Creationists are really hooked on straw men. These science ignoramuses aren't aware that there is no controversy concerning evolution except what is being generated by the Discovery Institute. Yet people continue to buy into the Red Herring of "teach the controversy" and "present both sides". What they don't understand is that there aren't two sides to the issue. Yes, there are questions concerning the mechanisms of evolution but the concept itself is not questioned. And the idea of a creative intelligence behind the whole thing is simply religious dogma put forth as pseudo-science. Remember, these are politicians that are playing to their constituents. They both certainly are in need of a course or two on basic science methodology.

When they get to college, they'll be in for a shock. Empirical evidence is inherent to science. If any of them ever get into a science class, they won't be able to use "god did magic" as an observation.