It gets better. Apparently George "It's a theory" Deutsch did not graduate from Texas A&M after all and withdrew from there in June '04 without a degree. Apparently, the qualifications to become a Presidential appointee (and thus official censor) to NASA are, umm, nil. More importantly, it appears that he claimed to have a degree (if the New York Times article is to be believed). So, not only does he have no experience in science, and got his job as a political kickback, but he may have lied about his qualifications.
Hat tip to John Kotinek for passing me on the link.
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Sounds like Deutsch is doing a heckuva job!
Deutsch has offically resigned:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/08/politics/08nasa.html
Woohoo!