Just when you thought government waste was bad enough, we learn that the government spent $400,000 to study the intelligence of … Tea Party members. According to Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren, however, the results weren’t what the researcher was looking for: “Tea Party members have a better scientific comprehension than non-Tea Party members.” The professor who conducted the “study” found the results “puzzling” – because he clearly expected Tea Party members to be dumber than average. Former congressman Allen West put it this way: “I would find it unconscionable that people on the Left would believe that just because you believe in our founding documents, the ability to understand and comprehend the Federalist Papers, that for some odd reason you’re going to be … a dummy or not have the right type of cognitive abilities. … I think you will find that most Tea Party members are very astute.” But by golly, the government needed $400,000 of your money to figure that out.