EDITORIAL - THE CHRONICLE RECOMMENDS: Replace Pombo with McNerney

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 10/17/6 | Editor

[SmithL]

LINKS TO disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, efforts to gut wildlife protections and sell off national parks, and a blessing to offshore oil drilling. That's the profile of U.S. Rep. Richard Pombo.

In seven prior elections, the Tracy Republican has had an easy time. He's run low-profile races in a GOP-leaning district that straddles the low hills separating the Bay Area and the San Joaquin Valley.

But this time his ethical stumbles and radical positions should catch up with him. His opponent, engineer Jerry McNerney brings a low-key probity that the district and House deserve.

Pombo's positions are simply out of step with the core values of a state that treasures its natural resources. He wanted to allow visitors to the rocky, windswept Farallon Islands, now a wildlife sanctuary. He favors opening up federal waters for offshore drilling, restarting a long-settled debate in California.

He wants to downgrade the science around endangered species designations, making habitat-destroying development easier. It's a special cause for Pombo, a rancher with allies who want to build in his sprawling, fast-growing district. As for national parks, he thinks there are too many, and the less popular ones should be sold off.

[SmithL]

Liberals and ecofreaks detest Pombo. Pombo must be doing something right, to get the Comicle so upset.

[JSDude1]

Pombo is one of the 'good ones' IMO.

[Carry_Okie]

Yep, he wanted the ESA to actually work, to restore endangered species populations.

Imagine losing the power to manipulate real estate, control access to resources, or refain from putting companies out of business in return for campaign money.

The horror!

[Right Cal Gal]

Apparently someone at the Chronicle thinks people in the gateway to the California Red counties actually read their stinking rag.

[LtKerst]

Pombo is a Good man .
thats all the reason they need.


Trash him with phony lies

Put in a "tax and Spend liberal"

Thats the democrat's Gameplan for life.

Call Good, "evil" and Put a pinko in power.

They are truly satanic Scum.

[REDWOOD99]

I recommend we replace the chronicle with a newspaper.

[Lancey Howard]

This is the typical tripe you expect from a San Fransicko newspaper.
Silly sodomites.

[goldstategop]

I see nothing wrong with putting people first, with promoting energy independence by drilling off our coast and with developing the Earth's bounty to the benefit of Man. Richard Pombo is attacked by the Left for being a friend of progress and the national good. Three excellent reasons the people of his district ought to re-elect him in November.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus