Why Go To All The Trouble?

This from today's Washington Post:

The rancher who chairs the House committee for environmental policy says he's finished trying to recast the Endangered Species Act in one fell swoop.

Rep. Richard W. Pombo (R-Calif.) says now he wants to take it on bit by bit.

"I think it's just a lot easier and a lot more practical to break it down," said Pombo, chairman of the House Resources Committee.

Why go to all the trouble? Just sit back and watch it happen.