NASA Chief Opens Hatch

NASA Administrator Michael Griffin may need to brush up on his Hatch Act. The Houston Chronicle reports that in a recent speech in the city, Griffin said of Rep. Tom Delay, R-Texas, "The space program has had no better friend in its entire existence.... He's still with us and we need to keep him there." A NASA spokesman says Griffin's statement did not constitute a political endorsement of DeLay, who along with other House members, is running for reeelection this year. We'll see if the Office of Special Counsel agrees with that assessment. They're conducting an investigation.