Dear Editor,
It’s very apparent that Congressman Richard Pombo has been
targeted for a vicious smear campaign by the radical left.
Dear Editor,
It’s very apparent that Congressman Richard Pombo has been targeted for a vicious smear campaign by the radical left. Obviously he has done too good a job. I have supported him from the beginning – impressed by his sincerity. I don’t agree with him 100 percent of the time, and I don’t have to. What I really like about him is his ability to work together for solutions. In this age where everything is so partisan, (if it’s a Republican idea, Democrats vote lock step against it), Pombo worked with Dianne Feinstein to call for federal aid for our weakened levees, with Ellen Tauscher on transportation problems in the Bay Area, and with Dennis Cardoza for the good of the Central Valley.
One of the things he is proud of is that only one bill to come out of his committees has been on a strictly party line vote. Almost all have had majority support from both parties. I may be naive, but this is why we have elected representatives.
Each political party has general principles, and our elected representatives should work together to find workable solutions. I believe Ronald Reagan said “politics is the art of compromise.”
When Pombo was elected he ran on the issue of property rights which is now such a critical issue. Seeing the unintended consequences of the Endangered Species Act have caused a tremendous amount of conflict with land owner and local communities alike, he is working to update and modernize the law to strengthen its results for species recovery by turning conflict into cooperation. These were his initial concerns along with lower taxes and less government intrusion into our lives. And they still are.
Now that he’s Chairman of the Committee on Resources, he has riled the radical environmentalists. No new refineries, no nuclear power plants in the last 30 years, and Utah’s low sulpher coal is off-limits, all because of their opposition. No wonder our gasoline prices are high.
Elizabeth Williams, Woodbridge
