Sure Bush's crony at NASA has resigned but that is not the real problem. The 24 year old is just the symbol (and scapegoat) of a culture of intimidation and fear at NASA.
The critical part in the NY Times story was Hansen's comments:
Dr. Hansen said that the questions about Mr. Deutsch's credentials were important, but were a distraction from the broader issue of political control of scientific information.
"He's only a bit player," Dr. Hansen said of Mr. Deutsch. " The problem is much broader and much deeper and it goes across agencies. That's what I'm really concerned about."
"On climate, the public has been misinformed and not informed," he said. "The foundation of a democracy is an informed public, which obviously means an honestly informed public. That's the big issue here."
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If Deutsch is where the buck stops, then we've all been played.
Let's get the other shoe to drop!