Like ‘Get Smart,’ but not funny

Re “EPA chief broke law, watchdog says,” April 17

The installation of a soundproof telephone booth in Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s office reminds me of the 1965-70 television show “Get Smart.”

On that show, the “cone of silence” came down on agent Maxwell Smart and the chief when they wanted to talk privately. The running joke was that when inside this cone, they could not hear each other. Much laughter ensued whenever this happened.

Who is laughing now? Not the Government Accountability Office. Perhaps a few strained chuckles of amazement came from taxpayers for the $43,000 cost. However, Pruitt did get some silence — he apparently could not hear the deep rumblings of investigation.

Marian Gasser La Mirada