It's All About Me - Me Good American!

Rep. Richard Pombo is a big property
rights guy who's looking out for
number one.

We Gonna Gut That Endangered Species Act

"I don't care about them dumb animals. I want to develop my land and make money. Because it's all about money. It's all about private land rights — not the better good of the community. I got me a ranch and I can do anything I want with it."

Yep, this summer Rep. Pombo (R-CA) led the drive to gut the Endangered Species Act. The Pombo bill has passed the House and may soon go to the Senate. Good boy, Pombo — just like all those other GOP people, you are feeling empowered to destroy what's left of U.S. environmental laws.

It's all about you. It's all about the American Lifestyle. Who cares about protecting all the other animals that we share the Planet with — the important thing is that Richard Pombo must have the right to plow up his land, sell it off to build condos, or whatever. Because it's not about the Earth, the Future, or anything else. It's all about Pombo and his sacred rights.

Now I hear that Pombo is going after the National Environmental Policy Act, one of our nation's most important environmental laws. Yep, those good GOP members who hate the environment with a passion (but give conservation lip service) are now having a feeding frenzy. They are settling their vendetta's with Mother Earth, all for a few pieces of silver and the blessings of their capitalist masters.



Ain't nobody gonna tell me what
to do with my land. This is MY LAND
and I'm a third generation rancher
with a giant chip on my shoulder.


Surprise!

Okay, this may come as a shock to you, Congressman Pombo and all you gun-toting land rights folks. The World is owned by GOD! Nobody can own land. Whoever thought that idea up hundreds of years ago is just plain wrong. We humans and all other animals must share the LAND — humans don't have any special entitlement to take it over and kill or run off everything else on it.

Canary, you're sounding radical tonight. Not even Left Wingers go this far.

Sorry, but at the very most, we are given the privilege to take care of a piece of land for the brief period we are alive. Maybe Rep. Pombo claims that, but what it's really about to him is the rights of the Individual at the expense of the Community of Life and the Future.

"Ain't no government going to tell me what to do on my land. It's mine, damnit, mine! All mine. I paid fer it. I own it. And I got me this shotgun to prove it."

Yeah, right. Every time I hear about these property rights activist, I realize that humankind still has a long way to go.

That's all for tonight, folks.

The Yellow Canary