The New York Times reports more details on the politicization of science by White House appointees at NASA's public affairs office. In one case, the Times reports, a 24-year-old presidential appointee named George Deutsch "told a Web designer working for the agency to add the word 'theory' after every mention of the Big Bang." The Big Bang is "not proven fact; it is opinion," Mr. Deutsch wrote, adding, "It is not NASA's place, nor should it be to make a declaration such as this about the existence of the universe that discounts intelligent design by a creator." Deutch appears to have no scientific experience: his résumé "says he was an intern in the 'war room' of the 2004 Bush-Cheney re-election campaign" and a 2003 journalism graduate of Texas A&M. Deutch is the same public-affairs officer who warned NASA's top climatologist of "dire consequences" if he spoke out about global climate change. On a positive note, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin on Saturday "issued a sharply worded statement" stating that it is "not the job of public-affairs officers to alter, filter or adjust engineering or scientific material produced by NASA's technical staff."