issue, that would be it.
We won't have many more success stories like the bald eagle if the Pombo bill becomes law.