George Deutsch's Employment Now Just A Theory

Perhaps you've heard of George Deutsch. He was President Bush's 24-year old appointee at NASA, who told public affairs employees to keep reporters away from a climatologist who's talked openly about global warming in the past. He's also the one who told a web editor to add the word "theory" to every mention of "Big Bang."

Now, the New York Times reports George Deutsch resigned from NASA this week after his supposed alma mater, Texas A&M University, contradicted his resume. Yes, he attended classes at A&M, the college said... but he didn't graduate as advertised.

Officials at the space agency were disinclined to comment on Deutsch's resignation.

"Under NASA policy, it is inappropriate to discuss personnel matters," said Dean Acosta, the deputy assistant administrator for public affairs and Mr. Deutsch's former boss.

What qualified Mr. Deutsch at that young age to work in NASA's public affairs office in the first place? Well, he did work for the Bush campaign in 2004 and did help out on the second inauguration.

The Times reports it got a tip on the bogus resume entry from other workers in NASA, who were alarmed at the politicization of news coming out of the space agency.

Deutsch himself was unavailable for comment. But the climatologist in question, James Hansen, says this is just the tip of the iceberg.

He says there are plenty of other political appointees trying to limit his comments on what he sees as the threats posed by global warming.

FMI: www.nasa.gov