Roses for Whistleblowers?
Chuck Grassley really cares about whistleblowers. He cares about them so much that he's asked President Obama to hold a Rose Garden ceremony honoring them, saying:
“In exchange for risking their livelihoods to do what’s right for the good of the country, most whistleblowers are treated like skunks at a Sunday afternoon picnic and often far worse,” Grassley said. “President Obama could help to change this culture of hostility and uproot wrongdoing in government with a Rose Garden ceremony honoring whistleblowers. It would send a message from the top of the bureaucracy on down that whistleblowers should be heard and treated with rewards not reprisals.”
It seems like a really nice idea, except if folks are afraid to go because it would reveal their identities as whistleblowers. Maybe everyone could wear snazzy masks and disguises? I forsee a run on Groucho-Marx-style glasses with attached noses and moustaches.
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Thanks for the chuckles.
deb Posted Friday, February 27, 2009 4:03 PMI HAVE BEEN Harassment andReprisal in the VAMC Perry point and it you tlake about it you will be fire.
TYRONE HARRIS Posted Saturday, February 28, 2009 9:13 AM