Matt Weiser’s profile of Rep. Richard Pombo was
a reading experience I will long savor (HCN, 7/25/05: Will the real
Mr. Pombo please stand up?). While the content is extremely
depressing to anyone who gives a damn about the environment, the
depth of research that went into the piece is worthy of high
praise, as is Weiser’s attempt to balance a story about
someone who is clearly out of balance and out of control.
Pombo’s total lack of ethics, to say nothing of his misguided
intentions with regard to the environment, is frightening. The
scandals described in the sidebar on page 13 add up to an
indictment that I would hope voters in the man’s district
won’t overlook the next time they go to the polls.
Glenn Himebaugh
Murfreesboro,
Tennessee
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline A balanced story on an unbalanced man.
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