This guy is in charge of rewriting the Endangered Species Act

[BurtWorm]

http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/Pictures/Persons/026481/026481-185939.jpg

Trust him?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/22/AR2005092202099.html?nav=rss_politics

"The whole underlying premise of what we're trying to do is recover species," Pombo said, adding that his measure would ensure "individual property owners are not forced to shoulder the financial burden of conserving endangered species for all Americans."

[Gato Moteado]

1. he's got an R next to his name......

anybody that trusts any republican is a moron.

[rkc3]

2. He's eating a Unicorn steak at the breifing.

[BurtWorm]

Here's the National Resource Defense Council's assessment of him

Top Dogs

Richard Pombo

This California cattleman has some pretty strong territorial instincts. When House Republicans announced their decision to pass over moderate New Jersey rep James Saxton and make Pombo chair of the House Resources Committee, property rights groups were ecstatic. "He has been there for us time and time again," said the American Land Rights Association. "This is great news," said a leading off-road-vehicles advocate. Long a foe of the Endangered Species Act, Pombo co-authored legislation last summer to make listing species harder.

[The2ndWheel]

3. There are other first names

Almost everyone in this political/corporate/religious movement is named Dick, or is a female with blond hair. There must be some force at work here.

[tocqueville]

4. is he trying to save Bush ?

or will he end up in the Smithsonian as an example of weird mutations ?

[SteppingRazor]

5. The usual Bolton treatment...

But somebody in charge of something who hates the very thing he's supposed to be in charge of. :eyes:

[wtmusic]

6. Looks just like the car salesman

who sold me my last car.

Bastard.

[MrBenchley]

7. Pombo speak with forked tongue

http://www.nrdc.org/onearth/03spr/topdogs2.asp

"Pombo backed allowing prayer in school, abolishment of the U.S. Department of Education and Newt Gingrich's Contract with America. ...Pombo opposes abortion, gun control and the Endangered Species Act. He passionately advocates protection of private property rights from what he describes as environmentalists and government agencies driven by communist philosophy.
In most congressional directories, he's the one pictured in a cowboy hat. "

http://www.richardpombo.com/press/011202.htm

[NV Whino]

8. Rebublican or not

He's an embarassment to California.