Once again we have evidence that we just can't trust those in power in our government.
On April 10th, the head of NASA traveled to Washington to talk to staff members of NASA's Inspector General office. He was there because many in the Inspector General office believed their boss, Robert Cobb, was too friendly with the bosses of the space agency and created an abusive work environment for his employees.
The meeting might have been a good idea, except for the fact that the NASA head invited Cobb to the meeting. Did it never occur to him that a truly free and open discussion would be inhibited by having Cobb at the meeting? Was a free and open discussion the last thing the bosses wanted, and the meeting was just a PR stunt? What really happened at that meeting?
Even though the meeting was between government employees and on government time, we'll never know what happened for sure. That's because NASA's top attorney, Michael Wholley, collected all the DVD recordings of the meeting, broke them into little pieces and tossed them into the trash, because he wanted to make sure the meeting details were not made public.
The fact is that the American people pay the salaries of every single person at that meeting, including Michael Wholly. The American people have a right to know what happened at the meeting, whether Wholley and his bosses like it or not.
In his effort to hide the incompetence of his bosses, Wholley broke the law and should be punished. Those DVD's were also bought with taxpayer money and were government property. As Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wisconsin) said, "I believe this tape...is government property and there are criminal penalties for the destruction of government property."
This is what happens when those at the top (Bush and Cheney) flaunt their abuse of the rule of law. This kind of attitude spreads throughout the government, and soon even government attorneys (who should know better) are breaking the law.
At the very least, Wholley should resign. He can no longer be trusted.
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