The White House Has A Fact Checker?

With all the wasteful spending in Washington, one particular job is on or near the top of the list when it comes to ridiculous positions. There are many different spot one can fill in the White House, and particularly in the Bush White House. Yet one job that has no business being there is that of Staci A. Wheeler....the White House fact checker.

From The Washington Post:

Staci A. Wheeler, the White House's director of fact checking, is -- at $60,000 -- either being paid way too little or way too much, depending on how you want to look at it.

Even veteran Washington correspondent Dan Froomkin knows what's up. Instead of trying to keep up this facade of truthfulness (truthiness is in no short supply) they could use that sixty grand to pay down the debt, or even start a truthiness department. No offense to Ms. Wheeler, but come on, who do you think you're fooling?