The freak show that passes for our government has gotten even freakier with the appointment of Amanda Simpson to be a Senior Technical Advisor to the Commerce Department:

A 2004 YWCA "Woman on the Move," Simpson recently served as Deputy Director in Advanced Technology Development at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona.

At Raytheon, Simpson … transitioned from male to female and was instrumental in convincing the military contractor to add gender identity and expression to its equal employment opportunity policy.

Simpson is not a woman, but a man who dresses like a woman. It can be assumed that he will use his ascension in the federal bureaucracy to continue to advance systemic bias against people who aren't perverts. Gushes Mr. Simpson:

I'm truly honored to have received this appointment and am eager and excited about this opportunity that is before me. And at the same time, as one of the first transgender presidential appointees to the federal government, I hope that I will soon be one of hundreds, and that this appointment opens future opportunities for many others.

The good news is that even when nearly all jobs are government jobs, it will still be possible for white guys to get hired. They'll just have to show up for the interview in a dress.

The lovely Mr. Amanda Simpson.

On tips from Conan and Matt L.