Want another example of why we should Say No To Pombo?How about this:

Prospects are fading for a rewrite of the nation’s endangered species protection law this year as key senators hesitate to move anything that would have to be meshed with legislation written last fall by Rep. Richard Pombo, R-Tracy.

Some senators have expressed concern that any bill they pass, even if it gains bipartisan consensus, would still have to be blended with Pombo’s aggressive rewrite. And Pombo’s bill goes way too far in easing environmental protection, according to many critics.

For example, Sen. Lincoln Chafee, R-R.I., the chairman of a key subcommittee, has said he fears any Senate bill might be “Pombo-ized” when it goes to a conference committee where House and Senate versions are reconciled.

On a related note, The Action Caucus and California Young Democrats are putting together a campaign to bring young people from the inner Bay Area out to CD-11 to work on the campaign against Pombo. You can find out more here. This race is shaping up to be a huge one this year.