Mr. Card, I agree with you the OFPA was a good thing back in 1971, and continues to keep our forests green and our water clean.  The problem with these federal regulations is the Law of Diminishing Returns applies.  
As far as "Looters of the Public Domain", what is going on today is way worse than anything in history.  $800 billion for "shovel ready jobs" to start, PERS is another fine example.