Re: MSNBC (Oberg) - Deadly space lessons go unheeded

From: Rand Simberg (simberg.interglobal_at_org.trash)
Date: 01/28/05 

Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 05:20:38 GMT

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:26:42 +0000 (UTC), in a place far, far away,
greg@see-web-page.edu (Greg Kuperberg) made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:

>In article <42897866.524241689@newsgroups.bellsouth.net>,
>Rand Simberg <simberg.interglobal@org.trash> wrote:
>>I'm a little confused about this new philosophy of presidential
>>appointments. Are *all* presidents supposed to appoint people who are
>>"independent" and will argue with the president and not implement his
>>policies, or is this just for Republican presidents?
>
>It doesn't make sense for the NASA administrator or any other presidential
>appointee to be outright disloyal to the president. The basic question is
>what will be the *first* loyalty of the next NASA administrator. Will it
>be (a) himself, (b) the president, or (c) American interests in space?

It it's not carrying out the space policy of the president, then he
shouldn't accept the position. If he finds that policy untenable
after accepting the position, then he should resign. The notion that
he should be "independent" (i.e., accountable to no one as to how he
spends the taxpayers' money) is absurd.

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