[MurryMom]

Your question should be directed to the NYTimes ombudsman. My post merely quoted the NYTTimes directly without changing the writer's words.

You don't have any proof that the college dropout Republican Party hack was not a presidential appointee, do you?

[clawrence3]

Actually, JaneAustin's post#107 noted that Deutsch is NOT on the list of presidential appointments: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/nominations/indexC-E.html

More "proof" than you've submitted he WAS.

[mnehring]

You don't have any proof that the college dropout Republican Party hack was not a presidential appointee, do you?

Actually, yes.. Presidential Appointee lists are public domain and he isn't listed... If you track back the link to his name and Presidential Appointee, it started in the Blogs, not in legit news sources or government appointee lists.. none of which also point out his grandfather was a legend at NASA and seems a much more logical way for him to get the job at NASA.
Presidential Appointees
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/nominations/indexC-E.html