Throughout the history of US Presidents there have been a number of ridiculous appointments, but this one may very well take the cake: the Obama administration has recently promoted their “Food Initiative Coordinator”-slash-Assistant Chef Sam Kass — that is, the Obama family cook — to the position of “Senior Policy Adviser”.

While this in some cases seems logical (Kass is reportedly fairly intelligent when it comes to nutrition and cooking, to the extent of even having a presence on Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” website as well as next to her during speeches), it seems suspect that he would be promoted to the position he now holds, especially when his salary is explicitly not disclosed.

It may be a smart move for the Obama administration to quell the worries of people like me and release more information about Kass and his work, lest the dreaded “corruption” word get thrown about.