Endagered act

Another campaign issue we heard alot about and therefore would expect to see quick, decisive action on is the gutting of the Endagered Species Act:

Emboldened by their increased majority, House and Senate Republicans said they are optimistic that they can enact major changes to the Endangered Species Act, a goal that has eluded the GOP for more than a decade.

"I see this as one of the best opportunities we've had to achieve some common-sense reform, especially with the new makeup in the Senate," said Brian Kennedy, a spokesman for House Resources Committee Chairman Richard Pombo, R-Calif. "But we're not kidding ourselves that it's going to be easy."

Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the subcommittee with oversight of the endangered-species law, have also said reform is a top priority for the 109th Congress.

With all the other problems facing the nation (health care, the economy, terrorism, the war...), Republicans think that this is a top priority. Thank goodness these guys are in charge.